Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-01
SYNOPSIS.
Brewster,s Millions.

CHAPTER IA supper in honor OF
the twenty-fifth birthday of Mont
gomery Brewster, grandson and heir
OF Edwin Brewster, millionaire, Is in
terrupted BIZ the announcement of old
Mr.. Brewster's death. II-Brewster in
is invited to dinner by Colonel Drew.
11I-Monty offers to aid Mrs. Gray and
Peggy, his foster mother and foster
sister. He receives letter from Grant
& Ripley, lawyers, telling him that the
fortune of his uncle, James Sedgwick
OF Montana, has been left to him. Mr..
Swearengen Jones is executor of the
Sedgwtck will. IV--Brewster Is in
formed that the Sedgwick fortune is
left to him on condition that on his
twenty-sixth birthday, Sept. % of the
following year, he be absolutely penn1-
less. The conditions forbid him to give
away or to loan any monev, but to get
his moneys worth" The Sedgwick
fortune amounts to- more than $6,000,-
900: v-Brswster is forbidden to take
any one into his confidence. He be-
lieves himself in love with Barbara
Drew, daughter Of Colonel Drew. Mr..
Jones, in Montana. states the condi-
tons under which Monty is to dispose
OF the Brewster money. Brewster EN-
ploys his friends to help him to get
rid Of the million. VI-Brewster makes
friends with Mrs. DeMille. society
leader. He gives a magnificent din
ner, after which the glass ceiling
screen falls on the table. running it.
V1I-Brewster whips a newspaper
man who sneers at him and Miss Drew.
Whitewater asks jones whether he
may marry and turn the money over
to his wife and If told to stick to his
knitting" Monty confides in Peggy.
concerning his love for Barbara. TX
RraDSfar q ion Aerhf 1N
ing to lose. He tells Miss Drew he
lcves her, but gets no decided reply.
His prize fight wagers prove winners.
N-Brewster decides to invest in Lum-
Der and Fuel, falling stock; his pur
chase sends 1t up, and he makes $751;
600. XI-An auto accident costs Brew
ster $4,000. He has a quarrel with
ster's monev and valuables. XII
Money refuses to identify one of the
robbers and reforms him. Brewster
and Mrs. DeMille plan ball Miss
Drew returns his Christmas gift.
xIII-Brewster loses 100000 in bank
failure. He saves Colonel Drew from
financial disaster the condition of his
aid being that Barbara be not told.
AIV-At Miss Drew's cotillon Brew
ster makes low to her. He is repulsed
and breaks finally with her. XIV
Brewster is taken i'll with appendicitis.
ard the ball is called off. Brewster is
operated on and is nursed by Peggy.
He is to go to Florida to resuperate.
XVI-Brewster's friends go with him
to Florida. Peggy tries to reconcile
Monty and Barbara. xVII-Back to
New York. Brewster's ball cost him
much money His friend, ''Nopp r.
Harrison, confesses to having lost $780,
CC0of Brewster's money. He is for
given and sent west.
CHAPTER XVIII.-(Continued
For 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 lull, and it
was then that Monty gained the nick
name OF Aladdin, which chung to him.
From somewhere, from the hold or the
rigging or from under the sea, he
brought forth four darkies from the
south who strummed banjos and sang
Iragtime melodies. More than once dur
ling the voyage they We're useful.
Peggy" said Brewster one day
when the sky was particularly clear
and things were quiet on deck, ION the
whole prefer this to crossing the
North river on ferry. l rather like it, |
don't you?"
1T seems like dream" she cried,
her eyes bright, her hair blowing in the
wind.
And, Peggy, do you know what
tucked away in a chest down in my