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CHAPTER w.
CHAPTER Nv.
eX you are both fortunate and un.
fortunate. Mr.. Brewster"
said Mr.. Grant, after the
Young man had drnnnod into

~ you are both fortunate and un.
" fortunate. Mr.. Brewster"
said Mr.. Grant. after the
L young man had dropped into
q chair in the Office Of Grant & Ripley
the next day. Montgomery wore
slightly bored expression. and it was
evident that he took little interest II
the will Of James T. Sedgwick. Frsn
far back In the recesses Of memory he
now recalled this long lost brother Of
his mother. As very small child he
had seen his Uncle James upon the few
occasions which brought him to the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Brewster.
But the young man had dined with the
Drews the night before and Barbara
had had more charm for him than usu.
al. 1t was Of her that he was thinking
when he walked into the once Of
Swsarengen Jones' lawyers.
1.-THE truth is. Mr.. Grant, I'd COM
pletely forgotten the existence of an
uncle" he responded.
1T Is not surprising" said Mr.. Grant
genially. Every one who knew him In
New York nineteen years ago believed
him to be dead. He left the city when
you were a very small lad. going to
Australia, l think. He was OF to seek
his fortune. and he needed II pretty
badly when he started out. THIS let.
ter from Mr.. Jopas comes like mos
sage from the dead. Were 1t not that
we have known Mr.. Jones for long
time, handling affairs of considerable
Importance for him. I should feel in
clined to doubt the whole story. 1t
seems that your uncle turned up In
Montana about fifteen years ago and
there formed stanch friendship with
old swearcngen Jones. one of the rich
est men In the far west Sedgwick's
will was signed on the day Of his death,
Sept. "a, and II was quite natural that
Mr.. Jones should be named as his exec
utor. That Ia how we became interest
ell In the matter. Mr.. Brewster"
II see." said Montgomery. somewhat
puzzled. But why do you say that
am both fortunate and unfortunate?"
THE situation Ia SO remarkable that
you'll consider that a mild way Of put.
ting It when you've heard everything.
I think you were told In our note Of
yesterday that you are the sole heir.
Well. It may surprise YOU to learn that
James Ssdgwick died possessed of an
estate valued at ALMOST $1,000 COO"
Montgomery Brewster sat like one
petrified. staring blankiy at the old
lawyer. who could say startling things
In q level voice.
HE owned gold mines and ranches
In the northwest, and there IL no ques'
ton az to their value. Mr.. Jones In
his letter to W briefly outlines the bis
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4 4 dering how to get enough
occurred to him that it might be as
difficult to spend as to acquire wealth.
The thought staggered him for a mo-
mcnt. Then he cried triumphantly. x
can decline to accept grandfather's mil
lion"
"You cannot decline to accept what Is
already yours. l understand that the
money has been paid to you by Mr.
Buskirk. You have million dollars.
Mr.. Bewster, and it cannot be denied"
"You are right" agreed Montgomery
dejectedly. Really, Mr.. Grant this
proposition is too much for me. If you
aren't required to give an immediate
sounds like a dream"
ut is no dream. Mr.. Brewster" smil.
ed the lawyer You are face to face
with an amazing reality. Come in to-
morrow morning and see me again.
Think it over; study 1t out. Remem.
Der the conditions Of the will and the
conditions that confront you. In the
meantime l shall write to Mr.. Jones.
the executor. and learn from him just
what he expects you to do in order to
carry out his own conception Of the
terms Of your uncle's will"
Don't write, Mr.. Grant: telegraph.
And ask him to wire his reply. A year
Is not very long in an affair of this
kind" 4 moment later be added:
Go let
couldn't Uncle James have relented
bit! He brings endless trouble on my
innocent head just because Of row
before was born"
HE was strange man. As rule.
one does not carry grudges quite SO
far But that is neither here nor there.
His will is law in this case
Suppose ! succeed in spending all
but thousand dollars before the 23d
Of next September. Id lose the seven
millions and be the next thing to
pauper. That wouldn't be quite like
getting my moneys worth"
ut is n problem, my boy. Think 1t
over very seriously before you come
to q decision one way or the other. In
Tue uGdutlIUe WE eau eStdUIlSu DcvOuO
doubt the accuracy Of this inven-
tory"
by all means go ahead. and please
urge Mr.. Jones not to be too hard on
me. believe I'll risk it II the restric-
tions are not too severe. But IL Jones
has puritanical instincts l might as
we'll give up hope and be satisfied with
what have"
Mr.. Jones is very far from what
you'd call puritanical, but he is in
tensely practical and clear headed. He
will undoubtedly require you to keep
an expense account and to show some
sort Of receipt for every dollar you
disburse."
Good Lord! Itemize?"
I'm general way. presume"
"rll have to employ an army Of
spendthrifts to devise ways and means
for proaigacy."
you forget the item which restraints
you from taking anybody into your
confidence concerning this matter.
Think 1t over. 1t may not be so diff
cult after nights sleep"
III It isn't too difficult to get the
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come home with me now" suggested
Subway Smith.
"Tell Ellis to go to Halifax" CON-
manded Montgomery. And again Ellis
took the elevator downward. His
usually impussive face now wore a look
Of anxiety, and twice he started to re-
turn to the top floor. shaking his head
obviously. At last lie climbed into a
hanson and reluctantly left the revel.
ers behind. He knew It was birth.
day celebration, and II was only half
past IL in the morning.
At 8 o'clock the elevator made an.
other trip to the top floor, and Ellis
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Nv street. For years MOnteOW-
cry Brewster had regarded her
1 i quiet. old fashioned home a.
bis own. The house had once been her
grandfather's. and 1t was one Of the
pioneers in that part Of the town. It
was there she was born. in its quaint
I'D parior she was married, and all her
girlhood. her brief welded life and her
widowhood we're connected with 1t.
Mrs. Gray and MOntgomery's mother
had been schoolmates and playmates.
and their friendship endured. When
