Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06
MOONLIGHT AND MONEY.
BY Marion Rubincnm.
GOSSIP.
Cb.ai.r T.IN

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| One afternoon n few days later, Louis,
was sitting by the fire in the library
sometimes reading lazily from a magazine,
sometimes looking out the window where
snow was falling in huge wet looking
| flakes. The cheer of the big library, the
warmth and coziness, the long hours nf
sleep the good food and medicine, were
already having their effect. Louise was
looking and feeling much better. She was
young, and in spite of her worries, had
| the glorious power To "corne back
| physically.
The door opened, and she turned ut
the sound of a mans step Harry was
never far from her thoughts; she did not
expect him TO come, after the letters she
had sent, but being feminine, she never
ceased hoping he would.
But it was her father who came over to
the couch and sat down by her.
II don't often see Won week days,
Louise smiled al him in greeting. Il keep
you for sort OF Sunday parent, | sup
pose
81 don't think Two been much OF
parent at all" the man replied s'Other-
wise | should not have LET YOU marry the
fiSt young chap you fell in love with or 1t
] bad, | would have provided for yon
better than ! did "
Please father, YOU re not going TO
talk unkindly about Harry, like mother
does, are you?' Louise asked plead1ngly.
The man turned and looked directly at
her 1t was strange experience for
Louise, for her father rarely looked direct
" at either herself or her mother. HIS
absent-minded gaze seemed To go beyond
them. He was rather handsome, she
thought. His evcs were a really fine blue
and his white hair was thick and DIS
tinguished looking
Just why did you leave Harry be
asked
Because he wasnt making enough
money to support family aud because
every day ! stayed Ue went dceper III
debt
Is that the onlv reason. Mr Driseom
asked
Yes, louise answered
There wasn't any other woman
NO. Louise SAID, Whv do yo,l ask.
No reason, her father SAID eyastFelE
YES, there must he louise insisted
'l lou look guilty father
The door opened again and i servant
announced visitor Turning iaaise
was surprised to sec Carol coming II
but how did You knoV ! Nas hefe
she glsped, from the depths ol ~ en.
thIlsiastic embrace ID which CAROL ltal
almost buried her
Little bird told M CAROL answered.
laughing and r,e ,sst.d her Iealsf lenscd
around Her father had tlcd how etf. u
The approach 81 visitor 50 tie t~o Young
women were alone
I'm 50 glad you ve como - town faf
this bitter weather. Carol SAID, as she
pulled of her big fur coat 10 TIL nj
when the great evcut = 70 happen
Not until lat. n the spring Eonlsc
answered, self con4elons as SIC alWars
felt when anvonc ouftide her family
mentioned h,r approaching motherhood
''l4lt how did you know ! var herr
'C,uessed II 6arol answered and
laughed a littlc
but no ono know but meihs- and
father and Harry nHist wa- petzled
"IIarrS must have told vou. for ! kaon
you've not seen mother or father til dad
tel YOU, didn he.
Well ves. he did, il you must know,
Carol confessed tIo SAID yoa had de-
ended - spend the cold weather here
with voar family IN town and told nm
that was the most sensible thing YOU could
do
Where did you sc him louise
asked
oh. don't remember. ipsf MT him
somewhere
Come. Carol You're keeping SOMETHING
back It's perfectly natural that you
should have run into hun, bur the Wy veu
tell il makes i sound mysterious You
never could tpil 4 good fiji vop know
VERY well, Carol SAID. II a resigned
tone j met hlm with party OF people IN
a restaurant las night
Your party9 asked Louise
No Breek and | wcre dlalns .!ane.
Ike a loving ncR married. coufle and tneE
had table ucEt to oIfs.
They .pIesf toned LoItse
Mrs salisbury il YOU must know
and mother man and woman aud Harry
NJ dear. there, no harm N them dining
togethet Mrs SALISBURY Is straight =
q string III swear 10 that and | thought
YOU ki.cu about the dinner anyway.
Have ! told things shouldu L
OF course knew Ill about Il
Louise answered with brave attempt
to say II naturally.
Monday The Broken Idol