Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-01-01
to conquer. He regarded the Califor-

to conquer. He regarded the Califor-
Elan as an impostor, and summary &C
ton was necessary. Il know all about |
him, Babs,'' he said one day after he
felt sure of his position. why, his
father was honored by the V. c. on the
coast in 49,"
The Victoria CROSSE" asked Barbara
innocently.
mo, the vigilance committee"
In this way Monty routed the enc
my and cleared the field before the end
of another week. Grimes transferred
his Objectionable affection, and Barba-
ra 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 improyident
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.
To his amazement and concern, she
was not to be appeased.
Does it occur to you, Monty" she
said, with a gentle GOODNESS 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 l am
not to speak to any man but you
"Oh, come, now, Babs," retorted
Monty, "I've not been quite as un-
reasonable as that And you know
yourself that Grimes Is the worst kind
of 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 a flower Does it indi-
cate such atrocious faster"
Don't be silly, Barbara. You know
perfectly well that you have talked to
Gardner and that idiot Valentine by
the hour, and I've not said a word
| BLU IQor0 are SOIuc luIhSc NoAA
stand, and the impertinence Of Grimes
is one of them. Jove! He looked al
YOU out of those fishy eyes sometimes
as though he owned you. If you knew
. how many times I've fairly ached tt
I knock him DOWN.
r Inwardly Barbara was weakening
little before his masterfulness. Bu
che r,ora NO sion
! "And it never occurred to you," snf
q said, with that exasperating coldness o.
+ voice. that was equal to the sltua
ton. L suppose you thought MI
Crimes had only to beckOn and
. would ioyfully answer. I'll have yol
: know. Monty Brewster, right now tina
7 am quite able to choose my friends
and to handle them. Mr.. Grimes ha
= character, and l like him. He has seel
: more of life in year of his strenuou
i, career than you ever dreamed Of in al
your pampered existence. His life ha!
been real, Monty Brewster, and yours
, is only an imitation"
), It struck him hard, but it left hin
q gentle.
"Babs," he said softly, 81 can't TAX
!, that from you. You don't really meal
= it, do you? Am [ as bad as that?'
v 1t was a moment for dominance, an
~ he missed it. His gentleness left he
4 cold.
~ Monty she exclaimed irritabl!
- 'you are terribly exasperating D
b make up your mind that you and you
= million are not the only things in til
-, world
- His blood was up now, but it fun
~ him away from her.
- ''Some day perhaps you'll find OF
- that there is not much besides l a.
- just a little too big, for one thing, to h
:. played with and thrown aside. 1 won
- stand it,
- He left the house with his head big
-, in the afr, angry red in his cheel
and feeling in his heart that she w:
the most unreasonable of women. Ba
% bara in the meantime cried herself
"a. sleep, vowing she would never lo'
~ Monty Brewster again as long as 81
- lived.
20 A sharp cutting wind was blowing
80, 20 Monty's face as he left the house.
~ was thoroughly wretched.
~ Throw up your hands,! car
- hoarsely from somewhere, and the
-. was no tenderness in the tones. For
~ instant Monty was dazed and bew
dered, but in the next he saw t
ae shadowy figures walking beside hi
81 ''Stop where you are, young fellow
was the next command, and he stopp
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