Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-01
CHAPTER Xxx.
%HE great day finally arrived,
and no carnival could havebeen
more successful. The morning


war, and the people maryeled when
Monty duplicated the feats Of the strong
man in the circus DeNIille was called
upon for speech, but knowing only ten
words OF French. he graciously retired
in favor of the mayor, and that POM
pous little man made the most OF
rare opportunity. References to Frank
lin and Lafayette were so frequent that
Subway Smith intimated that rubber
stamp must have been used In writing
the address.
The parade took place in the after
noon and proved quite the feature OF
the day. The question Of precedence
nearly overturned Monty's plans, but
the chief of police was finally made to
see that If he were to be chief marshal
it was only fair that the firemen should
march ahead of the police. The crew Of
the Filter made wonderful showing
1t was led by the yachts band. which
fairly outdid Sousa in noise, though 1t
was less unanimous in the matter OF
time. All the cabs came at the end, but
there were so many of them and the
line of march was so short that at
times they were really leading the pro-
cession despite the gallant efforts Of the
grand marshal.
From the balcony Of the hotel Monty
and his party pelted those below with
flowers and confetti. More illusions to
Franklin and Lafayette were made
when the cure and the mayor halted
the procession and presented Monty
with an address richly engrossed on
imitation parchment. Then the school
children sang, and the crowd dispersed
to meet again in the evening.
At o'clock Brewster presided over
large banquet and numbered among
his guests every one of distinction in
the town. The wives were also Invited,
and Franklin and Lafayette were again
alluded to. Each OF the men made at
least one speech, but Subway Smiths
third address was the hit Of the even
ing. Knowing nothing but English, he
had previously chung consistently to
that language, but the third and final
address seemed to demand something
more friendly and genial With a
sweeping bow and with oil the dignity
Of statesman he began:
"Mesdames ct messieurs, j'ai, tn as,
II a, nous avons'-with magnificent
gesture-''vous avez.'' The French
members of the company were not
equal to his pronunciation and were
under the impression that he was still
talking English. They were profound
~ impressed with his Difference and
grace and accorded his preamble a
round Of applause. The Americans
did their utmost to persuade him to be
seated, but their uproar was mistaken
by the others for enthusiasm, and the
applause grew louder than ever. Sub
way held up his hand for silence, and
his manner suggested that he was
about to utter some peculiarly impor-
tant thought. He waited until pin
fall could have been heard before he
went on.
"Maitre Corbeau sur IN arbre
perche''- He finished the speech as he
was being carried bodily from the room
by DeMille and Bragdon. The French
men then imagined that Smiths re-
marks had been insulting, and his
friends had silenced him on that ac-
count. A riot seemed imminent when
Monty succeeded In restoring silence
and with few tnctful remarks about
Franklin and Lafayette quieted the
excited guests.
The evening ended with fireworks
and a dance in the open air-a dance
that grew gay under the masks. The
wheels had been we'll oiled, and there
was no visible failure of the carnival
spirit. To Brewster it seemed mad
game, and he found it less easy to play
q part behind the foolish mask than he
expected. His own friends seemed to
elude him, and the coquetries of the
village damsels had merely a fleeing
charm. He was standing apart to
watch the glfmmering crowd when he
was startled by a smothered cry.
Turning to investigate, he discovered a
little red domino, Enthusiastically fright
ened and trying to release herself from
a too ardent Punchinello. Monty's ar
rival prevented him from tearing off
the girls mask and gave him an en-
tirely new conception Of the strenuous
life. He arose Tuning and sputtering,
but he was taken in hand by the
crowd and whfrled from one to anoth-
er in whimsical mockery. Meanwhile
Monty, unconscious that his mask had
dropped during the encounter, was as
tonished to feel the little hand Of the
red domino on his arm and to hear a
voice not all unfamiliar in his ear.
monty, you are dear. I love you
for that. You looked like Greek ath-
lete. Do you know-it was foolish
but l really was frightened"
"Child, how could 1t have happened?' p
he whispered, leading her away. sFan-
cy my little Peggy with no one to look
after her. What beast / was to trust
you to Pettingill. might have known
the chump would have been knocked
out by all this color" He stopped to
look down at her, and light came into
his eyes. Little Peggy In the great
world" he smiled; you are not fit.
You need-well. you 1ieed-just me-"
But Mrs Valentine had seen him as
he stood revealed and came up in
search of Peggy. 1t was almost morn
ing. she told her, and quite time to so
back to the hotel and sleep. So in
Rragdon's charge they wandered off, a
bit reluctantly, a bit liDgerin2ly.