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fe-Sf \ Brewster's i Millions I: b1^s!!2L ?y o0RGE BARR SCUTCHEON ?Company (RICHARD GRJEAVES) ?-:-: "Sfev?rTh?l?ss Si? young-American sud his host were in secret session for (fiie zest of the morning, and when the reseat was announced at luncheon there was general consternation. It ap? peared that ten days later occurred the Hete day of some minor saint who had not for years been accorded the honor Monty turned to look upon the half dead sailor. ?? a celebration. Monty proposed to revive the custom by arranging a sec? ond carnival. .Ton might just as well not come to the Riviera at all," he explained, "if yon can't see a carnival Ifs a simple matter, really. I offer one prize for fi? best decorated carriage and anoth? er to the handsomest lady. Then ev . t ?ry one puts on a domino and a mask, ? throws confetti at every one else, and there yon are." "I suppose you will have the confetti made of thousand franc notes and of? fer a house and lot as a prize/" And Brag-don feared that his sarcasm was j&miost insulting. '"Beatty, Monty, the scheme is ridic *?ons," said DeMille. "The police won't i ?How it" "Won't they, though!" said Monty ex x??ngly. "The chief happens to be Phi? lippe's brother-in-law, and we had him on the telephone. He wouldn't listen to iiie scheme until we agreed to make Mm grand marshal of vtbe parade. -Tfaen he promised Jhe_co^Deration_of -tte entire force and hoped "co int?rest Ins colleague, the chief of the fire de? partment," The parade will consist of two gen .darmes and the Brewster party in car? riages," laughed Mrs, Dan. "Do you -expect us to go before or after the iakery carts?" **We review the procession from the 3hotel," said Monty. "You needn't ?worry about the fete. It's going to be great. Why, an Irishman isn't fonder of marching than these people are of having a carnival." The men in the party went into ex? ecutive session as soon as Monty had jgxme to interview the local authorities and seriously considered taking meas? ures to subdue their host's eccentric? ities, but the humor of the scheme ap? pealed to them too forcibly, and almost l>ef ore they knew it they were making plans for the carnival. ~?f course we can't let him do it, bot it would be sport," said Subway Smith. "Think of a cakewalk between policemen and laundresses."' ?"I always^feel devilish the mc^?nt I get a mask on," said Vanderpool, "and you know, by Jove, I haven't felt that way for years." That settles it then." said DeMille. ""Monty would call it off himself if he knew how it would affect Reggie." Monty returned with the anounce xoent that the mayor of the town would declare a holiday if the American could see his way to pay for the repairs on the mairie roof. A circus which was traveling in the neighborhood was guaranteed expenses if it would stop ?wrer and occupy the square in front ?sf the Hotel de Ville. Brewster's en? thusiasm was such that no one could j resist helping him, and for nearly a | week his friends were occupied in su perintending the erection bf triumphal arches and encouraging the shopkeep? ers to do their best. Although the scheme had been conceived in the spir? it of a lark, it was not so received by the townspeople. They were quite se? rious m the matter. The railroad of ?ficlals sent advertisements broadcast and the local cure called to thank Brewster for resurrecting, as it were, the obscure saint The expression of l?s gratitude was so mingled with flat? tery and appeal that Monty could not overlook the hint that a new altar piece bad long been needed. CHAPTER XX. THE great day finally arrived, and no carnival could have been more successful. The morning was devoted to athletics and side shows. The firemen won the tug of TRTiT, And the people marveled when Monty duplicated the feats of the strong man in the circus. DeMille was called supon for a speech, but, knowing only ten words of French, he graciously retired 3n favor of the mayor, and that pom? pous little man made the most of a Subway "Smith Intimated th?Fa" rubber stamp must have been used in writing the address. The parade took place in the after? noon and proved quite the feature of the day. The question of precedence nearly overturned Monty's plans, but the chief cf police was finally made to see that if he were to be chief marshal it was only fair that the firemen should march ahead of the police. The crew of the Flitter made a wonderful showing. It was led by the yacht's band, which fairly outdid Sousa in noise, though it was less unanimous in the matter of time. All the cabs