The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-10-13

tnlnS To prevent that. My duty IS
| plain. Even if l have to use heroic
measures, you dine with me tomor-
/ row"
Monty recognized defeat when he
! met it and ;sraciously accepted her
! very kind invitation. The next mo-
: mcnt they drew up at the opera house
and were uShcred in with Il Difference
only accorded TO wealth The splcndor
of the effect was overpowering to
Brewster as we'll rs to his bewildered
guests. Aladdin. it seemed, had fairly
outdonc himself. The wonder Of II
was so complete that it was some time
before they could settle down to the
opera. which was "-lida," given with
an enthusiasm that only Italians can
compass.
During the last intcrmission Brew
stcr and Peggy We're walking in the
foyer. They had rarely spoken since
the day of the ride, but Monty noticed
with happiness That she had on several
occasions avoided pcttingill
II thought we had given IN fairy
land when we left the lakes, but be-
iicvc YOU carry it with you," she said
The trouble with this Monty re-
piled, is that there are too many peo-
pie about. My fairyland is to he Just
little different"
"iour fairyland. Monty, will be built
of gold and paved with silver You
will sit all day cutting coupons in an
Office of alabaster.'
Peggy, do YOU, too think me vul-
gar: It's Il bcastly parade. 1 know,
but ii can't stop now. You don't real
izc the momentum OF the thing"
You do ii UP to the handle" she put
in. And YOU are much too generous
to be vulgar. But it worries me, Mon
ty: it worries me desperately. It's the
future I'm thinking of-your future,
which is being swallowed up. This
Kind of thing can't go on. And what
Is to follow it? You are wasting your
substance, and YOU are not making any
life for yourself that opens out"
Peggy he answered very seriously.
"you have got to trust me- can't
back out, but I'll tell YOU this-you
~frr'.' 49," l." --l;H" n,>ni"tnd in mo in the
There was Il mist before the girls
eyes as she looked at fim. IL believe
You, Monty" she said s.lnply. II shall
not forget
The curtain rose upon the next act.
and something in the opera toward the
end seemed to bring the two very close
together. AS they We're leaving the
theatcr there was note of regret from
Peggy. 1T has been perfect" she
breathcd, yet, Monty. isn't 1t waste
that no one else should have seen it?
Think of these poverty stricken peas
ants who adore music and have never
heard an opera"
well, they shall hear one now"
Monty rose to it, but he felt like q
hypocrite in conccalinS his chief mo-
tive. well repeat the performance
tomorrow night and fill the house with
them
He was as good as his word. Ber-
tier was given n task the next day
which was not to his taste. But with
the assistance of the city authorities he
carried 1t through. To them it was an
evidence Of insanity, but there was
something princely about it, and they
were tolerant. The manager OF the op-
era house was less complaccnt and he
had an explanatory terror of the dam,
age to his upholstery. But Brewster
had discovered that in Italy gold Is Il
panacea for all Ills, and his prescrlp>
tions We're liberal. To him the day
was short, for Pcggy's interest in the
pcnancc, as it came to be called. was
so keen that she insisted on having It
hand in the preliminarics, There was
something about tho partnership that
appealed to NIonty.
To her regret the DeAIille dinner in
tcrfered with the opening Of the per-
formance but Monty consOled her with
the promise that the opera and it's
democratic audience should follow:
During the day Mrs. Dan had BEEN
deep in preparations for her banquet,
but her plans were deliberately conceal
ed. They eliminated ut o'clock in the,
Cova, not far from the Scala, and the
dinner was eaten in the garden to the
sound Of music. Yet it was an effect OF
simplicity with which Mrs. Dan sur.
priscd her guests. They were prepared
for anything but that, and when they.
"A concession to the chef-and clops
and peas. followed by n salad and cof-
fec, the gratitude of tho crowd was
quite beyond expression. In burst of
enthusiasm Subway Smith suggested
testimonial
tTo BE Continued
The Wig.
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