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i SkISSs!SS? By GE0R
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CHAPTER XVII.
REWSTEK was comparatively
I?^ well and strong when he re
turned to New ITork in March.
* His Illness had Interfered extensively
with his plan of campaign,
and it was imperative that lie red on-1
ble his efforts, notwithstanding the
manifest dlsnxn^. of his friends. Ills
O first act was to call upon Grant & Ripley,
from whom he hoped to learn
what Rwcnreugen Jones thought of his
methods. The lawyers had heard no
complaint from Montana nnd advised
blm to continue a* he had begun, assuring
hint as far as they could that
Jones would not provo unreasonable.
An exchange of telegrams Just before
j his operation had renewed Monty's
? - dread of his eccentric mentor:
New York. Jan. G, 19?.
Swearengen Jones. Butte, Mont.:
Ifow about having my life Insured?
Would It violate conditions?
MONTGOMERY BREWSTER.
To Montgomery Brewster, New York:
Seems to me your life would become an
asset In that case. Can you dispose of It
before Sept. 23? JONES.
To Swearengen Jones, Butte, Mont.:
On the contrary, I think life will be a
debt by that time.
MONTGOMERY BREWSTER.
To Montgomery Brewster. ?ew York:
If you feel that wny about It, I advise
you to tako out a $500 policy. JONES.
To Swearengen Jones. Butto, Mont.:
Do you think that amount would cover :
funeral expenses?
MONTGOMERY BREWSTER.
To Montgomery Brewster, New York:
You won't be caring about expenses If it
Comes to that. JONES.
The Invitations for the second ball
had been out for sonic time, and the
preparations were nearly complete
when Brewster arrived upon the scene
of festivity. It did not surprise him
that several old time friends should
hunt liliu up and protest vigorously
against the course he was" pursuing,
nor did it surprise him when he found
that ills presence was not as essential
to the success of some other affair as it
hail once been. lie was not greeted as
cordially as before, and he grliihy wondered
how many of his friends would
. "** stand true to Hi# mi
ty made him turn more and more often
to the unquestioned loyalty of I'eggy
Gray, and her little library saw him
more frequently than for months. ^
Much as he had dreaded the pretentions
and resplendent ball. It was use
ful to hlra lu one way at least. The
"profit" side of his ledger account was
enlarged, and In that there was room
for secret satisfaction. The Viennese
orchestra straggled into New \ork
headed l?y Elon Gardner, n physical i
wreck, In time to nwko ? finrmonious
farewell oppoarnnce behind Brewster's |
palms, which cause:! his guests to wonder
why the American public could
not appreciate the real thing. A careful
summing up of the expenses and
receipts proved that the tour had been
a bonanza for Itrewster. The net loss
was a trifle more than $r>tl,0<)0. \Vh<?n
this story became known about town
everybody laughed pityingly, and poor
Gardner was almost In tears when he
tried to explain the disaster to the man
who lost the money. But Monty's
sense of humor, singularly enough, did
" not desert him on this trying occasion.
Aesthetically the ball proved to be
the talk of more than one season. Pet
tlngill had justified his dflsiro for an
thorlty and made a name whlVh wouh
last. He had taken mnttiVs Into hi:
own hands while Brewster was ii
Florida and changed the period fron
the Spain of Velasquez to France an<
I.ouls Qulnze. After the cards wer
out he remembered, to his eonsternn
tlon. that the favors purchased fcrr tli
Spanish hall would bo entirely inai
proprlate for the French one. He wli
cd Brewster at onee of this mlsfortun
- - - '
nnd wflu astonished at mo
of Ills reply. "But, then, Monty nlwnj
wn? a good sort," he thought, with
. glow of affection. The new plan wf
more costly than the old, for It was i
simple matter to build a Versallb
O stilt at Sherry's.
