The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-23
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o4, by Hab-as g.
XXI.
rY's situation was desper-
only a little more than
kooo had been spent on the
rnival, and no opportunity
ling the roulette winnings
bae1r itself. His experiences
prlo did not encourage him
and Peggy's attitude to-
E,ce was distinctly antago-
Riviera presenting no new
i for extravaganza. It be-
Esry to seek other worlds
[bcfore understood the real
tle phrase tight money"
|ntv, Lord, II 1t would only
and stay loosenedI' Some
ho done, he realized, to earn
Perhaps the role Of the
Loa;pote would be easier In
onywbere else. He studied
from every point Of view.
Bore moments when 1t SEEM
Boedeker was provoking
Fl suggestions for extrava-
Monty grew impatient Of the
Il economies. Noticing some
the Italian lakes, in an In
6,cnt he remembered that
k,d once lost his heart to q.
I lake Of Como. Instantly a
[tbe comedy presented itself.
] sought out Pettingill and.
4 description Of his castle In
WONDER" exclaimed the
his eyes grew dreamy. ut
ot YOU with its white ter
@Fturrets like those fascinat-
|khat Maxfield Parrish draws
!. 1t is fairyland. You ex-
ke and find it gone"
that, Petty" said Brew
4 will make you poetical.
int to know is who owns It
kelly to be occupied at this
lgs to a certain marquise,
dow with no children. They
a a horror Of the place for
n and has never been near
lent as though she were TO.
e next day, but except for
Is it is always deserted"
thing" declared Brewster;
ii have a house party"
liter not count on that, Mon
IN | know ran across the
and tried for a year to buy
lady has ideas Of her own"
you wish to give him q hint
Tut how to do things, watch
b don't spend two weeks In
castle l will cut the crowd
home"
led the name Of the owner
that Pettingill had even q
of the address Of her agent.
b these facts, he set out In
courier, and through PHI
cured a Frenchman named
% was guaranteed to be sur
bgenious in providing meth
ding money. To him Brews
Id his scheme, and Berder
III rising enthusiasm that at
secured a client after his
He was able to complete
, of the agent Of the mys-
FQuise, and an inquiry was
y te%legraphed to him.
It's reply would have been
6 to any one but Brewster.
llat the owner had no inten-
Ping her forsaken castle for
whatever. The profigate
I q fair price for an estate
q for a month was 10000
he wired an offer Of I'VE
sum for two weeks. The
that some delay would be
EnlIe he communicated with
J. Delay was the one word
Yer did not understand, so
u an address in Genoa, and
was made ready for sea,
peh Kept up, and her coal
ulu compare favorably with
ocean liner. Philippe waa
Nith Joy when he was paid
lor another month at the
assumption that the party
loSed to return at any mo.
nltle town was gay at part.
eSs'er and his guests were
al farewell.
uie mail had accumulated
attention of the zach,
aus'on of everything else,
somewhat crestfallen e
IQ l0Hv, a ID,
i, 'soy of the villa haughtl
prlncely offer. He wor
uevotlon Of his courier IS
%M ~ it to 1Oo.oo(
uis, too, met with q,
way a pause as well 4
Su'tadon between the
~ Exclaimed tsa Brewster. =
an,1 ulns now. What's q
an,; se got to help me out.
|baa I,, prodigal as he wa,
no words which seem,
psi, es some way Of gettin,
VS., Monty continuedrs