Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-26

ped in at Mrs. DeMille'S to talk over
plans for the next dinner. He realized
that in no other way could he squan-
der his money with q better chance of
getting its worth than by throwing
himself boldly into society. 1t went
easily, and there could be only one as
set arising from it in the end-his own
sense of disgust.
so glad to see you, Monty" greet
ed Mrs. Dan glowingly, coming in with
rush. Come upstairs and I'll give
you some tea and cigarette. I'm not
at home to anybody"
That's very good of you, Mrs. Dan,
said he as they mounted the stairs
Il don't know what I'd do without
your help" He was thinking how
pretty she was.
You'd be richer, at any rate" turn
ing to smile upon him from the upper
landing. Il was in tears half the
night, Monty, over that glass SCREEN
she said after finding a comfortable
place among the cushions Of divan
Brewster dropped into a roomy, lazy
chair in front of her as he responded
carelessly:
1T amounted to nothing. OF course
it was very annoying that it should
happen while the guests were still
there" Then he added gravely: I'm
strict confidence, had planned to have
it fall just as we were pushing back
our chairs, but the cOnfounded thing
disappointed me. That's the trouble
with these automatic climaXes-they
usually hang fire. 1t was to have been
a sort of fall of Babylon effect, you
know"
"Splendid. But like Babylon, it fell
at the wrong time"
For lively quarter of an hour they
discussed people about town, literally
approving the slandered and denounc-
ing the slandererS. A still buster quar-
ter of an hour ensued when together
they made up the list of dinner guests.
He moved a little writing table up to
the divan, and she looked on eagerly
while he wrote down the names she
suggested after many puckerings OF
her fair, aristOcratic brow, and then
drew lines through them when she
changed her mind. Mrs. Dan DeMille
handled her people without gloves
in making up Monty's lists. The din
ners were not hers, and she could af-
ford To do as she pleased with his.
He was broad and tall and she was not
slow to see that he was Indifferent.
or how they came; he merely wished
to make sure of their presence. His
only blunder was the rather diffident
recommendation that Barbara Drew be
Dams head sank little closer to the
paper, he attached no Importance to
the movement He could not see that
her eyes grew narrow, and he paid no
attention to the little catch in her
breath
Wouldn't that be a little-just lit
tie pronounced?" she asked. lightly
enough.
You mean-that people might
TALK"
She might feel onspicuously pres
ent."
DO you think SO? We are such
good friends, YOU know"
"Of course if you'd like to have her."
slowly and doubtfully, why, put her
name down. But you evidently haven't
seen that" Mrs. Dan pointed to a
copy of the Trumpet which lay on the
table
When he had handed her the paper
she said, THE Censor is growing face
tious at your expense"
Il am getting on in society with a
vengeance if that ass starts in to write
about me. Listen to thiS"-she had
pointed out to him the obnoxious par
agraph: "If Brewster drew q diamond
flush do you suppose he'd catch the
queen? And if he caught her how long
do you think she'd remain Drew? Or
if she Drew Brewster would she be
willing to learn such a game as
MOnte?'"
The next morning a writer who sign
ed himself The Censor got thrash
ing, and one Montgomery Brewster
had his name in the papers, surround
ed by fulsome words of praise.
To be Continued.