Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-22


"yMell, I like that!' she Interrupted.
, = After all the thought I put into those
fully secured! My dear boy, you are
/ frightfullg ungrateful."
"Oh, you know what 1 mean, and
you know quite as well as do that 1t
is perfectly true The dinners We're a
beastly bore, which proves that they.
were q loud success. Your work was
not done in vain But now l want
something else. We must push along
this ball we've been talking Of. And
the yachting cruise--thtt can't wait
very much longer"
THE ball first she decreed. ''I'll
see to the cards at once, and in day
or two I'll have a list ready for your
gracious approval. And what have you
done?''
"Pettingill has some great ideas for
doing over Sherry's. Harrison is in
communication with the manager of
that Hungarian orchestra you spoke
Of, and he finds the men quite ready
for little jaunt across the water. We
have that military band-1've forgotten
the number of its regfment-for the
promenade music, and the new Paris
sensation, the contralto. Is coming over
with her primo tenore for some special
numbers" q
You We're certainly cut out for an
executive, Monty" said Mrs. Dan.
''But with the music and the decora-
tons arranged you've only begun. The
favors are the real things, and If you
say the word we'll surprise them lit
tie. Don't worry about it, Monty. It's
go already. Wen pull it off togeth-
err"
.sYou are thoroughbred, Mrs. DAN"
he exclaimed You do help fellow
at pinch
! That's all right, Monty" she an
swered. Give me until after Christ
mas and Ell have the finest favers
ever seen. Other people may have
their paper hats and pink ribbons, but
YOU can show them how the thing
ought to be done"
Her reference to Christmas haunted
Brewster as he drove down Fifth ave-
nue. with the dread Of new disaster.
Never before had he looked upon pres
ents as a calamity, but this year it
was different Immediately he began
| to plan a bombardnent of his friends
with costly trinlsets, when he grew sud-
denly doubtful Of the opinion of his
unele's executor upon this move. But
in response to telegram Swearengen
Jones, with pleasing irascibility, 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. IT his
friends meant to handicap him with
gifts he knew 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
Equities 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 remem
berfng Monty with even 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 6
fortnight open for the purpose Of Gus
Ing up their meal tickets" at Monty's
were only too generously grateful
Miss Drew had forgotten him, an6
when they met after the holiday hel
recognition was Of the coolest. He had
thought that under the circumstance
he could send her gift Of value, bu
the beautiful pearls with which he ask
ed for reconciliation were returned
with Miss Drew's thanks" He lovet
Barbara sincerely, and it cut. Pegg.
Gray was taken into his confidence
and he was comforted by her encour
agement It was bit difficult for he
to advise him to try again, but his hap
piness was a thing she had at heart.
Its beastly unfair, Peggy" he said
1--WE really been white to her. I be
Eeve I'll chuck the whole business ant
leave New York.
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