The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1922-06-01
SYNOPSIS

why Sn6 Is 'crOSS-cuITeuI Sno d SonN .
diction;" she also tells her reasons Tor
writing the diary-later to be novel The
diary Is commenced at Andersonvtlle.
CHAPTER L-Mary begins with Nurse
Sarah's account Of her (Mary'S birth.
who is a famous astronomer, less than q
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
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 O bride and how
astonished they all were at the sight Of
" Vie. '''A'' '''tSSS'f AAD 'A'''H A
CHAPTER II.-Continuing her story.
Nurse Sarah makes it plain why the
household seemed q 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 uL-Mary tells Of the time
spent "out west" where the perfectly
all right and genteel and respectable"
~as o Pss Ssr es:
BY the courts decree the child is to spend
six months Of the year with her mother
and six months with her father Boston
10 Mothers home, and she and Mary
leave Andersonville for that city TO spend
the frst six months
CHAPTER IV.-At Boston Mary be-
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 q
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 'to violinist" seems
TO be the likely man. Mrs. Anderson re-
ceives letter from Aunt Abigail Ander-
son, her former husbands sister, VIII is
"Mary" is expected at Andersonville for
the six months she Is to spend with her
father Her mother is distressed, but
has no alternative. and Marie" departs
Tor Andersonville.
CHAPTER Ix.-The diary takes jump
Of twelve years, during which Marie
s(always Marie them has the usual harm
hood. Their she meets THE man-Gerald
Weston, young, wealthy, and already a
successful portrait painter: They are
deeply In love and the wedding follows
quickly. With the coming Of the baby.
and Gerald, and they In manner drift
apart When Eunice is five years old.
Marie decides to part from Gerald. In
tending to break the news to her mother,
unhappy childhood and: how, her action
In parting from her husband will subject
Eunice kc the same humilia tons. Her
eyes opened, Marie gives up her idea Of
separation, and returns to her husoand.
her duty, and her love.
CHAPTER Vat AndersonviIle Aunt
Jane meets her at the stsF.:. Her ia
sesT eclipse Of a~a he mec stHaySE
now-instinctively Compares Aunt Jane,
prim and severe. v'.6h her beautiful, dainty
mother, much ~ the formers disadvan-
tage; Aunt Jane disapproves Of the dain;
replaces them with 'serviceable" serges
and thiek-coled shoes. Her father arrives
home and seems surprised to see her. The
child soon begins to notice that the girls
appears interested in the life Mrs. An
deTson leads at Boston and asks many
Questions in a queer manner which
puzzles Mary. She finds out that her
schoolmates do not associate with her
and she refuses to attend school Angry
at first Mr.. Anderson, when he learns
the reason for her determinat ton. decides
that she need not go. He will hear her
lessons. In Aunt James and her fathers
she brought from Boston and plays the
hyeliest tunes she knows, on the little
used piano. Then, overcome by her lone
someness. she INDUCES in crying spell
ance interrupts. She sobs out the story
of her unhappineSS, and in clumsy way
he comforts her. After that he appears
to desire to make her stay more pleasant
~ acly,y $ho$ No ha
allowed to come to Boston for the begin
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.
Now, If that isn't bmaking love to
each other, I don't know what is. I'm
sure he's going to propose. Oh, I'm
SO excited!
Oh, yes, I know if he does propose
and she< says yes, he'll be my new IA
ther. + understand that. And, Of
course, l. can't help wondering how
'rn like it. Sometimes think I won't
like it at all. Sometimes I almost
catch myself wishing that I didn't have
to havs, any new father or mother. I'd
uSSSE uSSO q ucW kuOIACA, any "oy, eAAo
I wouldn't need a new father if my
father-bSs Ssorder-of-the-court would be
as nice as he was there two or three
times in the observatory. :.
But, there! After all, must remem-
sber that I'm not the one that's doing
the.choosing. It's Mother. And if she
wants the violinist I mustn't have any
thing to say. Besides, I really like him
very much, anyway. He's the best OF
the lot. I'm sure Of that. And that's
something. And then, Of course, I'm
glad to have something to make this
love story, and best Of all I would be
glad to have Mother stop being d.
vorced, anyway.
Mr.. Harlow doesn't come here any
more, I guess. Anyway, I haven't seen
him here. once since I came back; and
I haven't heard anybody mention his
name.
Quite q lot Of the others are here,
and there are some new ones. But the
violinist is here most, and Mother