The Holbrook news., 1922-06-09
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
 PREFACE.-'Mary Marie explains her apparent double personality" and just why she is "cross-current and contra diction;" she also tells her reasons for writing the diary-later to be novel. The . diary Is commenced at Andersonville-
 CHAPTER L-Mary begins with Nurse Sarah's account of her (Marys) birth. which seemingly interested her father. who is famous astronomer. less than a new star which was discovered the same night Her name Is q compromise. her mother wanted to call her Viola and her father insisting on Abigail Jane. The child quickly learned that her home was in some way different from those of her small friends. and was puzzled thereat. Nurse Sarah tells her of her mothers ar rival at Andersonville as a bride and how astonished they all were at the sight or the dainty eighteen-year old girl whom the sedate professor had chosen for wife.
 CHAPTER H.-Continuing her story, Nurse Sarah makes it plain why the household seemed A strange one to the child and howher father and mother drifted apart through misunderstanding each too proud to in any way attempt to smooth over the situation.
 CHAPTER III.-Mary tells of the time spent .out vest where the perfectly
 
 divorce was being arranged for. and her mothers (to her) unaCUuntable behavior. By the courts decree the child is to spend six months of the year with her mother and six months with her father. Boston is Mothers home. and she and Mary leave Andersonville for that city 10 spend the inst six months.
 CHAPTER Iv.-At Boston Mary be, comes Marie" She is delighted with her hnIlSA a AnderSAny-illA The nlIrnb&r of gentlemen who call on her mother leads her to speculate on the possibility or new father. She classes the callers as prospective suitors," finally deciding the choice Is to be between the violinist; and & Mir. Harlow. A conversation she overhears between her mother and MT. Harlow convinces her that it will not be that gentleman, and "to violinist" seems to be the likely man. Mrs. Anderson re- eeives a letter from Aunt Abigail Ander- son, her former husbands sister. whi is keeping house for him, reminding her that Mary" Is expected at Andersonville for the six months she is to spend with her father. Her mother is distressed, but has no alternative. and Marie" depart for Andersonvilie-
 CHAPTER V.-At Andersonville Aunt Jane meets her at the station. Her fa- ther is away somewhere. studying an eclipse of tine moon. Marie-"Mary now-instinctively compares Aunt Jane prim and severe. with her beautiful. dainty mother. much to the formers disadvan- tage. Aunt Jane disapproves of the dain- ty clothes which the child is wearing. and replaces them with "serviceable" serges and thick-coled shoes. Her father arrives home and seems surprised 10 see her. The child soon begins to notice that the girls at school seem to avoid her. Her father appears interested in the life Mrs An iersonSleads at Boston and asks many questions in queer manner which puzzles Mary. She finds out that her schoolmates do not associate with her on account of her parents being divorced. and she refuses to attend school. Angry al first. Mir. Anderson. when ne learns the reason for her determination. decides that she need not go. He will hear her lessons. In Aunt lanes and her fathers absence Mary dresses In the pretty clothes she brought from Boston and plays the liveliest tunes she knows. on the little used piano. Then, overcome by her lone someness, she indulges in crying spell ance interrupts She sohs out the story Of her unhappiness. and in clumsy way he comforts her. After that he appears to desire to make her stay more pleasant Her mother writes asking that Mary be allowed to come to Boston for the begin ming Of the school term, and Mir. Ander- son consents though from an expression he lets fall Mary believes he is sorry she is going
 CHAPTER VI-Marv Is surprised at the tenderness her father displays when he puts her on the train for Boston She discovers the violinlst'' making lONe to neE mother InereSa, Dut says nothing. Later. however. she over to her mother. and tells what she saw 'HThe violinist' is dismissed. An unac- countabie change in her mother aston. ishes her. The child is given to under stand she is being taught self-discipline and she has less good times and fewer pretty things to wear. As the time for her return to Andersonville approaches Mrs. Anderson equips her. in plain dresses and sensible" shoes-"Mary'' ,hiS>ys. the child complains
 CHAPTER vII-At the Andersonvil!e station Mary is met by her father in a new automobile. and finds instead of the prim and angular Aunt Jane a young and attractive woman who she learns Is Cousin Grace" Mary writes her mother of the change. and is astonished at the many questions she is called on to an swer concerning her fathers new house. marry Cousin Grace" In a moment Of confidence she asks him if that is not his intention. He tells her 1t is not. and is dumfounded when she informs him she has written to her mother telling her her idea of the situation. A few days later Mary goes back to Boston.
 CHAPTER vIII-Mr. Anderson visit. Boston to deliver lecture. Mrs. Ander- son and Marie hear him and Marie talkR with him. Later that day Marie finds her mother crying over some old finery in the attic, and she learns the things were con- nected with Mrs. Anderson's first meet
 
 ception rendered Professor Anderson Ma rie leads her father to admit that he regrets the separation. and Marie is sure from her observations that her mother still loves him. She suggests that he call at the house and she will arrange for her mother to meet him without first know ing who the visitor is. Marie Is conf- dent that if they meet a reconciliation will follow. Her intuition Is correct. mu- tual misunderstanding are explained. and the two, who have really always loved one another. are remarriec.
 CHAPTER IX.-The diary takes jump of twelve years, during which Marie (always Marie then) has the usual harm- less love affairs inseparable from girl hood. Then she meets THE man-Gerald Weston. young. wealthy. and already 6 successful portrait painter. They are deeply in love and the wedding follows quickly With the coming of the baby. Eunice. things seem to change with Marie and Gerald, and they in manner drift apart. When Eunice is five years old. Marie decides to part from Gerald. In tending to break the news to her mothoT. abe Is reminded of her own frequently unhappy childhood and how her action in parting from her husband will subject Eun!ce to the same humiliations. Her eyes opened. Marie gives up her idea of . separation. and returns to her husband. her duty. and her love.