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new damage 1t had done as 1t receded.
AS the wind increased toward morning
he felt a sickening certainty that the
brave little boat was beaten. Somehow
she seemed to lose courage, to waver
bit and almost give up the fight He
watched her miserably as the dismal
dawn came up out Of the sea. Yet it
was not until O'clock that the crash
came which shook the passengers out
Of their berths and filled them with
shivering terror. The whirling of the
broken shaft seemed to consume the
! ship In every cabin 1t spoke with
horrible vividness Of disaster, The
clamor of voices and the rush of many
feet which followed meant but one
thing Almost instantly the machinery
was stopped-an ominous silence in the
midst of the dull roar of the water and
the cry Of the wind.
1t was terrified crowd that quickly
gathered in the main cabin, but 1t was
brave one. There were no cries and
few tears. They expected anything
and were ready for the worst, but they
would not show the white feather. 1t
was Mrs. Dan who broke the tension.
II made sure Of my pearls" she said.
II thought they would be appreciated
at the bottom Of the sea-"
Brewster came in upon their laugh
ter. IT like your nerve, people!" he ex-
claimed. You are all right. 1t won't
be so bad now. The wind has drop
ped"
Long afterward when they talked
the matter over DeNIille claimed that
the only thing that bothered him that
night was the effort to decide whether
the club of which he and Monty were
members would put in the main hall
way two black bordered cards, each
bearing name, or only one with both
names. Mr. Valentine regretted that
he had gone on Tor years paying life
insurance premiums when now his only
relatives were on the boat and would
die with him.
The captain, looking pretty rocky
after his twenty hour vigil, summoned
his chief. We're in a bad hole, Mr..
Brewster" he said when they were
alone, "and no mistake. A broken
shaft and this weather make a pretty
poor combination"
rs there no chance Of making
port for repairs?'
II don't see 1t, sir. 1t looks like
long pull
I'VE are way off our course. sup
pose" And Monty's GOODNESS won Cap
tain Perry's admiral ton.
II can't tell 1uss how much until I
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only one OF them was quite Obvious
to personal discomfort and danger.
Peggy Gray was thinking of the pris-
oner below. In reflection Of her own
terror she pictured him crouching in
the little stateroom like doomed
criminal awaiting execution, alone.
neglected, forgotten, unpitied. At first
she pleaded with the men for his re-
lease, but they insisted upon waiting
in the hope that scare might bring
him to his senses. Peggy saw that no
help was to be secured from the other
women, much as they might care for
Brewster's peace of mind and safety.
Her heart was bitter toward every one
responsible for the situation. and there
was dark rebellion in her soul 1t cul-
minated finally in resolve to release
Monty Brewster at any cost.
With difficulty she made her way to
the stateroom door, clinSing to sup
ports at times and then plunging vio-
lently away from them. For some
minutes she listened, frantically clutch
ing Brewstcr's door and the wall rail.
There was no guard, and the tumult
Of the sea drowned every sound with
in. Her Imagination ran riot when her
repeated calls were not answered.
Monty, Monty" she cried, pound
ing wildly on the door.
'Who is it? What is the trouble?"
came in muffled tones from within, and
Peggy breathed prayer Of thanks.
Just then she discovered the key which
Monty had dropped and quickly open
ed the door, expecting to find him cow
ering with fear. But the picture was
different. The prisoner was seated on
the divan, propped up with many pill
lows and reading with the aid of an
electric light 1.-THE Intrusions of Peg
gy."
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PcggD dtSpt1ycd the ktD trtUnlphantly.
get the sun, but this wind is bad.
suspect we've drifted pretty far"
Come and get some coffee, captain.
While the storm lasts the only thing
to do is to cheer up the women and
trust to luck
you are the nerviest mate I ever
shipped with, Mr. Brewster" And the
captains hand gripped Monty's in
way that meant things. 1t was
tribute he appreciated.
During the day Monty devoted him
self to his guests, and at the first sign
of pensiveness he was ready with a
jest or story. But he did it all with
tact that inspired the crowd as
whole with hope, and no one suspected
that he himself was not cheerful. For
Peggy Gray there was special ten
derness, and he made up his mind that
If things should go wrong he would
tell her that he loved her.
1T could do no HARM" he thought to
himself, "and I want her to know"
! Toward night the worst was over.
