The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-02-12

Of the older people, who had not long
to live and who had heirs apparent,
openly denounced his hear .essness. 1t
| was not very gratifying 20 think Of
what might be in store for them if all
memories were as short as Brewster's.
| Old Mrs. Ketchell changed her will,
| and two nephews were cut on entire
| ". A very modest and impecunicus
grandson Of Joseph Clarity also was
| to sustain a severe change Of fortune
In the near future II the cards spoke
| correctly. Judge Van Wort, who was
not expected to live through the night.
got better Immediately after hearing
some one in the sickroozn whisper that
| Montgomery Brewster was to give
big dinner. Naturally the heirs-to-be
condemned young Brewster in NO IN
! certain terms.
Nevertheless the dinner to be given
by the grandson Of old Edwin Peter
! Brewster was the talk of the town, and
not one Of the sixty invited Sucs6
could have been persuaded to niss 1t.
Reports a. to its magnincence were
abroad long before the night set for
the dinner. One of them had it that it
| was to cost 5000 plate. From that
| figure the legendary price feceded to
! a mark Al low as $500. Montgomery
| would have been only too glad to pay
$1,000 or more, but some mysterious
| force conveyed to his mind perfect
portrait of Swearenxen Jones In the
| act of putting down large black mark
against him, and he forbore.
~ wish l knew whether l had to
abide by the New York or the Mon
| tana standard of extravaganza" Brew
ster said to himself. Il wonder if he
| ever sees the New York papers"
Late each night the last OF the grand
| old Brewster family went to his bed
! room, where, after dismissieg bis maa.
| he settled down at his desk, with
pencil and pad of paper. Lighting
| the candles, which were more easily
managed, he found, than lamps and
| much more coetly, he thoughtfully and
reIigiously calculated his expenses fer
| the day. hopper Harrison and EloA
Gardner had the receipts for all MOD
1
ing an official report. but the Chief
as they called him, could not 60 to
sleep until he was satisfied In his own
mind that he was keeping up the aver
age FOR the first two weeks 1t had
| been essy-in fact. he seemed to have
quite a comfortable lead In the race.
He had spent almost 100000 in the
! o., bat hn
ttgre;t1er part Of it had gone into the
yearly and not the daily expense ac-
count He kept profit and loss"
entry in his little private ledger, but It
was not like any other account Of the
| kind in the world. What the ordinary
| merchant would have charged to Floss"
he jotted down on the "profit'' side. and
he was continually looking for oppof-
| tunities to swell the total.
Rawles, who had been his grand
fathers butler since the day after he
| landed in New York, came over to The
| grandson's establishment, greatly to
the wrath and confusion Of the latters
| Aunt Emmeline. The chef came frem
Paris, and his name was Detuit. Ellis,
the footman, also found much better
berth with Monty than he had had in
the house on the avenue. Aunt En-
! incline never forgave her nephew for
these base and disturbing acts of
treachery, as she called them.
| One of Monty's most extraordinary
financial feats grew out Of the pur-
| chase of $4,000 automobile. He
blandly admitted to hopper Harrison
and the two secretaries that h. intend
| ed to use it to practice with only, aud
that as soon az he learned how to run
an auto as it should be run be ex-
pected to buy a good, sensible, durable
machine for $1,000. $50
His staff oshcers frequently put their
heads together to devise ways and
means of eurbtng AlOnty's reckSess e.
travagance. They were worried.
Hes like 4 sailor. in port" protest
Cd Harrison. Money Is NO object n he
wants thing, and-hang 1.-THE seems
to want everything he seer" SO
1T won't last long" Gardner said
reassuringly. Like his namesake,
Monte Christie, the world is his just
now, and he wants to enjoy It."
"He wants to get rid Of 1t, 1t seems
| to me-"
Whenever they repreached Brewster
about the matter he disarned them
by saying: Now that I've got meney
mean to give my friends good time.
Just what you'd do if You were tn my
place. What's money for, anyway
But this $4,000 plate dinner
I'm going to give a dozen Of them.
| and even then l can't pay my just
| debts. For years I've been entertained
at peoples houses and have been
taken cruising on their yachts. They
have always been bully to me, and
| what have ever done for them? Moth
ing. Now that I can afford it, l am
going to return some Of these favers
and square myself
ITO Be Continueu.y