Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-23
MOONLIGHT AND MONEY.
BY Marion Rubincam-
THE FIRST SUCCESS.

1 t|lEiBtt ~No's
| So it was Mrs. Shaftsb,uy that sent
| this customer To hcri For while after the
woman had left, Louise felt like writing
| her note declining her order. IT. was
| calling to accept help, or anything IKE q
| favor from n woman she so thoroughly CHS
liked.
| And it was Annabellc who brought her
| around to commonscnse point ot view
| For Annabclle fingered after the client
| left, and finally remarked, rs she looked
| at Louise:
Dear girl, why look rcsentful because
| the lady wants To present you with several
hundred dollars? I'm sure Id fall ON her
neck and weep joyfully if she came down
and bought that much batik silk from
me
''She WAS sent by woman | hate,
Louise burst out.
"Anv reason for hating herr" Annatelle
asked, her greenish eyes looking curl
o,lsly at Louise.
"She, well--my husband" louise
stumbled over her words. After NIL was
said what reason did she have Tor not lik-
ing Harry's bcnefacIcssI -
Heavens. have you had hvshandf
I always thought wCli you know
this unconventional crowd IN the house
ag1ned YOU were married Is that MIR
Morton?" she pointed to Ilarry's photo
graph ON the desk.
Louise nodded
What did the lady you hate do Run
off with him2" Annahcllc wanted TO know,
"No. sbe-wcll. she didn't do anything.
She was only nice to him and she m
fi,cnccd people to give hum orders,
Iof1isr said honestly
"And for that YOU hate her and leave
himl You're an awful little fool, Louise,
said Annabellc frankly. Believe me,
wouldn't leave nice looking husband for
any reason like thatl only wish J had
one
'Ycs, I'm a fool" Louise acknowledged.
Whats all this about The two
women turned rs Jerry put has head IN the
door which they had forgotten to close,
Louise introduced her little artlst
ncighhor to the man whose friendship she
already valued so much
Louise was moaning over tho fact that
she had husband. and | over the TACT
that hadn't. " explained Annafsle, who
WIS certainly the soul ot tranknes*
Louise looked scandalsrC ~ this free con
fc,xion. but Jerry threw back his head
and laughed heartily, and then looked
"
now typo Of girl.
Annabcle was particularly attractive
that afternoon. too She had dressed ~
smock cf her own batlk-dycd silk
done in soft greens and henna shades that
set on eErcCiallv well her grecnIsh eyes
and mrish little mouth and her fluffy,
short black har
"rhat sounds as though YOU were lone
some. Jerry said Well 50 am l. and
especially tonight | dropped around T.
find someone to dine with mo. Won't
YOU both come out and We Il have Jolly
dinner together
I'D love to. and I'm sure Annabolle
would. too, said Louise. calmly accepting
for both 81 want to comb my hair first.
so vou trnt on down 70 Annahcllc's studio
and let her show you tho pretty silks she
makes, and I'll hc right down
But she hngcr~i as hong ~ possible over
her dressing For she saw the interest
which .Icrry took in Annabc,lc And she
knew the real worth and charm that lay
concealed under little cccentriclt'os N hcr
neighbor And IN every woman Is the
ctcFnal matchmaking instinct
''Of course, shes just the girl tor him
she said IL herself He hasn met any
thing lnit social butterflies for wears
he II adore this one
And indeed. when she did 60 down to |
Annalcllcs studio, she was more than |
pleased ~ The frjcndllnoss that had III |
ready sprung up between tho two.
II forgot 90 tell YOU ono thng, Anna- /!
belle said when they were settled finally IN |
. restaurant y ou'rc 10 como downtown !
with me tomorrow to meet tho hc;,d ot the /
decorating department II ono Of III" iarg
est department stores IN town 7 shan
even tcll you it's naJnc or the man uamc /
until tomorrow.
"Rut III tell ypu this much he had \
bought a lot Of silks from mo and ono day (
when YOU were out, took h,m up and .
showed him your nursery things, and he
liked them immensely. think he Will put /
in some of them. and when he has an
order where hc can work you IN to do IIp n
nursery. he will He'll chargc per cent.
YOU know, hut he should hc able to give
you a lot of work
And SO, little hy little the first hu Of
success came to her
Tomorrow Tho Empty Cup.