The sea had gone down and the
! matches We're opened for awhile to ad-
NIT air, though it was still too rough
to venture out. The next morning was
bright and clear. When the company
gathered on deck the havoc created by
the storm was apparent. Two of the
boats had been completely carried
away. and the launch was rendered
useless by large hole in the stern.
"You don't mean to say that we will
drift about until the repairs can be
made?" asked Mrs. Dan in alarm.
I'VE are 300 miles off the course al
ready" explained Monty, land it will
be pretty slow travelling under SAIL"
It was decided to make for the
Canary islands, where repairs could be
made and the voyage resumed But
where the wind had ragged few days
before it had now disappeared alto
gether, and for a week the Filter toss
ed about absolutely unable to make
Roadway. The LIST of August had ar
rived and Monty himself was begin.
ming to be nervous. With the fatal
day not quite two months away things
began to look serious. Over 100000
would remain after he had settled the
expenses Of the cruise, and he was
helplessly drifting in midocean. Even
if the necessary repairs could be made
promptly, it would take the Filter
fourteen days to sail from the Canaries
to New York. Figure as hard as he
could, he saw no way out of the unfor-
tunate situation. Two days more
elapsed and still no sign Of breeze.
He made sure that Sept. 2S would find
him still drifting and still in possession
| af 100 600 Observation-Disclosures.
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he would be kept prisoner for the
entire voyage unless he submitted tc
the will of the majority.
Brewster listened darkly to the proc
lamation. He saw that they had gain
ed the upper hand by clever ruse and
that only strategy on his part could
outwit them. 1t was out of the aues
ton for him to submit to them now
that the controversy had assumed the
dignity of a struggle.
''But you will be reasonable, won't
you?" said DeMille anxiously
81 intend to fight 1t out to the bitter
end" said Brewster, his eyes flashing
"At present am your prisoner, but II
is long way to Boston"
For three days and two nights the
Filter steamed westward into the At
lantic, with her temporary owner lock-
ed in his stateroom. The confinement
was irksome, but he rather liked the
sensation Of being interested in some
thing besides money. He frequently
laughed to himself over the absurdity
of the situation. His enemies were
friends, true and devoted; his jailers
were relentless, but they were consid.
crate. The original order that he should
be guarded by one man was violated
on the first day. There were times
when his guard numbered at least ten
persons and some of them served tea
and begged him to listen to reason.
ut is difficult not to listen" he said
hercely. Its like holding man down
and then asking him to be quiet But
nv time ia nn,aainu
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Brewster was fast becoming the mos
miserable man in New York Friend
of former days gave him the cut di
rect, clubmen ignored him or scorned
him openly, women chilled him with
the iciness Of unspoken reproof, and
all the world was hung with shad,
ows. The doggedness Of despair kept
him up, but the strain that pulled
down on him was so relentless that
the struggle was losing its equality.
He had not expected such home COM
ing.
Compared with his former self Mon
ty was now almost physical wreck,
haggard, thin and defiant, shadow
Of the once debonair young New York
err, an object Of pity and scorn. Asham-
ed and despairing, he had almost lack
ed the courage to face Mrs. Gray. The
consolation he once gained through her
he now denied himself, and his suffer-
ing, peculiar as it was, was very real.
In absolute recklessness he gave din
ner after dinner, party after party, all
on most lavish scale, many Of his
guests laughing at him openly while
they enjoyed his hospitality. The real
friends demonstrated, pleaded, did
everything within their power to check
his awful rush to poverty, but without
success. He was not to be stopped.
AT last the furniture began to SO, then
the plate, then all the priceless brio
a-brac. Piece by piece 1t disappeared
until the apartments were empty and
he had squandered almost all Of the
$40,350 arising from the sales. The
servants were paid off, the apartments
relinquished, and he was beginning to
know what it meant to be ION his
uppers." At the banks he ascertatned
that the interest on his moneys
amounted to $19,14O.S6. A week be-
fore the 28d Of September the whole
million was gone, including the.
amounts won in Lumber and Fuel andS
other luckless enterprises. He still
had about $4,000 Of his interest
money in the banks, but he had a bill
lion pangs in his heart-the interest on
his lmprovidence.
He found some delight in the discov-
cry that the servants had robbed him
of not less than $500 worth Of his
belongings. including the Christmas
presents that he in honor could not
have sold. His only encouragement
came from Grant g. Ripley, the law-
yers. They inspired confidence in his
tagging brain by urging him on to the
end, promising brightness thereafter.
