The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-23

Out Mrs. Dan was very sure. "M
uear boy, you can't have things vol,
own way every minute. In anotho
month you will be quite spoiled. Any
tnlng to prevent that. Ny dutv i
plain. Even if l have to use heroi
measures, you dine with me tomo,
row." 'onol
Monty recognized defeat when h
met 1t and graciously accepted he
very kind invitation. The next mo
ment they drew up at the opera hons,
anu We're ushered in with a deferenc
My accorded to wealth. The splendo
OF the effect was overpowerinp +,
brewster as we'll as to his bewilderet
guests. Aladdin, it seemed, had fairl,
outdone himself. The wonder of !
was so complete that it was some tim,
before they could settle down to IN,
opera, which was "Aida," given will
an enthusiasm that only Italians cal
compass.
During the last intermission Brew
ster and Peggy were walking in tn,
Foyer. They had rarely spoken since
me day of the ride, but Monty noticed
with happiness that she had on seyera
occasions avoided Pettingill,
i thought we had given up fairy
land when we left the lakes, but I he
neve you carry it with you," she said
The trouble with this" Monty re
Piled, lis that there are too nan peo
pie about. My fairyland is to be Jus,
a little different"
Your fairyland, Monty, will be built
OF gold and paved with silver. You
Will sit all day cutting coupons in an
Office Of alabaster."
Peggy, do you, too, think me yul.
gar? It's a beastly parade, 1 know,
but 1t can't stop now. You don't real.
lie the momentum Of the thing"
You do 1t up to the handle" she put
IN. And you are much too generous
to be vulgar. But it worries me, Mon
ty; 1T worries me desperately. It's the
future I'm thinking of-your future,
which is being swallowed up. This
Kind Of thing can't go on. And what
Is to follow it? You are wasting your
substance, and you are not making any
life for yourself that opens out"
Peggy" he answered very seriously.
you have got to trust me. 1 can't
back out, but I'll tell you this-you
shall not be disappointed in me in the
end"
There was a mist before the girls
eyes as she looked at him. II believe
you, Monty" she said simply. II shall
not forget"
The curtain ros upon the next act,
and something in the opera toward the
end seemed to bring the two very close
together. As they were leaving the
there was a note Of regret from
1T has been perfect" she
breathed, "yet, Monty, isn't 1t a waste
that no n else should have seen It?
Think Of these poverty stricken e
ants who adore music and have never
heard an opera"
well, they shall hear one now"
Monty rose to it, but he felt like a
.ypocrite in c~oncealing his chief mo-
tive. I've repeat the performance
night and I'LL the house with
them."
He was as good Is his word. Ber-
der was given a task the next day
which was not to his taste. But with
he assistance Of the city authorities he
1t through. To them it was an
evidence Of insanity, but there was
something princely about 1t, and they
tolerant. The manager Of the op-
ERA house was less complacent, and he
lad an explanatory terror Of the dam
age to his upholstery. But Brewster
lad discovered that in Italy gold is a
oanacea for all ills, and bis prescrip-
ions were liberal. To him the day
vas short, for Peggy's interest in the
oenance, as 1t came to be called, was
70 keen that she insisted On having q
land in the preliminaries. There was
something about the partnership that
appealed to Monty.
To her regret the DeMille dinner in
:erfered with the opening Of the per-
'ormance, but Monty consoled her with
he promise that the opera and its
audience should follow.
the day Mrs. Dan had been
leep in preparations for her banquet,
,ut her plans were deliberately conceal
d. They eliminated at s o'clock in the
Jova, not far from the Scala, and the
Inner was eaten In the garden to the
Jound Of music. Yet 1t was an effect Of
implicitly with which Mrs. Dan sur i
,rised her guests. They were prepared
or anything but that, and when they
we're served with consomme, spaghetti
"a concession to the chef-and chops
ind peas, followed by a salad and COT
zee, the gratitude of the crowd was
quite beyond expression. In a burst Of
Subway Smith suggested
| testimonial.
Monty complained bitterly that he
had never received a ghost Of
! testimonial. He protested that it was
Tot deserved.
"Why should you expect 1T" exclaim-
I'd Pettingili. when have you risen
rom terrapin and artichokes to chops
nd chicory? When have you given us
Iectar and ambrosia like this|
Monty was defeated by a unanimous
,ote. and Mrs. Dams testimonial was
ssured. This matter settled, Peggy
~r.. vy,1o0+i,o with Rroustor and |