The Holbrook news., 1922-05-05
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 10 be a novel. The diary Is commenced al Andersonville.
 CHAPTER I.-Mary begins with Nurse Sarah's account of her (Mary's) birth. which seemingly interested her father. who is a famous astronomer, less than a new star which was discovered the same night. Her name is a 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 estonished they all were at the sight or the dainty eighteen-year old girl whom the sedate professor had chosen for a wife.
 CHAPTER U.-Continulng her story, Nurse Sarah makes 1t 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 west" where the perfectly all right and genteel and respectable" divorce was being arranged for. and her mothers (to herr unacountable 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 Andersonviile for that city to spend the first six months
 CHAPTER IV.-At Boston Mary be. comes Marie" She is delighted with her new home. so different from the gloomy house at Andersonville. The number of gentlemen who call on her mother leads her to speculate on the possibility of new father. She classes the callers as prospective suitors." finally deciding the choice is to be between the violinist" and Mfr. Harlow. A conversation she overhears between her mother and MT Harlow convinces her that 1t will not be that gentleman, and ''to violinist" seems 10 be the likely man. Mrs Anderson re- ceiyes letter from Aunt Abigail Ander- son, her former husbands sister. whi Is keeping house for him. reminding her that Mary" is expected at Andersonvil!e for the six months she is to spend with her father. Her mother is distressed, but has no alternative. and Marie" depart for Andersonville-
 CHAPTER y.-At Andersonville Aunt Jane meets her at the station. Her fa- ther Is away somewhere. studying an eclipse of the moon- Narie-"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
  replaces them with ''serviceable' serges and thick-coled shoes. Her father arrives home and seems surprised to 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 derson leads at Boston and asks many questions in queer manner which puzzles Mary. She finds out that her sehoolmates do not associate with her on account of her parents being divorced, and she refuses to attend school. Angry al first, Mir Anderson. when he learns the reason for her determination. decides that she need not go- He will hear her lessons In Aunt James and her fathers absence Mary dresses in the pretty clothes liveliest tunes she knows. on the little used piano. Then. overcome by her lone someness. she indulges in a crying spell which her fathers unexpected appear ance interrupts. She sobs out the story of her unhappiness. and in clumsy way he comforts her. After that he appears 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 shs Is going.
 Well, after dinner Father sent for me to come down to the library. So knew then, of course. that Aunt Jane had told him. I didn't know but she would wait until night. Father uSu- ally spends hls hour after dinner reading in the library and mustn't be disturbed. But evidently today Aunt Jane thought I was more consequence than his reading. Anyhow, she told him. and he sent for me.
 My but hated to go, Fathers and Aunt James are two different TropO- sitions. Fathers have more rights and privileges, of course, Everybody knows that.
 We'll. went into the library. Fa- her stood with his back to the fire