Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-05
MOONLIGHT AND MONEY
by Mnrio1 RuAkueam.
A HEART.To-HEART TALK.
Chapter TiXXVIIIL

Chapter LxxvHH
Most al The hm~e party drifaed swry
after tho second w~ek end; Mrs. baxter
In smart white ssupe, immaculate and
charming IN ovxz, was tha Last to te~va;
For two blcssed dnyr Of quiet. Csrol ard
Loriss had thu big ho,ra 70 themselves
In that time they slept and knitted ana
read, CIR did nothing hut lie Idly under
the cool shade Of thc tr~s.
There's now mob coming f'sss1rsi"y'
hct always give myself at laest two
days to recover from one lot, 80 M 70 be
fresh and rested for the next, Carol CON
fided.
Anyone know oomins1" I~Sliso
naked indiffcrcntiy.
''Brcck of course, every week end,
Carol enumerated. "And little Mary.
who wants 10 catch rich young bachelor,
and Jerry Scott, who begged 10 eo,n'
again when he found You were staying
over"
II like him." Louise commented.
''Hc liker yo,,." Carol snid with quick
look at her friend "ln fact, If You wsren
married think"
'fYou don't think anything" Louise
cut In suddenly and sharply.
"All right my dear, won't, cnro'
unfortunate in this-he's always been
with a smart crowd where few ct the
young girls were swect and sinccre. lies
too sensible and good for any other rort,
and that's why he hasn't married. Just
the same, ] wish YOU had n>ct him before
YOU married lie II the type Tor YOU lie
big and protective and rich enough To
take care Of YOU, and he would worshtp
the crDtipI Won walked on.
Louise hhrshcd. and then wns an
CRY with herself becnse OF the color
that SWEPT over her face. Why should
she blush like a .chcol girl over first love
sTsirT The idea oi being married 10 any
one but Harry WAS Ahhorrent. She was
almost sorry now that Jerry wNs coming
Yet when she saw him. she waa rather
eiad She had gone off for = walk IN the
early afternoon and, to e-csrc the neat,
turned into nearby woods. A flat rock
iutted out over a noiav little brook and
She climbed out on that, settled hesgeh
there, and t.cgan 90 read.
But reading wns hard work IN thst
fascinating apot II reminded her of pine'n
on one of the creeks that rnn into the
Hsckensark River not many mites from
her home. place she and Harry had walk
e,i tn many tunes during their frat wonder-
full dayE IN the little hoifse. How vefyt
very hannv they had bpcn' She hcrsn tn
wonder whether they would ever AGAIN go
back to the dear house.
Rosolutelv she turned hack % her
nsga EInc, but II WAS no use. l nc hefoifer
all married the hcroes and nw~f happily
ever after IN the stories. and their rcJortei
bliss nsde her lonelier and Rnddor Ivy
contrast with her reality. The tears would
force their wav Ia her eyee.
Then she heard the cracking Of tw1ss
and turned to st-e Jerry making hrs wHy
toward her. lie did not begin to look tn'
IS vea-s, hrs figure WAS tall and straight
and athletic, his brown ewes were warm
and friendly as he smiled al her. and the
fcw gray hairs among the dark mass
only added to his distinction
$50 Won We found nv favuvits SPOT,
ne SAID sf,or little talk If common placc
things. You know" he added httls
later. Il alwavS come herv at least once
on every trim to Prrck's like 10 SIT here
until the essence Of tho place has soaked
ali through me get back all the illusions
at>ou, life that lose in the city. nc whole
snot is filled with pesoe and happiness
and hope lie looked over at her kceniy.
There were traces at moisture ON her evo-
lashcS,
I'm afraid I'vr DESTROYED the beauty
of your favoritc rlacc then. l,o'srse an
swcred ''for We lxcn thinking over al the
lost illusions, and haven't found either
the happiness or the hoT-e IN II
You will though Jerry asSsTrcd
her. And you haven't DESTROYED the
charm Of nv woodland retreat. For we We
both been through unhapnincss and 50 VIC
,,nderstand lots of things other folks don :
I'll like this all the better because share
il with YOU :,
you don't look as though you had
ever t,een unhappy, Louise said smiling
st him.
I've learned the best way 70 get over
il. and | found that there were stlll
thousands of little JOYS left IN the world,
even when the big joy WAS gone. lis
liVs were smiling, but ms eyes were ser'ous
and rather tender
What's the best way 70 get over
it, Louise asked She was so interested
she forgot to ask how he seemed 10 know
her past.
'sIn nv case work. and more work.
Jerry answered ''ln yours don t
know yet III think about II and tell you
Tomorrow-An Inspiration