Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-22
MOONLIGHT AND MONEY.
By Marion Rubincam.
DISAPPOINTMENT.
CHAPTER XCIV.


An tbrn1,sh November and well along
into D.csml 2, Louise worked steadily
or HChents" 5 she called them, rarely
,nreared. SO most of her time was gwen
over 10 horest hard study ut the art schooi
and in practices at home
Sh. had cut out all social engagements
IN order to work, but one evening a "eeh
She was free, anc, then she went 10 tne
tbca,r, and 70 supper with either Murray
R,,tIer or Jerry Scott She never entered
tbeatre or restaurant without looking
sroInd. half hoping yet half afraid tha'
she would ses Harry. :, ,r
..It's a big city" she told herSeh
finally. And ne probably hasn't noney
enolIGh 10 go places himself, ana Nifs;
SALISBURY can't take hun out win hef AZ
the time ~ t,,f
For she still hated to feel tnat some 1'i"7.
woman was helping her Harry TO ne
success. No.. 49,;
~It's as vel thst you have all this time
on vo,1r hapds 10 study: you'll acquire
sone skill presently Butler told her on
on. ~ his visits TO her studio. ou ne
det,.rnined TO stick at this, and M be
GINNING 10 admire your grit after All.
/ told YOUR father so. ;,
"Yes. | had 3 letter from him today,
Iouise said. ''He seenIs quite happy. lie
oneuing some new mines IN tha mountains
and he's very much cnthused over nus
work
$50 that relieves your miod, doesn Z 1t?
But III bet he'd be most awtuily glad 10
see YOU Just the same.
",brst the same, I'm not going, Louise
answered setting her mouth hrny
ANY customers? Butler asked, hu1lt-
ing through all his pockets for his cigarette
case-a habit of his that always amused
Louise for he never seemed TO kno" wilere
20 find any Of his possessions.
"a few r.eople, she answered. ''One
VIM collects antiques bought one OF the
fradle beds and had me make It look like
nahocany to match her other furniture
made siO on her Jerry sent another one
around: she bought one OF the toy cheStS'
Not much. but anything will do for q
beginning. How have YOU made out
Well. it's good DON have to depend
IN this for a living. Louise snlled rue
fully "I'vo made clear profit of So. and
thst includes that $500 Carol insisted on
having ne. and it's cost me ever SO n'lch
more 10 live.
Also" Butler remarked, Your market
for this sort of thing Is 1t thus season q the
wear. At lessst, this IS the tlTnc to eStahHsh
your rerutation People arc away II inc
summer. and don want a h0thfr ahou'
any sort. Of decorating Whlc ihe if"'
weather lasts Orders - haye houses zone
over are plaa,ed II the winter ana sprihESo
the work IS comP!etcd when they come
hack 20 town.
work hard
Rnt hard work doco rot necessarily
frinc customers. Louise wcn, through
another month without getting . slngie
order. and hv that time she was greatly
disappointed Carol tried hcr hcsf, Int
Carols achievements were not n pro
0ortior 10 her enthusiasm, She taik'n
Louise 10 her friends. and they locke. hor-
"a or Interested according to their ieTl-
7eranentS. She introduced her = every
woman whom she heard was about -
have her house done over.
"Brt nurseries are g special SOFT q
thing. aren't thev?" she asked with
cornlcai grin one afternoon when she and
Louise were having tea IN her library
'One doesn't install 3 nursery as one docs
a dining room or = bath. m surprised st
the number of houses that sre built with
out them.
Louise laughed blt icI aNist slie
stared thoughtfullv out the window At IN"
falling snow And when she rose 70 60
nome she felt very much downcast. She
wanted so badly to make 5 success Of
herself, and here il was mldwlnteT and
she was, SO far. unknown and failure.
Success meant that she could 60 70 Harry
and say let us begin again
At her door she ran into her nelEhbor
Annabelle and 8 strange woman. Anna
belle had the key TO: her place, and often
showed her things when she herself was
out-for there were many people who
''jlisl wanted 10 look.
But this woman hsd not come from
curiosity.
q love your work. she said IS soon as
she saw Louise Il want you 10 d. 8
nursery for me, / have my Own ideas and
] want YOU to follow them out. Rapidly
she sketched her plans. She wanted some
OF the classic myths painted with modern
sTvle figures and she had even her color
schene complete And would Mrs.
Morton have lunch with her next day and
sec the room that vas to be done over.
AS she left she held ont her hand
''I'1n SO glad 10 have met YOU ! friend
/ know slightly suggested your name IL
me. d Mrs. Shaftsburv Do you know
her?"
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