Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1906-02-16
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at the bottom of the sea-"
Brewster came In upon their laugh
ter. II like your nerve, peoplev' he ex-
claimed. you are all right 1t won't
be so bad now. The wind has drop
ped"
Long afterward when they talked
the matter over DeNIille claimed that
the only thing that bothered him that
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. each
bearing name, or only one with both
names. Mr.. Valentine regretted that
he had gone on for years paying life
insurance premiums when now his only
relatives were on the boat and would
die with him.
The captain, looking pretty rocky
after his twenty hour vigil summoned
his chief "We're in a bad hole. Mr.
Brewster" he said when they were
alone, land no mistake. broken
shaft and this weather make a pretty
poor combination"
'Is there no chance Of making a
port for repairs?"
81 don't see it, sir. 1t looks like
long pull"
I'VE are way off our course, l sup
pose" And Monty's GOODNESS won Cap
tain Perry's admiration.
II can't tell just how much until l
get the sun, but this wind is bad. 1
suspect we've drifted pretty far"
While the storm lasts the only thing
to do is to cheer up the women and
trust to luck"
"You are the nerviest mate l ever
shipped WITH Mr.. Brewster" And the
captains hand grlpped Monty's in a
way that meant things. 1t was a
tribute he appreciated.
During the day Monty devoted him.
self to his guests, and at the first sign
of pensiveness he was ready with
jest or story. But he did it all with
a tact that inspired the crowd as
whole with hope, and no one suspected
that he himself was not cheerful. Fol
Peggy Gray there was special ten.
derness, and he made up his mind that
if things should go wrong he would
tell her that he loved her
1T could do no HARM he thought to
himself land 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 on 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 be
made?" asked Mrs. Dan in alarm.
I'VE are 300 miles off the course al
ready" explained Monty, land it will
be pretty slow travelling under sail"
1t was decided to make for the
Canary islands, where repairs could be
made and the voyage resumed. But
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 fatal
day not quite two months away things
began to look serious. Over 100000
would remain after he had settled the
expenses of the cruise, and he was
helplessly drifting in midocean. Even
If the necessary repairs could be made
promptly, it would take the Filter
fourteen days to sail from the Canaries
to New York. Figure as hard as he
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 find
him still drifting and still in possession
of 100000 superfiuous dollars.
AT the end of ten days the yacht had
progressed but 200 miles. and Monty
was beginning to plan the rest of his
existence on Il capital of 100000. He
had given up all hope of the Sedgwick
legacy and was trying to be resigned
to his fate when 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 a
bound the captain rushed on deck and
tore the flag from the sailors hand.
THAT was my order" said Monty,
nettled at the captains manner.
You want them to get line on US
and claim salvage, do you?"
what do you meanT'
"If they get line on us in response
to that flag they will claim the entire
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