Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-08-31

er dinner he bad gone TO his own
rooms. forgetting that he lived on Fifth
avenue. InLl long after midnight he
smoked and calculated and dreamed.
For the first time the immensely OF
that million thrust itself upon him. II
on that very day. Oct /. he were
10 begin the task of spending IL he
would have but S5T days in which 10
accomplish the end Taking The round
sum OF 100000 "a basis, il was
an easy matter TO calculate his aver
age daily disbursement The situation
did not look so utterly Impossible until
be held up the little sheet Of paper and
+ ruefuily contemplated the result Of
that simple problem in mathematics.
4 II meant an average daily expendi-
E ture OF S2.Soi.l2 for nearly year, and
even then there would be Us cents left
/ over. for IN providing the result OF his
rough sum in division he could ac-
count for but Sa99.9qqS4 Then it oc-
CURED 10 him that his monwy would
be drawing interest at the bank
But for each days S2.S01.12 | am
I getting seren times as much" he so
I lloGuixed as he finally got into bed.
That means $19,60T.S4 a day. clear
profit OF $l6SJ6.I2. That's pretty good
yes. too good. wonder IL the bank
couldn't oblige me by not charging In
terest -
The figures kept adding and subtract
ing themselves as he dozed OF, and
once during the night he dreamed that
Swearengen Jones rad sentenced him
70 eat a million dollars worth Of game
and salad at the French restaurant
he awoke with the consciousness that
be had cried aloud. Il can do Il. but a
year il not very long In an affair OF
his kind
IL was 9 O'Clock when Brewster nnal-
" rose. and after his tub he felt ready
% cope with any problem. even sub
sra1rtal breakfast A message had
cc2e % him from Mr. Grant Of Grant
a Rspsey. announcing the receipt OF I'm
r.asgxnG dispatches from Montana and
asking him 10 luncheon AT l. He had
r-3e 20 spare, and as Margaret and
Mrs Gray h&d gone out be teIephoned
El1s ~ take lbs horse 10 the entrance
- NE park al once The crisp autumn
AZ was perfect for bis ride. and Brew
seer saE9s Number OF smart people
Already riding and driving In the park.
Els hnrSe was keen for q canter, and
hf ind reached the ctselisk before he
drew r~i1- as he was about TO cross
-4ss carriage rasd be was nearly run
0Uv1 ~ Mss Drew III her new French
Euinznst,-ls
t4g E1E- pardon" she cried
-Euu7-e rhs -Atrd person I've run into,
50 F1u see I'm not discriminating
against F1n-
= shunad he Battered even TO be run
6Bwn ty ron
VERY well then, look out" And she
E-Er1ed me machine as IL to charge
sezn- Sic stopped In time and said
wiki a laugh. Your gaIiantry deserves
q reward Wouldn't you rather send
Jour horse home and come for ride
with meYs
MY man ID waiting at Fffty-ninth
street IL you'll come that far I'll 20
with pleasure"
Monty had merely a society acquaint-
ance with Miss Drew. He had met her
at dinners and dances as be had a host
OF other girls, but she had impressed
him more than the others. Something
indescribable took place every time
their eyes met. Monty had often won
dered just what that something meant.
Dut he had always realized that 1t had
In 1t nothing of platonic affection.
III l didn't have to meet her eyes,
he had said to himself. II could go OF
discussing even politics with her. but
me moment she looks at me know she
can see what I'm thinking about"
From the first they considered them
selves very good friends. and after
their third meeting II 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 think of
him. He took 1t as matter Of course
that she must feel more than friendly
toward him. As they rode 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 usT' asked Monty. with laugh.
Talk about our riding together In
the parks It's just as safe here as 1t
would be In Fifth avenue. Besides,
who cares7 fancy we can stand it."
You're thoroughbred. Barbara.
simply didn't want you talked about
When go too far, say the word and
drop me-
Il have luncheon at 2. but until
then we have our ride"
Monty gasped and looked at his
watch. Five minutes to IL" be cried
The matter OF his engagement with the
attorney had quite escaped him. In
the exhilaration Of Miss Drew's COM
panionshIp he had forgotten even I'M
Gle James millions.
Eve got date at that means life
and death to me. Would you mind /
taking me down to the nearest elevat-