Hyder weekly herald., 1932-01-16

It was quick transition from the busy, unremarkable life of Marcella Martins childhood, as daughter of d. prosperous manufacturer of radio parts, to the highly complex social plane achieved by Festus Martin aft CT his growing wealth had enabled him 10 foster political ambitions, and aft CT those ambitions had landed him in congress.
 Undoubtedly 1t was the combination of Marcella's estate of only child, com bined with the dotlng ambition of par ents who could have loved her more wisely, which was accountable for the six years of rigid social disciplinins which were imposed upon the protest ing Marcela.
 It was said of the Martins, laughing ly. in certain Washington circles, that the adoring parents of this girl had actually succeeded in making over her face. A rather plain face, too long, with overhanging brow and dull brown hair entirely lacking in lights. But so often had this and that artist ideal ized it, and so long and arduously had schools of massage, dentistry and hair dressing, expended skill in improving It, that by the time she was eighteen, Marcella was indeed quite an improve ment upon the lank, lusterless little girl of other days.
 It can readily be imagined that the Martins spared neither time nor the most elaborate expenditures to launch successfully into an estate betitting ;her fathers rank this idolized and only daughter
 The fact that she was diffident, frankly unsocial, unimpressed by wealth or station, unambitious along lines assiduously mapped out for her by her parents whose dreams of ultl- mate highest realization lay in this girl, only conspired to urge the elder Martins to maximum effort.
 Why, Marcella, another girl with your opportunities would be in her seventh heaven of delight. Doesn't 1t mean anything to you to have all the things your fathers wealth and po- sitiOn can afford for you?"
 
 "Of course 1t does. mother. only want them in my way. I'm no good Ut this socialround kind of thing. don't like it chiefly, guess, because I'm failure at it. Don't force moth- CT. Can't you reconcile yourself to the fact that I'm not what you want me to be-"
 No. neither of the parental Martins could. Festus Martin, as much as his more obvious wife, wanted this daugh- ter fitting complement to his achieve ments both official and social. His wife was that A pretty. pampered- looking woman with small eager ways and deep gold eyes that were brighter than, if not as profound, as her daugh- ter's.
 Emma" he confided to. her once during one of their frequent contro- versies about this problem of their girl. T actually believe you still have more youth and social charm than Marcella. What is 1t ails the child? She's as fine q girl as you'll meet in thousand years, and yet-and yet no two ways about it-something' missing"
 Its her own fault, Festus. Mar cella's heart isn't in living the life about her. That's what hurts me so. To think a girl with her opportunities doesn't appreciate them"
 Marcclla's reaction to these implica- lions of her. doting parents was emo tional and deeply sincere.
 '.Dears, don't you think it hurts me as much as 1t hurts you that I don't seem to live up to what you want of me? If7anly you could make up your minds that you're trying to make silk purse out of"
 'Narcella Martin, nothing of the sort. You've ten times the sense and intelligence of the girls you compete with. Why, a man like Senator Morris wouldn't look at the swarms of silly girls who buzz around him, if you so much as took the trouble to exert your self to interest him. That's what trou- bles us, dear. You have all the Op- portunities for success, including some very natural qualities of your own, and you won't use them."
 The subject of Senator Morris was a mooted one in the Martin household. It seemed fitting to the parents of MarcelIa that the most eligible bach elor in Washington. one of the most outstanding members of the upper house. a man with much achievement behind him and obviously again as much ahead, should be potential timber fer Marcella. After all, the only child of millionaire many times over, per sonable. probably the most all round educated young woman in the capital. travelled, informed and by no means without certain quality of distinction. had the right to cast her eyes high.
 Anyway, the Martins felt that way about 1t. and spared neither time, ef- fort nor expense to the bringing to- gether Of these two.