Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1905-08-10

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captain gave i.!.l a hir look, but said
nothing. Every body seemed uncon,-
fortalle.
apparently the only way is the one
suggested by MIR. Smith this mornin."
said Mrs. Dan. speaking for the wo.
men NO one will object ! SIN sure
| if Captain Perry and his chief officers
are allowed to hear the PLAN
ut is Very necessary. in fact" said
| Mr.. Valentine. 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
perceptible Not one was willing to
face the excited, buoyant Brewster
security in companonship.
Peggy was the one rebel against the
, conspiracy. and vet she knew that the
others We're 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
way in which Monty was squandering
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 nnrea
sonable' in doing 80.
Alone in her stateroom after signing
the arrangement she wondered what he
would think of her. She owed him 80
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 nm: He would
not understand - of course he would
never understand. And he would hate
her with the others-more than the
others. 1t was all a wretched mud
die, and she could not see her way out
of it.
M1lty found his guests very difficult.
They listened to his plans with but lit
tie interest, and he could not but sec
that they We're uncomfortable. The
situation was new to their experience,
and they We're under strain. They
NOPE around like lot of pouting boys
and girls" be growled to himself. But
it's the North cape now in spite of ev-
erything 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. i,nt she chung to Fettingill
! with Il tehacity that wis discourag ing.
| Tie old feeling Of jealousy that was
connected with Como again disturbed
him.
brainless IDIOT" he said to himself
and ! don't blame her either
Just before nightfall he noticed that
! his friends were assembling in the
bow. As lie started to join the group
Subway Smith and ncAlille advanced
to meet him. Some of the others We're
smiling a litt,e sheepshly, but the two
men We're pictures of solcnlDity and de
cison.
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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 nev-
, er could forget. Rewilderment. uncer
tainty and pain succeeded each other
like flashes of light. Not a word WAS
spoken for several seconds. The red
of humiliation slowly mounted to bis
cheeks. while in his eyes wavrrc,l the
look of one who has been hunted down.
You have lecidcd?' he asked life
lessly. and more than one heart went
out in pity to him.
I'VE hated to do it, Monty Int for
your own sake there was no other
way said Subway Smith quickly.
1--WE took a vote. and there wasn't ~
dissenting voice"
! ut is a plain case of mutiny, take
! IT," said Monty, utterly alone and
heartsck.
ut isn't necessary to tell why we
| have taken this STEP said DeMille.
ut is heartbreakng to oppose YOU al
this Stage Of the game. You've been
| the best ever and
"Cut that" cried Monty, and his con
1ilence in himself was fast returning
| This is no time to throw bouquets"
1--WE like yen, Brewster Mr.. Val
entine came to the chHirman's assist
ance because the others had looked nj
him so appealingly. I'VE like You 50
we'll that we can't take the RESPONSE
biiity for your extravaganza. 1t would
| disgrace us all
That side of the matter was never
mentioned" cried Peggy Indignantly
and then added, with a catch in her
voice, 1--WE thought only of YOU
II appreciate your motives, and ! am
| grateful to you," said Monty. Il am
more sorry than l can tell you that
the cruise must end in this way, but
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