The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-07-06
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SYNOPSIS

writing tho diary-later to be q novel The
diary Is commenced at Andersonville-
CHAPTER L-Mary begins with Nurse
which seemingly interested her father,
who 10 q famous astronomer, less than Q
new star which was discovered the same
night Her name is g. compromise, her
father insisting on Abigail Jane. The
child quickly learned that her homo was
IN some way different from those of her
synau friends, and was puzzled thereat
Nurse Sarah tells her Of her mothers ar
rival ct Andersonville as bride and how
The dainty eighteen:year old girl whom
the sedate professor had chosen for Q
CHAPTER IL-Continutng her story,
Nurse Sarah makes it plain why the
household seemed strange one to the
child and howher father and mother
each too proud to in any way attempt to
smooth over the situation
CHAPTER uL-Mary tells Of the time
spent "out vest where the perfectly
e0 right and genteel and respectable"
mothers Ito 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
= Mothers home, and she and Mary
the drst six months.
comes Marie. She is delighted with her
new home, SO different from the gloomy
house at Andsrsonville. The number Of
gentlsmen who call on her mother leads
new father. She classes the callers as
prospective suitors," finally deciding the
choice is to be between ''the violinist"
and Mr.. Harlow. A conversation she
Harlow convinces her that it will not be
that gentleman, and Ito violinist" seems
to be the likely man. Mrs. Anderson re-
ceives letter from Aunt Abigail Ander-
son, her former husbands sister, viii Is
kssping house for him, reminding her that hat
the six months she Is to spend with her
father. Her mother is distressed, but
has no alternative, and Marie departs
for Andersonville.
CHAPTER IX.-The diary takes jump
Of twelve years, during which Marie
(always Marie them has the usual harm
less love affairs insepaTa6le arab from gin; girl,
Weston, young, wealthy, and already
successful portrait painter: They are
deeply in love and the wedding follows
6CQlCe, IuluSS seem TO CQduSS Win NdEle
and Gerald, and they in q manner drift
apart When Eunice is five years old.
Marie decides to part from Gerald In
tending to break the news to her mother,
she is reminded Of her own frequently
In parting from her husband will subject
Eunicc IT, the same humiliations. Her
eyes opened, Marie gives up her idea Of
q separation, and returns to her husband.
her duty. and her love
CHAPTER Vat Andersonviile Aunt
Jane meets her at the station. Her IA
sese eS is Of he eoa stRayink
ew-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
st 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
schoolmates do not associate with her
and she refuses to attend school. Angry
ct first, Mr.. 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
she brought from Boston and plays the
Nveliest tunes she knows, on the little
used piano. Then, overcome by her lone
someness. she INDUCES in crying spell
ance interrupts. ter PTS she u'tO sobs out the ep 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
OH IN "a <Nn - Arv{va
ming Of the school term, and Mr.. Ander.
son consents, though from an expression
he lets fall Mary believes he is sorry she
Is going.
CHAPTER VI.-Mary is surprised at
the tenderness her father displays when
e s. puts Sss on s the n vons st.: ans naitGn
love to her mothers maid, Theresa, but
says nothing. Later, however, she over
hears him making proposaA OF marriage
to her mother, and tells what she saw.
countable 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
her return to Andersonviiie approaches.
dresses Mes AnaedS0a and senssibIe ese o sSoesMary
things, the child complains.
CHAPTER What the Andersonvills
station Mary is met by her father in a
new automobile, and fnds instead Of the
prim and angular Aunt Jane 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
keeper. Mary decides that he intends te
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 visits
Boston to deliver a lecture Mrs. Ander-
son and Marie hear him and Marie talks
with him. Later that day Marie finds her
mother crying over some old fipery in the
attic, and she learns the things were con-
nected with Mrs. Andersons first meet
ing with her divorced husband. At re-
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
Will follow. Her intuition Is correct, mu-
tual misunderstanding are explained,
and the two, who have really always
loved one another. are remarked.