The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-08

|gh sum In division he could ac-
. ht for but 1909 999.sf. Then It oc-
lred to him that his money would
drawing interest at the bank.
.But for each days S2,S0112 am
|tlng seven times as much" he so
duized as he finally got into bed /,
= bat means S106O7S4 a day. a clear |
lot Of S1G.S0672 That's pretty good !,
les. too good | wonder If the bank |
idnt obllge me by not charging in.
.hstr
he figures kept adding aud subtract
themselves as he dozed OF, and
BE during the night he dreamed that
Hearengen Jones had sentenced him
eat million dollars worth Of game
salad at the French restaurant
awoke with the consciousness that
8had cried aloud, Il can do it. but a
E is not very long in an affair OF
kind"
was 9 O'Clock when Brewster final
rose, aud after his tub he felt ready
cope with any problem, even a sub
Initial breakfast. A message had
pc to him from Mr. Grant Of Grant
Ripley. announcing the receipt of Inn
tant dispatches from Montana and
+ ing him to luncheon at l. lie had
e to spare, and as Margaret and
5 Gray had gone out he telephoned
s to take Ills horse to the entrance
he park at once, The crisp autumn
was perfect for his ride, and Brew
found a number OF smart people
eady riding and driving in the park
horse was keen for a canter, and
had reached the obellsk before be
: W rein. AS he was about TO cross
carriage road be was nearly run
+. vn by Miss Drew in her new French
omobile.
beg your pardon" she cried.
yu're the third person I've run into.
Il you see Pm not discriminating
Inst you"
should be hattered even to be run
Tn by YOU"
Very well, then, look out" And she
rted the machine as II to charge
a. She stopped in time and said,
h a laugh your gallantry deserves
reward. Wouldn't you rather send
IT horse home and come for a ride
b mef"
My man is waiting at Fifty ninth
ret If you'll come that far III go
% pleasure"
onty bad merely a society acqualnt-
i .e with Miss Drew He had met her
1lnners and dances as be had a host
other girls. but she had impressed
more than the others Something
lescrlbable took place every time
ir eyes met Monty had often won.
ed just what that something meant.
he had always realized that II had
I nothing Of platonlc affection.
f IL / didn't have TO meet her eyes
had said to himself, Il could go on
cussing even politics with her, but
moment she looks at me know she
see what I'm thinking about"
pm the first they considered them
YES very good friends. and after
" third meeting it seemed perfectly
ural that they should call one an
Ter by their first names. MONTY
ew he was treading on dangerous
band 1t never occurred to him tC
nder what + rb~ra might think Of
n. He took It as matter Of cours,
{ she must feel more than friendlj
ward him. AS they rode through Tbs
ze OF carriages they bowed fre
emily TO friends as they passed
ey were conscious that some Of th,
men. noticeably old Miss Dexter
q ually turned around and gazed a
m
Aren't YOU afraid people will tall
put usY' asked Monty. with laugh
Talk about our riding together il
parkf It's Just as safe here as /
uld be ID Fifth avenue Besides
o cares2 fancy we can stand It,"
You're thoroughbred Barbara
lply didn't want you talked about
len / go too far, say the word an,
% me-"
have a luncheon at ?, but unit
~ we have our ride"
Monty gasped and looked at hi
tch "Iige minutes to u" be cried
matter OF his engagement with th
orney bad quite ESCAPED him II
exhilaration OF Miss Dre,y's com
lionship he had forgotten even Un
James millions.
1--we got date at thai means liz
death to me Would You mlnl
ing me down TO the nearest eleyai
-or- here. let me run IT,"
lmOst before Barbara was awar
what was happening they had chang
places. and the machine. under Mon
guidance, was tearing over th
Dund
or all the casual peopleW said th
by no means unequal to the eS
ment II believe you're kldnapln
But when she saw tie grim look o
nty's face aud one policeman afte
bther warned him she became ser
ly alarmed. "Monty Brewster. thl
e Is positively dangerous"
Perhaps it Is" he responded, "but
haven't sense enough to keep ou
the way they shouldn't kick IL the
run over"
u don't mean the people or the al
obiles or traps or trees or monl
lts, Monty. 1 mean you and me.
pw well either be killed or arres
This isn't anything 20 the gait l.
going II everything turns out as
,ect. Don't be worried, Babs Bl
ea. it's / now. Lord. ! didn't dreal
yas so late"
is your appointment so important
asked hanging on.