The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-22

- carnival, ana no opportunity /
OF annlhllatng the roulette winnings
seemed to offer itself His experience
at Monte Carlo did not encourage him
TO try again. and Peggy's attitude to-
ward the place was distinctly antago-
nistlc. The Riviera presenting no new
opportunities for extravaganza. 1t be
came necessary to seek other worlds.
II never before understood the real
meaning Of the phrase tight money
thought Monty Lord, If it would only
loosen a bit and stay loosenedr' Some
thing must be done he realized, 70 earn
his living. Perhaps the role Of the
princely PREDICATE would be easier in
Italy than anywhere else. lie studied
the outlook from every point Of view,
but there were moments when it seem
ed hopeless. Baedeker was provoking
ly barren Of suggestions for extrava-
gance. and Monty grew impatient of the
books small economies. Noticing some
chapters on the italian lakes, in an in
spired moment he remembered that
PettingIl had once lost his heart to a
villa on the lake of Como Instantly a
new act Of the comedy presented itself
to him He sought out Pettingill and
demanded a description of his castle In
the air
"Oh, It's a wonder" exclaimed the
artist. Aud his eyes grew dreamy. 1T
shines out at you with its white ter
races and turrets like those fascinat.
ing castles that Maxfeld Parrish draws
for children. 1t is fairyland. You ex-
pect to wake End find It gone"
"Oh, drop that- Petty" said Brew
ster cor 1t will make you poetical.
What l want to know is who owns it
ard Is it likely to be occupied at this
seasong
1T belongs to certain marquise.
who Is a widow with no children. They
say she has a horror OF the place for
some reason and has never been near
It. Ii Is kept as though she were to
turn up the next day, but except for
the servants it is always Geserte-.....'
The very thing" declared Brewster
Petty, wen have house party
you'd better not count on that, Mon
ty. A man 1 know ran across the
place once and tried for a year to buy
it, But the lady has ideas Of her OWL" +"
"Well, II you wish to give him a hint
or two about how to dc things. watch
me. If you don't spend two weeks in
your Gseam castle l will cut the crowd
and sail for home"
He secured the name of the owner
and found that Pettingill had even a
remote idea of the address of her agent.
Armed with these facts, he SET out in
search of a courier, and through Phi
llppe he secured Frenchman named
Bertier. who was guaranteed to be sur
prisingly Ingenious in providing meth
ods Of spending money. To him Brew
ster conhded his scheme, and Beruer
realized with rising enthusiasm that az
last he had secured a client after his
own heart He was able to complete
the address of the agent Of the mys
terions marquise. and an inquiry was
Immediately telegraphed to him.
The agents reply would have beer
discouraging to any one but Brewster
II stated that the owner had no inten
ton Of leesing her forsaken castle FOL
any period whatever. The prohigats
learned that fair price for an estat,
Of that kind for a month was 10000
francs, and he wired an offer Of five
times that sum FOR two weeks Tn,
agent replied shat some delay would b'
necessary while he communicated viii
his principal. Delay was the one wor,
that Brewster did not understand, 81
he wired him an address In Genoa, an,
the Filter was made ready for sea
Steam had been kept up. and her con
account would compare favorably witt
that OF an ocean liner Philippe wa
breathless win joy when he was pah
in advance for another month at tn
hotel On the assur.JtiOn that the part
might be moved to return at any mo
ment The little town was gay at part
ing. and Brewster and his guests wer
given a royal farewell.
AT Genoa the mail had accumulate
and held the attention Of the yach
10 the exclusion Of everything else
Brewster was somewhat crestfallen {
learn that the lady of the villa haught
ly refused his pFincely offer He wo
the lifelong devotion Of his courier b
promptly Increasing it to 10000
francs When this too, met with r,
lection there was pause as well a
a serious consultation between Il
two.
"Berter," exclaimed Brewster
must have the thing now. What's
be done? You've got to help me out
But the courier, prGdigal as he WI
of gestures, had no words which seel
ed pertinent
There must be some way Of gettl
at this marqulse," Monty continued +
fiectlyely "What are her tastesg
you know anything about herr"
Suddenly the face Of the couri
grew bright Il have IT" be said, al
then he faltered. But tae expens
m0usieur-it would be heavy
Perhaps we can meet g." suggest
Monty quietly "Whats the idea n
It was explained. with plenty Of d
ton TO make il clear. The couriei HI
heard in Florence thot madame
marquise had a passion for auton
bnes Put with her inadequate Il
time and the many demands upon
Il was a weakness not readily gra
ded. The machine she had used d.
Ing the winter was by no means uD
date. Possibly IL monsieur Nct
was too much 10 yilla~-
But Browster's decision was inas
s.,y-ire the fellow" be said. ~that ] U