The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-01-10

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You're a peach whispered Bill
gratefully. What did you do 1t for,
mister?"
Because you were kind enough not
to cut my shirt"
Say, you're all right, that's what
Would you mind havin' a drink with
me? It's your money, but the drink
won't be any the worse for that. We
bowed most of it already, but here's
what's left" Bill handed Monty q roll
Of bills
I'D "a kept 1t II you'd made a
fight, he continued, 'but it amt square
to keep 1t now"
Brewster refused the money, but
took back his watch.
Keep it, BILL" he said. "You need Il
more than do. It's enough to set you
up in some other trade. Why not try
itY
II will try. boss" And Bill was 50
profuse In his thanks that Monty had
difficulty in getting away. As he
climbed into cab he heard Bill say:
Il will try, boss, and, say, II ever can
do anything for you jes' put me mex
I'm mex you all de time"
He gave the driver the name of his
club. but as he was passing the Wal
dorf he remembered that he had sew
eral things to say to Mrs. Dan. The
order was changed, and a few mo-
ments later he was received in Mrs
Dams very special den. She wore
something soft and graceful In laven-
der, something that was light and
wavy and evanescent and made you
watch its changing shadows. Monty
looked down at her with the feeling
that she made very effective picture
You are looking pretty at this
morning. my lady" he said by way Of
preamble How well everythingplays
up to your
"And you are unusually courtly,
Monty" she smiled. HAS the world
treated you SO generously Of late0"
1T is treating me generously enough
just now to make up for anything"
and he looked at her. do you know,
Mrs. Dan, that 1t is borne in upon me
now and then that there are thingsAthat
are quite worth while?"
'Oh, If you come to that" she an
swered lightly, Everything is worth
while. For you, Monty, life Is certain
ly not slow. You can dominate; you
can make things go'your way. Aren't
they going your way now. Montyw
Then more seriously: whats wrong?
Is the pace too fastg'
His mood increased upon him with
her sympathy. "Oh, no." he said, ut
isn't that You are good, and I'm a
selfish beast Things are perverse and
people are desperately obstinate some
times. And here I'm taking 1t out on
you. You are not perverse. You are
not obstinate. You are a ripper, Mrs.
Dan, and you are going to help me out
IN more ways than one"
well, to pay for all these gallan-
tries, Monty, l ought to do much. I'm
your friend through thick and thin.
You have only to command me-"
ut was precisely to get your help
that l came in. I'm tired Of those con-
founded dinners. You know yourself
that they are all ah.ke-the same peo-
pie, the same flowers, the same things
to eat and the same, inane twaddne in
the shape of talk Whot cares about
them anyway
well, like thatw she. interrupted.
after all the thought I put into those
dinners! After all the variety 50 care
FULLY secured! My dear boy, yom are
frightfully ungrataul."
''Oh, you know what l mean, and
Won knpu urrifo 90 VyoT1 ~, 49,,
Is perfectly true. The dinners were a
beastly bore, which proves that they
were loud success Your work was
not done in vain. But now l want
something else. We must push along
this ball we've been taking Of And
the yachting cruise--that can't wait
very much longer"
1.-The ball first" she decreed. ''I'll
see to the cards at once, and in day
or two I'll have a list ready for your
gracious approval. And what.have. you
done!'
"Pettfngill hasasomef great ideas lfor
doing over Sherry's. Harrison is in
communication with the manager Of
that Hungarian orchestra you spoke
Of, and he finds the men quite ready
for little jaunt across the water We
have that military band-I've forgotten
the number of its regiment-for the
promenade music, and the new Paris
sensation. the contralto, is coming over
with her primo,tenor for some special
numbers"
You Were, certainly cuts out for an
executive. Monty" said Mrs. Dan.
But with the music and the decora-
tions arranged you've only begun. The
favors are the real things, and If you
say the word We'll surprise them a lit
tie. Don't worry about it, Monty. It's
a go already. Well pull it of ~togeth-
err"
You are thoroughbred Mrs, Dan,
he exclaimed "You do help gfellow
at pinch"
That's all right, Monty she an
swered. Give me until after Christ
mas and I'll have the finest fawors
ever seen. Other people may have
their,paper hats and pink ribbons. but
vor con show than hoWl the thing