. St. Nicholas [serial]. oard until she was taken to it. Then, as apunishment for her disbelief, she was locked in. Meantime, the month of Joans visit was speed-ing by. A few days before she was to leave, shereceived a letter from her mother telling her thatthe doctors advised her father to remain anothermonth at the sanitorium and try a new treat-ment. The letter continued: I wish I know what was best for you, dear. Thesanitorium would be very stupid for you after the younglife at Bromfield. If I did not feel that a little frictionstill existed between you and Barbara, I should suggest,by all
. St. Nicholas [serial]. oard until she was taken to it. Then, as apunishment for her disbelief, she was locked in. Meantime, the month of Joans visit was speed-ing by. A few days before she was to leave, shereceived a letter from her mother telling her thatthe doctors advised her father to remain anothermonth at the sanitorium and try a new treat-ment. The letter continued: I wish I know what was best for you, dear. Thesanitorium would be very stupid for you after the younglife at Bromfield. If I did not feel that a little frictionstill existed between you and Barbara, I should suggest,by all means, that you stay on with Cousin Ellen. Ishould insist on your boarding now, of course. CousinEllen would be glad to have you, I feel sure. Are ntyou perhaps a little sensitive about Barbaras attitudetoward you? At any rate, I leave the choice to or come to us, as you like. You need not considerus. Your father is busy with one treatment or anotherall day and I am acting as his nurse. MANUFACTURED MOTIVES 589. JOAN WON BARBARAS RESPECT, AT LEAST, BY DEFEATING HER, THE AMATEUR CHAMPION OF BROMFIELD, AT TENNIS pie ran in and out of the Bennett home that thetwo girls could easily avoid any quiet, intimatetalks with each other. Joan, conscience-smitten,knew that by using the tact or frankness hermother had suggested she could long ago haveforced the issue instead of avoiding it. Shedetermined, now, before she made her decisionconcerning the remainder of the summer, to havea frank talk w ith Barbara at the first opportunity came Joan asked Mrs. Bennett whether sheremembered any early records of the town orfamily, the older woman hesitated. Why—?yes,—that is, I think there must be. Td tell thetruth, every spring and autumn I clean two oldhair trunks full of papers in the attic, but Inever have time to read them. I know there are some old letters there, de-clared Barbara, because the stamps I cut offyears ago were the gems of my collec
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