came at the end, but there were so many of them and the line of march was so short that at times they were really leading the pro? cession despite the gallant efforts of the grand marshal. From the balcony of the hotel Monty and his party pelted those below with flowers and confetti. More allusions to Franklin and Lafayette were made when the cure and the mayor halted the procession and presented Monty with an address richly engrossed on imitation parchment Then the school children sang, and the crowd dispersed to meet again in the evening. At 8 o'clock Brewster presided over a large banquet and numbered among his guests every one of distinction In the town. The wives were also invited, and Franklin and Lafayette were again alluded to. Each of ihe men made at least one speech, but Subway Smith's third address was the hit of the even? ing. 'Knowing nothing but English, he had previously clung consistently to that language, but the third and final address seemed to demand something more friendly and genial. With a sweeping bow and with all the dignity of jj statesmanhe began: ^Mesdames ?t messieurs, j'ai, tu as, il a, nous avons*'-with a magnificent gesture-"vous avez." The French members of the company were not equal to his pronunciation and were under the impression that he was still talking English. They were profound? ly impressed with his deference and grace and accorded his preamble a round of applause. The Americans did their utmost to persuade him to be seated, but their uproar was mistaken by the others for enthusiasm, and the applause grew louder than ever. Sub? way held up his hand for silence, and his manner suggested that he was about to utter some peculiarly impor? tant thought He waited until a pin fall could have been heard before he went on. "Ma?tre Corbeau sur un arbre perche"- He finished the speech as he was being carried bodily from the room by DeMille and Bragdon. The French 2Ionty'8 arrival gave him a new concep? tion of the strenuous life. men then imagined that Smith's re? marks had been insulting, and his friends had silenced him on that,ac? count. A riot seemed imminent when Monty succeeded in restoring silence and with a few tactful remarks about Franklin and Lafayette^ quieted the excited guests. The evening ended with fireworks and a dance in the open air-a dance that grew gay under the masks. The wheels had been well oiled, and there was no visible failure of the carnival spirit. To Brewster it seemed a mad game, and he found it Jess easy to play a part behind the foolish mask than he expected. His own friends seemed to elude him, and the coquetries of the village damsels had merely a fleeting charm. He was standing apart to watch the glimmering crowd when he was startled by a smothered cry. Turning to investigate, he discovered a little red domino, unmistakably fright? ened and trying to release herself from a too ardent Punchinello. Monty's ar? rival prevented him from tearing off the girl's mask and gave him an en? tirely new conception of the strenuous life. He arose fuming and sputtering, but he was taken in hand by the crowd and whirled from one to anoth? er in whimsical mockery. Meanwhile Monty, unconscious that his mask had dropped during thc encounter, was as? tonished to feel the little hand of the red domino on his arm and to hear a voice not all unfamiliar in his ear. "Monty, you are a dear. I love you for that. You looked like a Greek ath r>n von know-it was foolish I "Child, how could it have happened?" he whispered, leading her away. "Fan? cy my little Peggy with no one to look after her. What a beast I was to trust you to Pettingiii. I might have known ? the chump would have been knocked \ out by all this color." He stopped to \ look down at her, and a light came into his eyes. "Little Peggy in the great I world," he smiled; "you are not fit You need-well, you need-just me." But Mrs. Yalerftine had seen him as he stood revealed and came up in search of Peggy. It was almost morn? ing, she told her, and quite time to go back to the' hotel and sleep. So in Bragdon's charge they wandered off, a bit reluctantly, a bit lingeringly. It was not until Monty was sum? moned to rescue Reggie Vanderpool from the stern arm of the law that he discovered the identity of Punchinello. Manifestly he had not been in a con? dition to recognize his assailant and a subsequent disagreement had driven the first out of his head. The poor boy was sadly bruised about the face, and his arrest had probably saved him from worse punishment "I told you I couldn't wear a mask," he explained ruefully as