The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-01-17
Ears disappeared and left her at white


heat
Frankly, father you don't under
stand matters" she said, with slow EN-
phasis. II wish you to know now that
If Montgomery Brewster calls again
shall not see him."
IF that is your point of view, Barba-
ra, l wish you to know mine" The
colonel rose and stood over her. every
thing forgotten but the rage that went
so deep that 1t left the surface calm
Throwing aside his promise to Brew
ster, he told Barbara with dramatic
simplicity the story of the rescue of the
bank. You see," he added, IF it had
not been for that open hearted boy we
would now be ruined Instead of Civ
ing cotillons you might be giving mu-
sic lessons. Montgomery Brewster will
always be welcome in this house, and
you will see that my wishes are re-
spected. Do you understands"
Perfectly" Barbara answered in a
still voice. las your friend l shall try
to be civil to him."
The colonel was not satisfied with so
cold blooded an acquiescence. but he
wisely retired from the field. He left
The girl silent and crushed, but with
gieam in her eyes that was not alto
gether to be concealed. The story had
touched her more deeply than she
would willingly confess. 1t was some
thing to know that Monty Brewster
could do thing like that and would do
1t for her. The exultant smile which it
brought to her lips could only be made
to disappear by reminding herself
sharply of his recent arrogance. Her
anger, she found, was plant which
needed careful cultivation.
1t was in a somewhat chastened
mood that she started a few days later
for dinner at the DeMilles'. AS she
entered in her sweeping golden gown
the sight of Monty Brewster at the 9TH
er end Of the room gave her flutter at
the heart, but it was an agitation that
was very carefully concealed. Brew
ster was certainly unconscious of 1t.
To him the position of guest was like
disguise, and he was pleased at the
prospect of letting himself go under
the mask without responsibility. But
I II took ON a different color when the
butler handed him card which signi-
fed that he was to take Miss Drew In
to dinner. Hastily seeking out the host
ess, he endeavored to convey to her
the impossibility of the situation.
II hope you won't misunderstood
me-" he said. But is it too late to
al, NIoa @1x, AL. IaC
1t isn't conventional, l know, Mon
! ty. Society's chief aim is TO separate
engaged couples at dinner" said Mrs.
| Dan, with a laugh. 1T would be pos
| itively compromising if a man and his
wife sat togetha"."
! Dinner was announced before Monty
could utter another word, and as she
| led him over TO Barbara she said: Be
hold a generous hostess who gives up
the best man in the crowd so that he
and some one else may have happy
| time. | leave it to you, Barbara, if
that isn't the test of friendship"
For a moment the two riveted their
| eyes on the floor; then the humor Of
the situation came to Monty.
Il did not know that we were sup
| posed to do Gibson tableaux tonight"
he said dryly as he proffered his arm.
Il don't understand" And Barba-
ra's curiosity overcame her determine
! ton not to speak.
Don't you remember the picture Of
the man who was called upon to take
! his late fiancee out to dinner?"
| The awful silence with which this
remark was received put an end to
! further efforts at humor
The dinner was probably the most
| painful experience in their lives. Bar
bara haG come to il softened and ready
to meet him halfway The right kind
| of humility in Monty would have found
her plastic. But she had very definite
and rigid ideas of his duty in the
| premises, and Monty was too simple
| minded to seem to suffer and much too
| flippant TO understand. 1t was plain to
each that the other did not expect to
| talk, but they both realized that they
owed a duty to appearances and to
| their hostess. Through two courses at
least there was dead silence between
! them. 1t seemed as though every eye
in the room We're on them and every
mind We're specializing. At last IN
! sheer desperation Barbara turned to
| him with the first smile he had seen on
/ her face in days. There was no smile
| in her eyes, however. and Monty I'm.
! derstood.
I'VE might at least give out the i'm
preston that we are friends" she said
quietly.
More easily said than DONE" be
! responded gloomily.
'They are all looking at US and won.
dering"
II don't blame Them"
I'VE owe something to Mrs. Dan,
think"
II know"
Barbara uttered some inanity when.
ever she caught any one looking in
their direction, but Brewster seemed
not to hear. At length he cut short
some remark Of hers about the
weather
what nonsense this is. Barbara" he
said. With any one else ! would