The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-07-06

positively unbearable. You will re-
member, Mary?"
Mary said, Yes. Aunt Jane" very
polite and proper: but l can tell you
that inside Of Mary, Marie was just
boiling.
Cnbcarable, indeed,
We didn't say anything more all the
way home. Naturally. was not going
To. after that speech; and Aunt Jane
said nothing So silence rcigucd SUI
preme.
Then We got home. Things looked
quite natural, only there was Il new
maid in the kitchen. and Nurse Sarah
wasn't there. Father wasn't there.
either. And. just a. | suspected. twas
star that was 10 E.Ime, only this
time the star was the moon-"n
/ eclipse; and he'd gone somewhere out
west 50 hc could see it better.
lie isn't coming back till next week +;
ana when | think how he made me
| come on the first day, 50 as To get in
| the whole six months, when all the
time he did not care enough about il
/ L. be here himself. I'm just mad
/ mean, the righteouSly indignant kind
of mad-for can't help thinking how
| poor Mother would have loved those
extra days with her.
Aunt Jane said l was to have my
| old room. and SO. as soon as | got here,
| | went right up and took off my hat
/ and coat, and pretty quick they
brought up my trunk, and | unpacked
| II; and | didn't hurry about 1t, either.
l wasn't a bit anxious to get down
| stairs again To Aunt Jane. Besides.
| may as well own up, was crying
a little. Mothers room was right
| across the hall, and II looked SO lone
some and | couldn't help remembers
! ing how different this homecoming
was from the one in Boston, six
/ months ago.
In the morning I went up 20 the
/ SchUOlhOCSe. | planned il So as to get
| there at recess, and | saw all the girls
| except one that was sick. and one that
was away. We had perfectly lovely
/ time, only everybody was talking all
at once so that don't know now what
was said. But they seemed glad to see
me. | know that. Maybe I'll 20 To
| school next week. Aunt Jane says
she thinks I ought to. when it's only
the first of May. She's going 10 speak
to Father when he comes next week.
She was going 10 speak TO him
about my clothes; then she decided ia
/ attend To those herself. and not bother
him. She doesn't like my dresses. She
came into my room and asked 10 see
my things. My! Nut didn't l hate to
! show them to her? Marie said she
wouldn't; but Mary obediently trotted
to the closet and brought them out
one by one.
Aunt Jane turned them around with
the tips of her fingers. all the time
signing and shaking her head. When
. I'd brought them all out. she shook
| her head again and said they would
not do at all-nOt in And6rsOnville
that they were eXtravagant, and much
too elaborate for young girl; that
she would see the dresSmaker and ar
range that l had some serviceable
blue and brown serGes at once.
Blue and brown serge. indeed! But,
there, what's the use? I'm Mary now.
l keep forgetting that; though l don't
see how | can forget it--with Aunt
Jane around.
But. listen. a funny thing happened
this morning. Something came up
about Boston, and. Aunt Jane asked
me question. Then she asked an
other and another. and she kept NE
talking till / guess l talked most a
whole half-hOur about Grandpa Des-
mond. Aunt Hattie, Mother, and the
house. and what we did. and. oh, a
whole lot o. things. And here. just
two days ago. she was telling me that
she wasn't interested in Grandpa Des-
mond, his home. or his daughter, or
anything that was his
There's something funny about
Aunt Jane.