The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-03-09

boot g.. "hl. l chartered this
,o"o ior TOUR months, with the nr,v,.
VI another month. 1 can see no
49, 80. " prevent US from %prolonpino
ue rlp Monty's manner was f,,ii 20
seii assurance as he continued "yon
people are so In the habit Of nrotost,no
against every suggestion T molo thae
'ou can't help doing it now"
But, Monty said Mrs. Dan "wbo+
hyouf guests would rather 90 home2"
'onsense; you were asked for n FIVE
uIonons cruise. Besides, think Of cot.
u1s nome in the middle of August
WIN every n away"
Brave as he was in the nroso,oo
nls friends, in the privacy Of his stote-
aooll Monty gave way to the denres-
non ulat was bearing down upon him
=. was ule hardest task Of his life To 90
w Win his scheme In the face Of onno,
si'lon. lie knew that every man and
woman on board was against tho ,naa
osl.lon' for his sake at least, and It was
uilncult to be arbitrary under the cir.
.u~nis.ances. ~Purposely he avoided Peg
8 , an forenoon. His single glance at
ner race in the salon was enough to d,s.
turo nm UNNECESSARILY.
Inc spirits Of the crowd vero s,,h
dued. The North cape had cb,rms 49,.
the proclamation concerning It had
oeen 100 %sudden-had reversed too
QUICKLY the general expectation and do.
s1e Many or the guests had plans at
noihe lof August, and aver those who
nau none were satiated with exc,to-
nen, during the morning they gath
eieo m little knots to discuss the sltna-
'iou' 1hey We're all generous, and each
one was sure that he could cruise in
uennltely II on Monty's account the
ue" voyage We're not out of the ones.
.on' 1hey felt it their duty to take a
desperate stand.
The half hearted little gatherings ro-
soiveu themselves into ominous grouns
u IN the end there was a call FOR a
general meeting in the main on hin
p Perry, the first mate and
ue chlef engineer were included IN
the call, but Montgomery Brewster
was not to be admitted. Joe Brag-
don loyalty agreed to keep him en-
Z elsewhere While the meeting
was IN progress. The doors were
locked and a cursory glance assured
inc chairman Of the meeting, Dan De-
Mile, that no member of the nartv
was missing save the devoted Brag-
don. Captain Perry was plainly nerv-
GUS and disturbed. The others were
ue victims Of q suppressed energy
mat presaged subsequent eruptions.
Captain Perry, we are assembled
Tor a purpose said DeMille, clearing
his throat three times. First Of all.
as we understand it, you are the sail
ing master Of this ship. In other
words, you are, according to maritime
law, the commander Of this expedition.
You alone can give orders to the sail
ors, and you alone can clear q port.
Mr.. Brewster has no authority except
that vested in a common employer.
Am 1 correct"
Mr.. DeMille, if Mr.. Brewster in
structs me to sail for the North cape
, shall do So" said the captain firmly.
!. This boat is his for the full term of
the lease, and 1 am engaged to sail
her with my crew until the 10th of
next September"
1--WE understand your position, cap
, tain, and l am sure you appreciate
!, ours. 1t isn't that we want to end a
, very delightful cruise, but that we
regard it as sheer folly for Mr.. Brew
ster to extend the tour at such ire
mendous expense. He is-or was-a
rich man, but it is impossible to ig-
more the fact that he is %plunging much
too heavily. In plain words, we want
to keep him from spending more Of his
money on this cruise. Do you under
stand our position, Captain Perry?"
"Fully. l wish with all my soul that
l could help you and him. My hands
are tied by contract, however, much as
l regret it at this moment"
"How does the crew feel about this
additional trip, captain?" asked De.
Mile.
"They shipped for five months and
men have been handsomely treated,
and they will stick to Mr.. Brewster to
the end" said the captain.
"There Is no chance for a mudny,
then?" asked Smith regretfully. The
captain gave him a hard look, but said
nothing. Everybody seemed uncom-
Portable.
apparently the only way Is the one
suggested by Mr.. Smith this morning"
said Mrs. Dan, speaking for the wo,
a men. mo one will object, l am sure,
If Captain Perry and his chief officers
r are allowed to hear the plan"
. ut is very necessary, In fact" SAID
d Mr.. Valentine. 1--WE cannot proceed
D without them. But they will agree
n with us, I am sure, that it Is wise"
n An hour later the meeting broke up
and the conspirators made their way
o m the deck. 1t was a strange fact tina
e no one went alone. They were ID
IS groups of three and four, and the mys'
fiery that hung about them was almost
d %nerceptible. Not one was willing &c
Is face the excited, buoyant Brewster
a without help. They found strength ano
r security in companionship.
II pappy was the one rebel against tne