Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-01-12
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTER:

Cr;ATTE;; IA -ippe! in honor "f the twenty
ifh birthday Of Montgomery i!rcw>t"r, grand
AMI heir of Edwin Brewster. millionaire l.
interrupted by the annnnnoement OF Old Mr.
Brcw-icr's death. II Brewster lnherits ms
grandiather- sl."0on'. H. j. invited /" dinner
by Colonel Drew. lll-Muuly "fer- Ia aid Mrs.
Cry and Fc-gy. his foster mother and foster sis
Ter. He rrcciIcsa letter from Grant Ripley.
lawyers, telling him that the fortune OF his nncr
James ~rdgwirk of Montana, has been LEFT To
him. Mr. ewearcn.en Jones is executor of the
Sci-wIrk VIII. " brewster j. informed that
the Scdgwich fortune IL left to him ON condition
that Oh hl- twenty-sixth birthday, Sept - OF tie
following year. he be absolutely pennless. The
conditions forbid him To give away or to loan
any money. but 10 get "his moneys worth.
The SrdgwiCk fortune amounts Ia more than
$6,WroO. N-Brcwster IL forbidden to take any
one into his confidence. He believes himself IN
love with Barbara Drew. daughter oil Coionci
brew. Mr.. Jones' in Montana states the con-
tliInD- under which Monty is to dispose OF the
brewster money. Brewster employs his friends
Ia help him get rid of he million. \l-Brewsier
makes friends with Mrs. DeMille. society
leader. He gives IA magnificent dinner, after
which the glass ceiling screen falls on the table.
running it, vll-i',ewsier whips newspaper
Brewster asks Jones whether he may marry and
turn the money over TO his wife and is told to
stick t" bis Rniht,ns Monty fr Rst GSnaef IN
Brewster bets ON q prize-fght. hoping to lose
He tells Miss Drew he loves her. hut gets no
.inner-. X-Brews:er decide. to invest in lunl-
Der and fuel. falling stock; his purchase sends
il up, and he makes $4,000. \I-An auto acsl-
dent costs Brewster $4,000. He has quarrel
with Barbara. Highwaymen take Brewster's
money and valuables. XII-MOnty refuses to
identity one of the robbers and reforms him.
Brewster and Mrs. DeMille plan a bail. Miss
Drew returns his Christmas gift. XIII-Brewster
loses $lOO,Oo in bank failure. He saves Colonel
Drew from financial disaster, the condition of his
aid being that Barbara be not told. IIN AT
Miss Drews cotillIon Brewster makes love to her.
He is repused and breaks finally with her. XIV
Brewster is taken Ill with appendicitis and the
ball is called off. Brewster il operated on and
is nursed by Peggy. He Is to go to Florida to
recupera,e. XVI-Brewster's friends go with
him to Florida. Peggy tries TO reconcile Monty
and Barbara. XVII--Back to New York. Brew
ster'e ball costs him much money. His friend,
"NOpper' Harrison, confesses to having lost
$4,000 of Brewster's money. He 10 forgiven
and sent West. XVIII-Brewster still has over
$780, 900 to spend. He takes twentyf Eve guests
to Europe on a steam yacht. XIX and XX-
Brewster saves drowning sailors life. flow
er iete on the Riviera costs Monty several thOus.
ands. lie wins $4,000 at Monte Carlo. XXI and
TXII-Much money lie spent in Italy. Peggy
chides Brewster for spending SO much. KILL
At Alexandria shek falls in love with Peggy.
XXIV-Peggy Dretends to accept the savsge's
proposal. Brewster repulses the eheik, who
returns to the yacht and carries off Peggy.
Brewster's men pursue, and threat by them to
shoot 10 followed by the savage's counter threat
to kill Peggy. XIV and XXVI-Peggy iN
rescued by the sailor whom Brewster saved.
Brewster decides to sail the yacht for the North
cape. His friends balk at the expense. lie says
he will go alone.