# Elon Gardner — Brewster’s Millions character guide

> Elon Gardner in Brewster’s Millions by George Barr McCutcheon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gardner, Elon, poor Gardner

**First appearance:** 0005-vi-monty-cristo

## Who they are

A friend of Monty who gets involved in his spending schemes.

## Relationships

### [Montgomery Brewster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/montgomery_brewster)

_professional_

Elon Gardner is a lawyer and trustee who monitors Montgomery's compliance with the inheritance terms.

### [Montgomery Brewster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/montgomery_brewster)

_professional_

Elon Gardner is a lawyer and trustee who monitors Montgomery's compliance with the inheritance terms.

### [Montgomery Brewster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/characters/montgomery_brewster)

_professional_

Elon Gardner is a lawyer and trustee who monitors Montgomery's compliance with the inheritance terms.

## In the story

### [V: The Message from Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/chapters/v-the-message-from-jones)

Appointed as financial secretary in Monty's new spending scheme.

### [Monty Cristo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/chapters/vi-monty-cristo)

Holds receipts for moneys spent and reassures Harrison about Brewster's spending, comparing him to Monte Cristo.

### [X: Napoleon of Finance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/chapters/x-napoleon-of-finance)

Monty's broker and friend; strongly advises against the Lumber and Fuel gamble but reluctantly executes the order, later celebrating the apparent success.

### [XVI: In the Sunny South](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/chapters/xvi-in-the-sunny-south)

Managing the disastrous American tour of the Viennese orchestra, facing lawsuits and internal quarrels.

### [XVII: The New Tenderfoot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/chapters/xvii-the-new-tenderfoot)

Returns to New York a physical wreck after the Viennese orchestra tour, which resulted in a net loss of over $56,000 for Monty.

### [The Prodigal's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/chapters/xxix-the-prodigal-s-return)

Helps Monty settle accounts after the cruise, lamenting the extravagance and the near-total loss of fortune.

### [XXXI: How the Million Disappeared](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/brewster_s_millions_se/chapters/xxxi-how-the-million-disappeared)

Meets Monty by appointment; promises to have the minister at the Gray house the next morning.

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