Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-29
MOONLIGHT AND MONEY.
Ny n.arion fiubincartl.
WHAT Is LIFE?
Chapter CT.

| SnaptfT vi.
Murray Buffers words had started
Louise thinking along another path
| quito Ms he had hoped.
| That night she slept but little. She
lay staring ahead into the darkness,
going over all the details Of her life for
the last three years, trying to find, from
all that had happened IN the pnst, some
! hint AS to what was tr, happen in the
future. Finally shc decided shc must talk
il over with someone and Carol, always
her best friend, came 10 her mind ct once.
She drank several cups OF coffee, IN
stead Of eating normal breakfast and
went up to the big house on Fifth Avenue
/, NJ soon as she WIS dressed.
"You look badly, DEAR" Carol said with
concern rs she greeted her. Come up to
the nursery with me, ] have become so
domestic allow no ono TO bathc baby but
myself is simply permitted to hand
me soap and towels.
IL don't think WILL II you don't mind, =
Louise answered. Today, particularly,
she could hardly bear to watch another
woman 90 through that sweetest OF NIL
domestic little ceremonies. IL made the
sense of her own loss too acute.
IAN tight, lie down and rest b'f
in my boudoir, and | wont be long was
1ssfpi KnnG-nStuTtu anSNtis
But when she had returned, Louise
did not quite know what she wanted 10
say. And with her usual tact, Carol
did not try to find out She talked at
random, gossip OF friends, engagements to
be announced. another wedding. rumor
Of n divorce, proposed trips OF people
they knew, Whiting for some subject to
give her friend an opening. She knew
Louise had something on her mind.
Your frjend--whats her manner the
little ar.ist--Annabelle-- certainly
fascinated Jerryf she remarked finally.
II think they are engaged, Louise
said with more il terest than she had shown
In ANYTHING so far that morning.
Really? Do you think they'll be
happv9" Carol wanted TO know.
'Whv metz Louise asked, then added
cvnicaliv. shes never had any thing
except what she worked for hard, and
Jerry has lots Of money.
IF money makes happiness, yes, IT
will be a success, Carol answered, taking
up some embroidery. But does 1T
Doesn't it2'' Louise asked; Il would
have been happy, If we had had luss a
little money.
Money hasn't made my marriage
happy" Carol answered slowly.
Louise looked at her for q moment.
Then her face softened, and she put her
hand over her friend s.
I'm sorry. Carol, she said. y Thought,
really. that YOU were-happy.
II don't mean I'm miserable, Carol
hurried 20 explain. ''Breck is one of the
most charming men In the world, ne
is very fond of me, he's proud Of me too,
and he loves the baby, But
''But what7"
Carol laughed little, q ruefui laugh.
IL didn't know ] was romantic, she
said. almost apologetically. hut was,
really. very much in love with Brock. |
wanted little cottage that | could tend
mvself. and s rose patch where | could
pick bugs of the roses with my own hands
and nobody to bother about much except
Breck. had all sorts of romantic dreams.
Breck used TO laugh when We were en-
Gagged and I'd talk 60 He would ask how
We d have week-cnds and nanc some mil
honai efgiends, and want TO know whether
| could cook like some high priced French
chef" :,
ssBut he docs love you?" Louise said.
'sOh. YES, but he likes me mostly as
beautiful model to hang expensive clothes
and jewels ON. He likes TO hear people
comment on my looks and my dresses,
Carol said.
esYou see," she went on, IT wanted
slr the moonlight of love---the moon
shine. the glamour and Illusion Of life.
And / got the money. You vanted-in
fact, you peeded-the money, and you
got the moonlight, for certainly no man
would have been more devoted than Harry.
"And neither of us is happy" Louise
summed it up.
'ENeither," Carol echoed. "But / have
the baby, and you have your work, and
after all, that Is hfe, or an important /
part Of it.
Tomorrow Return.