Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-01-05
CHAPTER XNIV (Continued).

CHAPTER XNIV (Continued).
sect of this boat" said Monty, ON
inOusly calm. to the interpreter, "or
we'll pitch you and your whole mob
into the sea-"
Keep cool! Keep cool" cried Sub
way Smith quickly. He stepped be-
tween Brewster and the angry sutton.
and that action alone prevented seri-
Gus trouble. While he parleyed with
the sheik. Mrs. DeAfille hurried Peggy
to a safe place below deck, and they
were followed by a flock Of shivering
women. Poor Peggy was almost in
tears, and the piteous glances she
threw at Brewster when he stepped
between her and the impetuous sheik,
who had started to follow, struck deep
into his heart and made him ready to
fight to the death for her.
1t took nearly an hour to convince
the Algerian that Peggy had misun-
derstOod him and that American wom-
en- were not to be wOoed after the AZ
rican fashion. He finally. departed
with his entire train, thoroughly dis
satisfied and In high dudgeon. At
first he threatened to take her by
force; then he agreed to give her >an-
other day in which to make up her
mind to go with him peaceably, and
again he concluded that a bird in the
hand was worth two in the bush.
Brewster stood gloomily ON the out
side Of the excited group glowering
upon the ugly sutton. Cooler heads
had relegated him to this place of Sc
curity during the diplomatic contest.
The sheiks threats of vengeance were
direful. He swore by somebody's
beard that he would bring 10000 men
to establish his claim by force. His
intense desire to fight for her then
and there was Quelled by Captain
Perry's detachment Of six lusty sail
VI whose big bare fists were shaken
nsoro,"lv under few startled noses.
II look all 'he fight out of the sheik
una MS tram. nhree retainers fell in
to the sea while try.-o tn retreat as
far as possible from danger
Mohammed departed with the .-ote
declaration that he would come an
other day and that the whole world
would tremble Mt his approach. Dis
gusted with himself and afraid to
meet the eyes Of the other men, Brew
ster went below in search of Peggy
He took time to comfort the anxious
women who crowded about him and
then asked for Miss Gray. She. was
in her stateroom and would not come
forth. When he knocked at the dool
a dismal, troubled voice from within
told him to 60 away.
"Come out, Peggy; it's all over" he
called.
"Please 60 away, Monty" she said
what are you doing in there p
There was long pause, and then
came the pitiful little wall, Il am I'M
packing, please, SIR"
That night Brewster entertained or
board the yacht. several resident
French and English acquaintance be.
ing the guests Of honor. The story Of
the day was told by Mrs. Dan De.
Mile, commissioned especially for the
duty. She painted the scene so wildly
that the guests laughed with Joy over
the discontinue of the sheik. Peggy
and Brewster found themselves look.
ing sheepishly Mt one another now and
then in the course of the recital. She
purposely had avoided him during the
evening. but she had gamely endured
the raillery that came from the rest OF
the party. If she was O. bit pale it was
not surprising. Now that it was over
the whole affair appalled, her more
than she could have suspected. When
several Of the guests Of the evening
sOberly announced that Mohammed
was a dangerous man and even an OBJ
ject of worry to the government she
felt strange catch in her throat, and
her now mirthless eyes turned instinc.
lively to Brewster, who, it seemed,
was the sheik's special object Of aver.
sion.
The next day she and Monty talked II
over. The penitence Of both was beau
tiful to behold. Each denied the other
the privilege Of assuming all the blame,
and both were so happy that MOham-
med was little more than n proposition
In their conversation SO far as promi-
nence was concerned. But all day
long the harbor was full of fisher boats,
and at nightfall they still were lolling
about. sinister, restless. mysterious,
like purposeless buzzards. And the
dark men on board were taking up
no fish: neither were they minding the
nets that lay dry and folded in the
bottom of their boats.
Far into the night there was revelry
on board the Filter. more guests hav-
ing come out from the city. The dark