Monty led him home. "But how could I know that he could hear me all the time?" The day after the carnival Brewster drove his guests over to Monte Carlo. He meant to stay only long enough to try his luck at the tables and lose enough to make up for the days at sea when his purse was necessarily idle. Swearengen Jones was forgotten, and soon after his arrival he began to plunge. At first he lost heavily, and it was with difficulty that he concealed his joy. Peggy Gray was watching him and in whispers implored him to stop, but Mrs. Dan excitedly urged him to continue until his luck changed. To the girl's chagrin it was the more reckless advice that he followed. In so desperate a situation he felt that he could not stop. But his luck turned too soon. "I can't afford to give up," he said miserably to himself after a time. "I'm already a winner by $5,000, and I must at least get rid of that" Brewster became the center of in? terest to those who were not playing, and people marveled at his luck. They quite misinterpreted his eagerness and the flushed anxious look with which he followed each spin of the wheel. He had chosen a seat beside an Eng? lish duchess whose practice it was to appropriate the winnings of the more inexperienced players, and he was aware that many of his gold pieces were being deliberately stolen. Here, he thought, was at least a helping hand, and he was on the point of mov? ing his stack toward her side when DeMille interfered. He had watched the duchess and had called the croupier's attention to her neat little method. But that austere individual silenced him by saying in surprise, "But she's a duchess-what do yon expect?" Not to be downed so easily, DeMille watched the play from behind Monty's chair and cautioned his friend at the first opportunity. j "Better cash In and change your seat Monty. They're robbing you," he whispered. "Cash in when I'm away ahead of the game? Never!" and Monty did his best, to assume a joyful tone. At first he played with no effort at system, piling his money fiat on the numbers which seemed to have least chance of winning, but he simply could not lose. Then he tried to re? verse different systems he had heard of, but they turned out to be winners. Finally in desperation he began doubling on one color in the Lope that he would surely lose in the end, but his particular'fate was against him. With his entire stake on the red,the ball con? tinued to fail in the red holes uutil ] the croupier announced that the bank was broken. Dan DeMille gathered in the money and counted $40,000 before he handed it~T:o Mon ty r ~ilis frien??s^w?re over joyed when he left the table and won? dered why he looked so downhearted. Inwardly he berated himself for not "taking Peggy's advice. "I'm so glad for your sake that you did not stop when I asked you, Monty, but your luck does not change my be? lief that gambling is next to stealing," Peggy was constrained to say as they went to supper. "I wish I had taken your advice," he said gloomily. "And missed the fortune you have won? How foolish of you, Monty! You were a loser by several thousand dol? lars then," she objected, with whimsical inconsistency. "But, Peggy," he said quietly, looking deep Into her eyes, "it would have won me your respect" CHAPTER XXI. MONTY'S situation was desper? ate Only a little more than $67**00 had been spent on the carnival, and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself. His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude to? ward the place was distinctly antago? nistic. The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it be? came necessary to seek other worlds. "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,' " thought Monty. "Lord, if it would only loosen a bit and stay loosened!" Some? thing must be done, he realized, to earn his living. Perhaps the role of the princely profligate would be easier in Italy than anywhere else. He studied the outlook from every point of view, but there were moments when it seem? ed hopeless. Baedeker was provoking? ly harren of suggestions for extrava? gance, and Monty grew impatient of the book's small economies. Noticing some chapters <>n the Italian lakes, in an in? spired moment he remembered that Pettingill had once lost his heart to a villa on the lake of Como. Instantly a new act of the comedy presented itself I demanded a description of his castle the air. "Oh, it's a wonder," exclaimed t artist. And his eyes grew dreamy. * shines out at you with its white t< races and turrets like those faschn ing castles that Maxfield Parrish dra^ for