The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-12-01


when she drew away from him she
showed him the open door and free
dom. She could not speak.
"Where are the othersT he asked,
bracing himself ~ the doorway
"Oh. Nonty.r she cried, we must
not 60 to theml They win think me a
traitor"
"Whv were you traitor, Peggyf he
demanded. turning toward her sudden
ly.
"oh-oh. because It seemed so cruel
70 keep you locked up through the
Storm she answered, blushing.
"And there was no Other reasonT he
persisted.
"Don't. please don't" she cried pite-
ousiy. and he misunderstood her emo
tion. 1t was clear that she was merely
sorry for him.
Never mind. Peggy. It's all right
You stood by me. and I'll stand by you.
Come on; wen face the mob, and I'll
do the lighting"
Together they made their way into
the presence OF the mutneers, who
were crowded into the main cabin.
"Well. here's a conspiracy cried
Dan DeMille. but there was no anger
In his voice How did you escapeG
Sas just thinking Of unlocking your
door. Monty, but the key seemed TO he
missing"
Peggy displayed It triumphantly
"By Jove" cried Dan. This is rank
treachery who was on guardi'
A steward rushing through the cabin
at this moment IN answer to frantic
calls from Bragdon furnished an elo
quent reply 70 the question.
1T was simple" said Monty. "Tbe
guards deserted their post and left the
key behind"
'eThen it is up TO me to pay you
$1,000"
"Sct at all" protested Monty, taken
aback. Il did not escape Of my own
accord. had elp. The money is
yours. And now that / ann Free he
added quietly. "let me say that this
boat does not so 10 Boston,
"Just what expeciedr cried Van.
depool
"She's going straight 70 New York.
declared Monty The words were hard
" uttered when heavy sea sent him
sprawllng across the cabin, and he con
cluded. "or to the bottom"
"Not so bad as that said Captain
Perry, whose entrance had been some
what hastened by the lurch Of the boat
But until this blows over I must keep
/ you below" He laughed, but he saw
/ they were not deceived. "The seas are
pretty heavy and the decks ere being
/ holystoned for nothing. but wouldn't
like to have any Of you washed over
board by mistake"
The hatches We're battened down, and
/ it was sorry company that tried to
while away the evening IN The mnin
cabin Monty's chatting about the ad
yentages of the North cape over the
stormy Atlantic was not calculated TO
raise the dropping spirits and II was
very early when he and his shattered
guests turned IN. There was little
sleep Oh board the Filter that night.
Even il it bad been easy TO forget the
danger, the creaking Of the ship and
the incessant roar Of the water were
enough for wakefulness with each
lurch OF the boat It seemed more In
credible that It could endure. IL was
such mite of thing 10 meet so furi
GUS an attack. Through the night
the fragile little craft fought its lone
~ way. brayely Ignoring It's own weak
ness and the infinite strength e is en-
emy To the captain, dashed to the
bridge, there We're hours OF grave anx
J lety hours when he feared each wave
as it approached and wondered wha
new damage It had done as It receded
AS the wind Increased toward morning
} he felt sici,eulng certainty that th'
! brave little boat was beaten. somehoy
I she seemed 70 lose courage, 10 wave
I a bit and almost give up the fight II
b watched her his,rably as the disma
: dawn came up out Of the sen. Yet
: was not until o'clock that the cras
D came which shook the passengers on
OF their herths aud filled them wit
J shlvering terror. The whirling Of "a
7, Sroken shaft seemed 60 consume th
C ship In every cabn Il spoke wit
e horrible vlvidness of disaster m
clamor Of voices and the rush of man
e feet which followed meant but ON
thing Almost Instantly the machinor
o was stopped--an omiuous silence in a
p midst OF the dull roar OF the water au
, the cry Of the wind.
IL was q terrified crowd that quick
A, gathered in the main cabin, but Il wa
- brave one There were no cries au
= few tears They expected apythiT
and were ready for the worst, but the
y would not show the white feather
was Mrs Dan who broke the tensio
81 made sure Of my pearls, she sal
i. II thought they would be appreciate
at the bottom of the sea"
~ Brewster came Ia upon their laug
s ter II Ike your nerve, peopiee' be 2
q claimed. ''You are all right il wor
p be so bad now, TIE wind has dro
ped"
'' Long afterward when they tank
'n the matter over DeMine claimed ia
p the only thing that bothered him IA
lN night was the effort TO decide wheth
the club of which ho and Monty we
members would put m the main ha
way two black bordered cards, GA
bearing "a name. or only one with bO