The San Francisco call., 1903-09-06

had done her utmost, She sdlO' 70 % H-o0
- b41, and make him feel that she appre-
eSa4ad bic generosity, but he took II IN the
~,os4 dIsagreeable fashion. Colonel Ore"
i-ro,, tbat things were somehow Wrohs'
h,,t he was too strongly an AIheElS@H az
er 10 interfere in a matter OF Ihe dISo- ,S|S
tfons 1t distressed him, 1or ne h11 -
ing for Monty, and Baroaras ~
+,,S,-nan+s' - as he called them. nad no
wejgbt with him. When he founo ~ ~hllnseIh
corSronted with Brewster In the eleVaIor'
the old warmth revived ana tho s oIS NyR -
that the quarrel might have an eno- HHS
greeting was cheery. x,--8.- - ha
'sYou have not forgotten
..id aa they shook hands, that you n~'e
a dollar or two with Us a.
ssrJo " said Monty, mot exaouy. AAo
ahaIl be calling upon you Tor SONS oh
II very soon. I'm on on 1hui SNAS
a cruise in the Mediterraneans;; :; r,,.v bad
i've heard something OF II 1ney nao
reached the main floor and Colonel DleW
had drawn his companion out "a
crowd into the rotunda- Tne money
at your disposal at any momenG
aren't you setting a pretty nvely py1-"S
my boy1 You know I've always hSoo
YOU. and knew your grandfather rAtnoE
we'll. He was a good old chap, Monty,
and ha would hate 70 see you m~AS
ducks and brakes OF his fortuna
There was somethins In the e0ionsI
manner that softened BrswStsr, muen
as he hated 20 take 4 reproof hrorn 81
bsrasa father. Once again he Wa
tempted to tell the truth, but ne punS1
himself up in time. It's runny OIo
world nolonel.' he said "and sometimes
ona's nearest friend is a stranger. L know
/ seem fool: but. after all, why Ism
II good philosophy to make the most oe
a holiday and then settle back TO WORK.
.sThat is all very we'll. Monty, ana
Ia Colonel Drew was entirety serious Dus
w the work IS a hundred times harder
"a after you have played to the limit
DZA You'll find that you are way be-
IH yond II. It's no joke getuns
<<Z& back into the harness"
perhaps you are right. col
onel. but at least I shall have
&SM something to loog back
M upon-even II the worst comes
~ 81 And Monty instinctively straight
MANY ened his shoulders
n/I They turned to leave the build
W. ing. and the colonel had moment
aDo YOU know. Monty" he said.
my daughter IL awfully cut up about
this business. She Is plucky and ules
not 10 show 1t, but after all g1ri ooesn
get over that sort OF thing all In a mo-
ment I am not saying seemed
necessary to recede a step-''that II would
be an easy matter to patch up. But !
like you, Monty, and II any man couI0
90 II, you can"
colonel, 1 wish might" and Brew
GteT FOUND Llal ne ulQ AOL ACoAA0~S-
your sake 1 very much wish the situauon
were as simple II seems. But there
are some things a man can't forget, ana
-well-Barbara has shown In dozen
WAYS that she has no faith IN me-.
''VVeu I've got faith IN you, and lot
of IT. Take care OF yourself. and when
you get back you can count on me. Good
by" =,
On Thursday morning ths glitter
steamed down the bay, and the night OK
the prodigal grandson was on NO
swifter, cleaner, handsomer boat ever
sailed out OF the harbor OF New York.
and 1t was a merry crowd that she car
rfed out to sea- Brewster's guests NUM-
bered twenty-five, and they brought with
them a liberal supply Of maids, valets
and luggage. 1t was not until many
weeks later that he read the vivid de-
scriptions OF the weighing OF the anchor
which were printed in the New YORK
papers, but by that time be was tmper-
vious to their ridicule.
On deck watching ne rugged Gilhou-
cite Of the city disappear into the mists,
were Dan DeMille and Mrs. Dan, Peggy
Gray, rip" Van Winkle, Reginald Van
derpool, Joe Bragdon, DR.. Lotless and his
sister Isabel, Mr.. and Mrs. valentine
the Official chaperOn-and their daughter
Mary, Subway" Smith, Paul Pettingills
and some others hardly less distinguished.
AS Monty looked over the eager crowd
he recognized with a peculiar glow that
here were represented his best and truest
friendships. The loyalty OF these COM
paniOns had been tested, and he knew
that they would stand By him through
everything.
There was no little surprise when Il
was learned that Dan DeMille was really
to sail Many of the idle voyagers VEN
tured the opinion that ne would try to
desert the boat in midOcean If he saw a
chance to get back to his club on a west
bound steamer. But DeMille, big, indo-
lent and Indifferent, smiled carelessly. and
hoped he wouldn't bother anybody If he
"stuck to the ship" until the end.
For a time the sea and the sky and the
talk of the crowd were enough for the
Joy of living. But after few peaceful
days there was a lull and IT was then
that Monty gained the nickname OF Alad-
din which chung to him. From some
where from the hold or the rigging or
from under the sea, he brought forth
four darkies from the south who strum-
med guitars and sang ragtine melodies.
More than once during the voyage they
were useful.
"Peggy." said Brewster one day.
when the sky was particularly clear
and things were quiet on deck, ION
the whole 1 prefer this to crossing
the North River on a ferry. I rather
like It, don't your
\ 1T seems like a dream" she cried,
N her eyes bright, her hair blowing In
II Ine vino.
And. Peggy. do you know what
tucked away IN a chest down IN
my cabin? A lot Of books that you
lke-some from the old garrett I've
saved them to read on rainy days"
n Peggy did not speak. but the blood
1 began TO creep into her face and she
looked wistfully across the water.
Then she smiled.
II didn't know you could save any
thing" she said weakly.
"Come now, Peggy. that Is too
much"
Il didn't mean to hurt you. But
you must not forget. Monty, that
there are other years TO follow this
one. DO you know what 1 mean?"
Peggy dear, please don't lecture
me-" be begged so piteously that she
could not be serious.
''The class Is dismissed for to-day,
Monty she said airily. But the pro-
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