The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-01-26

NV ana gave his harassed and MA,
,Nco attention to his own noo,,I;n,
business. o"h eculla
ine last and loose game disn,aasoa
Aiies haFbara greatly. She Voc a. A..
p.iseo' then piqued, then rescntfnl
Monty gradually awoke to the distress.
,ns 49, nat she was going to he in.
u'etaole, as he put it, and forthv;th
w. uuueitook to smooth the troublod 500
~ MS amaZement and concorn So
vas not TO be appeased,
Does it occur to you, Monty" she
SOU WIN a gentle coldness that wos
nn',elS worse than heat, chat Won
49, peel carrying things with a pref
~ nisn hand: Where did you acquire
,ne ilsllt TO Interfere with NV nr;vi-
reyes! o seem to think +bo+ ~,
noa TO speak to any mar but you.n
W. come, now, Babs,, retorted
NohtS' I've not been quite as nm
1e'sohab!e as that. And Won know
yourself that Grimes is the worst LIND
OF a boundcr." An'
y know nothing of the sort y ,or,ioa
tne lady, with growing irritation. lyon
say mat about every man who gives
me a smile or a flower. Does If indi.
cate such atrocious tasteY"
Don't be silly. Barbara. yon know,
perfectly well that you have talked to
u'iuaer and that idiot Valentine by
.ne hour' II I've not said a word.
nu' 'here are some things | can't
STAND, ana the impertinence of Crimes
~ one OF them. Jove. He looked ot
you out of those fishy eyes sometimes
as though he owned you. If Won knew
noW many times I've fairly ached to
Knock him down."
lnwardly Barbara was w~eakeninp q
llttle before his masterfulness R,+
she gave no sign.
And it never occurred to yoy, she
sald with that exasperatinc GOODNESS of
voice that | was equal to the situa-
tloh. suppose YOU thought Mr.,
GRIMES had only to beckon and 7
would joyfully answer. I'll have Won
Know, Monty Brewster, right now that
am quite able to choose nv friends
ana to handle them. Mr.. Grimes has
character. and l like him. He has seen
nlofe OF HE III a year of his strenuous
career thai YOU ever dreamed of In al
your pampered existence. His life has
oeen real, Monty Brewster, and YOU
IS only an imitation.'
1t struck him hard, but it left him
gentle.
"babs,' he said softly, 81 can't take
mat from you. You don't really mean
1t, 10 you: Am l as bad as that?"
1T was a moment for dominance. and
ne missed it. His g~entleness left her
cold.
Monty" she exclaimed irritably,
you are terribly exasperating. Do
make up your mind that you and your
million are not the only things in tho
world
His blood was up now, but it flung
him away from her.
Some day perhaps you'll find out
that there is not much besides. I nm
Just a little too big, for one thing. to he
played with and thrown aside. | WON'T
stand it,"
lie left the house with his head high
III the air, angry red in his cheeks
md a feeling in his heart that she was
he most unreasonable of women. Bar
para III the meantime cried herself to
sleep, vowing she would never love
Monty Brewster again as long as she
lived.
A sharp cutting wind was blowing in
Monty's face as he left the house. He
thoroughly wretched.
Throw up your hands!' came
hoarsely from somewhere, and there
was no tenderness in the tones. For an
instant Monty was dazed and bewil- (
1ered, but in the next he saw two $
shadowy figures walking beside him. l.
Stop where you are, young fellow" 9
was the next command, and he stopped !