Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-15
MOONLIGHT AND MONEY.
BY Marion Rubincam.
HARRY.
Chapter LXXNNllI.
Meantime

Meantime
In a tiny Office on the top floor OF an
old fashioned office building young
man compressed his lips into straight
determined line, and kept his thoughts
| for eight hours day pretty closely upon
| his work Ii was not always easy to do
Harry Morton was his own ofcc
manager. and his own O4ce boy as we'll
! And when he had any letters To send out,
! he wrote them himself on second or
/ third hand Typewriter that had cost him
two months lunchcons He picked out the
1 KEYS one at a time, and was rather glad
! Tint a letter took most of an hour to turn
out, because il kept him occupied that
/ length of time
! One could not draw plans contInu,,
j ouslv for houses that nobody wanted
| to put up. !
/ Today. following his usual habit, he
/ laid aside his work promptly at five, went
/ down the elevator and out INTO the street.
! He stopped for moment to look rather
+ wiStfullv at the line of waiting autos at
! the curb. Louise used to come here and
/ wait for him at five and they would drive
! homo tocethcr. Home that Is 10 her
! fathers house
/ That was before little Carol Louise
/ had come. and gone, and before Louise
! in her bitterness had turned away froin
/ him. ,,
Harry started north at fast walk
/ But before he had gone more than le"
/ sters. a woman's voice called HIM iurn-
ing hc saw Mrs SALISBURY leaning out
! from her car.
up 10 vour office and waited here 10 catch
YOU in case he missed YOU
This is nice, Harry SAID as he Climbed
l., car and turned 10 loon
at her. "Nou're looking rs charming ~
over I haven't seen YOU Tor two weeks
s'No I've been down at the shore
| took a party DOWN and opened up that
new addition YOU built
like it, Harry asked
.Vcrv much, and it was greatly ad-
rired Everyone says you vc improved
nv place wonderfully by your plans ior
the new wing | should not Toe surprised Il
YOU found some new work through some
of the people ] had down
'.Yon re nwiully good, Harry answered
gratefully. "But YOU know, II shame INC
wav depend on YOU Most 81 my work
has come through YOU
mn hov. YOU We not grown rich on II
Don't he grateful until you do, Mrs
Shaftsburv exclaimed ncrrlly with q
shake al her blonde head
she was even more the persomhcatlon
IT fashion and leisure, Harry thought, aS
ne looked At her
Here We are thc lady exclaimed
u hcr chauffeur appeared I'm driving
,-,u home with me for dinner, she turn
III again Ia Harry And / IN taking YOU IS
ny escort to theatre party tonight
hone you don't mind. she gave him one Of
her quck smiles, fash Of eyes and teeth
that carried no hint Of coquetry, and yet
that fascinated every young man she met
They chattcd as they drove up and
she asked him questions about ms "or6.
She had more a grasp on its details even
than he. and her advice was Always Naiu'
bic 10 him. ),
still walking 10 the office and back, :"
she asked presently
Yes Harry answered. IL takes
uD time and it gives me air and exercise
also. il saves money. II.
Have YOU heard from Louise YET
Mrs. salisbury asked gently, Harry
shook his head
You gave her until August 70 get
over II. Della ne said Its October nov,
and still haven't heard since her let
ter saving she was g1ing 70 South America
Tor long time IN afraid II ilnai, she
doesn't want me tie stared delectedly
ahead !,
Then ] hsve pleasant news for you,
Mrs. SALISBURY told hun. She didn I
"a. And nc looked Up surprised: she
bas studio on 57th street, and she $
doing some sort Of decorating. Carol
Sproul told me.
Now do YOU know Why she didn
ro9 do being 3 woman and having wo-
mans instincts. She stayei because she
wanted 10 be near yol."
I'm afraid your instincts are wrong
then" Harry said IF she wanted 70 be
near me. she would call me UP and let
me- sec her. Id 60 IN a minute Il thought
shelf ! thought she would.
Mrs. Shaftsbury looked at Harry critical
II.
Louise rs a queer type she said
finally. II knew something OF her mother,
and / know where she gets the streak
az obstinate bitterness that ; under her
mild and sweet manner She 5 the sort
that will let Il thing simmer In her solu
without saving word for months or
wears and then when it comes out. It
much worse than If she would be frank
about IL In the beginning. But cheer up,
nv dear. know she II come around again
and be forglving
Perhaps said Harry 50 doiefuily
that Mrs. SALISBURY had TO smile at hiS
tone. ~,