old Edwin Peter Brewster looked about
Tor place to house his orphaned grand
son. Mrs. Gray begged him to let her
care for the little fellow. He was three
years older than her Margaret, and the
children grew up a. brother and sis.
ter. Mr.. Brewster was generous in
providing for the boy. While he was
away at college. spending money in
manner that caused the old gentleman
70 marvel at his own Mbsrality, Mrs.
Gray was we'll paid for the unused but
we'll kept apartments, ana there never
was q murmur Of complaint from Ed.
win Peter Brewster. He was har0, but
be was not niggardly.
1t had been something Of struggle
for Mrs. Gray to make both ends meet
The property In Fortieth street was
her only possession. But little money
had come to her at her husbands
death. and an unfortunate speculation
OF his had swept away all that had
fallen to her from her father, the late
Judge Merriweather. For years she
kept tho old home unincumbersd.
teaching French and English until
Margaret was we'll into her teens. The
girl was sent to one Of the good old
boarding schools on the Hudson and
came out well prepared to help her
mother In the battle to keep the wolf
down and appearances up. Margaret
was rich In friendships. and pride
alone stood between her and the i'd.
vantages they offered. Good looking
bright and cheerful. she knew no natu.
raj privations. With q heart a. liGkA
and Joyous 40 May morning she
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charity; that he neither lend nor give
away money, for fear that 1t might be
restored to him later; that he live Oh
the principle which inspires a man to
get his moneys WORTH" he the ex-
penditure great or small. As these
conditions were prescribed for but q
single year in the life of the heir, 1t
was evident that Mr. Sedgwick did not
intend to impose any restrictions after
the property had gone into his hands.
"1Iow do you like III" asked Mr..
Grant as he passed the will to Brew
ster.
The latter took the paper and glanced
over 1t with the air Of one who had
heard hut had not fully grasped its
meaning.
ut must be Joke, Mr. Grant he
said, still cropping with difficulty
through the fog
mo. MIR. Brewster. it is absolutely
genuine. Here is a telegram from the
probate court in Sedgwict's home coun-
ty. received in response to a query
from us. 1t says that the will is to
be filed for probate and that Mr. Sedg-
wick was many times millionaire.
This statement. which ne calls an in
ventory, enumerates his holdings and
their value. and the footing shows &c.
345 900 In round numbers. The invest
ments, you see, are gilt edged. There
Is not bad penny in all those mil
| lions"
"Well. II is rather staggering, isn't
III" said Montgomery. passing his hand
over his forehead lie was beginning
to comprehend.
"In more ways than one. What are
you going to do about it?''
"Do about it," in surprise. "Why,
its mine. isn't it,"
at Is not yours until next septem.
Der" the lawyer quietly said.
"Well, fancy l can wait" said
Brewster, with smile that cleared the
air.
But. my dear fellow, You are already
the possessor Of million. Do you
forget that you are expected to be
penniless a year from now"
wouldn't you exchange a million
for seven millions. Mr.. Grant,"
"But let me inquire how you purpose
doing it," asked Mr.. Grant mildly.
why, by the simple process Of de-
struction. Don't you suppose I can get
rid Of million in a year! Great
Scott who wouldn't do it. All I have
to do Is to cut few purse strings, and
there is but one natural conclusion.
I don't mind heing pauper for few
hours on the 23d Of next september"
"That is your plan. then?'
"Of course. First l shall substan.
ttate all that this will sets forth. When
am assured that there can be no pos.
ability Of mistake in the extent Of this
fortune and my undisputed claim I'll
take steps to get rid Of my grandfa'
Tiers million in short order" Brew
ster's voice rang true now. The zest
Of life was coming back
Mr. Grant leaned forward slowly. and
his Antent, penetrating gaze served as d
check to the young fellows enthusiasm
II admire and approve the sagacity
which urges you to exchange a paltry
million for a fortune, but it seems t.
me that you are forgetting the condi
tiOns," he said slowly. Has it occur
red to you that it will be no easy task
to spend a million dollars without in
some way violating the restrictions III
your uncles will, thereby losing both
fortunes"
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W Mout8otIcTt nTeWstcT All VI tuc
moneys. lands. bonds and interests
mentioned In the inventory which nc
companied the will. In the event that
Montgomery Brewster had not in every
particular complied with the require
ments Of the will to the full satsfac-
ton Of the said executor. Swearengen
Jones, the estate was to be distributed
among certain institutions of charity
designated In the Instrument. Under
lying this imperative Injunction OF
James Sedgwick was plainly discerni-
Bile the motive that prompted 1t. In
almost so many words he declared that
his heir should not receive the fortune
II he possessed single penny that had
come to him In any shape or form
from the man he hated. Edwin Peter
Brewster. While Sedgwck could not
have known Mt the time OF his death
that the banker had bequeathed ST.
100000 to Ills grandson. it was more
than apparent that he expected the
young man to be enriched literally BY
his enemy. 1t was to preclude any
possible chance of the mnging OF his
Aotluuc WIN tue Suulitst Hoit VI
Edwin r. Brewster's that James Sedg-
wick on bis deathbed put his hand to
this astonishing instrument.
There was also clause III which he
undertook to dictate the conduct OF
Montgomery Brewster during the year
leading up to his twenty-sixth anniver-
sary. He required that the young man
should give satisfactory evidence 10
the executor that he was capable OF
managing his affairs shrewdly aud
wisely; that he possessed the ability
to add to the fortune through bis OWL
enterprise: that he should come to his
twenty-sixth anniversary with fair
name aud record tree from anything
worse than mild ferns Of dissipation;
that his habits be temperate; that he
possess nothing at the end Of the year
which might be regarded as visible
or Invisible asset that he make NO
endowments; that be give spariaS1 to
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CHAPTER v.

