The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-11-10
CHAPTER VIII

Incidents just related Brew
ster lay in bed staring at the
- ceiling. deep In thought.
ere was worried pucker on his
;ehead. half hidden by the rumpled
lr. and his eyes were wide and sleep
s. He had dlned at the Drews the
ening before and had had an awak-
ing. AS he thought OF the matter he
pld recall no special occurrence that
. could really use as evidence. Colo
and Mrs. Drew had been as kind as
er, and B,fbara could not have been
ore charming But something had
me wrong. and he had endured
FETCHED evening.
tThat little English Johnnie was TO
ame," he argued "Of course Barbara
d a right to put any one she liked
xt 20 her. but why she should have
osen that silly ass is more than
bow BY Jovei If had been on the
her side I'll warrant his grace would
I'VE been lost IN the dust"
His brain was whirllng, and for the
.; st time he was beginning to feel the
apleasant pangs Of Jealousy. The
luke Of Beauchamp he especially dis
red. although the poor man had hard.
spoken during the dinner. But
onty could not be reconciled. He
aew, OF course, that Barbara had suit
8 By the dozen. but It had never Oc-
hrred to him that they were even Sc
ously considered Notwithstanding
be fact that his encounter with The
+ ensor had brought her into unde-
rable notice, she forgave MIN every
hing after a moments consideration.
be hrst few wreuehes Of resentment
eere overbaianced by her American
ppreclation OF chivalry, however in.
|bired. The Censor had gone for
FEARS unpunished. his coarse wit be
hg aimed at every one who had come
ito social prominence So pungent
Ind vindictive was his pen that other
hen feared him, and there were many
Who lived in glass houses IN terror Of
fusillade. Brewster's prompt and
ufiiclent action had checked the per
iclous attacks. eaa lie became "A hero
mong men and women. After that
light there was no point to The Cen
or's pen. Aionty's first qualms of
4 pprehension were swept away when
|rolonel Drew himself hailed him the
morning after the encounter and in
|ho unmeasured terms congratulated
him upon his achievement. assuring
him that Barbara and Mrs. Drew ap
&hroved. although they might lecture
hlm as matter of form.
4 But on this morning as be lay in his
bed Monty was thinking deeply and
painfully. He was confronted by q
most embarrassing condition. and he
was discussing It soberly with him
'seif. 1--WE uever told her" he said e
himself. "but II she doesn't know my
Feeling she Is not as clever as ! think
Besides. haven't t!sss to make love e
her COW. II II were any other girl
suppose "a have 10. but Babs-why
4 she must understand And yet-hanl
+ that dukew
In order to WOO her properly h'
would be compelled TO neglect finan
+ cial duties that needed every particle
OF brain energy at his command IL
Hound himself opposed at the outset by
startling embarrassment. made alb
solutely clear by the computations o
4 the night before. The last four day
LOT indifference to finance on one sid'
ard pamperlng the heart on the othe
had proved very costly. To use hi
own expression. he had been "se
back almost $1,000 An average lik'
that would be ruinous.
"Why, think Of IT," he continued
"For each day sacrificed TO Barbara
] must deduct something like $4,000
A long campaign would put me IRE
trievably Ia the hole; ia get so fal
behind that holocaust couldn't pu
me even. She can't expect that of me
yet girls are such idiots about devotion
and Of course she doesn't knew wha
a heavy task I am facing And ther'
are the Others-what will they do Will,
am out OF the rupning2 / cannot g
TO her and say: Please, may | have
years vacation? I'll come back mex
September. On the other hand,
shall surely neglect my business /
she expects me TO compete. Wha
pleasure shall / get out Of the sevei
millions If / lose herr / can't afford t
take chances. That duke won't hav
seven millions next September, IL
true, but he'll have a prodigiOus argu
: ment against me about the 21st or 22G.
Then a brilliant thought Occurre'
to him which caused him to ring for
messenger boy with such a show Of i'm
patience that Rawles stood aghasi
The telegram which Monty wrote wa
as follows
Swearengen Jones. Butte. Mont:
May 1 marry and turn all property owe
10 wife. provided she wiz have me7
MONTGOMERY BREWSTER
"wsS ssa,t that reasonableg" h
asked himself after the boy had gone
making property over TO ones wifi
Is neither a loan nor is it charity. Oh
Jones might call Il needless extraya
gance since he's a bachelor, but IT.
generally done because it's good bus
ness" Monty was hopeful
Following his habit ia trouble. h
sought Margaret Gray. TO whom b
could always appeal for advice an
consolation She was to come to hi
next dinner party, and it was easy I
lead up 10 the subject In hand by mel
tiOnlng the other guests.
"And Barbara Drew" he conclude
after naming all the others. The
were alone Ia the library, and she wa
drinking in the details Of the Dime
as he related them.