Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
CHAPTER Nj.

His profit had been quite small as
things go OH the exchange in these
days. The mere fact that he had
cause for the reversal of opinion. Men
looked at him with new interest in
their eyes, with fresh confidence. His
unfortunate operations in the stock
market had restored him to favor in
all circles. The man, young or old,
who could do what he had done with
Lumber and Fuel we'll deserved the
new promises that were being made
for him.
Brewster bobbed uncertainty between
two emotions. elation and distress He
had achieved two kinds of success, the
desired and the UndeSired 1t was but
natural that he should feel proud of
the distinction the venture had brought
to him on one hand, but there was rea-
son for despair over the acquisition of
$4,000. 1t made it necessary for him
to undertake an almost superhuman
feat-increaSe the number of his Janu-
airy bills. The plans for the ensuing
spring and summer We're dimly getting
into shape, and they covered many
startling projects. Since conlding
some of them to Hopper Harrison that
gentleman had Worn a never decreasing
look Of worry and anxiety in his eyes.
Rawles added to his despair day or
two after the Stock Exchange misfor
tune. He brought up the information
that six splendid little puppies had
come to bless his Boston terrier family
and Joe Bragdon. who was present. en-
Enthusiastically predicted that he could
get $1G0 apiece for them. brewster
loved dogs Yet for one single horrible
moment he longed to massacre the
helpless little creatures. But the oli
affection came back to him. and he
hurried out with Bras agdon to inspect
the brood.
And I've either got to sell them or
kill them. he groaned. Later on he III
Structed BragdOn to sell the pups fer
$oo:1 apiece and went away. ashamed to
look their proud mother in the face.
Fortune smiled on him before the
day was over, however. He took Sub
way CIIlitIl lOI llUt Ill lIlC SitVi
jussernaut." bad weather and bad
roads Notwithstanding Monty lost con
troll Of the machine and headed for Il
subway excavation. He and Smith
saved themselves by leaping to the
pavement. sustaining slight bruises.
but the great machine crashed through
the barricade and dropped to the bot
tom of the trench far below. To
Smiths grief and Rrewster's delight
the automobile was lIopelessly ruined
clear loss of many thousands. Mon
tvs JOY was short lived. for it was
.oon learned that three Mckless work
men down in the depths had been bad
above The mere fact that Brewster
sould and did pay liberally for the re-
iief OF the poor fellows afforded him
El,tle consolation. His carelessness
an,l poSsbi, his Indifference la.
brought suffering to these men and
their families which was not pleasant
10 look back upon. Lawsuits were
avoided 10y compromise. Each of the
~ wed n.cn "e rivcl $1,000.
~ this tiir;n ever, one was interested
i. ,lc charity baH:a" at the Astoria.
: c;eI, W..s on e:,h'.ition, and the pub
l... p.,i.l for the privilege of gazing at
i,.a n,.'n an women whose names
flied the society columns. Brewster
free, Gated :be Inoh presided over by
Miss Drew. and there seemed to be
lse end to his philanthropy The bazaar
;sted two days nnd nights. and after
that period his account book showed
ull even profit" of nearly 5000,
Mon.v's serenity. however, WAS con
side:ahly rjl.iled Icy the appearance of
Il new an aggressive claimant for the
smiles of The fair Barbara. He WAS
Californian Of immense wealth and I'M
bounded confidence in himself. and
letters to people in New York haJi given
him Il ccrtain cntrCe. The trumphs in
love and finance that had come with
his twoscore Years and ten had de-
molished every vcstige of timidity that
may have been born with him. He
was successful enough in the world Of
finance to have become four or five
times millionaire, and he had fared
so well in love that twice he had been
a widower. Rodney Grimes was start
ing out to win Barbara with the same
dash and impulsiveness that overcame
Mary Farrell, the cook in the mining
camp, and Jane Boothroyd. the school
teacher, who came to California ready
to marry the first man who asked her.
He was penniless prospector when he
married Mary. and when he led Jane
to the altar she rejoiced in having
captured a husband worth at least
$4,000.
He We'd with Brewster in patronizing
Bart:i"as booth, and he rushed into
the conflict With an impetnosity that
seemed destined to carry everything
before it. Monty was brushed aside,
B ,rbara was pre-empted as il she were
II mining claim. and ten days after his
Il rival in New York Grimes was the