children. It is fairyland. You ? peet to wake and find it gone." "Oh, drop that Petty," said Bre ster, "or it will make you poetic; What I want to know is who owns and is it likely to be occupied at tl season?" "It belongs to a certain marquis who is a widow with no children. Th say she has a horror of the place f some reason and has never been ne it. It is kept as though she were turn up the next day, but except f the servants it is always deserted." "The ver3T thing," declared Brewst< "Petty, we'll have a house party." "You'd better not count on that Mo ty. A man I know ran across t place once and tried for a year to bi it But the lady has ideas of her own "Well, if you wish to give him a hi or two about how to do things, wat me. If you don't spend two weeks your dream castle I will cut the crov and sail for home." He secured the name of the own and found that Pettingiii had even remote idea of the address of her ager Armed with these facts, he set out search of a courier, and through Pl lippe he secured a Frenchman nam( Bertier, who was guaranteed to be sn prisingly ingenious in providing met ods of spending money. To him Bre* ster confided his scheme, and Berti? realized with rising enthusiasm that ; last he had secured a client after h own heart He was able to comple the address of the agent of the my terious marquise, and an inquiry WJ immediately telegraphed to him. The agent's reply would have bei discouraging to any one but Brewste It stated that the owner had no inte, tion of leasing her forsaken castle f< any period whatever. The profliga learned that a fair price for an estai of that kind for a month was 10,(X francs, and he wired an offer of fi\ times that sum for two weeks. Ti agent replied that some delay would t necessary while he communicated wit his principal. Delay was the one woi that Brewster did not understand, s he wired him an address in Genoa, an the Flitter was made ready for sei Steam had been kept up, and her coi account would compare favorably wit that of an ocean liner. Philippe wa breathless with joy when he was pai in advance for another month at tb hotel on the assumption that the part might be moved to return at any m< ment The little town was gay at par ing, and Brewster and his guests wer given a royal farewell. At Genoa the mail had accumulate and held the attention of the yack to the exclusion of everything eist Brewster was somewhat crestfallen t leam that the lady of the villa haught ly refused his princely offer. He wo: the lifelong devotion of his courier b; promptly increasing it to 100,00 francs. When this, too, met with rc jection there was a pause as well a a serious consultation between th< two. "Bertier," exclaimed Brewster, "1 must have the thing now. What's t< be done? You've got to help me out' But the courier, prodigal as he was of gestures, had no words which seem ed pertinent "There must be some way of getting at this marquise," Monty continued re flectively. "What are her tasves? Dc you know anything about her?" Suddenly the face of the couriei grew bright "I have it," he said, and then he faltered. "But the expense, monsieur-it would be heavy." "Perhaps we can meet it" suggested Monty quietly. "What's the idea?" It was explained, with plenty of ac? tion to make it clear. The courier had heard in Florence that madame la marquise had a passion for automo? biles. But with her inadequate for? tune and tho many demands upon it it was a weakness not readily grati? fied. The machine she had used dur? ing the winter was by no means up to date. Possibly . if monsieur- Yet it was too much. No villa But Brewster's decision was made. "Wire the fellow," he said, "that I will add to my last offer a French machine of the latest model and the best make. Say, too, that I would like immediate j possession." ; He secured it, and the crowd was I transferred at once to fairyland. There were protests, of course, but these Brewster had grown to expect I and he was learning to carry things with a high hand. The travelers had been preceded by Bertier, and the greeting they received from the stew? ard of the estate and his innumerable assistants was very Italian and full of color. A break in their monotony was welcome. Th?l?veliness of the villa and its grounds, which sloped down to the gentle lake, silenced criticism. For a time it was supremely satisfying to do nothing. Pettingiii wandered about as though he could not believe it was real. Ile was lost in a kind of at? mosphere of ecstasy. To the others, who took it more calmly, it was still a sort of paradise. Those who were happy found in