Show 53 R ho PORTER PO BY 3 copyright by ELEANOR H PORTER SYNOPSIS ill 1 Z IM ary marle marla explain explains her apparent double personality and contra jut why jay eh she Is a crosscurrent cross current and a bonira dit uon ithe he also tell tells her reasons for west inic the diary later to be novel the alary la in commenced at 11 L I mary begins with nurse derail account of her marys maryn birth which seemingly interested her father who in a famous astronomer less 1 than a new now star which waa was discovered the sam ame nibot her iter name ie Is A compromise co romise cpr mother wanted to call lier har voia viol and her father insisting on abigail jane the hald thild quickly learned that her home was in nome way different from those of her inlall friend friends and was thereat nure nurse burah sarah tells tells her of her mother mothers arrival at aa as a bride and how they all ali were wore at jhb th might of the dainty elig h teen year cearold old gill whom tt tie e sedate date protestor professor had hosea tor for a wife f CHAI avit it her adry 1 nurse sarah makes tt it plain platts why the household accrued seafood A one to the hta and cowher fAt father herand and mother drifted keart through eich too proud to in any way WILY attempt tu smooth over tho situation arzi telle tells of the tame eloit ont out weal choro here the per perfectly fecil vi A all and c and divorce wa was being arranged arran ired for ana anu her mothers to her una countable behavior or ily the courts ducree tie child ix to pend six ix month of the year ear hwath lier liar mother other and six alx lx months with her fit fitcher ther boiton ie lit mothers hame aad she and mary hav tp epand JL the fir art 1 six montha 1 IV IVA at botton at mary r be 1 phe eitam 1 f h her new now hitov w different orear froin from the A houx house at it the tho number of gentlemen fent gentlemen lemen who ciell on her bar mother lende leads arjo efio oa on the VOW cajoe t 1 na father bhe site classes 1 the x prospective suitors aul sul tora tors finally deciding the e I 1 tola Is in to be begreen the violinist viand and a ml T A overhear overhears between her mother and harlow convince convinces her that it will not be tha aud to seems 40 0 o bd I 1 the likely man mra anderson AncH reon re pro colvea a letter from aunt abigail anderon son lier liar former husbard s later sister 1 Js J plinia hou for or him bar thai q 15 aryl la Is expected at Andern oriville for the six alx lx trion month the she he Is t to pend 4 with ith her father her 1 mother ther J I 1 jwj t adt but ha has no altermat alt alternative ernat g vs v and marie aaa depart tor vor Ander andersonville sonville W at fa Anderson villo aunt jape meeta meets her er at tho the station her ifer far 1 le 16 away somewhere ome where stud studying yng an eclipse or of the moon marl alary wary naw v jane prim alid wills list beatr ant fi I ful dainty mother much to the formeca for mera tae late aunt jane disapprove of the dain tv SY cl otheal wha which tue nelld Is aitch coo them with and ind thick shoes her father arrives 1 itne ome ana anti met em surprised le see her the me I 1 egild 1 begins to nettic ha tit girls stem to a told her ajer fatir father ars interested in the life mrs debreon degrom aadil at boston and aaka asks man bluest jn a queer manner which lep mary she rhe finds oit thai her schoolmates do not her har 00 oo account of her parata par paren nta tep being ced 4 t ane lousell to attend school an gry nt if aret I 1 air anderaon anderson when he lie learn learns th the rr n for hor jerab abl that alte nm bof go will hear lier ner I 11 in tn aunt jan janer e 0 and her fathers abonce mary dresses lo 10 the pre C lathea ahi tho brought brou arom beaton and VI ayn L I 1 the livel leat fune she ho kno banow volf on the little piano diano then overcome by her lone iona it she he in EL WR which her fa there appearance interrupt interrupts she stabs out the etory story nt tit her tier unhappiness and in A plumay WV way tram ho h comfort bic fieve after t trull t it he aa t to desire to make her aitay more pleaseant her I 1 er mother writes asking nelc lne be nl allow loved ed iq 1 for th the V heeln newin ining of the school term ana anti mir ander non pan consents cone eni though from an i lela fall mary MACY im 1 to arfy iffie Is coins 1 CHAPTER yi vl malry ta to surprised at the he tender tenderness new her fathel when A he puts her on the amin for boston bhe ah ahr Violin lat makin love to her mothers mather ir maid berera bul but rais rasa tater later however ehe she dovec him tr inking a proposal pc ot marttar marr tar to her mother and tells what phe saw buwi