rettlngill wns no Imitator, hut ]
created un effect which was superb
In keeping with the period he hi
chosen. Against it tho rich costuun
with their accompaniment of wigs ai
powdered hnlr, shone out respleiidei
With great dltficulty the artist had i
cured for Monty a costume In wh
satin and gold brocade which in If
once have adorned the person of Loi
himself. It made him feel like a pop
jay, nnd It was with Infinite rel
that be took It off an hour or so uf
dawn, lie knew that things had g(
well, that even Mrs. Dan was sa
tied, hut the whole affair made 1
. heartsick. Behind the coinpllnie
nviahmi noon him he detected a n
of irony which revealed tho Inugl
Hint wont on behind his bnck. lie I
not realized how much it would li
"For 2 cents," he thought, "I'd (
jf up the game and be satisfied v
what's left" But he reflected 1
such a course would offer no chn
to redeem himself. Once again lie t
up the challenge and determined
win out "Then," he thought exult
ly, "I'll make them feel this a bit.
lie longed for the time when
could take his few friends with
and sail away to tho Mcdlterrai
to escape the eyes and tongues of \
L
*
ster's
ions i
GE BARR MCUTCHEON
tlCHARD GREAVES)
. VI
York. Impatiently ho urged Harrison
to complete the arrangements so that
they ooulil start nt ouce. Hut Harrison's
face was not untroubled when
he made his report. All the preliminary
details had heou perfected. He
had taken the Flitter for four
months, and it was being overhauled
una put lnio condition tor tno voyage.
It hnil been Brown's special pride,
but at bis death It went to heirs who
wore ready and eager to rent It to
the highest bidder. It would not have
been easy to (lnd a handsomer yacht
In New York waters. A picked crew
of fifty men were under command of
Captain Abner Perry. The steward
was a famous manager and could be
relied upon to stock the larder In
princely fashion. The boat would be
'n readiness to sail by the 10th of
April.
"I think you are going In too heavily,
Monty, proteslpd Harrison, twisting
his lingers nervously. "I can't for my
life figure how you can get out for less
than a fortune If we do everything you
have In mind. Wouldn't It bo better to
pull up a bit? This looks like sheer
madness. You won't have a dollar,
Monty?honestly you won't."
"It's not In mo to save money, Nopper,
but If you can pull out a few dollars
for yourself I shall not object."
"You told me that once before, Monty,"
said Harrison as he walked to tlio
window. When he resolutely turned
back again to Brewster his'face was
whit**, but there was a look of determination
around the mouth.
"Monty, I've got to give iTf> this Job,"
he said huskily. Brewster looked up
quickly.
"What do you mean, Nopper?"
"I've got to leave, that's all," said
Harrison, standing stiff and strnight
and looking over Brewster's head.
"Good Lord, Nopper, I cau't have
that. You must not desert the ship.
What's the matter, old chap? You're
us white as a ghost. What Is it?" Mou
ty was standing now, and his hands
were on Harrison's shoulders, but hefore
the intensity of his look bit: friend's
eyes fell helplessly.
or ifoViV
the reason I?I can't stay on. I have
betrayed your confldeuce."
"Tell me about it," uiml Monty was
perhaps more uncomfortable than his
friend. "1 don't understand."
"You believed too much in me, Monty.
Y on see, 1 thought I was doing ^ou
a favor. You were spending so much
and getting nothing in return, and I
thought I saw a chance to help you out.
It went wrong, that's all, and before I
could let go of the stock $00,(XX) of yom
i
e " '
). It made him feel like a poplujay.
r- money bad gone. I can't replace
10 *yet. Rut Clod knows I didn't mean
'O steal."
rs "It's all right, Nopper. I see that y
n thought you were helping me. '1
is money'8 gone, ami that ends it. Do
to take It so hard, old boy."
es "I knew you'd act this way, but
doesn't help matters. Some day I n
lie be able to pay back tho money I to
ly and I'm going to work until I do."
