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Show SOUTH CACHE rniTRIER. HYRUM. UTAH And, anyway, there'll be teresting. the girls. I shall have them. ril close now, and make this the end of the chapter. Itll be Andersonvllle next time. MARY CHAPTER V SMARIE j i dP j By Eleanor H. Porter ; & Illustrations by cl. H. Livingstone CivnliUki IImm I. Furtat AUNT JANE SYNOPSIS. In a preface Mary Marie explains l.er apparent double personality and Just why It a cross-curre- and a contradi- nt ction; Bhe also tells her reasons for writing the diary later to be a novel. The diary is commenced at Andersonville. Mary begins with Nurse Sarahs account of her In(Marys) birth, which seemingly terested her father, who Is a famous astronomer, less than a new star which was discovered the same night. Her name is a compromise; her mother wanted to call her Viola and her father insisted on Abigail Jane. The child quickly learned that her home was In some way different from those of her small friends, and was puzzled thereat. Nurse Sarah tells her of her mothers arrival at Andersonville as a bride and how astonished they all were at the sight of the dainty eighteen-year-old girl whom the sedate professor had chosen for a wife. Nurse Sarah makes It plain why the household seemed a strange one to the child and how her father and mother drifted apart through misunderstanding, each too proud to in any way attempt to smooth over the situation. Mary tells of the time spent out West where the' perfectly all right and genteel and respectable" divorce was being arranged for, and her mothers (to her) unaccountable behavior. By the courts decree the child is to spend Eix months of the year with her mother and six months with her father. Boston Is Mothers home. Mary describes her life as Marie with her mother In Boston and about her mothers prospective suitors. CHAPTER ! ' IV - When f Am Mary. Andersonville. Well, here I am. Ive been here two days now, and I guess I'd better write down whats happened so far, before I forget It. First, about my leaving Boston. Poor, dear Mother did take on dreadfully, and I thought she just wouldnt let me go. She went with me to the Junction where I had to change, and asked the conductor to look out for me. (As If I needed that a young lady like me I Im fourteen now. .1 had a birthday last week.) But I thought at the last she Just wouldnt let me go, she clung to me so. and begged me to forgive her for all shed brought upon me; and said It was a cruel, cruel shame, when there were children, and people ought to stop and think and remember, and be willing to stand anything. And then. In the next breath, shed beg me not to forget her, and not to love Father better than I did her. (As If there was any danger of that I) And to write to her every few minutes. All Then the conductor cried, aboard! and the bell rang, and she had to go and leave me. But the Inst I saw of her she was waving her handkerchief, and smiling the kind of a smile thats worse than crying right out loud. Mothers always like that. No matter how bad she feels, at the last minute she cothes up bright and smiling, and Just as brave as con be. It was heaps of fun to be grown up I sat back In and traveling alone my seat and wondered and wondered what the next six months were going to he like. And I wondered, too, If Id forgotten how to be Mary. Dear me I How shall I ever remember not to run and skip and laugh loud or sing, or ask questions, or do anything that Marie wants to do? I thought to myself. And I wondered If Aunt Jane would meet me, and what she would be like. She came once when I was a little girl. Mother said; but I didnt remember her. Well, at last we got to Andersonville. John was there with the horses, 1 Continued. 1 cant I I was In the window-sea- t around the corner of the chimney, reading; and I dont know as she knew I was there. But I vas, and I heard. And Ive heard other things, too, all this week. 1 am excited. And I cant help wonhow all Its going to be at Fadering thers. Oh, of course, 1 know It wont be so much fun, and Ill have to be Mary. and all that; but itll be something different, and I always did like different things. Besides, theres Fathers love story to watch. Maybe lies found somebody. Maybe he didnt wait a year. Anyhow, if he did find somebody Im sure he wouldnt he so willing to wait as Mother would. Yon know Nurse Sarah said Father never wmnted to wait for anything. Thats why he married Mother so quick, in the first place. But If there Is somebody, of course Ill find out when I'm there. So thatll be In Work Brains Not Digestion hot-weath- HERES er