Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-11-02
CHAPTER Xxx

more successful. The mOrning
was devoted to athletics and
side shows. The firemen won the tug OF
war, and the people marveled when
Il Monty duplicated the feats of the strong
man in the circus. DeMille was called
upon for a speech, but. knowing only ten
words of French, he graciously retired
In favor Of the mayor, and that POM
pouS little man made the most OF q
are opportunity. References to Frank
lin and Lafayette were so frequent that
Subway Smith intimated that a 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 of police was finally made to
see that If he were to be chief marshal
1t was only fair that the firemen should
march ahead of the police. The crew of
the Filter made a wonderful showing.
1t was led by the yachts band. which
fairly outdid Sousa in noise, though it
was less unanimous i'm 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 illusions 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 the men made at
least n speech, but Subway Smiths
third address was the hit Of the even
ing. Knowing nothing but English, he
had previously chung 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 a statesman he began:
"Mesdames ct messieurs. Tai. tn as.
ii a, nous a~vons'-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
" impressed with his Difference 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
fali could have been heard before ha
went n
"Maitre Corbeau sur un arbre
p~erche"- He finished the speech as he
was being carried bodily from the room
By DeMflle and Bragdon. The French
men then imagined that Smiths 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 quoted the
excited guests. !
The evening ended with fireworks
and a dance In the open ARA dance
mat grew gay under the masks. The
had been well oiled. and there
was no visible failure Of the carnival
spirit. To Brewster II seemed q mad
game, and he found II less easy to play
q part behind the foolish mask than he
expected. His own friends seemed to
eiude him, and the coluetrles OF the
village danlsels had merely a leeting
charm. He was standing apart to
watch the g.Immering crowd when be !
was startled by q smothered cry.
Turning to Investigate, he discovered q
little red domino. Enthusiastically fright
ened and trying to release herself from
Z too ardent P~unchinello. Monty's ar
prevented him from tearing on
the girls mask and gave him an en-
tirely new conception Of the strenuous
NE. He o Tuning 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 mash had
r0nnc6 durlnO fho ooccrck~ $1,000 II