it an intensification of happiness, and to those who were sad it offered the tenderest opportunities for melancholy. Mrs. Dan told Brew? ster that only a poet could have had this inspiration. And Peggy added: "Anything after this would be an an? ticlimax. Really, Monty, you would better take us home." "I feel like the boy who was shut in a closet for punishment and found it ? thc place whore they kept the jam," said Subway. "It is almost as good as owning Central park." The stables were well equipped, and thc days wore on in a wonderful ? peace It was on a radiant afternoon, ! when twelve of the crowd liad started j out after tea for a long ride toward > tain that she had deliberately avoided him for days and weeks, and he could find no reason for it Hour after hour he had lain awake wondering where he had failed her, but the conclusion of one moment was rejected the next. The Monte Carlo episode seemed the most plausible cause, yet even before that he had noticed that whenever he approached her she managed to be talking with some one else. Two or three times he was sure she had seen I his intention before she took refuge with Mrs. Dan or Mary Valentine or Pettingiii. The thought of the last name gave Monty a sudden thrill. What if it were he who had come be? tween them? It troubled him, but there were moments when the idea seemed impossible. As they mounted and started off the exhilaration of the ride made him hopeful. They were to have dinner in the open air in the shadow of an abbey ruin some miles away, and the servants had been sent ahead to prepare it It went well, and with Mrs. Dan's help the dinner was made gay. On the return Monty, who was off last, spurred up his horse to join Peggy. She seemed eager to be with the rest, and he lost no time with a preamble. "Do you know, Peggy," he began, "something seems to be wrong, and I am wondering what it is." "Why, what do you mean, Monty?" as he paused. "Every time I come near you, child, you seem to have something else to do. If I join the group you are in it is the signal for you to break away." "Nonsense, Monty! Why should I avoid you? We have known one an? other much too'long for that." But he thought he detected some contradiction in her eyes, and he was right The girl was afraid of him, afraid of the sensa? tions he awobe, afraid desperately of betrayal. "Pettingiii may appeal to y u," he said, and his voice was se* loas, "but you might at least be courteous to me." "How absurd you are, Monty Brew? ster." The girl grew hot. "You needn't think that your million gives you the privilege of dictation to all of your guests." "Peggy! How can you?" he inter? jected. She went on ruthlessly. "If my con? duct interferes with your highness' pleasure I can easily join the Prestons in Paris." ^Suddenly_Brewster remembered that Pettingiii li?ll spoken of the Prestons and expressed a fleeting wish that he might be with them in the Latin quar? ter. -With Pettingiii to follow, I sup? pose," he sai,d icily. "It would certain? ly give you more privacy." "And Mrs. Dan more opportunities," j she retorted as he dropped back toward the others. The artist instantly took his place. The next moment he had challenged her to a race and they were flying down the road in the moonlight Brew? ster, not to be outdone, was after them, but it ?vas only a moment before his horse shied violently at something black In the road. Then be saw Peg? gy's horse galloping riderless. Instant? ly, with fear at his throat, he had dis? mounted and was at the girl's side. She was not hurt, they found; only bruised and dazed and somewhat lam? ed. A girth had broken and her sad? dle turned. The crowd waited, silent Instantly he had dismounted and was at the girl's side. and somewhat awed, until the carriage with the servants came up and she was put into it. Mrs. Dan's maid was there, and Peggy insisted that she would have no one else. But as Monty helped her in he had whispered: "You won't go, child, will you? How could things go on here?" [TO BE CO.STJLN DIED.] May She Ever i Figure it out on a rose leaf and write with the brew of a lily that nowhere under the great blue dome is there a creature half so pretty as a Kentucky woman. She's prettier than an even? ing star In the shadow of a summer sunset, more inspiring than a thousand songs and as bewitching as a fawn tangled in the vines of a wilderness of roses. She's our hope, our romance, our vine and fig tree-the light which enables us to see a million miles be? yond the north star.