Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-04-02
cheeksl He's beginning TO look as he
did a year ago."
A clock chimed the hour of 9.

cheeks! He's beginning TO look as he
did a year ago."
A clock chimed the hour of 9.
The man who was here yesterday is
in the hall TO see Mr.. Brewster" said
the maid a few minutes after the min
lister had uttered the words that gave
Peggy a new lame. There was a mo-
mento of silence, almost of dread.
You mean the fellow with the
beard!' asked Monty uneasily.
Yes, sir. He sent in this letter, beg
giIS you to read it at once
Shall l send him away, Monty?" de-
handed Bragdon defiantly. What
does he mean by coming here at this
timer
III read the letter first, joe"
Every eye was Oh Brewster as he
tore open the envelope. His face vas
expressive. There was wonder in it,
then ~incredulity, then joy. He threw
the letter to Bragdon, clasped Peggy in
his arms spasmodically and then, re-
leasing her, dashed for the hall like n
bereft of reason.
Its hopper Harrison!" he cried, and
a moment later the tall visitor was
dragged into the circle. Hopper was
quite overcome by the heartiness of his
welcome.
You are an angel, hopper, God bless
youp' said Monty, with convincing en-
phasis. Joe, read that letter aloud and
then advertise for the return of those
Boston terriers!'
Bragdon's hands trembled and his
voice was not sure as he translated the
scrawl, Hopper Harrison standing be-
hind him for the gleeful purpose of
prompting him when the writing was
beyond the range of human intelli-
gence:
Holland House, Sept. %, 19-.
Mr.. Montgomery Brewster:
My Dear Boy-So you thought I had
given you the slip, Ell? Didn't think I'd
show up here and do my part? Well, I
don blame you. 1 suppose I've acted
like an idiot, but so long as it turns out
Q. 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
Vi q Ill AO iAAo oNohSo OoS
up in the $Snountains. What he wanted
was backing, and he had such a good
show to win out that I 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
5 not take me up into the mountains to
: murder me. as the papers say this morn
. ing. All rot. Nobody's business but my
own if I concluded to come east without
, telling everybody in Butte about it.
L l am here, and so is the money. Got In
last night. Harrison came from Chicago
a day ahead of me-. / went to office OF
G.. & R.. at 8 this morning. Found then
> in a stew. Thought I'd skipped out OF
been murdered; money all gone; every
f thing gone to smash. That's what they
+ thought. Don't blame 'em much. Yol
y see, it was his way: 1 concluded to follow
out the terms of the will and deliver the
s goods in person. I got together all O.
? Jim Sedgwick's stuff and did a lot o
. other fool things, I suppose, and hiked of
to New York. You'll find about 81, 900, 90
I worth of stuff to your credit when yol
= indorse the certified checks down at Gran
& Ripley's, my boy. It's all here and Il
the banks.
: It's a mighty decent sort of weddin.
s gift, I reckon.
The lawyers told me all about you
q told me all about last night and that yol
were going to be married this morning
By this time you're comparatively happ!
with the bride, 1 guess. I looked owe,
. your report and took a few peeps at thu
n receipts. They're all right. I'm salts
fled. The money is yours. Then 1 go
- to thinking that maybe you wouldn't car
to come down at 9 o'clock, especially a
It you are just recovering from the joy o
q being married, so I settled with the law
yers, and they'll settle with you. If yo'
" have nothing in particular to do thi
Is afternoon about 2 o'clock I'd sugges
)r that you come to the hotel, and wei
y dispose of a few formalities that the lay
!, requires Of us. And you can give m
. some lessons in spending money. I've go
ID a little I'd like to miss some morning
AS for your ability as a business man,
" nave this to say: Any man who can spen
y a million a year and have nothing t
le snow for it don't need a recommendatio
he from anybody. He's in a class by himself
n ana it's a business that no one else ca
give him a pointer about.
I'm sorry you've been worried about a
e. this. You have gone through a good dee