4 NEW point Of view gradually
"A came to Brewster All his
life had been spent in won.
4 y dering how to get enough
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CHAPTER III.

RS. GRAY lived in Fortieth
street. For years MOntgom-
cry Brewster had regarded her
uuiet. old fashioned home a.
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again."
"Just for old times sake" she said
impulsively. you'll stay for luncheon
too"
"I'll have to be at the-no, won't
either. Do you know. was thinking I
had to be at the bank Mt 1890 to let
Mr.. Perkins 80 out for something to
eat? The millionaire habit isn't 80
nrmly fixed as l supposed" After a
moments pause. In which his growing
seriousness changed the atmosphere
he went on haltngly. uncertain Of his
position. THE incest thing about hay
Ing all this money 10 that-that-we
won't have to deny ourselves anything
after this" 1t did not sound very tact
full. now that 1t was out, and he was
compelled to scrutinize rather intently
familiar portrait in order to maintain
an air OF careless assurance. She did
not respond to this venture. but he felt
that she was looking directly into his
sorely tried brain. "Well do any
amount of decorating about the house.
and-and you know that furnace has
been giving US a lot Of trouble for two
or three ysars"- lie was pouring out
ruthlessly when her hand fell gently
on bis own, and she stood straight and
tall before him. an odd look In her
eyes.
"Oon't-piease don't 60 on. Monty"
enc SAID very gently. but without wa
verins. Il know what you mean. You
are good and very thoughtful, Monty.
but you really must not"
"Why. what's mine IL yours he be-
gan.
II know you srs generous, Monty.
, 1905-11-22
THE EYE.
Strange Story of How the Sewing
Machine Riddle WAS Solved.