-Springfield (Ky.) Sun, Enterprise. An English paper contains the fol? lowing enterprising advertisement: JAMES -. OYSTER MERCHANT. Two dozen best oysters con be obtained for 2s. 6d. Should death be proved tc have occur? red through eating same, a decent fu? neral guaranteed. Thc Backbiter. I never yet heard man or woman ! much abused that 1 was not Inclined 1 to think the better of them and to transfer the suspicion or dislike to the one who found pleasure in nointinc out U!'..' . ....!> Ok ano, n er?--..*ano tort*. BRUNSON FILES PLEDGE. He Makes Formal Announcement of Candidacy. Columbia, May 23.-Mr. Joel E. Brunson of Sumter has filed his cam? paign pledge and has paid the as? sessment upon candidates and is in the race for governor. Mr. Brunson was suggested by the prohibitionists of the State at a meeting in this city in 189S. but for reasons satisfactory to himself he did not make the race, and Mr. C. C. Featherstone, who had been suggested first for the position of attorney general and then lieuten? ant governor, made the race. Mr. Brunson is a platform speaker of some proficiency, as he was at one time the head of the organization of good tem? plars in this State, and went about making speeches in behalf of tem? perance. He is a prominent Baptist and a man of highest character. MURDER AND SUICIDE. - Negro Murders His Wife and Kills Himself at Summerton. Smmerton, May 23.-Yesterday about 12 o'clock Lawrence Carter, col? ored, killed his wife and then commit? ted suicide at the house of the wo-.. man's father, two miles from this place. The woman had separated from her husband two weeks ago and had gone to her father's to live. Yesterday Carter armed himself and went to see his wife ostensibly to persuade her to return to live with him. He did en? deavor to persudae her to become rec? onciled, but when she refused to do so he shot her, inflicting a mortal wound from which she died in a short time. He then shot himself, dying almost in? stantly. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury, As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces, such articles should never be used except/ on prescriptions from reputable physi? cians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them- Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting direct? ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Ca? tarrh Cure, be sure you get the gen? uine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by all Druggists. Price, 75c perb ottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation. 5 18-lm Sore Nipples. .A cure may be effected by applying Chamberlain's Salve as soon as the child is done nursing. Wipe it off with a soft cloth before allowing the child to nurse. Many trained nurses use this salve with the best results. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by all druggists. Leon Miller, 10-year convict who ecaped from the Saluda county chain gang, has beer captured and re? turned to the gang. *A good complexion is impossible with the stomach out of order. If pasty, sallow people would pay more attention to their stomachs and less to the skin on their faces, they would have better complexions. Kodol for Dyspepsia will digest what you eat and put your stomach back in right shape to do its own work. Kodol re? lieves palpitation of the heart, flatu? lence, sour stomach, heart burn, etc. Sold by all druggists. Dr. S. W. Gamble, a well known physician of Gourdins, died on Tues? day, after a brief illness. It is Dangerous to Neglect a Cold. ?How often do we hear it remark? ed: "It's only a cold," and a few days later learn that the man is on his back with pneumonia. This is of such common occurrence that a cold, how? ever slight, should not be disregarded. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy coun? teracts any tendency of a cold to re? sult in pneumonia, and has gained its great popularity and extensive sale by its prompt cures of this most com? mon ailment. It always cures and is pleasant to take. For sale by all druggists. Elliott Rouse, colored, killed his wife, Tilly Rouse, at Greenwood, Tuesday night, by striking her on the head with an axe. Was Wasting Away. *"I had been troubled with kidney disease for the last five years," writes Robert W. Watts, of Salem, Mo. "I lost flesh and never felt well and doc? tored with leading physicians and tried all remedies suggested without relief. Finallly I tried Foley's Kidney Cure and less than two bottles com? pletely cured me and now I am sound and well."' During the summer kid? ney irregularities are often caused by excessive drinking or being overheat? ed. Attend to the kidneys at once by