Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-10
additional trip, captain?" asked De

| Will receive five months pay. The
men have been handsomely treated,
and they will stick to Mr.. Brewster to
the end" said the captain.
There is no chance for mutiny,
them" asked Smith regreHully. The
captain gave him hard look, but said
Portable
Apparently the only way is the one
suggested by Mr.. Smith this morning."
said Mrs. Dan, speaking for the wo-
men. mo one will object, am sure,
if Captain Perry and his chief officers
are allowed to hear the plan"
at is very necessary, in fact" said
Mr.. Valentine. 1--WE cannot proceed
without them. But they will agree
with us, am sure, that it is wise"
An hour later the meeting broke up,
and the conspirators made their way
to the deck. 1t was strange fact that
no one went alone. They were in
groups Of three and four, and the mys-
terry that hung about them was almost
percepuble. Not one was willing to
face the excited, buoyant Brewster
security in companionship.
Peggy was the one rebel against the
conspiracy, and yet she knew that the
others were justified in the step they
proposed to take. She reluctantly join
ed them in the end, but felt that she
was the darkest traitor in the crowd.
Forgetting her own distress over the
tn, Or, nd rir -
his fortune, she stood out the one de-
fender Of his rights until the end and
then admitted fearfully to Mrs. De-
Mile that she had been quite unrea-
sonable'' in doing SO.
Alone In her stateroom after signing
the arrangement she wondered what he
,, would think Of her. She owed him so
much that she at least should have
stood by him She felt that he would
be conscious Of this. How could she
nave turned against MIN! tie would
not understand = Of course he would
never understand. And he would hate
her with the others-more than the
others. 1t was all wretched mud
die, and she could not see her way out
of it.
Monty found his guests very difficult.
They listened to his plans with but lit
i tie interest, and he could not but see
| that they were uncomfortable. The
situation was new to their experience,
and they were under a strain. "They
nope around like lot Of pouting boys
and girls" he growled to himself. But
it's the North cape now in spite Of ev-
erything I don't care if the whole
crowd deserts me. My mind is made
up"
| Try as he would, he could not see
Peggy alone. He had much that he
wanted to say to her, and he hungered
for the consolation her approval would
| bring him, but she chung to Pettingill
with tenacity that was discouraging
The old feeling Of jealousy that was
connected with Como again disturbed
| him.
"She thinks that I am a hopeless,
brainless idiot" he said to himself.
"And I don't blame her either
Just before nightfall he noticed that
his friends were assembling in the
bow. AS he started to join the group
| Subway Smith and DeMille advanced
| to meet him. Some Of the others were
! smiling little sheepishly, but the two
men were pictures of solemnity and de-
cision.
Monty" said DeMille steadily, 1--WE
have been conspiring against you and
have decided that we sail for New
York tomorrow morning"
| Brewster stopped short, and the ex-
preston on his face was one they new
err could forget. Bewilderment, uncer-
tainty and pain succeeded each other
! like flashes of light Not word was
spoken for several seconds. The red
of humiliation slowly mounted to his
cheeks, while in his eyes wavered the
| look Of one who has been hunted down.
| you have decided?" he asked life
lessly, and more than one heart went
out in pity to him.
Eve hated to do it, Monty, but for
your own sake there was no other
way" said Subway Smith quickly.
eve took vote, and there wasn't a
dissenting voice."
ut is a plain case Of mutiny, take
II" said Monty, utterly alone and
heartsick.
'It isn't necessary to tell why we
have taken this STEP" said DeMille.
ut is heartbreaking to oppose you at
this stage Of the game. You've been
the best ever and"-
"Cut that!'' cried Monty, and his con-
fidence in himself was fast returning.
This is no time to throw bouquets"
eve like you, Brewster" Mr.. Val
entine came to the chairman's assist
ance because the others had looked at