NHsttnInC Hut W u SphNth
Elias Howe almost beggared himself
before he discovered where the eye of
the needle of a sewing machine should
be located. His original idea was to
follow the model of the ordinary needle
and have the eye at the heel. 1t never
occurred to him that it should be plac-
ed near the point, and he might have
failed altogether if he had not dreamed
Il savage king in Il strange country.
Just as in his actual waking expert
cnce, he was rather perpleXed about
the needles eye. He thought the king
gave him t~wenty-four hours to com
plete the machine and make it sew. If
not finished in that time, death was to
be the punishment.
Howe worked and worked and puz-
zled and puzzled and finally gave it up.
Then he thought he was taken out to
be executed. He noticed that the war
riors carried spears that were pierced
near the head. Instantly came the So
luton of the difficulty, and while the
inventor WAS begging for time he
awoke. 1t WAS i o'clock in the morn
ing. He jumped out of bed, ran to his
workshop, and by 8 a needle with an
eye at the point had been rudely mod
I eled. After that it was easy. This is
the true story of an important incident
in the invention of the sewing machine.
, 1905-11-22

Parents should be taught their proper
place. No self respecting child cares
to be reminded in company that it has
parents. 1t wishes to forget the pain
full fact, and it is a breach of good
discipline Oh the part of the parents
to intrude the relation for which the
child is not to blame upon public no.
tice.
Many parents have an annoying way
of insisting on knowing where their
children have beer and with whom
they have been associating. This prac-
tice has much to condemn it, as 1t is
distasteful to the children and is apt
to Introduce the parents to a first class
line of juvenile fiction. In the interest
of parental morality it is best avoided.
On the whole, if parents in general
cannot manage to conform to the pre-
vailing style in children they would
better efface themselves entirely.
, 1905-11-22
A NARROW HALLWAY.
It's Decoration should He as Simple
as Possible.

Although most of the new houses are
being made with wider halls, the ques-
ton Of hall space is still an important
one. Perhaps the interior decoration
scene i'll the illustration will prove a
helpful hint.
having plenty of space is due to the
severe treatment of the walls and of
the stair baluStrade. Even the stair
and hall carpets show Il unity of de
sign almost free from figures. Most
women make the mistake of having
, 1905-11-22
Union Thanksgiving Service in
Hollywood M. f. Church

A proclamation has been issued by
the Pre-ident of the United States sta
ting that it is eminently fitting that
once a year our people should set apart
a day for praise and thanksgiving to
the giver of good. And as Mr.. Roose-
welt has set apart Thursday, the 30th
day of November as a day of Thanks
giving for the past and prayer for the
future. All the various denominations
on Five Mile Beach ale invited to unite
in the Union Thanksgiving service,
which will be held in the Hollywood
M. f.. church at 1890 a. M. The Rev.
j. w. Riddle, of the Wildwood Bap-
fist church, will deliver the sermon.
, 1905-11-22
ART OF CONVERSATION.
Sp%ontuneity Is "a Necessary InSrcdi-
ent of Engaging Talk.

-
ent of Engaging Talk.
What | wish," says an essayist in
Cornhill Magazine, lis that people
would apply the same sort of serious
ness to talk that they apply to golf;
that they should desire to improve their
game, brood yer their mistakes, try
to do better. Why is it that SO many
people would think ii priggish and eff
Terminate to try to improve their talk
and yet think 1t manly and rational to
try to shoot better? OF course 1t must
be done with a natural zest and en-
joyment OF it is useless.
What a CHASTITY picture one gets of
the old fashioned takers and wits,
committing a number of subjects to
memory when they are dressing for
dinner and then turning over Il COM
monplace book for opposite anecdotes
and jests, adding dates to those select
ed that they may not tell the same
story again too soon, learning up a list
of epigrams, stuck in a shaving glass,
sallying forth primed to bursting with
conversation!
at is all very well to know before
hand the kind of line you would wish
to take, but spontaneity is a necessary
ingredient of talk, and to make up
ones mind to get certain stories In is
to deprive talk of its fortuitous charm"
, 1905-11-22

wall papers with large figures IN their
small halls. or course every one can,
not afford oak wainscoting like hat in
the picture, but painted walls are not
costly and plain burlap paper may he
obtained for a small sum.
The carved chair takes the place of
n hall stand. 1t is much less clumsy
and more artistic. Some brass hooks
in a fancy design are placed in the
wall back of the chair, but they do not
show in the picture.
X. DE LA BAUME.
, 1905-11-22

