Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-28
Moonlight and
Money
Rxy Maror Ry0sura-
By Marion Ruqincam
A VISIT HOME.


But after Harry had gone and
Louise had finished her routine work
she began to be sorry for her mar
tyr like attitude. After all it re-
quires q certain amount Of morbid
ness to enjoy playing the martyr,
and Louise was naturally cheerful
and healthy in mind.
But she was entering a period
which is trying even to women who
have been through it before. Moth
was something that terrified her.
She felt perfectly helpless before it
She wished with a sort of despera-
ton that she could go to her mother
with the questions that were in her
mind. Before she was married, She
had his wish for to talk
TO, for someone who would explain
in a sympathetic way the facts that
are shrouded n mystery and silence
or misrepresented in an evil flash of
gossip.
II she had wished then that Mrs.
Driscom was different, her desire for
a mothers counsel and c~omradeship
was infinitely greater now. And f.
naily she decided to go in town and
see her. Her mothers unhappy mar
ried life might ave accounted for
her lack OF sympathy with Louise's
marriage, but certainly Mrs. DriS-
com had not had any bitter eXper-
ience in motherhood. And she hated
to spend the long Saturday after
noon alone. Indeed, she felt she
might, after all, run up to the
SALISBURY tea and find Harry and
tell him she was sorry she had been
so temperamental that morning.
But her idea of attending the tea
ended with her mothers remark
when after they had finished a late
luncheon, they sat in the big Ii
hTa nv INV the fire
MY dear" began Mrs. Driscom,
IN the tone she unconsciousy used
when she was about to say some--
thing particularly unpleasant. II
wish you would get another suit.
That's obviously a last spring mod
ell! Skirts are now shorter and wider
and no one is wearing that style of
coat at ALL"
i've other things to interest me.
] don't care about STYLE" Louise
tried to get around it.
If you haven't any Interest in
what's being worn you might have
some In your health then" Mrs.
Driscom had a way Of finding tho
flaw in an argument, your suit IS
too thin for these cO.d days and
looks 1t. If you haven't the money,
for goodness sake, let me lend or
give you some"
at would be silly for mo to buy
A6W tlOLliGo llOWt 1OuiSS 5dius
"Why2" asked Mrs. Driscom sharp
".
Louise had not intended to tell 1t
this way. 1t was somewhat forced
out of her by her mothers questions.
But there was no use evading it now.
"Why?" Mrs. Dr4scom repeated.
her hin voice still sharper in tone.
You "a guess why" Louise said
and looked at her mother d~eflant,y.
The effect of her words was unex-
pected INC for the moment terrified
the younger woman Mrs. Drtscom
turned pale and leaned back in her
chair with a %gasping Good God"
Then she sat up suddenly and her
eyes fairly snapped.
you don't mean to say" she be-
gan, that you two young idiots are
going to-" and she stopped sudden
why not7" asked Louise, isn't it
the most wonderful thing in the
-NUrfd+
THE most wonderful thing in the
world, yes, sometimes" Mrs. Dris-
com almost moane 1t, but you GER
tainly don't think it's wonderful
now, do your"
Yes Louise answered. but her
voice choked on her. II thought you
would be glad to have a g~randchild.
I came to tell you about 1t and ask
you about 4. It's marvellous to me,
but I want to know SO many things
first. You were horrid about our
marriage, but l thought his at
beast would please you"
You poor, wild, romantic chill
dren,' Mrs. Driscom sighed. You've
neither of you sense enough to Took
after yourselves and now you are
going to undertake the responsible
lily of another soul as we'll. Do you
think It's fair to Harry, to burden
him with something new, when he
has more han he can carry now?
DO you think it's fair to yourself
tired as you are2 Above all, do you
think it's fair to the child, to bring
1t into the world when there's SO
little now you can do for it?"
She spoke sharply II feverishFy,
leaning towards her daughter. And
louise looked back at her aghast,
all her Illusions gone. all her lovely
tender dreams about the Dear Secret
shattered, She did not believe the
hard philosophy of her mother, but
she coud not find anything to say
in answer to 1t. So she sat staring
into the fire, with the bitter tears
running UNDECIDED down her cheeks.
Tomorrow-An unwelcome guest.