Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-07

silver You may have twice as much to spend. Hooray! JONES.
 To which Monty responded:
 Defeat the measure at any cost. The more the merrier and charge it to me
 BREWSTER.
 P. S.-Please send many cables and mark them collect.
 The Riviera season was fast closing. and the possibilities suggested by Monte Carlo were too alluring to the host to admit of a long stop at Gi- braltar. But the DeNIilles had letters to one of the officers of the garrison, and Brewster could not overlook the opportunity to give an elaborate din ner The success of the affair may best be judged by the fact that the Filters larder required an entirely new stock the next day. The officers and ladies of the garrison were asked. and Monty would have entertained the entire regiment with beer and sand wiches if his friends had not inter- fered.
 Tt might cement the Anglo-Amer- ican alliance" argued Gardner, "but your pocketbook needs cementing a bit more."
 Yet the pocketbook was very wide open, and Gardner's only consolation lay in a tall English girl whom he took out to dinner For the others there were many compensations, as the af- fair was brilliant and the new element pleasant relief from the inevitable .monotony.
 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 first real excitement experienced on the voyage A group of passengers in the main saloon was discussing more or less stealthily Monty's ''misdemean- ors'' when Reggy Vanderpool sumter ed lazily in, his face displaying the only sign of interest it had shown in days.
 Funny predicament I was just in," he drawled. T want to ask what fellow should have done under the cir cumstances.'
 "rd have refused the girl" observed | Rip Van Wrinkle laconically. Girl had nothing to do with it, old chap" went on Reggy, dropping into 1, a chair. Fellow fell overheard a lit , tie while ago." he went on calmly. There was a chorus of cries. and Brewster was forgotten for a time. , "One of the sailors. you know. He was doing something in the rigging near where I was standing. Puff, off he went into the sea, and there he was :. puttering around in the water" "Oh, the poor fellow!" cried Miss Valentine.
 Q "I'd never set eyes on him before . perfect stranger. I wouldn't have hes . itated a minute. but the deck was crowded with lot of his friends. One chap was his bunkie So, really now. D it wasn't my place to jump in after . him. He could swim bit, and yell , ed to him to hold up and I'd tell the captain. Confounded captain wasn't f to be found, though. Somebody said he was asleep. Tn the end I told the mate. By this time we were mile , away from the place where he went overheard. and l told the mate didn't , think we could find him if we went back But be lowered some boats, and they put back fast. Afterward got to thinking about the matter. Of course if I had known him-if he had been one of you-it would have been , different"
 And you were the best swimmer in college. you miserable rat" exploded {. Dr. Lotless.
 There was a wild rush for the upper deck, and yanderpool was not the - hero of the hour. The Filter had turned and was steaming back over her course. Two small boats were l, racing to the place where Reggy's un' known had gone over.
 Where is Brewster?" shouted Joe ? BragdOn.
 q can't find him. sir" answered the first mate
 He ought to know of this" cried Mir Valentine
 There: They are picking some body ID over youder" exclaimed the mate. See. That first boat has laid to and they are dragging. Yes, sir, , he's savesi.''
 4 cheer went up on board and the men in the small boats waved their caps in response. Everybody rushed to the rau ga the Filter drew uP to the boats. auI there was intense ex citement on board. \ gasp of amaze
 ment went up from every one.
 Monty Brewster. drenChed. but
 smiling. sat Iu one of the boats. and leaning Imply against him. his head on his chest. was the sailor who had fallen overheard. Brewster had seer the man in inc water and. instead of wondering what his antecedents were
 lnlped to his assiStanre. When ths boat reached him his unconscious bur den was a dead weight and his OvT
 strength was almost gone. Another minute or tvo and 10th would have
 gone to the bottom
 AS they hauled Monty over the sid'
 he shive-ei far an instant Erasged tn.
 frzt little hand that sought his s'
 frantiesIly and then turned to loos
 upon the half dead sailor.
 -Flnd out that boys name. Mr Abe-1z. and sec that be has the bes-
 of ezre- Just before he tainted ou there he murmurei something sbSu q his mother He wasn't thinking O