Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-05

words, you are, according TO maritime
law, the commander Of this expedition.
You alone Gun give orders to the sail
ors, and you alone can clear port.
Mr. Brewster has no authority except
that vested in common employer.
Am I cOrrect?"
"Mr. DeMille, IL Mr. Brewster in
structs me to sail for the North cape
shall do So" said the captain firmly
This boat IL his for the full term Of
the lease and I am engaged to sail
her with my crew until the 10th of
next September"
1--WE understand your position, cap
tain, and am sure you appreciate
ours. 1t isn't that we want to end q
very delightful cruise. but that we
regard 1t as sheer folly for sIr. Brew
ster to extend the tour at such tre-
mendous expense He is Or was--a
rich man. but it is impossible to ig-
more the fact that he Is plunising much
too heavily. ln 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. / wish with all m, soul that
l could help you and him. My hands
are tied by contract, however. much as
| regret 1t at this moment
"How does the crew feel about this
additional trip, captain?" asked De
Mile
"rhey shipped for Ave months and
will receive five months pay. The
men have been handsomely treated,
and they will stick to Mr.. brewster to
the end said the captain.
There is no chance for mutiny.
them asked Smith regretfully The
captain gave him hard look. but said
nothing. Everybody seemed uncom-
Portable
Apparently the only wa, is the one
suggested by Mr.. Smith this morning"
said Mrs. Dan, speaking Tor the wo
men. NO one will object, am sure,
II Captain Perry and his chief officers
are allowed to hear the plan"
ut is very necessary. in fact" said
Mr.. Valentine. 1--WE cannot proceed
without them. But they will agree
with us, l am sure, that 1t Ii 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 then. was almost
perceptible. Not one was willing to
face the excited, buoyant Brewster
without help They found strength and
security in companionship.
Peggy was the one rebel against the
conspiracy, and yet she knew that the
others were 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 unrea-
sonable' in doing So
Alone in her staterooul after signing
the arrangement she wondered what he
would think Of her. Sh'. owed him so
much that she at least should have
stood by him. She felt that he would
be conscious Of this. How could she
have turned against him? He would
not understand - Of course he would
never understand. And he would hate
her with the pthers-lnore than the
others. 1t was all wretched mud
die. and she could not see her way out
Of it.
Monty found his guests very difficult.
They listened to his plans with but lit
tie interest, and he could not but see
that they were uncomfortable. The
situation was new to their experience,
and they were under q strain. "They
nope around like lot Of pouting boys
and girls" he growled to himself. "But
it's the North cape now in spite OF ev-
erything. 1 don't care II the whole
crowd deserts me. Ny mind 10 made
up
Try as be would, he could not see
Peggy alone. He had much that he
wanted to say to her, and he hungered
for the consolation he. approval would