Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-18

Solutely clear lv the computations Of
| the night before Tie last four days
of Indifference to finance Oh one side
and rampcrng the heart on the other
| had proved Very costly. To use his
own expression. he had been set
| back almost $1,000. An average Ike
that wonld be rNinous.
"Why. think of it." he continued
| For each day sacrificed to Barbara
| must deduct something like $500.
A long campaign would put me ire
trievably in the hole; I'd get so far
behind that a holocaust couldn't put
me even. She can't expect that of me.
vet girls are such idiots about devotion
and of course she doesn't know what
heavy task I am facing. And there
are the others what will they do while
am out of the running? l cannot go
to her and say: please, may | have
Years vacation: I'll come back next
Sertember' On the other hand,
shall surely neglect my business if
she expects he to comIete What
pleasure shall get out of the seven
millions If / lose her! | cant afford to
take chances. That duke won't have
seven millions next September, it's
true, bat he'll have a prodigious argu-
ment against me about the 21st or 22d"
Then a brilliant thought occurred
to him which caused him to ring for IL
messenger boy With such show of i'm
! patience that Rawles stood a.hast
u a ifl,
as follows:
swcarensen Jones Butte. No.:
| May l marry and turn All ! i,ertv over
| to wife, ploVided she Will h;,>e me?
MONTGOMERY BREWSTER
why isn't that reasonable:' he
asked himself after the boy had gone
Making property over to ones wife
is neither a loan nor is it charity Old
Jones might call it needless eXtrava-
| gance, since he's a bachelor. but it's
| generally done because it's good bust
hess Monty WAS hopeful
Following his habit in trouble. be
sought Margaret Gray, to whom be
couiu always appeal for advice ans,
! consolation. She was TO come to hi
next dinner party. and it WAS easy to
lead up to the subject in hand by men
tioning the other guests.
And Barbara Drew" he concluded
| after naming all the others. They
| were alone in the library. and she was
as he related them.
Wasn't She at your first dinner:"
she aske,. quickly
He successfully affected mild embar-
raasi@ent.
Yes
she mnSt lie very attractive" There
! was 40 venom in l'eg@v'S heart.
''She is attractive. IN fact. she's one
Of thc best, Iegey' he said. paving the
way
IT, too bad she seems to care for
! that i.ltlt C1ht.
He's Il buunder" he argued
well. don't iaise it to heart You
cont hA,. - marry him" And Peg
sN lali@bet.
But | do take it to heart. Peggy.
sad MONTY s.'.2u;ly. I'm pretty hare
hit. and ! Want Nollr help. A sisters
| advice is always the best in a matter
| of 1hs eor..'
She looked into his eyes duly for an
| instant. not realizing the full impor
| }a.!c,' e lis r3l fesSion.
| You. Mo&ty: she Sa d incrcdulous.y.
-. -. i: - ,,'@'e.;y," he replied,
t,"o,c ns,r II :hc Z or. She could
T., L.. e'sftAHd tie cJ.d gay ,o2!c ,ha'
W.,;cn.y eaTei,ped She room. The
| # Iva
! Ht. h"". VA :.ia.nti .uDe. The little
| ,olnc hing that rose in her throat
| ,.ouE. ..ot he g 4. nor could she
,l"u1, ott.f the weight that seemed press
~ down Npon her. He saw the odd
! ,ak in hei. eyes and The drawn, uncer-
| tain smile on her lips. but he attl'ibut-
! ed them to V sllIer and nci"Dniity.
on! how af1cr az these years he VAS
| transformed efore her very eyes. She
| was l0okin" u"on il new personality.
He was 10 longer Montgomery thn
| hrotlc: bat she cosl,i nat c:.r.d n how
| and when the change, crept over her
What did it all mean? Il am very
| glad If it Will mo- y1l happy. Mon
ty." she Said slowly. Tie gray in her
lips giving way to red once more
J "DOcS she know!
II haven't told her in so many
words. Peggy. but-but I'm gong TO
this evening"" he announced lamely.
This evening""
II can't watt Monty said as he rose
to 60. I'm glad you're pleased, Peg
gy. need your good wishes. And,
Peggy" he continued, with touch of
boyish wistfulness, do you think
there's a chance for fellow? I've had
the very deuce Of time over that
Englshman.
1t waa not quite easy for her to say;
| .Ninntv Won are the hest in the world.
30 in and win.
From the window she watched him
swing off down the street. wondering
| If he wor]i! turn to wave his hand 10
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