Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-24
CHAPTER XIV.
4 Kiss DREW's cotillon was not
MI grnced by the presence OF
Montgomery Brewster. 1t is
I In ,.oonixnd m olnYnnfh

| II ISIS DREW'S cotlilon was NOT
| MI graced by the presence OF
| Montgomery Brewster. 1t is
4 i true he received an eleventh
hour invitation and very cold and Diff
Acrlt little note of apology, but he
| maintained heroically the air of dis
dain that had succeeded the first
sharp pangs Of disappointment. Colo
mel Drew, in whose good graces Monty
had firmly established himself, was
| not quite guiltless Of usurping the role
| Of dictator in the effort to patch up
truce. A few nights before the CO.
| tillon. when Barbara told him that
Herbert Alling was to lead, he ex-
| plosively expressed surprise. why
not Monty Brewster, Babs" he de-
\ manded.
"Mr. Brewster is not coming" she
responded calmly.
"Going to be out of town."
"I'm sure do not know stifny.
| whats thls?"
| "He has not been asked, father" Miss
Drew was not in good humor.
| mot asked?" said the colonel IN
amazement. TITS ridiculous, Babs.
| Send him an invitation at once"
'aThis Is my dance, father. and
don't want to ask Mr. Brewster"
The colonel sank back in his chair
and struggled to overcome his anger.
| He knew that Barbara had inherited
| his willfulness and had long since dis
| covered that 1t was best to treat her
! with tact.
~ thought you and he we're But
the coloners supply Of tact was Ok
hausted.
1--WE were" in Z moment OF absent.
mindedness, but it's all over" said
| Barbara.
aWLy, child, there wouldn't have
been a cotillon il it hadn't been for
] But the colonel remembered his prom
Use to Monty and checked himself just
| in time I'll mean there will not be
| any party il Montgomery Brewster is
not asked. That is all care to say on
| the subject" And he stamped out Of
| the room.
Barbara wept copiously after her ia
ther bad gone, but she realized that his
| will was law and that Monty must be
| invited Il will send an invitation"
! she said to herself, "but II Mr.. Brew
ster comes after he has read it l shall
be surprised"
Montgomery, however, did not re
ceivs the note in the spirit in which it
had been sent. He only saw in 1t ray
| of hope that Barbara was relenting
| and was jubilant at the prospect of a
| reconciliation. The next Sunday he
I sought an interview with Miss Drew,
| but she received him with icy reserve.
| If he had thought to punish her by
staying away it was evident that she
felt equally responsible for great
deal Of misery on his part. Both had
been more or less unhappy. and both
were resentfully obstinate. Brewster
felt hurt and insulted, while she felt
that he had imposed upon her disgrace
fully. He was now ready to cry quits,
and 1t surprised him to find her obdu-
rate. II he had expected to dictate the
| terms of peace he was woefully disap-
pointed when she treated his advances
with cool contempt.
Barbara, you know care very
much for you" he was pleading, fairly
on the road to submission. II am sure
| you are not quite Indifferent to me-
This foolish misunderstanding must
really be as disagreeable to you as II
IL to me-"
"Indeed! she replied, lifting hel
brows disdainfully. "You are assum
ing a good deal, Mr.. Brewster"
II am merely recalling the fact that
you once told me you cared. You
would not promise anything, ! know
hut it meant much that you cared. A
| little difference could not have changed
e your feeling completely"
when you are ready to treat me
with respect 1 may listen to your pett
ton." she said, rising haughtily.
"My petition?" He did not like the
\ word. and his tact quite deserted him
Its a. much yours as mine. Don't
throw the burden of responsibility or
me, Miss Drew"
gave suggested going back to the
old relations? You will pardon me II
| remind you Of the fact that you came
today on your own initiative and Ger
tainly without my solicitation"
.'Now, look here, Barbara he be
gan, dimly realizing that it was goine
| to be hard, very hard, to bring her t.
| reason. r.
81 am very sorry, Mr.. Brewster. bu'
you will have to excuse me. am 60
ing OUT
II regret exceedingly that I should
have disturbed you today, Miss Drew,
he said, swaNewing his pride. Per
haps / may have the pleasure Of seq
| ing you agaka."
A. he was leaving the house. dseE
anger in his soul, he encountered thu
colonel. There was something about
Montys greeting, cordial IS 1t was
that xaye the older man hint as to
the situation.
went you stop for dinner, Monty
he asked in the hope that his sus
picion was groundless.
.aEhank you, colonel, not tonight
and he was of before the colonel could
hold him.
barbara was tearfully angry whe1
her father came into the room, but al
he began to demonstrate with her thu
tears disappeared and left her at white
| heat.
Frankly, father, you don't under
al