[id Brewster protested that he had
?s, use for the money nud begged him
nd retain the posltlou of trust he had hi
at. But Harrison had too much self
se- spect to care to be confronted di
ite with the muu be bnd wronged, tlrn
flit ally Monty realised that Nopper 1
uls pursuing the most manly course o
in- to him nnd gave up the effort to
lef suadc him. He insisted upon leai
tor New York, as there was no oppo
>ue nlty to redeem liimRelf In the inetr
Hh- Us.
dm "I've made up my mind, Monty, t
n*8 out west?up In the mountains, perl)
?te There's no telling, I may stuinbh
iter n B,,|,i mine up there?nnd?well,
lid seems to be the only chance I hav
urt. restore what I have taken from yo'
Clve "By Jove, Nopper, I have It!" <
^ T?11
rlt" Monty. "If you musi go, t n m......
that iu the hunt for gold."
l,,ce In the end Hopper consented to
??k low Brewster's advice, and It
L *? agreed that they should share eqi
ant" all that resulted from his prospe
tour. Brewster "grub staked" liln
a year, and before the end of the
a new tenderfoot was on his wt
lean tjie itocity mountains.
New
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CHAPTER XVIII.
HARR ISON'S departure left Brewster
la sore straits. It forced
him to settle down to the actual
management of hiR own affairs.
He was not ludolent, but this
was not the kind of work he cared to
encourage. The private accounts he
had kept revealed some appalling facts
when he went over them carefully ono
morning nt 4 o'clock after an all night
session with the ledger. With infinite
pains he had managed to rise to something
over $4r*),00O In six months. But
to his orlsrllllll minion It Inwl l>#on line.
essary to add $58,550 which ho had
realized from Lumber and Fuel and
some of his other "unfortunate"' operations.
At least $40,0(X) would come
to liim ultimately through the sale of
furniture and other belongings, and
then there would be something like
$20,0<X> Interest to consider.
But luck had aided him In getting rid
of his money. The bank failure had
cost liim $113,408.2."), and Nopper Harrison
had helped liim to the extent of
$00,000. The reckless but determined
effort to give a ball had cost $30,000.
What he had lost during his illness had
been pretty well offset by the uulueky
concert tour. The Florida trip, including
medical attention, the cottage and
living expenses, had entailed the expenditure
of $18,500, and his princely
dinners and theater parties had footed
up $31,000. Taking all tho facts into
consideration, he felt that he had done
rather well as far as he had gone, but
the hardest part of the undertaking
was yet to come. He was still in possession
of an enormous sum which
must disappear before Sept. 23. About
$40,000 had already been expended In
the yachting project.
He determined to begin at once a systematic
campaigu of extinction. It had
been his Intention before sailing to dispose
of many household articles either
by sale or gift. As he did not expect to
return to New York before the latter
part of August this would minimlV.e the
struggles of the last month. But the
prospective "profit" to be acquired
from keeping his apartment open was
not to be overlooked. lie could easily
count upon a generous sum for salaries
and running expenses. Once on the other
side of the Atlantic he hoped that
new opportunities for extravagance
would present themselves, and he fancied
he could leave the final settlement
of his affairs for the last mouth. As
the day for sailing approached the
world again seemed bright to this most
mercenary of spendthrifts.
A farewell consultation with his attorneys
proved encouraging, for to
them his chances to win the extraordinary
contest seeuied of the best. He
was iu high spirits as he left them,
exhilarated by the sensation that the
world lay before him. In the elevav7u
uutu oium utc uircuii^ wu3
not without its difficulties. The colonel
had been dazed by the Inexplicable
Situation between Monty and his
daughter, whose involutions lie found
hard to understand. Iier summary of
the effort she had made to effect a
reconciliation after liearlug the story
of the bault was rather vague. She
had done her utmost, she said, to be
nice to him aud make him feel that
she appreciated his generosity, but he
took it in the most disagreeable fashIon.
Colonel Drew knew that things
were somehow wrong, but he was too
strougly an American father to interfere
in a matter of the affections.
