, 1905-12-06

"a L Gibraltar Monty was nanueu
IA an ominous looking cable
gram, which be opened trem-
4 \ blingly:
To Montgomery Brewster, Private Yacht
Filter, Gibraltar:
There is an agitation to declare for free
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 Gil
braltar. But the DeMilles 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 al entirely
new stock the mex 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.
at might cement the Anglo-Amer-
lean 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
a 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 10
the main saloon vas discussing more
or less stealthily Monty's "misdemean-
ors" when Reggy Vanderpool saunter-
ed lazily in, his face displaying the
only sign of interest 1t had shown in
days.
Funny predicament l was just in,"
he drawled. Il want to ask what a
fellow should have done under the cir
cumstances."
I'D have refused the GIRL" observed
Rip Van Wrinkle laconically.
"Girl had nothing to do with it, old
chap" went on Reggy, dropping into
n 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.
lone Of the sailors, you know. He was
doing something in the rigging near
where | 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.
"Td v set eyes on him before
perfect stranger. l wouldn't have hes
itated a minute, but the deck was
crowded with a lot of his friends. One
chap was his bunkie. SO, really now,
1t wasn't my place to jump in after
him. He could swim a bit, and l yell
ed to him to hold up and I'd tell the
captain. COMPOUNDED captain wasn't
to be found, though. Somebody said he
was asleep. In the end | told the
mate. BY this time we We're a mile
away from the place where he went
overheard. and l told the mate I didn't
think we could find him if we went
back. But he lowered some boats,
and they put back fast. Afterward l
got to thinking about the matter. OF
if l 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 Vanderpool was not the
hero of the hour. The Filter had
turned and was steaming back over
her course Two small boats were
racing to the place where Reggy's un-
known had gone over.
"Where is Brewster" shouted Joe
Bragdon.
81 can't find him, SIR" answered the
first mate.
HE ought to know of this cried
Mr.. Valentine.
'There! They are picking some
body up over yonder," exclaimed the
mate. See! That first boat has laid
to and they are dragging. Yes, sir,
he's saved!"