Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-19

There was a mist before the girls
eyes as she looked at him. Il believe
you, Monty" she said simply. Il shall
not forget"
The curtain rose 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
theatre there was note Of regret from
Peggy. 1T has been perfect" she
breathed, "yet, Monty, isn't 1t waste
that no one else should have seen 1t?
Think Of these poverty stricken peas
ants who adore music and have never
heard an opera"
well, they shall hear one now
Monty rose to it, but he felt like
hypocrite in concealing his chief mo-
tive. Wen repeat the performance
tomorrow night and fill the house with
them"
He was as good as his word. Bertier
was given a task the next day which
was not to his taste. But with the
assistance of the city authorities he
carried it through. To them 1t was an
evidence Of insanity. but there was
something princely about 1t, and they
were tolerant. The manager Of the OPP
era house was less complacent, and ne
had an EXPLANATORY terror OF the dam
age to his upholstery. But Brewster
had discovered that in Italy gold Is q
panacea for all ills, and his prescrip-
tions were liberal. To him the day
was short, for Peggys interest In the
penance, as 1t came to be called, was
so keen that she insisted on having q
hand in the preliminaries. There was
something about the partnership that
appealed to Monty.
To her regret the DeMille dinner In
terfered with the opening Of the per-
Torrance, but Monty consoled her with
the promise that the opera and its
democratic audience should follow.
During the day Mrs. Dan had been
deep in preparations for her banquet
but .,er plans were elaborately conceal-
ed. They eliminated at 8 o'clock In
the Cova, not far from the Scala, and
the dinner was eaten In the garden to
the sound Of music. Yet 1t was an ef-
feet of simplicity with which Mrs. Dan
surprised her guests. They were pre-
pared for anything but that, and when
they were served with consomme,
spaghetti-a concession to the chef
and chops and peas, followed by a
salad and coffee, the gratitude OF the
crowd was quite beyond expression.
In a burst of enthusiasm Subway
Smith suggested testimonial.
Monty complained bitterly that he
himself had never received a ghost OF
a testimonial. He protested that 1t
was not deserved.
why should you expect it?" exclaim-
ed Pettingill. when have you risen
from terrapin and artichokes to chops
and chicory? When have you given US
nectar and ambrosia like this?"
Monty was defeated by unanimous
vote, and Mrs. Dams testimonial was
assured. This matter settled, Peggy
and Mrs. Valentine, with Brewster and
Pettingill, walked over to the Scala
and heard again the last two acts OIL
Aida" But the audience was diner-
ent, and the applause.
The next day at noon the chauffeurs
from Paris reported for duty, and fve
cleaning French devil wagons steamed
off through the crowd in the direction
of Venice. Through Brescia and Ver-
ona and Vicenza they passed, scattering
largess Of silver in their wake and
leaving a trail Of breathless wonder.
Brewster found the pace too fast, and
by the time they reached Venice he had
a wistful longing to take this radiant
country more slowly. But this Is
purely a business trip" he thought
"and I can't expect to enjoy it. Some
day I'll come back and do it different
". I could spend hours in a gondola
If the blamed thing were not more ex-
pensive by the trip"
It was there that he was suddenly
recalled to his duty from dreams OF
moonlight on the water by cable
gram which demanded 1924 before 1t
could be read. 1t contained word for
word the parable of the ten talents
and ended with the simple Word
Jones'"
To be Continued