Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-03
MOONLIGHT AND MONEY.
By Marion Rublneam.
LONELINESS.
CHAPTER LXXVITI.

Louise found Jerry Scott wonder
fully tactful. He could not possibly have
heard the conversation which had upset
her 40. and II he had he would not have
understood it. But he knew she was feel
ing badly for the time at least.
He managed somehow to talk TO her go
she need not answer him, and he managed
Also in some skillful fashion, to talk to
the man at her other side, SO Louise WAS
not troubled by him either. After hall
hour he leaned over to her and said, Y ou re
looking yourself again now. Better not
dance tonight, If you haven't been well.
Be my partner with the bridge piayers.
'He is not a good dancer, SO bus kinaiy
advice is prejudioed," Mrs. Baxter SAID
to her. She had heard Jerrys remark;
bot he is q good bridge player We IL fllio
another man and make up table alter
dinner"
Louise had learned this as she had
learned most social accomplishments IN
rather haphazard manner. Among the
girls she knew before her marriage, the
fine points of the game were dlsrgarded,
moro attention was paid to gossip and
frivolous chatter than to the rules OF
bidding and playing. Louise felt herself
curiotisly out of place with three people
who played scientifically. and who seem
ed 10 find an almost intense JOY In work
ing out the finer details of play. But she
gave her whole attention To the game and
learned a lot during the evening"
Breck claimed her once for dance, and
st 10 o'clock Mrs Baxter with delight
fully motherly air took her upstairs to -
Carol came up to say gDod nignt Ha
checks were flushed n lovely rose ir IN
dancing and her eyes were sparkling In
her young strength and vitality, she might
have posed for the statue OF spartan
maiden.
"I'I just powder my nose and tuck YOU
in. !" she announced. My dear, tins sort
Of thing will do YOU q lot Of good-i can
see Won improve by the hour Tomorrow
preck SAWS YOUR to play some golf with
him, and Jerry, who has taken great
fancy to YOU. wants you TO 90 for n SPIN 20
Pillowtop Mountain IN the afternoon
Are YOU enjoying Il.
"Tmmensalv." Louise said, but We got
ton awfullv ont of the frivolous spirit aroi
It's hard to manage light conversation
when feel brokcn-hcarted underneath
You mustn't let yourself think about
it-anv Of it. not your mother, nor thf
baby. nor even Harry Now get as much
beauty aleep rs YOU can, and she kissed
her goodnight
Rlt slcep did not come for long time
THROUGH the open window the cool alr
came in. fragrant with all the summer
flowers. through the clear moonlight she
could see the long 81 rtch OF country
and the glcam Of the distant rivet. fhs
loneliness She had been fighting OF came
creeping back 70 her
From below came floating from popii-
lar sonr and burst Of happy laughter
And that was too much. Louise burlefi
her head in the pillow and cried until all
the loneliness IN her soul Was crIod ont
Then Soothed as women arc, By tears she
turned over and went 10 sleep
But though she went round the links
at = nearby club with Breck, and though
with Jerry and Carol and Mrs 3aVter
she went for a long drive to an Inn and
tea on mountain top, little of the
loneliness stayed with her
Through the following week, when
| most of the men were IN the city, she was
/ perfectly happy
Il must pick 1p some social accomplish
| meuts, she conhded to Carol one night
| "Perhaps these things aren't important
but | should know them anyway.
| 'Of course and most Of these methods
/ of wasting time arc healthful and VII
/ build you up. ar0l SAID
! So in the morning she golfcd with Try
stall Erne, q black-haired little beauty
and learned the fine points Of getting
long drive. and hohng IN with the teSses
number of strokes. or perhaps she playet
tennis with Carol in tho courts screened
with climbing roses In the evenings
Mrs. Pavter tauelt her bridge, and some
how. among all the women, she began t
acquire the SOCIAL froth she wanted
More important, she was getting bac
all her old health and strength and he
light and rather whimsical way Of regard
ing things
hcoDy She felt as though she were onl
halt herself, for Harry was still the oth'
half and merely telling herself that 81
was through with HIM did not keep he
from loving him.
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