It distressed him, for he had a liking
for Monty, and Barbara's "society
Judgments," as he ealfcd them, hail no
weight with him. When he found himself
confronted with Brewster in the
elevator the old warmth revived and
the old hope that the quarrel might
have an end. Ilis greeting was cheery.
"You have not forgotten, Brewster,"
he said as they shook hands, "that
you have a dollar or two with us?"
"No," said Monty: "not exactly. And
j I shall be calling upon you for some ol
it very soon. I'm off 011 Thursday foi
J n era Ira in the Mediterranean."
"I've lien I'd something of it." Tliej
had reached the nialp tioqr, and Colone
Drew had dra\vq his companion on
of the crowd into tlio rotunda. "Tlx
money is at your disposal at any mci
ment. But aren't you setting a prett
lively pace, my l>oy? You know 1'v
J always liked you, and I knew you
grandfather rather well. He was
good old chap, Monty, and lie woul
It linto to see you make ducks an
to drakes of his fortune."
There was something In the colonel
ou manner that softened Brewster, muc
lie as he hated to take a reproof from Ba
n't horn's father. Once again lie ws
tempted to tell the truth, but he pulh
it himself up in time. "It's a funny o
lay world, colonel," he said, "and som
ok, times one's nearest friend is a Strang*
I know I seem a fool; but, after a
no why Isn't It good philosophy to nia!
i to the most of a holiday and then setl
eld. hack to work?"
re- "That Is all very well, Monty"?a
illy Colonel Drew was entirely serlou;
idu- "but the work Is a hundred tlines hai
was er after you have played to the Hn
pen You'll find that you are way beyond
dls- It's no Joke getting back Into the h
lug ness."
rtu- "Perhaps you are right, colonel, 1
opo- ?t least I shall liavo something to It
back upon even If the worst conic
o go And Monty Instinctively stralghtei
nps. his shoulders.
} ou They turned to leave the Imlldi
that and the colonel had n moment of we
e to uess.
"Do you know, Monty," he said, "
:rled daughter Is awfully cut up about 1
you business. She Is plucky and tries
to show It, but, after all, a girl doe
' fob get over that sort of thing all In a
was ment. I am not saying"?it seemed i
ually essnry to recede a step?"that It wc
cting be an easy matter to patch up. B'
a for Hke you, Monty, and If any man e<
week do It you can."
?y to "Colonel, I wish I might." And Bi
ster found that he did not heslt
."ifOf your fake I vory much wkik
situation wore as simple as It seems
But there are some things a man can't
forget, and?well, Barbara has shown
In a dozen ways that she has no faith
in me."
"Well, I've got faith In you, and a lot
of it. Take care of yoxirself, nml when
you get hack you can count on inc.
Goodby,"
On Thursday morning the- Flitter
s ton mod off down the bay, and the
tlight of the prodigal grandson was on.
No* swifter, cleaner, handsomer boat
ever sailed out of the harbor of New
York, and it was a iuerry crowd that
she carried out to sea. Brewster's
guests numbered twenty-five, and t'.iey
brought with them u liberal supply of
maids, valets and luggage. It was not
until many weeks later that he read
the vivid descriptions of the weighing
of the anchor which were printed in
nit? new iorK papers, but by that time
he was impervious to their ridicule.
Ou deck, watching tlio rugged silhouette
of the city disappear Into the
mists, were Dan DeMille and Mrs.
Dan, Peggy Gray, ltlp Van Winkle.
Reginald Vnnderpool, Joe Ilragdon, |
Dr. vt.otless and his sister Isabel, Mr. I
and Mrs. Valentine?tb.? official eliap- 1
eron?and their daughter Mary, Sub- j
wny Smith, Paul Pettingill and some j
others hardly less distinguished. As i
Monty looked over the eager crowd he |
recognized with a peculiar glow that '
here were represented his best and truest
friendships. The loyalty of these
companions had been tested, and he
knew that they would stand by him '
through everything.
