Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-08
be so bad now. The wind has dro1

Long afterward when they talked
the matter over DeNIille claimed thai
the only thing that bothered him thai
| night was the effort to decide whether
the club Of which he and Monty were
members would put in the main hall
way two black bordered cards, eacE
bearing name, or only one with botl
na1nea Mr. Valentine regretted thai
he had gone on for years paying life
insurance premiums when now his only
relatives We're on the boat and would
die with him
The captain, looking pretty rocky
after his twenty hour vigil. summoned
his chief. "We're in bad hole, Mr.
Brewster" he said when they were
alone, land no mistake. A broker
shaft and this weather make pretty
poor combination"
lis there no chance of making {
port for repairs?"
II don't see it, sir. 1t looks like q
long pull
I'VE are way off our course, | sup
pose" And Monty's GOODNESS won Cap
tain Perry's 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 anc
! trust to luck"
"You are the nerviest mate l evel
shipped WITH Mr.. Brewster" And thu
captains hand gripped Monty's in
way that meant things. 1t was
tribute he appreciated.
During the day Monty devoted him
self to his guests. and at the first sigr
Of pensiveness he was ready with 9
jest or story But he did it all will
tact that inspired the crowd as {
! whole with hope, and no one suspectee
| that lie himself was not cheerful. Fol
Peggy Gray there was special ten
ierness, and he made up his mind thai
Il things should SO wrong he woulC
tell her that he loved her.
lit could do no HARM" he thought tt
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 it was still too rough
| to venture out The next morning was
| bright and clear. When the company
gathered OH 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 large hole in the stern.
"You don't mean to say that we will
drift about until the repairs can b.
made?" asked Mrs. Dan in alarm.
1--WE are 800 miles of the course al
ready" explained Monty, "and it viii
he pretty slow travelling under sail"
1t was decided to make for the
Canary islands, where repairs could bt
made and the voyage resumed. Bu
where the wind had ragged few days
before it had now disappeared alto
gether, and for week the Filter toss
ed about absolutely unable to make
Roadway. The LIST of August had ar
rived and Monty himself was begin
ming to be nervous. With the fata
day not quite two months away thing
began to look serious. Over $1O0.ON
would remain after he had settled tn
expenses Of the cruise, and he wa;
helplessly drifting in midocean. Ever
| IL the necessary repairs could be made
promptly, it would take the Flitte1
fourteen days to sail from the Canaries
| to New York Figure as hard as be
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 fire
him still drifting and still in possession
of 100000 superfluous dollars.
At the end Of ten days the yacht hat
progressed but 200 miles, and Monty
was beginning to plan the rest Of his
existence on capital Of 100000. l1t
had given up all hope Of the Sedgwicl
legacy and was trying to be resigned
to his fate when a tramp steamer was
suddenly sighted Brewster ordered
the man on watch to fly flag Of dis
tress Then he reported to the captain
and told what he had done. With 8
bound the captain rushed on deck tLnt
tore the flag from the sailors hand.
.sThat was my order" said Monty
nettled at the captains manner
"You want them to get line on uf
and claim salvage, do your
what do you mean"
eff they get line on us in response
to that flag they will claim the entire