Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-21
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my and cleared the field before the end
of another week. Grimes transferred
his Objectionable affection, and Barba-
"a was not even asked to be wife No.
3. Brewster's campaign was so ardent
that he neglected other duties deplora-
bly,, falling far behind his improvident
average With Grimes disposed of, he
once more forsook the battlefield Of
love and gave his harassed and undi-
vided attention to his own peculiar
business.
The fast and loose game displeased
Miss Barbara greatly. She was at first
surprised, then piqued, then resentful.
Monty gradually awoke to the distress.
ing fact that she was going to be in
tractable, as he put it, and forthwith
undertook to smooth the troubled sea.
TIC, his amazement and concern, she
was not to be appeased.
Does it occur to you, Monty" she
said, with gentle coldness that was
infinitely worse than heat, that you
have been carrying things with pref.
ty high hand? Where did you acquire
the right to interfere with my privi-
leges? You seem to think that am
not to speak to any man but you
"Oh, come, now, Babs," retorted
Monty, 1--WE not been quite as I'M
reasonable as that. And you know
yourself that Grimes is the worst kind
OF a bounder"
II know nothing of the sort" replied
the lady, with growing irritation. you
say that about every man who gives
ME a smile or dower. Does 1t indl-
cate such atrocious taste?"
Don't be silly, Barbara. You know
perfectly we'll that you have talked to
Gardner and that idiot Valentine by
the hour, and I've not said word.
But there are some things l can't
stand, and the impertinence OF Grimes
liz one of them. Jove! he looked at
you out of those fishy eyes sometimes
as though he owned you. II you knew
how many times I've fairly ached to
knock him down.!
Inwardly Barbara was weakening Q
little before his masterfulness. But
she gave no sign.
"And it never occurred to you," she
said, with that exasperating GOODNESS OF
voice, ''that l was equal to the situa-
ton. 1 suppose you thought MI.
Grimes had only to beckon and
would joyfully answer. I'll have you
know, Monty Brewster, right now that
Il am quite able to choose my friends
and to handle them. Mr.. Grimes has
character, and like him. He has seen
more Of life In year Of his strenuous
career than you ever dreamed OF In all
your pampered existence. His life has
been real, Monty Brewster, and yours
is only an imitation"
1t struck him hard, but 1t left him
gentle.
"Babs," he said softly, II can't take
that from you. You don't really mean
II. do you? Am as bad as that?"
It was a moment for dominance, and
he missed it. His gentleness 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 the
world"
His blood was up now. but it flung
kun away from her.
"soMe lay perhaps you'll find out
that there is not much besides. am
lust a little too big, for one thing, to be
played with and thrown aside. l won't
stand it,
He left the house with his head high
In the air, angry red in his cheeks
and a feeling in his heart that she was
the most unreasonable of women. Bar
bara in 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
was 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-
dered, but In the next he saw two
shadowy figures walking beside him.
stop where you are, young fellow"
nd "a of0rnod