The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-07-11
Holland House. Sept. @, 19-.
Mr. Montgomery Brewster:


My Dear Boy-So you thought I had
given you the slip, en-? Didn't think I'd
show up here and do my part? We'll, I
don't blame you. I suppose I've acted
like an idiot, but 50 long as it turns out
o. K. there's no harm done. The wolf
won't gnaw very much Of a hole in your
door, I reckon. This letter Introduces my
(; secretary, Mr.. Oliver Harrison. He came
to me last June out IN Butte with the
prospectus Of a claim he had staked ou.
up in the mountains. What he wanted
was backing, and he had such good
show to win out that ] went into cahoots
with him He's got a mine up there that
is dead sure to yield millions Seems as
though he has to give you half Of the
yield, though. Says You grubstaked him.
Good fellow this Harrison. Needed a
secretary and man Of affairs. so took him
into my Office. You can see that he did
not take me up into the mountains to
murder me. as the papers say this morn
ing. Ali rot. Nobody's business but my
own If concluded to come east without,
telling everybody in Butte about 1t.
I am here and so is the money. Got IN
last night. Harrison came from Chicago
a day ahead Of me. I went to Office of
G. & R. at this morning. Found them
in a stew Thought I'd skipped out or
been murdered: money all gone; every
thing gone to smash. That's what they
thought. Don't blame 'em much. You
see, it was this way: concluded to follow
out the terms Of the will and deliver the
goods in person. got together all of
Jim Sedgwicks stuff and did lot Of
other fool things. I suppose, and hiked off
to New York You'll find about s7,00O,OO0
worth Of stuff to your credit when You
indorse the certified checks down at Grant
- al nd n
the banks.
It's mighty Secept sort of wedding
gift I reckon.
The LAWYERS told me all about you
tod me ali ABOUT last night and that you
were going to be married this morning.
BY this time you're comparatively happy
with the bride, guess. I looked over
your report and took a few peeps at the
receipts They're all right. I'm salts
fed. The money is yours. Then l got
to thinking that maybe you wouldn't care
to come down at o'clock, especially as
YOU are just recovering from the JOY OF
being married, so 1 settled with the law
yers, and they'll settle with you. If you
have nothing in particular to do this
afternoon about 2 o'clock I'd suggest
that YOU come to the hotel. and We'll
dispose Of a few formalities that the law
requires of US. And you can give me
some lessons in spending money. I've got
a little I'd like to miss some morning
AS for your ability as business man,
have this to say: Any man who can spend
a million year and have nothing TO
show for it don't need recommendation
from anybody. He's in class by himself,
and it's business that no one else can
give him a pointer about.
I'm sorry you've been worried about al
$1rNr+ r+crh y
in a year. and YOU have been roasted by
everybody Now it's your turn to laugh.
1t Will surprise them to read the extras
today. I've done ny duty to YOU in more
ways than one. I've got myself inter-
viewed by the newspapers, and today
they'll print the whole truth about Mont
.onacry Brewster and his millions.
They've got the Sedgwick Will and my
story. and the Old town Will boil with ex-
element guess You'll be squared before
the world all right You'd better stay in
doors for awhile. though if you want TO
have a quiet honeymoon.
| don't like New York: never did. Am
going back to Butte tonight. Out there
we have real skyscrapers. and they are
rot built of brick. They are two or three
miles high. and they have gold in EN-.
There IS re;;! grass in the lowlands, and
we have valleys that make Central park
look like g half an inch Of nothing.
Probably you and Mrs Brewster We're
going 10 take wedding trip. SO why not
90 Yves: with re IN my car? We start
at 80 p. n1., and Won't bother YOU.
'rae5 YOU can take it anywhere you like.
Sincerely yours.
SwEARF.NGEN JONES.
p. 81 forSot to say that there is no
such man as Golden. I bought your mines
ara ranches with MY OVID money. You
may 3uv them back st The same figures.
l'ti advise YOU to 60 it. They'll DC worth
ty..!c,, rs niie:l IN 4 year. I hope You'll
forgive the whi,rs OF an cd man who has
liked you from tie start. J.