There was no little surprise when it
was learned that Dan DeMille was !
really to sail. Many of the idle voy- j
ngers ventured the opinion that he
would try to desert the boat in midocean
If he saw a chance to get back
to his club on a westbound steamer.
But DeMille, big, indolent and indifferent,
smiled carelessly and hoped he
wouldn't bother anybody If he "stuck
to the ship" until the end.
For a time the sea and the sky and |
the talk of the crowd were enough for !
the Joy of living. But after a few '
peaceful days there was a lull, and it j
was then that Monty gained the nick- J
name of Aladdin, which clung to him. j
From somewhere, from the hold or the >
rigging or from under the sen, he !
brought forth four darkies from the J
soutlf'wlio strummed banjos and sang
ragtime melodies. More than once during
the voyage they Vere useful.
"Peggy," said Brewster one day
when the sky was particularly clear
and things were quiet on deck, "on the
whole I prefer this to crossing the
North river on a ferry. I rather like it,
don't you?"
'lit seems like a dream," she cried,
her eyes bright, her hair blowing in the
-V1 ? -vou know \vhat I
- Four darkies who strummed banjos and
8?jig ragtime vt clod U scabjn?
A lot of books tbat you like?
r some from tbo ol<l garret. I've savoil
I tUo?u to road ou rainy days."
t Peggy did not speak, but the blood
l' began to creep iuto her face, and she
?- looked wistfully across tbe water.
y Then she smiled.
e "1 didn't know you could save any
r thing," she said weakly,
a "Con? now, Peggy; that Is too much.'
d "1 didn't mean to hurt you. Rut yo?
d must not forget, Monty, that then
are other years to follow this one
's Do you know what I mean?"
h "Peggy, dear, please don't lector
r- me," lie begged so plteonsly that sh
is could not be serious.
>d "The class Is dismissed for todai
i-i ? '"> oniii niriiv "Rut the nr<
?? , nuv. nn.,. . e
fessor knows his duty and won't h
'r. you off so easily next tluie."
11,
ko CHAPTER XIX.
W T Gibraltar Monty was hand<
/\ an oiuinous looking calil
ll( J 1 grain, which he opened trei
* * bllnHy;
lf To Montgomery Brewster, Private Yac
' Flitter, Gibraltar:
It. There Is an agitation to declare for fr
ar- silver. You may havo twice as much
spend, llooray! JONES
>ut To which Monty responded:
>ok Defeat the measure at any cost. T
,a i. more the merrier and chargo 11 to mc
BRHWSTEF
10(' P. S? Pleaso send many cables a
mark them collect.
"Kt The Hivlera season was fast closli
and the possibilities suggested
Monto Cnrlo were too alluring to
my host to admit of a long stop at
this braltar. Hut the DeMilles had let?
not to one of the officers of the I
sn't an<l Brewster oonld not ovoic ag:
mo- opportunity to give an olaldlllcnt
nee- ner. The success of thvcrc tram
)ul<l best l?e judged hy *Jji1h.
ut 1 Flitters 1nr?lcr rcfjon ()f t)ic (*<?
luhl new stock the Company lhc
am! '!!dl7 of.fern out against Hill
tall". lntlro?rlgl^P1<5tiwn of the hcarif
the w It-lies ifnd over appear at
1 States Court which met
nvilic tjns month,
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5 Crown, Bridjework and
? Office over Mutual Dry (
?K DR. J. M. WALLACE.
1 WALLACE &
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Crown and Bridge Work
vu2 A Specialty. Phone 1:
fered.
"It might cement the Anglo-American
alliance," argued Gardner, "lmt
your pooketbook j.eeds cenieuting a
bit more."
Yet the pockethook was very wide
open, and Gardner's only consolation
lay in a tall English girl whom he took
out to dinner. For the others therewere
many compensations, as the affair
was brilliant and the new element
a pleasant relief from the Inevitable I
monotony.
