Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-17
Moonlight and
Money
BY Marion Rubincam
AN INSPIRATION

GIlSI l1Ih OO
Next morning the maid handed
Louise a note when she woke up.
She looked sleepily at the strange
handwriting a moment, then tore II
open.
"As soon as you wake up, l wish
you'd hurry and dress and meet me
down on the porch. l want you 10
drive with me to help select an I'M
portant present. / know q bully
place UP the mountain where we can
have bacon and eggs for
and I have Carols permission to take
you. Yours, Jerry"
Louise looked at her watch. II
was 1880 and she had really not IN
tended to get UP until later, but the
invitation sounded so delightful she
COULDN'T resist. ~Scribbling quickly a
line BE right down." she sent the
maid off to find Jerry Scott and hur-
ried through her bath and dressing
as fast as she could. With sparkling
eyes and flushed cheeks, she present
cd herself on the porch less than
half an hour later.
'1This Is the j~olllest thing that mas
happened for months" Jerry cried,
throwing away his newspaper when
he saw her. Madam, the car awaits
you" He gave her an elaborate bow
and led her to his machine which
stood ready on the drive.
'CaroI was invited but couldn't
come because the new gang arrives
this afternoon" he explained. Il
came down ahead yesterday, partly
to see you, partly to mediate In my
woodland retreat where 1 found you
yesterday. and partly to drive over
after this present"
why aren't we waiting for break
fast?" Louise asked as they sl1d
down the drive and out into the
smooth highway.
ssRecause I know the best farm
house with the incest old lady, who
will have breakfast ready. Well get
there in an hour when the fresh air
makes us feel starved, n youh
enjoy the picnic a lot. or I miss my
guess. Besides, the other place I'm
after is a long drive, mostly over
mountain roads,. and we have 10
start early to get back in respectable
time for dinner"
The whole day was a Joy to Louise.
The quaint farmhouse, overlooking
miles of country, delighted her. And
the farmers wife, who seemed to be
an old friend of Jerry's, was the best
Of cooks. They ate ravenously OF
crisp bacon and fresh eggs ard bread
hot from the batch of her Saturdays
baklng-but Jerry would not stop
tong for all Louise's enthusiasm. BY
noon they climbed the mountain and
drove far down the opposite side to
a village tucked away In the bend OF
O river.
sThe roads are bad getting here,
but the place is lovely, isn't it?"
Jerry enthused. "We're going to
that red house to see an old man
who collects antiques from all the
hill villages around here. and writes
me when he has anything good"
T--fl4 kIn Ca+{oo A hn faII116 avnPt-
ly what he wanted-a cradle dating
back to the days of the Pilgrim faith
ers, two small chairs with prim
straight backs. in which undoubtedly
some child of far-away days had been
taught to sit decorously, a child's
rocker and a small chest Of drawers.
mot a piece less than 100 years,
her as they settled down for lunch
con an hour later at q little road
house mn.
who are they for?" Louise asked
shyly. The sight of the baby furni-
ture reminded her of many things,
and made her rather quiet.
They're a gift to fit up the nur.
sery Of a little namesake OF NINE"
Jerry said gently. and the smile that
moment. "He's the third child. and
the second son Of a girl I knew some
years ago." He forced the smile
again. ''She married the other man."
he added.
"Oh." said Louise, and put her
hand over his a moment How
could she do thatf"
IT hadn't the money then, neither
had she. and we hadn't the courage
20 try 1t without. She married the
money. I dug In and worked for It.
We've both got It now. we're neither
Of III heartbroken, as we should be
according to the stories, but we miss
sd-dear Lord. what we missed" he
broke OF suddenly.
Sc you went up to the little
woodland spot to mediate. about the
girl you didn't marry because you
were poor. And I went there to
think about the man I did marry
We-Harry and I-braved the pow
erty, and we weren't happy either"
Louise said 1t all d%olefully.
"And the only consolation after
ali the good-byes are over Is work."
said Jerry, staring down the road to
his expensive car
"Work!' echoed Louise. That's
what I'm going to find-work I like
to do. Your quaint New England
nursery things hav given me an in
Dpiration."
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