Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-08-01


Monte Carlo were too aluring to IN;
most 10 adniit Of u long stop al G.
braltar. But the neNliiies had lett,s.
to one of the officers of the aarrisor,
and brewster could not overlook fin.
opportunity to give an elaborate Din,
hef. lhe success of the affair ma,
pest be Judged by the fact that thC
Flltter's larder required an entirely
new stock the next day. The officers
ana ladies' of the garrison We're asked
and Monty would have entertained the
entire regiment with beer and sand
Wlches If his friends had not inter
fered.
1t might cement the Anglo-Amer-
lean alliance. argued Gardner. "but
your pocketbook needs cementing n
bit more
Yet the pocketbook was very wide
open, and Gardners only consolation
lay in tall English girl whom he took
out to dinner For the others there
We're many compensations. as the af-
fair was brilliant and the new element
a pleasant relief from the inevitable
monotonv.
The Filter saw some rough weather
in making the trip across the BAY of
Lyons. She Was heading for Nice when
an incident occurred that created the
hrst real excitement experienced OH
the voyage. y group of passengers in
the main saloon was discussing more
or less steailhily Monty's ''misdemeafl-
ors when Resgy Nanderpool saunter-
ed laZily in. his face displaying the
only sign of interest it had shown in
days.
"Fmny pre9icament | was just in. :
he drawled Il want 20 ask what a
fellow should have done under the cir.
cumstancos.'
I'd have refused the girl observed
Rip Van Winkle laconcally.
Girl had nothing to do with il. cid
chap went on Reggy. dropping into
Il chair. "telloW fell overheard Il II
tie While ago" lie Went on calmly.
There was Il chorus of cries. and
Brewster was forgotten fer a time
One of the sailors YOU know He WIS
where | WAS standing Puff off lie
Went into the sea. and there he Wa
puttering around in the water
"Oh. the poor fellow cried Miss
Valentine.
I'D never set eyes on him before
perfect stranger. wouldn't have hes
itatcd minute. but the deck was
crowded with Il lot eff his friends One
chap was his hunliie. So really how.
II wasn't MY rl"cc to Jump in after
him. He could swim a bit. and yell
ed to hn to hold up and I'd tell the
captain. Coufounied captain wasn't
10 be found though Somebody said he
was asleep. IN the end | told the
mate Bs this time We We're 4 mile
AKA" from the place where he went
overheard! and | told the mate | didn't
;h;nk We cnuid find him if we went
:.a"k. Rrt ht lowered some boats.
III they pHt back fast. Afterward I
Il to thinkihy about the matter. OK
are If / l.;ti kH1wn hm-if he had
,,,n onv Of yo,i-it would have been
...c.rGt.
-! YOU were the best swimmer ID
II nI.Stiai3ie rat. eNl;4odeei
:. l.s,.C;s,.
here LAS !; Wild rush for the upper
-, u.I \ai.:'..I,4Fl WaS not the
of tb~ Id. 'i'he flitter lad
reed ;u;t "a, Nteumiig back oven
,..,..~te. 'Hwo snlaii boats Were
.,,." 10 tlr place where keggys I'M
.4=5.>u has = ...N over.
~WIsTc is Ulew. tnr:' shouted Joe
I can't find him, sir" answered the
..,t mate.
lie OUGHT to know of this cried
Ar. I;l!rue.,ir.
"fher, 4GaA are picking some
hya:y up oNer sonGer, exclaimed 'he
mate. See. 'f4"t first boat has aio
,c and ,hpv are drN ggng. Yes. slf
he's SaHr,t.
A cheer went UP on board and The
men in the si,An boats waved 'hell
cans in re.ponsc Everybody rushed
to the raj! as the Filter drew ui tC
the boats, and there was intense eA
citement on board. A gasp OF amaze
ment went up from every one
Monty Brewster, drehcheo' ou'
smiling. sat in one of the boats, ahe
,oo,,,,., ,;n,n1v against him, his heal
ON his chest, was the sailor VINO nat
fa,len overheard. Brewster had seer
the man In the water and, instead o.
wondering what his antecsdents We're
leaped to his assistance. When TIT
boat reached him his unconscious Dur
den was a dead weight and his owl
strength was almost gone. Ano'ne
minnie or two and both would hav'
gone to the bottom.
AS they hauled Monty over the slu
no sbiyered for an instant, sfasl'eo III