"Nopper" Harrison was employed as "superintendent of affairs";
Elon Gardner as financial secretary; Joe Bragdon as private
secretary; "Subway" Smith as counsel, and there were places in
view for the other members.

"I want the smartest apartment you can find, Nopper," he
commanded. "Don't stop at expense. Have Pettingill redecorate it
from top to bottom, Get the best servants you can find. I'm going
to live, Nopper, and hang the consequences."





CHAPTER VI

MONTY CRISTO


A fortnight later Montgomery Brewster had a new home. In strict
obedience to his chief's command, "Nopper" Harrison had leased
until the September following one of the most expensive apartments
to be found in New York City. The rental was $23,000, and the
shrewd financial representative had saved $1,000 for his employer
by paying the sum in advance. But when he reported this bit of
economy to Mr. Brewster he was surprised that it brought forth a
frown. "I never saw a man who had less sense about money,"
muttered "Nopper" to himself. "Why, he spends it like a Chicago
millionaire trying to get into New York society. If it were not