Mary Fred had bought a horse. He was black and his name was Mr. Chips and Mary Fred was taking him home. She had the moist breath of snow as the January wind swayed the reins, the green scarf swirling over Mary Fred's unruly black hair, the tip knotted under her tanned, square chin. "I bought a horse," he thought. The thought might still frighten him.
Because he had absolutely no intention of buying a horse with the money sent to him to buy a formal dress for the spring ball at school. In this impulsive start, we were introduced to Mary Fred Malone, 16, Malone's eldest daughter, who now resides in her ramshackle house in Malone. His widowed father, Martie, is a war news columnist rather than family, leaving Mary Fred to organize the affairs of 15-year-old Johnny and 13-year-old Beany. When Martie sets out to cover the war news, Hawaii, Mary Fred decides to give up a maid's services and split the salary between siblings, each of whom has expenses: Mary Fred takes care of Mr. Chips, Johnny's new typewriter, and Beany's. renovated bedroom. Especially when their 19-year-old eldest sister Elizabeth returns home unexpectedly and sickly from a troubled pregnancy. But the two biggest cogs in the domestic wheel of harmony are Mary Fred's romance with high school hero Dike Williams (yes, I know) and the intervening courtesy of her chic.
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