, 1905-11-22
SYNOPSIS OF Preceding Chapters

LII &tAhi
Chapter II. Colonel Prentiss Drew,
a director of the bank of which Monty's
uncle was president, becomes his friend.
Chapter III. Monty receives a mes
sage from Grant & Ripley, attorneys,
asking HIM to come to their Office.
Chapter ". Monty's uncle, whom
he had forgotten, dies and leaves him
81, 000, 900 under certain conditions.
Chapter V. Brewster is nearly run
down by an automobile in charge of
Miss Barbara Drew. To keep an APP
pointment with the lawyers Monty
took a quick trip in Miss Drew's auto.
The attorneys receive a telegram from
Montana stating the conditions of the
will by which Monty is to spend the
81, 900, 600 of his grandfather's by his
twenty-siXth birthday to receive the
81, DOC, 600 left by his uncle. Monty
takes the chance.
Chapter VI. Monty starts with a
new and handsome cottage. Monty
gives a dinner which costs 5 5000 a
plate.
Chapter VII. Monty rebukes his
butler for settling a strike among his
servants. He plans that the glass
screen over the table at the dinner to
fall to help along expenses. Monty
thrashes a reporter for writing articles
about him and Miss Drew.
Chapter VIII. Monty lies in bed
and thinks. He has a talk with Peggy.
He sends a telegram asking if he can
marry and turn property over to wife.
His answer Is 40.
Chapter TX. Brewster received more
kilograms from Jones commenting on
his dinner. He tells Miss Drew he
loves her and she pretends she doesn't
care enough for him to marry him
when she really loves him. He bets
on a prize fight and wins more money.
Chapter X. Brewster invests in the
stock market and makes S59,550.
Chapter XI. Brewster's Boston ter
rier is blessed with six puppies which
he is obliged to sell and only gets $25
apiece for them. Monty's auto gets
away from him and dropled to the
bottom of "a subway excavation smash
ing it and hurting three workmen but
he escapes by jumping. He prevents a
lawsuit by paying each man $4,000
Bre Wster is confronted with IA rival for
Miss Drew and he and her have a mis-
understanding after which he goes
away mad. On the way home he is
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help themselves. They miss a roll of
$500 and he calls them tack to get it.
CONTINUED
Her reference to Christmas
Brewster as he drove down Fifth ave
nue. with the dread of a new disaster.
Never before had he looked upon pres
ents as n calamity, but this year 1t
was different. Immediately he began
to plan a bombardment of his friends
with costly trinkets, when he grew sud
denly doubtful of the opinion of his
uncle's executor upon this move. But
in response to IL telegram Swearengen
Jones, with pleasing Feasibility, in
formed him that ANY one with a drop
of human kindness in his body would
consider it his duty to give Christmas
presents to those who deserved them
Monty's way was now clear. If his
friends meant to handicap him with
gifts he knew a way to get even. For
two weeks his mornings were spent at
Tiffany's, and the afternoons brought
Joy to the heart of every dealer in an
tiquities in Fourth and Fifth avenues,
He gave much thought to the matter
in the effort to secure many small ar
ticles which deliberately concealed their
value. And he had taste. The result of
his endeavor was that many friends
who would not have thought of remenl-
bering Monty with even a card were
pleasantly surprised on Christmas eve.
As it turned out, he Jared very well
in the matter of gifts, and for some
days much of his time was spent in
reading notes of profuse thanks which
were yet vaguely apologize. The Grays
and Mrs. Dan had remembered him
with an agreeable lack of ostentatiOn,
and some of the Little Sons of the
Rich who had kept one evening a
fortnight open for the purpose of JUS
ing up their meal tickets at Monty's
We're only too generously grateful.
Miss Drew had forgotten him, and
when they met after the holiday her
recognition was of the coolest. He had
thought that under the circumstances
he could send her a gift of value, but
the beautiful pearls with which he ask
ed for Il reconciliation We're returned
with Miss Drew's thanks" He loved
Barbara sincerely, and it cut. Peggy
Gray was taken into his confidence,
and he was comforted by her encour-
agement. 1t was Il bit difficult for her
to advise him to try again, but his hap