The Flitter saw some rough weather
in making the trip across the bay of
Lyons. She was heading for Nice when
an incident occurred that created the
lirst real excitement experienced on
the voyage. A group of passengers in
the main saloon was discussing more
or less stealthily Monty's "misdemeanors"
when Reggy Vniulerpool sauntered
lazily in. his face displaying the
only sign of Interest It had shown in
days.
"Funny predicament I was just in,"
he drawled. "I want to ask what a
fellow should have done under the circumstances."
"I'd have refused the girl," observed
Ilip Van "Winkle laconically.
"Girl had nothing to do with it, old
chap," went on Reggy, dropping into
? rumr. reuow reu overnoard a little
while ago," he went on calmly.
There was a chorus of cries, nn\l
Brewster was forgotten for a time.
"One of the sailors, you know. Ho was
doing something in the rigging near
where I was standing. Puff, oft he
went into the sea, niul there he was
puttering around in the water."
"Oh, the poor fellow!" cried Miss
Valentine.
"I'd never set eyes on him beforeperfect
stranger. I wouldn't have hesitated
a minute, hut the deck was
crowded with a lot of his friends. One
chap was his bunktc. So, really now,
it wasn't my place to jump in after
him. lie could swim a bit. niul I ycll10
ik, nn(l tm tell the
was asleep. In the end 1 tow \VL"
mate. By this time we were a mile
away from the place where he went
overboard, and I told the mate I didn't
think we could find him if wo went
back. But he lowered some boats,
and they put back fast. Afterward I .
got to thinking about the matter. Of '
course if I had known him?if be had
been one of you?it would have been
different."
"And you were the best swimmer in
college, you miserable rat!" exploded j
I)r. I.otless.
There was a wild rush for the upper
deck, and Vanderpool was not the
hero of the hour. The Flitter had
turned and was steaming back over
her course. Two small boats were
racing to the place where Peggy's uuUuowu
had gone over.
"Where is Brewster?" shouted Joe
Bragdon.
"I can't find hlui, sir," answered the
first mate.
"He ought to know of this," cried
Mr. Valentine.
"There! They nro picking somebody
up over yonder," exclaimed the
mate. "See! That lirst boat has laid
to ami they are dragging. Yes, sir.
' i he's saved!"
A cheer went up on board and the
uien In the small boats waved then
caps in response. Everybody rushed
to the rail as the Flitter drew up tc
the boats, and there was intense ex
1 citeinent on board. A gasp of amaze
5 meat went up from every one.
Monty Brewster, drenched, bu
smiling, sat in one of the boats, am
? I leaning limply against him, his hem
e on his chest, was the sailor who Inn
fallen overboard. Brewster had see
the man in the water and, instead c
wondering what his antecedents wen
leaped^to his assistance. When th
boat reached him his unconscious bu
den was a dead weight and his ow
strength was almost gone. Auothi
?<1 minute or two and both would inn
o- gone to the bottom,
n- I As they hauled Monty over the sh
I he shivered for an instant, grasped tl
ht first little hand that sought his
| frantically and then turned to lo<
upon the half dead sailor,
to "Find out that boy's name, A
I Abertz, und see that he has tJ> <? I
1 of care. Just before lie.rd Baker'
h0 , there he murmured Kail road Prob
, his mother. lI?,ation wiI, b ,
Lnd himself ever *
| Bragdon' neet8ng.
you h?
by Inc A DRAMA O? EVERYDAY LIKE.
q?,h ^,rs Mary Stewart Cutting,
p*re- author of "Little Stoics of C
to I Hi ship." a recently published collei
ainst of her McOlure romances of eubu
pnr- life, has In the October nui
imit- another of her sympathetic tab
the simple home. "The Hinge
lum- R,tjge'g viewpoint of a littl
j 1 mestic drama in which the neigl
^ jit> | hood tragedy of a neglected wi
1 straightened out in the light c
its in ' happenings which help husbune
wife, as well an the neighbors,
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Regulating a Specialty. "
jloods Co., Union, S. C. "
DR. H. L. FELLERS.
