Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-01-15
CHAPTER XIV.

y amusement to every one except
1 a Monty and Miss Drew The
headlines had announced, Magnificent
Ball to Be Given Miss Drew by Her
Finance" and the Little Sons of the
Rich wondered why Monty did not see
the humor of it.
''TIe has too bad an attack to see any
thing but the lady" said Harrison one
evening when the Sons were gathered
for an old time supper party.
IT'S always the way" commented
the philosophical BragdOn. when you
lose your heart your sense Of humor
goes too. Engaged couples couldn't do
such ridiculous stunts if they had the
least particle of it left"
well, if Monty Brewster is still in
| love with Miss Drew he takes mighty
poor way Of showing it," Subway
Smiths remark fell like "a bombshell
The thought had come to every one,
but no one had been given the courage
to utter it. For them Brewster's 81
lence on the subject since the DeMille
dinner seemed to have something ON
nous behind it.
REL" said Bragdon. But further COM
ment was cut short by the entrance Of
Monty himself, and they took their
places at table.
Before the evening came to an end
they were in possession of many aston
ishing details in connection with the
coming ball. Monty did not say that it
was to be given for Miss Drew, and
her name was conspicuously absent
from his descriptions. AS he unfolded
his plans even the Little Sons, who
were imaginative by instinct and reck-
less on principle, could not be quite
acquiescent.
Hopper Harrison solemnly expressed
the opinion that the ball would cost
! Brewster at least $125,000. The Little
, Sons looked at one another in con-
, sternation, while Brewsters indiffer-
, ence expressed itself in an unfatter
, ing comment upon his friends vulgar
, ity. Good Lord, hopper" he added
, .'you would speculate about the price
= of gloves for your weddinge'
: Harrison resented the taunt. II
+ would be much less vulgar to do that
n Monty, saving your presence, than tt
a force your millions down every ones
y throat"
n We'll they swallow them, I've no
O ticed,'' retorted Brewster, ssas though
n they were Chocolates
e Pettingill interrupted grandiloquent
l. ly, ''My friends and gentlemen
(Which is which?' asked Van Win
l. kle casually.
d But the artist was in the saddle
Permit me to present you to the DO,
le Croesus-the only one extant. His maj
bles are plunks, and his kites are mad
a. of fifty dollar notes.. He feeds upo,
coupons la Newburg, and his cham
payne is liquid golden eagles. Look a
/ him, gentlemen, while you can an
: watch him while he spends $4,000 flo
fiowersr'
n with a Viennese orchestra for twe1
IN ty-nine. thousand" added BragdoI
ed And vet they maintain that silence
re golden"
ne "And three singers to divide twely
thousand among themselves, That's a
ne solutely .criminalr' cried Van Winkl
10 over in, Germany they'd sing mont
on for half that amount
six, hundred guests to feed-tot
pc cost of not less than $4,000" groant
hopper dolefully.
az sand there aren't COO in town."
mented Subway Smith. ''All that glo
ar wasted on 200 rank outsiders
on You men are borrowing a lot of tro
10 be-" yawned Brewster, with a gala
effort to seem bored. IN ask of y
as is to come TO the party and put up
emit