, 1905-10-25
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

his death.
Chapter III. Colonel Prentiss Drew.
a director of the bank of which Monty's
uncle was president, becomes his friend.
Chapter III. Monty receives a mes
sage from Grant & Ripley, attorneys,
asking him to come to their office.
Chapter ~. Monty's uncle, whom
he had forgotten, dies and leaves him
81, 900, 900 under certain conditions.
CONTINUED
Il beg your PARDON" she cried.
you're the third person I've run into,
so you see I'm not discriminating
against you"
II should be fattered even to be run
down by you"
Very well, then, look out" And she
started the machine as If to charge
him. She stopped In time and said,
with a laugh: your %gallantry deserves
a reward. Wouldn't you rather send
your horse home and come for q ride
with me?"
MY man Is waiting at Fifty-ninth
street. If you'll come that far I'll go
with pleasure"
Chj A''' ''NA,it u bOSittJ a(IhAiht-
ance with Miss Drew. He had met her
at dinners and dances as he had a host
of other girls, but she had impressed
him more than the others. Something
indescribable tool place every time
their eyes met. Monty had often Won
dered just what that something meant,
but he had always realized that 1t had
in 1t nothing of p~latonic affection.
IF | didn't nave to meet her eyes,"
he had said to himself, 81 could go on
discussing ever politics with her, but
the moment she looks at me | know she
can see what Tn thinking about
From the first they considered them
selves very good friends, n after
their third meeting 1t seemed perfectly
natural that they should call one an
other by their first names. Monty
knew he was treading on dangerous
ground. 1t never occurred to him to
wonder what Barbara might him of
him. He took 1t as a matter Of course
that she must feel more than friendly
toward him. AS they o through the
maze Of carriages they bowed fire.
quently to friends as they passed.
They were conscious that some of the
women, ~noticeably old Miss Dexter,
actually turned around and gazed at
them.
Aren't you afraid people will talk
about us?" asked Monty, with a laugh.
Talk about our riding together in
the park? It's just as safe here as it
would be in Fifth enu Besides,
who cares? l fancy we can stand it."
You're a thoroughbred, Barbara. |
simply didn't van you talked about.
When l go too far, say the word and
drop me-"
Il have a luncheon at 2, but until
then we have our ride"
Monty gasped and looked at his
watch. give minutes to Il" he cried.
The matter of his engagement with the
attorney a quite escaped him. In
the exhilaration of Miss Drew's com
. %panionship he had forgotten ever I'm
Gle James millions.
I've got a date at 1 that means life
and death to me. Would you mind
taking me down to the nearest elevat-
ed-or-here, let me run it."
Almost before Barbara was aware
of what was happening they had chang
ed places, and the machine, under Mon
tvs guidance, was tearing over the
ground.
"Of all the casual people!' said the
girl, by no means unequal to the *
element. II believe you're kidnapping
me-"
But when she saw the grim look on
Monty's face and II policeman after
another warned hin she became seri-
ously alarmed. Monty Brewster, this
pace is positively dangerous"
Perhaps it is," he responded, but II
they haven't sense enough to keep out
of the way they shouldn't kick If they
get run over"
II don't mean the people or the au-
tomobiles or traps or trees or monu
ments, Monty. l meal you and me. l
know We'll either be killed or arrest
ed"
This isn't anything to the gait I'll.
be going if everything turns out as I
expect. Don't be worried, Babs. Be-
sides, it's l now. Lord, 1 didn't dream
it was so later
us your appointment so important?"
she asked, hanging on.
well, l should say 1t is, and-look
out, you blooming idiot! Do you want
to get killed." The last remark was