Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-16
CHAPTER VI (Continued).

Nevertheless the dinner TO he given
nv the grandson of old Edwin Peter
Brewster was the talk of the town, and
not one of the sixty invited guests
could have been persuaded to miss IT,
Reports as to its magnifcence We're
abroad long before the night set for
the dinner One Of them had it that it
was to cost $1,000 Il plate. From that
figure the legendary price receded 10
4 mark as low as $500. Montgomery
would have been only too glad to pay
$4,000 or more. but some mysterious
force conveyed to his mind perfect
portrait of Swearengen Jones in the
act of putting down a large black mark
against him. and he forbore
~ wish | knew whether | had to
abide by the New York or the Mon
tana standard of extravaganza, Brew
ster said to himself. Il wonder If he
ever sees the New York papers
Late each night the last of the grand
old Brewster family went TO his bed
room. where after diSmi>sing his man,
9he settled down at his desk, with
spencil and Il pad of paper. Lighting
1.-The candles which were more easily
smanaged, he found, than lamps and
much more costly. he thoughtfully and
calculated his expenses for
1.-The day. hopper Harrison and Elon
Gartlner had the receipts for all mon
News spent. and Joe Bragdon was keep
ling an official report. but the "chlef,
as they called him, could not go to
s|eep until he was satisfied in his own
mind that he was keeping up the aver
$are. For the first two weeks 1t had
been easy-in fact. he seemed TO nave
quite a comfortable lead in the race
He had spent almost 100000 in the
fortnight, but he realized that the
greater part of it had gone into 'nt
yearly and not the daily expense ar
count. He kept profit :ad loss
entry in his little private ledger, bns !
was not like amy other account OF 'h'
Kind in the world What the ordnar,
merchant would have charged TO '1o IS
lie jotted down on the profit side, ant
he was continually looking for oppor
tunties to swell the total.
Rawles. who had been his grand
fathers butler since the day after ID
landed in New York. came over to tn
grandson's establishment. greatly I
he wrath and confusion Of the latter
Aunt Emmeine. The chef came frol
Paris, and his name was Detuit. E.l
be footman. also found Il much bette
er'h with Monty than he had had
pc house ON the avenue. Aunt Nh
leline never forgave her nephew ft
pese base and disturbing acts I
eachery, as she called them.
One of Monty'S most eXtraOrdnal
pahcial feats grew out of the pu
pase of a $4,000 automobile. /
andy admitted to Hopper Harrist
"a the two secretaries that he inten
TO use it to practice with only. al
al as soon as he learned how to l.,
auto as it should be run he e
Fe'eu TO buy good, sensible, dural
achlne for $1,000.
f1ls star officers frequently put tn,
Aus together TO devise ways al
l. e"hs OF curbing Monty's reckless {
aVasance They were worried.
ne like sailor in port" prote
harrison Money is no object if
It, "h's Il 'hlng, and hang it-he seel
s want everything he secs"
" Won last long" Gardner 81;
"s,u''n2iy Like his na,ne,a
sss ioh'e-' h'ls,o, the world is his j,
ow, anna he wants to enjay it."
s me" ~
nehe'er they reproarhed Rrews
oo"t 'he matter he Ii .;trmcJ th
saying sN"w that I've got mo,
mean 10 give my frienus good Il,