Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-04
MOONLIGHT AND MONEY
by Marion Rubineam,
A DISTURBING NOTE
Chapter LII.

chapter LII.
! The following morning Louise awoke
I early. rs she had done when keeping house
/ She started up in bed with feeling OF
being late, then she remembered there
was no Harry to make breakfast for this
morning and no early train to hurry him
of to catch She looked under the pillow
at her watch Eight o'clock, an hour
later than she had been getting up, but
certainly more than an hour too early for
this household 20 he stirring
So she lay back in bed again. glad
to be able to relax and rest. yet far
from happy Harry had had whole
day now to think about her absence.
For the first time she began to wonder
what he would do. Then the delicious
sense Of comfort and warmth stole over
her again, and she snuggled down under
the covers and d0ztd until ten O'Clock.
Indeed. Anne had to wake her.
"Your mother is up and wants TO know
whether You'll have breakfast with her IN
her room She said closing the windows
and turning on the heat as she talked.
"Of course | will Louise answered,
reaching for her bathrohe.
Then III serve II IN yOur mother
hou- dor right away tho woman said
''You look a heap better this morning
than when ynu came yesterday she add
"a looking critically al Louise II II
most remarkable what little sleep Will
do for Q person.
II was indeed Louise thought, as
she dressed quickly She was feeling
better than she had hccn for weeks
Her mother. in the same frivolous
cap and gown. was seated nv the small
table in tht hay window when Louise
entered. She was going through pile Of
letters UHsocial as her life was actually
she still seemed 10 keep up voluminous
correspondence She looked up, As she
greeted her daughter, and her express
sion was one Of anxiety. She held one
letter avav from the pile. face down.
Beyond the good morning greetings,
neither spoke while Anne served the
breakfast.
When thew were alone again, Mrs.
Driscom turned the letter face up. II was
addressed to Mrs Harry Morton. Louise
took il. her face suddenly white and her
hands cold. II was in Harry writing
II know. Of course. that he would
trv to get in touch with you. Mrs. DrIs-
corp said. looking at the letter which /
Louise still held unopened. He 'phoned
last evening and ! answered.
Louise looked up startled
"You didn't tell me, she accused. !
No. her mother said Il didn't. And |
am not playing the dragon either, 70 /
keep YOU and your beloved apart. thought |
YOU had had enough for one day and told !
Harry so You were golngto bed and
wanted YOU to sleep ! told hun II would !
be much better if he would wnte-that
after a nights sleep you would not be SO
nervous. i
what did he say?" Louise asked
eagerly. r.,, no,.,sr.ot;on ),
Mrs. Driscom remarked dryly.
Louise broke open the letter.
''Ny dearest wife, the letter began.
al don't know what TO say or what To
think. / am feeling utterly amazed and
confused and guilty and forlorn and
little bit hurt. too
s'I did not know things were as bad as
YOU seemed to think them ] know ITS
been awfully hard and that YOU have been
very brave and good TO stand II as long as
YOU did. but | didn't know you were
Worrying so hard over all this wrctched
poverty and these debts.
al thought about it all day today
and when | couldn' stand 1t any longer,
telephoned. ] thought you might let me
come up and we could talk 1t over and
perhaps find a way out. our mother SAD
you were luSL gong " bSu anu hCOtSN
sleep. / suppose she was right IN not let
ting me see you; you have been awfully
tired, and guess that's the whole trouble
Don't you think you'll be all right If
YOU Just rest up? Wont you please let me
come and take you home again? You can
sleep late, you know. ! car, fix my own
breakfast and you needn't do any work.
II doesn't matter if things aren't kept
clean and | can get someone to come
in and help You needn't do anything
but rest and sleep~-
II know it's wrong for me to urge you
to come back and take up any Of these
worries again But love you so much
can't help it, Please let me come and see
YOU at least and talk this over Let me
see you anyway dear. | cant stand being
cut off from you"
Unheeded, the tears were rolling down
her checks while Louise read. When she
looked up from the letter she was alone
Mrs. Driscom mad done a rarely tactfni
thing. She had gone into the next room and
closed the door.
Tomorrow New Worry