Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-12-22

I Y amusement to every one except
n Monty and Miss Drew The
headlines had announced, Magnificent
Ball to Be Given Miss Drew by Her
Finance" and the Little Sons of the
Rich wondered why Monty did not see
the humor of it.
He has too bad an attack to see any
thing but the lady" said Harrison one
evening when the Sons were gathered
for an Old time supper party.
It's always the way" commented
the philosophical BragdOn. when you
lose your heart your sense of humor
goes too. Engaged couples couldn't do
such ridiculous stunts if they had the
least particle of it left
"Well, if Monty Brewster is still in
love with Miss Drew he takes Il mighty
poor way of showing it" subway
Smiths remark fell like bombshell.
The thought had come to every one,
but no one had been given the courage
to utter it. For them Brewsters 81
lence on the subject since the DeMille
dinner seemed to have something ON
nous behind it.
It's probably only lovers quar-
rel" said Bragdon. But further COM
ment was cut short by the entrance of
Monty himself, and they took their
places at table.
Before the evening came to an end
they were in possession of many aston
ishing details in connection with the
coming ball. Monty did not say that it
was to be given for Miss Drew, and
her name was cOnspicuouSly absent
from his descriptions. AS he unfolded
his plans even the Little Sons, who
were imaginative by instinct and reck-
less on principle, could not be quite
acquiescent.
hopper Harrison solemnly expressed
the opinion that the ball would cost
Brewster at least $4,000 The Little
Sons looked at one another in con-
sternation, while Brewster's indiffer-
ence expressed itself in an untlatter-
ing comment upon his friends vulgar
ity. Good Lord, hopper" he added,
you would speculate about the price
of gloves for your wedding"
Harrison resented the taunt. 1T
would be much less vulgar to do that
Monty, saving your presence. than to
force your millions down every ones
throat
well, they swallow them, I've no
ticed," retorted Brewster, las though
they We're chocolates"
Pettingill interrupted grandiloquent-
ly, "NIy friends and gentlemen
(Which is which," asked Van Win
kle casually.
But the artist was in the saddle.
Permit me to present you to the boy
| Croesus-the only one eXtant. His mar
bles are plunlS, and his kites are made
of fifty dollar notes. He feeds upon
coupons Il Ia Newburg, and his cham
payne is liquid golden eagles. Look at
him, gentlemen. while you can and
watch him while he spends $4,000 for
/ flowers"
with a Vicnnese orchestra for TWEEN
| ty-nine thousand"' added Bragdon.
"And yet they maintain that silence is
golden"
"And three singers to divide twelve
| thousand among themselves, That's all
solutely criminal" cried Van Wrinkle.
cover in Germany they'd sing Il month
for half that amount"
six hundred guests to feed-total
cost of not less than 100000 groaned
hopper dolefuly.
And there aren't 600 in town." la
mented Subway Smith. ".\ll that glory
wasted on POO rank outsiders"
You men are borrowing lot of trou-
BILE" yawneu Brewster, with gallant
effort to seem bored "All | ask of YOU
is to come TO lhe party and put up a
good imitation of having the time of
your life. Between you and me, I'd
rather be caught drinking ice cream So
da than giving this thing. But
That's what we want to know-but
what| and Subway leaned forward
eagerly.
But" continued Monty, 81 am in for
it now, and it is going to be ball that
is Il ball"
TO be Continued.)