dont v Dont Little Sun-Mai- Raisins Companion to the Goodyear AllWeather Tread I d Inter-rnpte- d in Little Red Packages - sunny-hearte- suppose horses could go so slow. Why, Ton w e were ages just going a block. Had Your Iron Today? see Td forgotten; and without thinking I spoke right out Myi Horses are slow, arent they? I cried. You see. Grandpa has an auto, and Just like that she Mary! Annt Jane did. (Funny how old folks can do what they wont let you do. Now U rd Interrupted anybody like that!) "You may as well understand at once, went on Aunt June, that we are not interested In your grandfathers auto, or his house, or anything that is his." (I felt 3 If I was hearing the catechism In church !) And that the less reference you make to your life In Boston the better we shall be pleased. As I said before, we are not Interested. Besides, while under your fathers roof, h would seem to me very poor taste. In deed, for you to make constant reference to tnlngs you may have been doing while not under his roof. The situation Is deplorable enough, however you take It, without making It repositively unbearable. You will an ideal member, Mary? I Mary said, Yes, Aunt Jane, very tell I can you polite and proper; but Two packages luscious Little Sun-Mai- d that Inside of Mary, Marie was Just Raisins one cool glass of boiling. I need more. Unbearable, Indeed milk. Big men We didnt say anything more all the 290 calories of energizing nutriway home. Naturally, I was not going Jane Aunt and to, after that speech; ment in the little raisins. Pure fruit said nothing. So silence reigned susugar, practically predigested so it preme. acts almost immediately, yet doesnt Then we got home. Things looked quite natural, only there was a new tax digestion and thus heat the blood. maid In the kitchen, and Nurse Sarah " food-iro- n Theres fatigue-resistin- g wasn t there. Father wasnt there, either. And, Just as I suspected, twas also in this lunch. a star that was to blame, only this Vital men eat like this and resist time the star was the moon an out work their digesthe weather. eclipse; and hed gone somewhere west so he could see It better. because to work their want tion they He Isnt coming back till next week ; brains. and when I think how he made me come on the first day, so as to get In Try it for a few days and youll the whole six months, when all the feel better. time he did not care enough about it 1 to be here hlmseif, Im just mad mean, the righteously Indignant kind of nmd for I cant help thinking how poor Mother would have loved those ds extra days with her. Aunt Jane said I was to have my old room, and so, as soon as I got here, Between-Me- al I went right up and took off my hat and coat, and pretty quick they brought up my trunk, and I unpacked it; and I didnt hurry about it, either. I wasnt a bit anxious to get downstairs again to Aunt Jane. Besides. 1 may as well own up, I was crying a little. Mothers room was right across the hall, und it looked so lonesome, and I couldnt help remembering how different" this homecoming - Great Stuff. A Trifling Matter. was from the one in Boston, six Gonna put Hamlet in the films.' Is he eligible in every way? months ago. Can get some great effects wits "Almost. All he needs is a divorce In the morning I went up to the the ghost. from his present w'ife. schoolhorse. I planned it so as to gel Huh? there at recess, and I saw all the girls Look at the way he can fade la In Persia the wedding service is except one that was sick, and one that and out. read in front of a fire. Judge. was away. We had a perfectly lovely time, only everybody was talking all at once so that I dont know now what was said. But they seemed glad to see me. I know that. Maybe Ill go to school next week. Aunt Jane says site thinks I ought to, when its only the first of May. Shes going to speak to Father when he comes next week. Site was going to speak to him about my clothes; then she decided to By long wear, superior traction, freedom from attend to those herself, and not bother She dresses. him. She doesnt like my skidding, and ultimate economy, the Goodyear came into my room. and asked to see Tread has won unquestioned my things. My! But didnt I hate to leadership. show them to her? Marie said she trotted but obediently Mary wouldnt; As a companion to this tire there is the Good to the closet and brought them out Cross-Ri- 5c Everywhere -7- Mother is crying now quite n lot. You see, her six- months ore most up, and Ive got to go back to Father. And Im afraid Mother Is awfully unhappy about it. She had a letter last .week I from Aunt Jane, Fathers sister. heard