A poor man might be a veritable
Prince Charming. but few people
would ever find 1t out
Perhaps the reason why some peo-
pie know so much about what is going
on on the other side of a closed door
IS because they are SO narrow minded
that their minds are able to slip
through tho crack.
A woman is pretty apt to show what
her temper is made of when her new
hat Is spoiled by the rain.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-23
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Vital statistics of Shreveport TOR the
week ending April y, 1905:
Marriages-White J. +. Houston and
Miss Myrtle May Wallis. C"lored
John .Ancllar and Martha Payne: David
Ross and Ella Elias: Jim Siloti and I'll
mira lambert: Nathaniel Mccoy and
Rvna Young: George Frazier and Pearl
Gloss.
Hir1h~--N hitc: Otto {. Mautlc and
wife. Dry. (o!orcd: Charley Hunter
AND N;tr. girl.
Sill H,r>h>~-Colnrcd: Child Of Find
" and :tc girl
NvMh>-N hite: Mrs. Jane 1arking
ton. IS Hrar>: !. &. Giles, 81 years; Nora
Hart. 3 years: Wesley Jefferson, 81
Years: Josephine Mci>, 20 years; \ir-
GINA Johnson. u years: Amanda
George. 81 years; Lawrence Brown. "a
wears: Katy Thomas. s. years.
OF the above l died at charity hospital.
]. C. EGAN. Health Officer.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-23
NEWS IN BRIEF
A Budget of Interesting Item. Gathered
by a Caucasian Representative.

The blessed EaStertide is usherel in
with the balm and beauty, fragrance
and fullness of the springtime. \ glo-
rlOuS procession of roses, snowy syrln-
ga, pink and white honeysuckle fill the
senses with delight. Surely the furious
floods Of winter, the dreariness and dis
comfort Of dark days, may be forgot in
this gracious poisoning of tree and
bush; this adoring Of the erstwhile bare
brown bosom of Mother Earth with bot
quets this browning of her hilltops with
wreathS and covering her valleys with
velyety verudre.
w hat change has made the pastures
And reached the daisies at my feet.
And cloud that wears a golden hem?
This lovely world, the hills. the sward-
They all look fresh as if our Lord
But yesterday had finished then1''
THE RESURRECTION.
Divincly strange, O humanity how sweet,
On some still ashen dawn. with heavy
feet.
10 leave the loWland mist and valley
pain.
seeking alone some rock-hewn grave
again,
Where late a splendid hope lay in the
gloom
And incenSed hush of deaths slow silent
Divinely strange O humanity how sweet
That Hope unbound and strong with life
to meet.
Pure with passion of high desire.
In garments glist ming with the morn's
new fire. Emery Pottle.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-23

of colonial and revolutionary times are
always attractive, and recent events have
made boys particularly interested in
Spanish America
One of the best stories of adventure is
",Ihe Little Citizen the biography Of
street urchin, who gets to the coun-
try and there, in a series of events. lie
velops a manliness that brings him the
commentator of the people of the vii
lage, who give him the title of the lit
tie citizen" # ON Turner'S Legacy,
by Horatlo Alger is one of the author S
typical stories, and tells of the rise of a
poor boy through his industry and earn
estneSs of purpose. play Away is the
story of the rise of young fireman. and
gives a good description of the heroisn1
of one of our fire fighters. The story Of
Rob and His Gun" tells how boy may
he hunter and still be kind to animals
Probably the best book for the very lit
tie ones that has been published recent
ly is Just So Stories by Rudyard Kip
ling One of the best recent books for
girls is "Ma1ge. Girl in Earnest" This
is the story of girl with domestic tastes
who en- Joys the art Of cookery better
than music lessons The housekeeping
experience of Elizabeth Zane in the
story of Brave Hearted Elizabeth is
a tale of the wild frontier life, in which
Indians and thrilling adventures play a
strong part. "A Girl of This Century
by May C. Darling, "Bunda's Cousin at
Radcliffe" by Helen Reed, and Ma
tales Chum by Anna Chaplin Ray are
a trio of excellent stories if school life.
Romances of achievement are interesting
to all young people. "Stories Of One
Hundred Famous Americans gives
brief sketches of great men who have
memorials in the Hall Of Fame Seven
Great American Poets,' "Sketches of
Great Painters. and 1.-The Romance "of
Modern Invention are interesting to all
classes Of reaIers Stories Of travel are
always attractive. Among the best are
"On an Irish Jaunting Car, by S. g.
Rayne: 1.-The Young Volcano Explorer.
by E. Stratemeyer, and cruising on the
St. Lawrence" by Everett Tomlinson.