The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-02


after his twenty hour vigil. summoned
his chief. We're In bad hole, Mr..
Brewster" be 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 a
port for repairsT
Il don't see It. sis II looks like a
long pull"
I'VE are way or our course. sup
pose" And Montys GOODNESS won Cap
tain Perrys admiration.
II can't tell just how much until
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 | ever
shipped with, Mr. Brewster" And the
captains hand gripped Monty's in &
way that meant things. 1t was a
tribute he appreciated.
During tie day Monty devoted him
self to his guests, and at the first sign
Of pensiveness he WIS ready with a
jest or story. But he did it all with
tact that inspired the crowd as a
whole with hope, and no one suspected
that be himself was not cheerful. For
Peggy Gray there was special ten
derness, and he made up his mind that
II things should go wrong he would
tell her that he loved her.
ut could do no harm" he thought to
himself. "and l want her to know"
Toward night the worst was over.
The sea had gone down and the
matches were opened for awhile to ad.
NIT air, though II 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 a large hole in the stern.
''You don't mean to say that we will
drift about until the repairs can be
nader" asked Mrs. Dan In alarm.
I'VE are 800 miles of the course al.
ready explained Monty, "and It will
be pretty slow travelling under sail"
II was decided to make for the
Canary islands, where repairs could be
made and the voyage resumed. But
where the wind had ragged a few days
before II had now disappeared alto
gether, and for n week the Filter toss
ed about absolutely unable to make
headway. The 1st 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
IL the necessary repairs could be made
promptly. II 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. % would find
him still drifting and still in possession
OF 100000 superhuous dollars
Al the enu or ten Gays the yacnt nae
progressed but 200 miles, and Monty
was beginning 10 plan the rest OF his
existence on a capital OF 100000. He
had given up all hope Of the sedgwich
legacy and was trying TO be resigned
to his fate when a tramp steamer was
suddenly siehted. Brewster ordered
the man On watch TO fiy a flag OF dis
tress. Then he rel oited to the captain
and told what he had done. With q
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 70 get line on US
and claim salvage. do your"
What do you meanT'
''If they get line on US in response
to that flag they will claim the entir,