Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-08-04

pepticS II you can't slow down a bit
Monty"
Nhereupon Mrs. Dan evolved "A rlau
ard promptly began to carry il out by
inviting the crowd TO dinner the next
night. Monty protested that they
would be leaving Milan in the after
moan and that this was distinctly his
affair and he WAS selfish.
hut Mrs. Dan was very sure. "My
Gear boy. you can't have things yorr
own way every minute In another
Mo!iii You vii be quite spoiled Any
tLhg TO prevent that My duty is
plhin. Even if ! have te use heroic
mo; 0res. You dine with me tornor
row.
Monty recognized defeat when he
net 1t and yracia,sly accepted be,
very Kind inVilation The next mo
meht they drew UP at tie opera house
ami We're usiefes! in with Difference
only accorded 10 wealth The spleDdoI
of the effect was overpowering te
brewster as well as to his bewilderel.
guests. Aladdin. it seemed. had fairly
outdone hlnsef. The wonder of il
was so complete that il was some time
before they could settle down to tb.
opera. Which WAS Aida" given W.
All enthusiasm that only Italians cai
compass.
During the last intermission Brew
ster and Peggy were walking in the
foyer. They had rarely spoken since
the day Of the ride, but Monty Dotire;
with happiness that she had on sevefa
occasions avoided Pettingill.
Il thought we had given up fairy
land when we left the lakes, but be
lieve you carry it with you" she SAT-!
The trouble with this" Monty r
piled, lis that there are too many peo
pie about. My fairyland is to be just
a little Different
Your fairyland, Monty, will be buili
Of gold and paved with silver. Yo,,
will sit all day cutting coupons in a.,
office Of nlabaster.'
Peggy. do you, too, think me vul
gar: It's heastly parade, l know
but 1t can't stop now. You don't real
iZe the momentum Of the thing"
you DO it up to the handle" she pu;
in. And you are much too generous
to be vulgar. But it worries me, Mon
ty; it worries me desperately. It's the
fui ure I'm thinking of-your future,
which is being swallowed up. This
kind Of thing cant go on. And what
is to follow it? You are wasting your
substance. and YOU are not making any
life for yourself that opens out"
Peggy" he answered very seriously,
You have got to trust me. can't
back out, bat III tell you this-you
shall not be disappointed in me in the
end"
There was mist before the girls
eyes as She looked at him. ~ believe
YOU. Monty" she said simply. II shall
not forget
The curtain rose upon the next act
and something in the oCera toward the
end seemed to bring the two very close
together As they we're leaving the
theater there was Il note of regret from
Peggy. 1t has teen perfect" she
hreathed, "yet. Monty, isn't it waste
that 10 one else should have seen it?
Think of these poverty stricken peas
ants who adore music and have never
heard an opera.
We'll, ,4ey shall hear one now
Monty rose to it, but he felt like
hypocrite in concealing bis chief mo-
tive. We'll repeat the performance
tomorrow night and fill the house with
them
He was as good as bis word. Ber
tier was given Il task the next day
which WAS not to his taste. But with
the assistance of the city authorities he
carried it through. 10 them it was an
evidence of insanity, but there was
something princely about it, and they
were tolerant The manager of the op
era house was less complacent, and he
had an explanatory terror of the dam
age to his upholstery. But Brewster
had discovered that in Italy gold is 81
panacea for all ills, and his prescrip
tions were liberal 10 him the day
was short. for Peggy's interest in the
penance. as it came to be called, was
so keen that she insisted on having a
hand in the preliminaries. There was
something about the partnership thai
appealed to Monty
TO her regret the DeMi]le dinner in
terfered with the opening Of the per
formance. but Monty consoled her with
the promise that the opera and its
democratic audience should follow
During the day Mrs. Dan had been
deep in preparations for her banquet
but her plans We're deliberately conceal
ed. They eliminated at s O'Clock in the
Cova. not far from the Scala, and the
dinner was eaten in the garden to the
sound of music. Yet it was an effect of
with which Mrs. Dan sur
prsed her guests. They were prepared
for anything but that, and when they
were served with consomme, spaghetti
"a concession to the chef-and chops
and peaS. followed by a salad and cOf