Swearengen Jones was as mute as the
| mountains in which he lived There
was no word from him. There was no
assurance that he would approve Of
what had been done to obliterate Ed.
win Peter Brewsters legacy.
(Cc1hinued in Next Issue.)
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At the end of ten days the yacht naa
progressed but 200 miles, and Monty
was beginning to plan the rest Of his
existence on capital of 100000. He
had given up all hope of the Sedgwick
legacy and was trying to be resigned
to his fate when q tramp steamer was
suddenly sighted. Brewster ordered
the man on watch to fly a flag Of dis
tress. Then he reported to the captain
and told what he had done. With a
bound the captain rushed on deck and
tore the flag from the sailors hand
"That was my order" said Monty,
nettled at the captains manner.
You want them to get line on us
and claim salvage, do your"
What do you mean?''
"If they get line on us in response
to that flag they will claim the entire
value Of the ship as salvage. You
want to spend another 100000 on this
boat?"
II didn't understand" said Monty
sheepishly. But fix it up somehow.
Can't they tow US? I'll pay for it."
Communication was slow. but after
an apparently endless amount of sig
mailing the captain finally announced
that the freight steamer was bound for
Southampton and would tow the Fit
ter to that point for a price.
Back to Southampton" groaned
Monty. 'That means months before
we get back to New York.
"He says be can get US to Southamp-
ton in ten days." interrupted the cap
tain.
II can do it! I can do itt' he cried,
to the CONSERVATION of his guests, who
wondered if his mind was affected.
If he'll land us in Southampton by
the 9th I'll pay him up to S10O,OO0"
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CHAPTER XxyTI-(continued,

CHAPTER XXVII.-(Continued).
Good morning" was his greeting.
FLOWS the weather today?"
Bully" answered DeMille. "By the
way, you are going to have breakfast
In your room, old man"
Brewster unsuspectingly led the way
Into his stateroom, the two following.
Whats the mystery" he demanded.
"We've been deputized to do some
very nasty work." said Subway as he
turned the key in the door. 1--WE are
chosen"
'It's awfully good Of you to tell me-
eyes, isn't it? But we have studied
mp on the chivalrous treatment of pris-
Dners. We have decided on Boston"
"Is there Boston on this side of the
water?" asked Monty in mild surprise.
"No; there is only one Boston in the
universe, so far as we know. 1t is a
large body Of intellect surrounded by
the rest of the world"
what are you talking about7 You
don't mean Boston, Mass" cried Mon
y, leaping to his feet.
Precisely. That's the port for US,
and you told us to choose for our
selves" said Smith.
4'Well, I won't have 1t, that's all!'
exclaimed Brewster Indignantly. cap.
tain Perry takes orders from me and
from no one else"
"He already has his ORDERS" said De-
Mile, smiling mysteriously.
It'll see about that" Brewster
sprang to the door. 1t was locked,
and the key was in Subway Smiths
pocket. With an impatient exclama-
ton he turned and pressed an electric
button.
ut won't ring, Monty" explained
Subway. 1.-THE wire has been cut.
Now, be cool for minute or two and
we'll talk it over"
Brewster stormed for five minutes,
the delegation" sitting calmly by,
smiling with exasperating confidence.
At last he Gained down and in terms
of reason demanded an explanation.
He was given to understand that the
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Monty btcaO q cloud of smoke n, his dt
Tectton.
Revenge will be his!" exclaimed
Mrs. Dan tragically.
"You might have your term shorten
ed on account Of good conduct if you
would only behave" suggested Peggy
whose reserve was beginning to soften
please be good and give in"
II haven't been happier during the
whole cruise" said Monty. ION deck
I wouldn't be noticed, but here l am
quite the whole thing. Besides 1 can
get out whenever I feel like it."
II have $1,000 which says you can't"
said DeMille, and Monty snapped him
up so eagerly that he added, "that you
can't get out of your own accord"
Monty acceded to the condition and
offered odds on the proposition to the
others, but there were no takers.
THAT settles it." he smiled grimly to
himself. Il can make $1,000 by staying
here, and can't afford to escape"
On the third day of Monty's impris-
onment the Filter began to roll heavi.
~. At first he gloated over the discom.
fort of his guards, who obviously did
not like to stay below. Subway Smith
and Bragdon were on duty and neither
was famous as good sailor. When
Monty lighted his pipe there was con
sternation, and Subway rushed or
deck.
