Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-16
MOONLIGHT AND MONEY. .
BY ksarioA Rubincnm.
NEW FRIENDS FOR OLD.
Chanter LXXXIX.

| II Im,ise had thought that she was TO
be alonc mueh. she soon found she was
mistaken. She knew, by reading the signs
+ at the entrance door, that the little apart
ment house was filed with artists OF one
/ tvne or another-and the sounds OF Two
+ continuously PLAYED pianos told her that
/, musical artists we've among the lot. She
! felt. rather proud and also rather pre-
sumptuous when she placed her own small Il
! sign louise Morton, Nursery DECORATING
among the other cards :,
For two weeks she worked steadiiy ~
+, Carols order, putting the best OF herself
/ into it. and making up by extreme care
what she lacked in artistic ability. Ana
when she was half way through her task,
Il new friend appeared.
Come in" she called in answer 10 a
knock. expecting To see Carol. But IN
stead. q tall. thin girl stood In the door,
wav. n girl different from any Louise mad
ever seen.
II live on the floor below YOU and
I saw vour sign and thought II the cutest
/ thing ever. so | came up, said the new
conner as n preliminary
THAT snice of you. SIT down and
I'll make some tea. It's almost tea time
/ and we can talk then -
Finish your work and Ill make
i the tea il YOU tell me where you keep
things" the girl offered. ''oh | see,
everything is right here
j She lit the lamp under Loulse : copper
ten kettle, while Louise herself, rather
amused. went back 10 her work.
Your name | know, ! read II on the
/ sign the girl went on m Anhaheile
i Lee Nv mother gave me that a"lul IfSt
name because my last was appropriately
! Lee. and she was crazy over Zoe poem
Naturally | have hated Poe ever since
ouise laughed. and ncglecting her
work looked at her visitor Her first I'M
nression had been sltnplv that this grl
was unusually tall and thin. When she
looked more closely she saw that her dark
brown hair was cropped short and that
Il Auffcd out Ill over her face, that her
orernIsh eyes were yerv intelligent and.
+ nrettv thai her mouth had a little Impish
twist IL II that made her thin face charm
INC Aanalclle Lee was not pretty, and
did rot try 10 he, but she had lkeablc
ncrsonalitv and genUnene5s that Louise
felt al once. ;,
Are YOU an artist Louise asked
finally when she bad cleaned her brushes
and had helped make the sandwiches
NO" Annabcllc answered prompt
+ IL. But | do batiks hand dyed sIiks
you know. in weird patterns--its lots of
fun. | like artists, but We no lll'lsioi
about myself that way. only pretend to
bc one when | have . rich customer on
should hear me them
What do you do Louise thought
She might pick up few ideas For she
would have to act like an artist when the
hoped for clients arrived
'Oh, run my fingers through my halr
/ md xrattfpS
Annabelle illustrated her words. There 5
. nice crowd in this b'iilding. most OF
th,m worth moving. You'll meet them
all III a week | tell YOU what. | IL have 2
nartv tomorrow night and You come
down she broke of when another
knock came at the door,
Louise answered it. and Murray Butler
entered He gave Louise slightly qul2ll-
cai look. but was hIs usual charming sell
when HI, vas introduced 10 Annabelie
But that Young lady cut her VISIT
short and left - soon as she could, with
a final L ntil tomorrow night then.
- she disappeared. 49,.
Who's vour n v triend9 Murray But
lcr asked when they werc alone
Louise resented his tone AZ once
An artist Who hives in the building
sb.'s verv nice she told and added with
exaggerated pohtenoSs Do let me make
Won some tea.
Thanks. vii. Butler answered
throwing his hat and gloves on the couch
~ nv this mad hast, 20 make acquaint-
aucc Of artists?
There's no haste. Louise said, looking
at hlm in surprise Then she laughed at
him as she handed him ms tea. She had
never seen him snnoyed, and though there
was not an idea of coanetry IN her head
she net was Young enough and feminine
enough IN he pleased at the trace Of
jealousy he showed
lf yol want TO know any artists, I'll
introduce YOU to the real thing, Butler
went on. Men and women who arr the
leaders IN their line not imitators and
dabblers
.AH right. do introduce me, Louise
surprised him by answering Il want 70
know everyone.
oh i YOU want~to 90 out = lot and
have q frivolous time Butler exclaimed
i do, Louise said with little earnest
ness III her tone 1 want to work hard
and play bard ! don want TO have time
too think about things.