The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-05-11

going to happen next? Have I got to
60 to school tomorrow? But then, of
course, I shan't do that. Besides, I
don't believe Father'll ask me to, aft
er what said about Mother. He didn't
like that-what those girls said-any
better than I did. I'm sure Of that.
Why, he looked simply furious. But
there isn't any other school here that
I can be. sent to, and
But what's the use? I might sur
mise and speculate all day and not
come anywhere near the truth. I must
await-what the night will bring forth,
as they say in really truly novels.
FOUR DAYS LATER
And what did the night bring forth?
Yes what did it bring! Verify it
brought forth one thing I thought noth-
ing ever could have brought forth.
It was like this.
That night at the supper table Aunt
Jane cleared fler throat in the Lam
Observation-Disclosures kind Of a way
that she always uses when she speaks
to Father. (Aunt Jane doesn't talk
to Father much more than Mother
used to-
"Charles," she began.
Father had an astronomy paper be-
side his plate, and he was so busy
reading he didn't hear, 80 Aunt Jane
had to speak again-a little louder
this time.
Charles, have something to say
to you"
9Th? What? Oh-er-yes. Well,
Jane, what is itr' Father was looking
up with his Observation-Disclosures
air, and with his forefnger down on
his paper to keep his place.
As if anybody could talk to a per-
son who's simply tolerating you for
a minute like that, with his forefnger
holding on to what he wants to tend
to! Why, I actually found myself
being sorry for Aunt Jane.
She cleared her throat again.
ut is understood, Of course, that
Mary is to 60 to school tomorrow
morning, I suppose" she said.
"Why, Of course, of course" began
Father impatiently, looking down at
his paper. "Of course she'll 60 to-"
he stopped suddenly. A complete
change came to his, face. He grew
red, then white. His eyes sort of
flashed. "SchoolT' he said then, in
hard, decided voice. "Oh, no; Mary
Is not going to school tomorrow morn
ing" He looked down to his paper
and began to read again. For him the
subject was very evidently closed But
for Aunt Jane it was not closed
you don't mean, Charles, that she
Is not to 90 to school at all, any more"
she gasped.
Exactly" Father read on in his
paper without looking up.
Aunt James lips came together hard.
"Charles, I'm amazed at you-yield-
Aus W I1lol CullO AAHC SAAAS
that she doesn't want to go to school! !
It's the principle Of the thing that I'm
objecting to-. Do you realize what It
will lead to-what it"
"Jane" with a jerk Father sat up
straight. II realize some things that
perhaps you do not. But that Is
neither here nor there. I do not wish
Mary to go to school any more this
spring. That is all; and I think-it
is sufficient"
Certainly" Aunt James lips came
together again grim and hard 'Per-
haps you will be good enough to say
what she shall do with her time"
Thine? Do? Why-er-what she
always does; read, sew, study"
"Study?" Aunt Jane asked the ques-
ton with a hateful little smile that
Father would have been blind not to
have understood. And he was equal
to it-but I most fell over backward
when found how equal to it he was.
Certainly" he says, "study. I-Pn
uSdI uCl 1CSSVAS III SAS "a
brary, after I come home in the aft
ernoon. Now let us hear no more
about it."
With that he pushed back his plate
and left the table without waiting
for dessert. And Aunt Jane and I
were left alone.
didn't say anything. Victors
shouldn't boast-and I was victor,
of course, about the school. But
when I thought Of what Father had
said about my reciting my lessons to
him every day in the library-1
wasn't so sure whether I'd won out
or not. Recite lessons to my father?
Why, I couldn't even imagine such
thing!
Aunt Jane didn't say anything either.
I guess she didn't know what to say.
And it was kind of queer situation,
when you came right down to it. Both
of US sitting there and knowing I
wasn't going back to school any more,
and I knowing why, and knowing Aunt
Jane didn't know why. (Of course 1