You are brave man, Joe," Monty
said to the other and blew cloud OF
smoke in his direction. II knew vol
would stick to your post You wouldn'l
leave it even if the ship should &c
down"
Bragdon had reached the stage where
he dared not speak and was busyine
himself trying to breathe with the mo.
ton Of the boat, as he had called it.
by Jove," continued Monty relent.
lessly. This smoke is getting thick
Some of this toilet water might help if
I sprinlkled it about"
One Whit Of the sweet smelling
cologne was enough for Bragdon and
he bolted up the companionway, leav.
ing the stateroom door wide open and
the prisoner free to so where he pleas
ed. Monty's first impulse was to fol
low, but he checked himself on the
threshold.
Hang that bet with DeMille," he
said to himself, and added aloud to the
fleeing guard, 1.-THE key, Joel dare
you to come back and get it'
But Bragdon was beyond recall and
Monty locked the door on the inside
and passed the key through the ven
tilator.
On deck a small part of the company
braved the spray in the lee Of the deck
house, but the others had long since
gone below. The boat was pitching
furiously in the ugliest sea it had en-
countered, and there was anxiety un-
derneath Captain Perry's mask of un-
concern. DeMille and DR.. Lotless talk
ed in the senseless way men have
when they try to conceal their nerv-
BUSINESS. But the women did not re.
spond; they were in no mood for con-
parGntian-
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happiness ana vlvaclry puzzled him.
He was often annoyed; he was now and
| then seriously mystifed.
-Four days out from New York, then
three days, then two days. and then
Brewster began to feel the-beginning
Of the final whirlwind in profigacy
clouding him oppressively, ominously,
| unkindly. Down In his stateroom he
drew new estimates, new calculations
| and tried to balance the old ones so
that they appeared in the light most
favorable to his designs.
Going over the statistics carefully, he
estimated that the cruise, including the
repairs and the return of the yacht to
New York, would cost him $4,000 In
round figures. One hundred and thirty
three days marked the length Of the
voyage when reckoned by time, and,
as near as he could get at 1t, the ex-
pense had averaged $3.50 day. Ac-
cording to the contract, he was to pay
for the yacht, exclusive Of the cuisine
ana personal service. Anu ne uuu Iuuua
it simple enough to spend the remain
ing S1,OS0. There were days, of course,
when fully $4,000 disappeared. and
there were others on which he spent
much less than $1,000, but the average
was secure. Taking everything into
consideration, Brewster found that his
fortune had dwindled to few paltry
thousands in addition to the proceeds
which would come to him from the sale
of his furniture. On the whole he was
| satisfied.
The landing in New York and the
| separation which followed were not en-
tirely merry. Every discomfort was
forgotten and the travellers only knew
that the most wonderful cruise since
that of the ark had come to an end
There was not one who would not have
been glad to begin it again the next
day.
Immediately after the landing Brew
ster and Gardner were busy with the
details of settlement. After clearing
up all Of the obligations arising from
the cruise they felt the appropriate
ness Of season Of reflection It was
| difficult moment-a moment when un.
delivered reproofs were in the air. But
Gardner seemed much the more melan-
choly of the two.
Piles of newspapers lay scattered
about the floor of the room in which
they sat. Every one of them contained
sensational stories of the prodigaps
trip, with pictures, incidents and pre-
| dictions. Monty was panied, humili-
ated and resentful, but he was honest
enough to admit the Justification of
much that was said Of him. He read
bits Of it here and there and thel threw
the papers aside hopelessly. In a fey
weeks they would tell another story
and quite as emphatically
The worst Of it, Monty, is that you
are the next thing to being a poor
man." groaned Gardner. I've done
my best to economic for you here at
home, as you'll see by these figures,
but nothing could possibly balance the
extravagances of this voyage. They
are simply appalling"
With the condemnation Of his friends
ringing in his troubled brain, with the
sneers Of acquaintance to distress his
pride, with the gibes Of the comic pa.
pers to torture him .remorselessH.
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Excursion to MarshaIItown

via the Iowa Central railway, Wed,
nesday August %. Only 81 round
trip. Two big special trains will leave
Oskaloosa at 7:S5 and S::S5 a. m. Re
turning, leave Marshalltown, $50
m, and 700 p. NJ The famous Fifty
first Regiment Band of Centerville
will accompany the, excursion.
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Yes. am going to Muscatine with
the Woodmen Special train, Z a. m,
August Is. You want to go.
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~ H. was Peggys only excla-
n nation, and there was
shadow of disappointment
in her ewes
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EIooa1 go Enormeua -.

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