her read It out loud to Aunt Ilattie and Grandpa In the library. It was very stiff and cold and dignified, and ran something like this: ' Dear Madam: Dr. Anderson desires me to say that he trusts you are bearing In mind the fact that, according to the decision of the court, his daughter Mary is to come to himon the first day of May. If you will kindly inform him as to the hour of her expected arrival, he will see that she is properly met at the station. Then she signed her name, Abigail Jane Anderson. (She was named for her mother, Grandma Anderson, same as Father wanted them to name me. Mercy Im glad they didnt. Mary is bad enough, but Abigail Jane I) Well, Mother read the letter aloud, then she began to talk about It how she felt, and how awful it was to think of giving me up six whole months, and sending her bright little Marie Into that tomblike place with only an Abigail Jane to flee to for refuge. And she said that she almost wished Nurse Sarah was back again that she, at least, was human. And see that shes properly met, Indeed went on Mother, with an indignant little choke In her voice. Oh, yes, I know I Now, If It were a star or a comet that he expected, hed go himself and sit for hours and hours watching for it. But when his daughter comes, hell send John with the horses, like enough, and possibly that precious Abigail Jane of his. Or, maybe that Is too much to expect. Oh, Hattie, I cant let her go I cant, I to my trunk, we went along to tne car1 didnt riage and got In. My stars I All-Weat- her . one one. by Conductor Called "All Aunt Jane turned them around with Bell and the Rang, and the tips of her fingers, ull the time She Had to Go and Leave Me. sighing and shaking her head. When and Aunt Jane, too. .Of course I knew Id brought them all out, she shook she must be Aunt Jane, because she her head again and said they would was with John. The conductor was not do at all not in, Andersonville; were extravagant, and much awfully nice and polite, and didnt tlmt they for a young girl; that elaborate too leave me till hed seen me safe In the hands of Aunt Jane and John. Then she would see the dressmaker and arhe went back to his train, and the next range that I had some serviceable minute it had whizzed out of the sta- blue and brown serges at once. I Blue and brown serge, Indeed But. tion, and I was alone "with the beginwhats the use? Im Mary now. there, ning, of my next six months. 1 ' forgetting that; though 1 dont keep nice a was The first beginning I can forget it with Aunt see how smile, and a Glad to see ye home, Jane around. Miss, from John, as he touched his But, listen. A funny thing happened hat, and the next was a How do this morning. Something came up you do, Mary? from Aunt Jane. And about Boston, and Aunt Jane asked minute first that off that I knew right a question. Then she asked an I wasnt going to like Aunt Jane Just me and she kept me the way she said that Mary, and the other and another, till I guess I talked most a to over talking from head me looked she way r whole about Grandpa Desfoot. Aunt mond, Hattie, Mother, nnd the Is tall and and thin, Aunt Jane wears black not the pretty, stylish house, and what we did, and, oh, a And here, just rusty whole lot of things. black, but the black and a stiff white collar. Her tw'o days iigo, she was telling me that eyes are the kind that says, Im sur she wasnt interested In Grandpa Desall the time, and her mond, his home, or his daughter, or prised at you mouth Is the kind that never shows anything that was his I Theres something funny about any teeth when It smiles, and doesnt smile much, anyway. Her hair Is some Aunt Jane. gray, and doesnt kink or curl anywhere; and I knew right off the first minute she looked at me that she "He wheels around and 6tops How is your mother, didnt like mine, cause It did curl. short I was pretty sure she didnt like Mary? he asks. my clothes, either. Ive since found out she didnt but more of that anon (TO FE CONTINUED.) . (I just tove that word "anon.) And I Just knew she disapproved of my sees only' today ; hat But she didnt say anything Extravagance not In words and after wed attended thrift sees tomorrow. Sol. Levitan, Then the Aboard! b Fabric. year 30 x Built of the same high grade Egyptian fabric and with a long wearing but differently designed tread, this tire offers unusual value. Over 5,000,000 of these tires have been sold in the last five years. Their quality and serviceability have proven to thousands of motorists the folly of buying unknown and unguaranteed tires of lower price. 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