The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-04-27
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
PREFACE-'Mary Marie" explains her
apparent double personality and just
why she Is "crosS-curent and contra-
dicdon;" she also tells her reasons 1os
writing the diary-later to be novel the
diary Is commenced at Andersonville-
CHAPTER L-Mary begins with Nurse
Sarah's account Of her (Mary'O birth.
which seemingly interested her father.
nsw star which was discovered the same
night Her name is compromise, her
mother wanted to call her Viola and her
father insisting on Abigail Jane. The
child quickly t9ss sa he5 those Of
small friends. and was puzzled thereat-
Nurse sarah tells her Of her mothers ar
rival at Andersonville as bride and how
the dainty eishteen-year old girl whom
the sedate professor had chosen for q
vie.
CHAPTER 1I.-Continuing her story,
Nurse Sarah makes it plain why the
household seemed strange one to the
sha and fatnss ana SSina
each too proud to In any way attempt to
smooth over the situation.
CHAPTER uL-Mary tells Of the time
spent "eut west where ,d the sa.Iata perIeS1ay.
divorce was being arranged for, and her
mothers Ito herr unacountable behavior.
BY the courts decree the child is to spend
and six months with her father. Boston
IN Mothers home, and she and Mary
leave Andersonville for that city to spend
the drst six months.
CHAPTER Iv.-At Boston Mary be-
fo q delighted
new home, so different from the gloomy
house at Andersonvile. The number Of
gentlemen who calk 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 1.-The violinist"
and Mr. aarlow A conversation cootSar tnd M1 she
Harlow convinces her that it will not be
that gentleman, and Ito violinist" seems
to be the likely man: Mrs. Anderson re-
ceives 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
has no alternative, and Marie departs
for Andersonville.
was pretty sure she didn't like
my clothes, either. I've since found
out she didn't-but more of that anon.
Ct just love that word "anon.") And
I just knew she disapproyed of my
hat. But she didn't say anything
not In words-and after we'd attended
to my trunk, we wen. along to the car
riage and got in. My stars! didn't
suppose horses could go so slow. Why.
we were ages just going block. You
see I'd forgotten; and without think
ing I spoke right out.
my! Horses are slow, aren't theyT
I cried. "You see, Grandpa has an
auto, and"
'Mary Just like that she inter
rupted-Aunt Jane did. (Funny how
old folks can do what they won't let
you do. Now If I'd interrupted any
body like thatD "You may as we'll
understand at once" went on Aunt
Jane, that we are not interested in
your grandfather's auto, or his house.
or anything that is his" II felt as if
was hearing the catechism in
church y "And that the less reference
you make to your life in Boston the
better we shall be pleased. AS said
before, we are not interested. Besides,
while under your fathers roof, 1t
would seem to me very poor taste, in
deed, for you to make constant refer
ence to things you may have been do
ing while not under his roof. The
situation is deplorable enough, how
ever you take it, without making it
positively unbsarable. You will re-
member, Mary?'
Mary said, Eyes, Aunt Iane," very
polite and proper; but can tell you
thai inside of Mary, Marie was JUST
boiling.
Unbearable, 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 reigned su-
Rreme.
Then we got home. Things looked
quite natural, only there was new
maid in the kitchen, and Nurse Sarah
wasn't there. Father wasn't there,
either. And, just as I suspected, twas
q star that was to blame, only this
time the star was the moon-an
eclipse; and he'd gone somewhere out
west SC he could see it better.
He isn't coming back till next week;
and when I think how he made me
come on the first day, so as to get In
the whole six months, when all the
time he did not care enough about 1t
to be here himself, I'm Just mad-l
mean. the righteously indignant kind
of mad-for I can't help thinking how
peor Mother would have loved those
extra days with her.
Aunt Jane said I was to have my
old room, and SO, as soon as got here,
I wen& right up and took Off my nat
and coat, and pretty quick they
brought up my trunk, and 1 unpacked
It; and I didn't hurry about it, either.
I wasn't a bit anxious to get down.
stairs again to Aunt Jane. Besides,
I may as well own up, I was crying