the violinist I 1 to di limed ae an n t countable change in ter her mother a aston 01 bah iah johw her the cald le to given to under tand she Is being taught tn feht anil and she isho hr me h r less rood time times A nd rad fewer tower pretty per ratty thinas to wear As an the time for br return to Ander andersonville sonville approaches mr mrs andersoh equips quips hr rn in plain sensible een sen elble shote chintis thi the child autt ala juat uio me thing I 1 taut to say ar and I 1 knew it 1 the 11 id said it ylia it sounder houndt A as if 1 ints ted aunt Ja Janci neland and her jn iti 1 l stend of him nhen all thu the alino bitne 1 ko ho blessed and goo see bita that I 1 could hardly speak lie just kiml of smiled aupied queer that aunt axne er 1 coina e then I 1 olt felt sorry 1 for I 1 I 1 saw of course coune that that chatas th atas vaa why hel be had come not because her be wanted to tol but because aunt anoe so he had to and I 1 could have cried alt all the subtle ho lie was arins it up about uil trunk he lie turned then and led tho the wa va over to where the carriage carriages wen were and tho the next minute there VM john touching his lits cap to mo me only it as a Is brand new john looking too scot for thine lu in a chauffeur cap dad uniform and what do yoc you think lie ile aas helping me into that beautiful big green grem car before I 1 know it IL why mv rather father Fat heri I 1 cried tou you dont mean I 1 just could nl finish but be he finished tor for mft me it le fly oure yoe do you like it uke it V IL 1 guese guess he need to have me say any more but I 1 did say more I 1 just raved and raved over that car mr until father fathers eye eyes crinkled all up in it little emile wrinkles and he b im glad I 1 hoped 1 oud like it 1 guess I 1 do like it I 1 I 1 cried theo the I 1 went on to tell him how I X thought tho it was the prettiest one I X ever eter saw and way ahead of oven even air mr easter bc crooke v 7 I 1 1 and pray who la in air Ia V inked staked futher then tho the violinist i ih nun aint II 11 funny ho he should have benit fenit inhered that there was us a lioun let list 7 hut but ut of I 1 told hini him no it Vill tho the violinist it vans another ime I 1 that look took mother alother to rido ride tho the ono one i I 1 told him blin about in lit tho the christmas letter and he lie aa as vry cry rich and bad had I 1 1 avo 0 o beautiful cars and I 1 aas I 1 anns iole on to toll tell more bow how he lie dian didn t take mother now but I 1 cut ret n chance for ruther interrupted and said sald yes aes os to bo be surer and ho he shoed ho tic us nt interested for all the little ancile ur wrinkles inkles vere gone anti ho lie looked stern and dignified inot u lle ho lie used to and ho he went on to tay that us its uc 0 o lind almost reached lioti ic lie lind had better explain right may alint aunt jane as no ito loneer longer living there iliac his cousin from the west airs Milt whitney ney was keeping bouse house for hills now pho was a cry ery nico nice lady hjul fit he hoped holed I 1 liko like her and I 1 inight coll cull tier cousin grace and before I 1 could oven draw breath to link any questions we were homo home mid find a lady ladr with a lightblue dress on uns helping roo me out of the car card and kissling jolo rae as eho she did so 1 now do you wonder that I 1 havo have been oa my ees and Aon derit 9 lf I 1 u nn as L I 1 and it this u as aan ant ter ONE WEEK y rek r EK LATER s it Is nt a dieula dieu drebin dr euin lv ftp all really ally truly true everything bather com corning t to 0 geee income 4 me the ho 19 alj automobile and 10 pretty indy in the lightblue light blue dress iv ho ito kosed uie 2210 and ahen 1 I ca A 1 doii downstairs thu next morning foll plit out ott it was reaf reni uie use pratt icett indy lady ad me W again nind said mie ua h hoped id be urty there and arid ohe toad me to ase any i w n ji 1 liked and I 1 to 1 I 1 juht run over to see doudt of tho the birts but not fo any plans 6 for r taij th afternoon noon for ohp afas going tu to take tahe me to ild rde coll 0 hot dow 1 thinly of that 1 1 t 14 4 71 I 1 10 1 41 I 1 a and abe to pretty and aves her tid tie to met tho the kirc giris in tio moronic morning I 1 not and uku a ride an automobile rado I 1 in tho lio ufer in 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lepied cousin arace and me tue to ploy play tor for him everal u times ines that ho he went with us u to th tho sunday school picnic 1 I never MW saw father rather at a picnic before and I 1 dont bellora ho he cw NEXT A during courtship a woman sees see the best eldo side of a man after mar riago she be wonders bow it |