Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-07
Moonlight and
Money
BY Marion Rubincam
A NEW ANXIETY


There were several days of peace
ana pleasure for Louise, when she
watched the tiny morsel of humanity
grow q little like the baby she had
pictured. Yet It did not grow to look
as a normal infant should. When
the wee lips parted. they gave out q
strangely pathetic little cry.
Louise lay in bed among the
cushions and watched the nurse as
she gave the baby her morning bath.
There is no more delightful cere-
non to watch than this and no time
when women are drawn into such
close sympathy as when they bend
together over the wee figure in its
own tiny tub. Louise longed for the
time when she would be we'll enough
to go through this ceremony herself.
You hold her so" the nurse ex-
planned as she slipped an expert hand
under the baby. Then the head
doesn't drop back and you support
the spine"
Il see,' Louise was all interest.
Then you do the head, and the
face
The cars so and the mouth and
gums are washed out with this bit
of absorbent cotton on a little stick"
The nurse went on with her Demon
stration.
She's so thin" Louise fretted.
leaning over the bed to look at the
little one more closely.
YES. but a special diet will do
wonders and a daily rub with warm
olive oil after her bath will nourish
her through all the pores of her
little body" The nurse went on with
her task. giving advice and instruc-
ton as she worked. for Louise was
far more ignorant tina most young
mothers are.
Shes so quiet" Louise worried.
"Well, of course she isn't well,
Mrs. Morton" the nurse came out
you can't nurse her, SO that's a draw
back too. But he's very clever, DR..
Drake is, and he won't let n chance
of helping her go by"
Louise touched her little daughter
gently when the nurse laid her on
5he bed and went into the next room
on an errand.
yes, they do look like little old
ladies when they aren't we'll" the
nurse answered when Louise ex-
pressed hat Idea to her. Dear me,
you should see some of h poor
things we get In the hospital wards,
hands like yellow bird claws and skin
that's gray as dust In the road, faces
like little III men and Women.t
"And when they get well do they
look pretty?" Louise asked.
Indeed yes, flesh and blood Is all
they need. This one will fill out and
be as pink and roly-poly as you could
wish. Now. who do you think h
looks like most, you or Mr.. Morton?'
81 don't know" Louise said help
iessly. but 1 know she will be PREF
ty-when-when she gets fat and
we'll. Do you think she wiil?"
The nurse started to answer but
Harry came in, unexpectedly home
from the office in the middle of the
morning.
Dlained as he crossed the room.
you've been getting SO much better
I simply had to come home to look
at YOU again. Every time I see you.
you look better. Hello, here's Carol
Louise" He pronounced the baby's
name l~aughing1y as he leaned over
the bed.
Carol Louise Isn't well and I'm
worried" Louise told him. "They
won't let on to mo just how Ill she
ia. but 7 know the nurse Is q little
anxious and DR.. Drake is not salts
fed"
Good heavens, I hope you won't
have to bear that sorrow on top OF
all you've had this year." Harry said
a~nxiously. =.
she didn't get wellY' LOUISE eSK shin,
vi GOuiScI L AONN -
already, just because she's a part OF
us. though I haven't got very well
Acquainted with the little lady per-
sonally," Harry tried to take 1t
lightly. -
st don't know whether I love the
baby or not" Louise confessed.
while she was coming I was SO
taken up with worry-and mothers
death-and everything coming at
once, I'm afraid I thought more
about myself thai about-baby. AND
since her birth we've been so usS
/ keeping her in the world"
II know she's a medical problem
rather than a daughter. But don't
worry over YOU feelings-Im sure
you love her enough, you're not cold
hearted, sweetheart" He kissed her
gently and got up.
Louise leaned over to study the
babv more closely. 1t lay quietly,
far too quietly. beside her. She kiss.
cd its tiny hands and absurdly smau
feet. The warmth OF its skin against
her hps sent q strange thrill through
her and brought the tears suddenly
to her eyes. -