Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15
Moonlight and
Money
LONELINESS
BY Marion Rubincam

gully tactful. He could not possibly
have heard the conversation which
had upset her SO, and If he had, he
would not have understood it. But
lc knew she was feeling badly for
the time at least,
File managed somehow to talk to
ier so she need not answer him, and
I've managed also, in some skillful
fashion, to talk to the man at her
other side, so Louise was not trou-
bed by him either. After a half
hour he leaned over to her and said,
'Yeu're looking yourself again now.
Better not dance tonight, If you
haven't been we'll. Be my partner
with the bridge players"
lie is not a good dancer, so his
kindly advice Is prejudiced," Mrs.
p3.xter said to her. She had heard
Jerry's remark. But he is q good
bridge player; Wen find another
ma and max up a table after din
nor"
Louise had learned this as she had
learned most social accomplish
Cae1ts, in a rather haphazard man
JeI. Among the girls she knew be-
yo3e her marriage the finer points
Sf the game were disregarded. moro
Intention was paid to gossip and
~Srt9olous chatter than to the rules of
hdding and playing. Louise felt
@arsclf c%urlously out OF place with
free people who played scientifical-
u, and who seemed to find an al
most intense joy In working out the
finer details of play. But She gave
her whole attention to the game N
learned a lot during the evening.
Brock claimed her once for a
dance, and at 10 o'clock Mrs. Bax-
ter, with & delightfully."- motherly air,
took hsr upstairs to bed.
Carol came up to say goodnight.
Her cheeks were flushed q lovely
rose from dancing and her eyes were
sparkling. In her young strength
and vitality. she might have posed
for the statue of q Spartan maiden.
"TIl just powder my nose and
suck you in" she announced. "My
dear, this sort of thing will do you
o lot of good can see you improve
by the hour. Tomorrow Brock say
SQUIRE to play some golf with him,
and Jerry. who has taken a great
fancy to you wants you to &c for a
spin to Pnlowtop Mountain in the
Afternoon. Are you enjoying it2"
Immensely" Louise said, 'but
Eve gotten awfully out of the friv-
alous spirit. Carol. It's herd to man
sgs light conversation when I feel
4roken-hearted underneath"
you mustn't let yourself think
about it-any OF it. not your mother,
nor the baby. nor gwen Harry. Now
Rek &@ AluSA bC@oLS 6iCCR as yOo
ean." and she kissed her goodnight
But sleep did not come for q long
lime Through the open window
Rhs cool air came in, fragrant with
Ill the summer flowers; through the
plear moonlight h could see the
long stretch OF country and the
loneliness she had been fghting off
same creeping bach to her.
From below came floating from a
popular song. and q burst Of happy
daughter. And that was too much.
1Iouise buried her head in the pillow
And Dried until ali the loneliness in
Aer soul was cried out Then sooth-
Ssd. a& women are. by tears. she
Aurned over and went to sleep.
But though she went round the
s7nass at a nearby club with Brock,
land though with Jerry and Carol
n Mrs. Baxter she went for a long
drive TO an inn and tea on a noun
sain top, q little of the loneliness
stayed with her.
Through the following week, when
most Of the men were in the city,
she was perfectly happy.
I must pick up some social ac-
eomplishments." she confided to
Carol one night. Perhaps these
ahings aren't important, but I should
know them anyway"
CO~Np @iAo AhDoS Va AOoV
methods OF wasting time are health
full and will build you up" Carol
said.
SO in the morning she golfed with
Crystal Erne, q black-haired little
beauty, and earned the fine points
of getting a long drive, and holing |
in with the fewest number OF
strokes; or perhaps she played ten |
mis- with Carol in the courts screened
with climbing roses. In the even |
sngs Mrs. Baxter taught her bridge,
and somehow, among all the
she began to acquire the social froth
she wanted. More important, she.
was getting back all her old health
and strength and her light and rath-
er whimsical way of regarding |
things.
Yet it could not be said that
Louise was happy. She felt as
though she were only half herself, |
for Harry was still the other half
and merely telling herself that she
was through with him did not keep
her from loving him.
Tomorrow--A Heart-to-Ieart Talk