Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-01-12

Defeat the measure at any cost. The
more the merrier and charge it to me.
BREWSTER.
p S.-Please send many cables and
mark them collect.
The Riviera season was fast closing.
and the possibilities suggested by
Monte Carlo We're too allurng to the
host to admit of a long stop at Gil
braltar. But the DeAIilles had letters
to one of the officers of the garrison,
and Brewster could not overlook the
opportunity to give an elaborate din.
ner. The success of the aff..ir may
best be judged by the fact that the
Filters larder required an entirely
new stock the next day. The officers
and ladies of the garrison were asked,
and Monty would have entertained the
entire regiment with beer and sand
witches if his friends had not inter
fered
1T might cement the Anglo-Amer
lean alliance" argued Gardner, but
your poCketbook needs cementing q
bit more
Yet the pocketbook was very wide
open, and Gardeners only consolation
h,y in tall English girl whom lie took
out to dinner For the others there
were many compensations, as the af.
fair was brilliant and the new element
pleasant relief from the inevitable
monotony
The Filter saw some rough weather
in making the trip across the bay of
Lyons. She was heading for Nice when
an incident occurred that created the
first real excitement experienced on
the voyage. \ group of passengers in
the main saloon was discussing more
or less steathily Monty's "misdemean-
ors" when Reggy Vanderpool saunter-
ed lazily in. his face displaying the
only sign of interest it had shown In
days.
"Funny predicament I was just in"
he drawled. Il want to ask what a
fellow should have done under the cir
cumstances."
I'D have refused the girl" observed
Rip Van Wrinkle laconically.
Girl had nothing to do with it, old
chap" went on Reggy. dropping into
chair. yellow fell overheard lit
tie while ago. he went on calmly.
There was a chorus of cries. and
Brewster was forgotten for time
Zone of the sailors. you know. He was
doing something in the rigging near
where ! was standing. Puff. off he
went into the sea. and there he was
puttering around in the water"
"Oh, the poor felloww cried Miss
Valentine
"Pd never set eyes on him before
perfect stranger l wouldn't have hes
itated a minute but the deck was
crowded with a lot of his friends. One
chap was his bunkie. So, really now,
1t wasn't my place to jump in after
him. He could swim bit, and yell
ed to him to hold up and I'd tell the
captain. COMPOUNDED captain wasn't
to be found. though. Somebody said he
was asleep. In the end I told the
mate. By this time we were a mile
away from the place where he went
overheard, and told the mate didn't
think we could find him If we went
back. But he lowered some boats,
and they put back fast. Afterward /
got to thinking about the matter. or
course if bad known him-if he had
been one of you-it would have been
different"
And you were the best swimmer in
college, you miserable rat.' exploded
DR.. Lotless.
There was Il wild rush for the upper
deck, and Vanderpool was not the
hero of the hour. The Filter had
turned and was steaming back over
her course. Two small boats were
racing to the place where Reggy's un-
known had gone over.
"Where is Brewster?' shouted Joe
Bragdon.
II can't find him, sir" answered the
first mate.
HE ought to know of this" cried
Mr.. Valentine.
There, They are picking some
body up over yonder," exclaimed the
mate. See. That first boat has laid
to and they are dragging. Yes, sir,
he's saved!"
A cheer went up on board and the
men in the small boats waved their
caps in response. Everybody rushed
to the rail as the Filter drew UP to
the boats, and there was intense eX-
element on board A gasp of amaze
ment went up from every one.
Monty Brewster, drenched, but
smiling, sat in one Of the boats, and
leaning Imply against him, his head
on his chest. was the sailor who had
fallen overheard. Brewster had seen
the man in the water and, instead of
wondering what his antecedents were,
leaped to his assistance. When the
boat reached him his unconscious bur
den was dead weight and his own
strength was almost gone. Another
minute or two and both would have
gone to the bottom.
AS they hauled Monty over the side
he shivered for an instant, grasped the
first little hand that sought his SC
frantically and then turned to look
upon the half dead sailor.
Find out that boys name, Mr.