. FELLERS, 1
ISTS. Hf
Offices: Rooms 1 and 2 VA
17. Nicholson Building.
Monty engaged for his party the entire
lirst tloor of the house, with balconies
overlooking the blue Meillter
rauoau ami a separate dining room
and salon. Extra servants were summoned,
and tlie Brewster livery was
soon a familiar sight about the village.
The protests of IVggy and the others
were only silenced when Monty threatened
to rent a villa and go to housekeeping.
The town quickly took on the appearance
of entertaining a royal visitor,
and a number of shops were kept
open longer than usual in the hope that
their owners might catch some of the
American** money. One morning Philippe,
the hotel proprietor, was trying
to impress Brewster with a gestlculatory
description of the glories of the
bataille tie Hours. It seemed quite
impossible to express the extent of Ills
regret that the party had not arrived
in time to see it.
"This is quite another place at that
time," lie said ecstatically. "It is magnificent:
It is superb! If monsieur
had only seen it!"
"Why not have another all to ourselves'?"
asked Monty. But the suggestion
was not taken seriously.
Nevertheless the young American
and his host were in secret session for
the rest of the morning, and when the
result was announced at luncheon
there was general consternation. It appeared
that ten days later occurred the
fete day of some minor saint who had
not for years been accorded the honor
Uronty turned to loo 1; upon the half dead
sailor.
of a celebration. Monty proposed to
revive the custom by arranging a second
carnival.
"You might just as well not come to
the Hlvlera at all," he explained, "if
you can't see a carnival. It's a simple
matter, really. I offer one prize for
the best decorated carriage and another
to the haudsomcst lady. Then every
one puts on a domino and a mask,
throws confetti at every one else, and
there you are."
"I suppose you will have the confetti
made of thousand franc notes and offer
a house and lot as a prize." And
Itragdon feared that his sarcasm was.
almost insulting.
"Iteally, Monty, the scheme Is ridiculous,"
said DeMille. "The police won't
allow it."
' "Won't they, though!" said Monty ex-.
} ultlngly. "The chief happens to he l'hl-.
llppe's hrolher-in-law, and we had him
on the telephone, lie wouldn't listen,
to the scheme until we agreed to make
^ him grand marshal of the parade.
11 Then he promised the eo-operauou in
I the entire force and imped to interest
II his colleague, the chief of the fire do"
purtmcnt."
"The parade will consist of two gen-.
' dnlines and tin* ltrewstcr party In car-.
! riagos," langlied Mrs. I>ati. "Po yon
expect us to go before or after the
?r bakery carts?"
~e "We review the procession from the.
hotel." said Monty. "You needn't
]e worry about the fete. It's going to be.
1MJ great. Why. an Irishman isn't fo jftf *
KO Of marching than these poonbj ' "
having a carnival.", i 1 . * . .'
Tln\ ' - 11 011 ^',,s
,..li V.olV t'dnesdny morning alnnit
!.,n?' ' () (,'0('k I'oliceinnn Euhanks
' . h saw Baker (Jist come out of Hnmp?
n* ton's house, going to Gist ho search's'",
ed him and found three full pints
dore of corn whiskey, the real North
Carolina white corn. Gist was then
piaccci in j;iii and the whiskey confiscated.
(list is in trouble in sev!
oral eases of this kind,
the! ^
ourt- verdict of Coroner's Jury.
ction
rban; pursuant to? adjournment the
inber jury of inquest in tV1 ease of the
is of State vs. the dead \ sly of L. M.
i" is Trevitt reassembled at 2 o'clock
e do- Wednesday afternoon. There I icing
hbor- no more witnesses the jury rendered
fe ja the following verdict: '"We find
^ t that the deceased L. M. Tnvitt
^ came to his death from fracture of
an< the skull, cause unknown to the
toa jury."