The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-16

.on'e carlo We're too allurinp IA h
nost 10 admit Of a long ston at ~
pl'l.ar' But the DeMilles had letters
~ one OF the officers Of the garrison
could not overlook the
opportunity to give an elaborate din,
ner. The success of the AFFAIR NOV
pese be judged by the fact that tbe
now ",'e atso larder required an entirely
new stock the next day. The officers
"lu ,auies OF the garrison were asked.
aiiu Monty would have entertained tho
entire regiment with beer and sand.
"lches If his friends had nor in+o--
fered. NV inter-
ut might cement the Anplo.Amer.
lcan alliance" argued Gardner "h,+
your pocketbook needs cementino a
bit more" !"
Yet the pocketbook was very w,do
upen' and Gardeners only consolation
lay in a tall English girl whom he took
OUT 10 dinner. For the others there
we're many compensations, as the af-
l"'i was brilliant and the new element
d peasant relief from the inevitah la
monotony.
The Filter saw some rough weather
~ making the trip across the bav Of
lyons. she was heading for Nice when
an incident occurred that crea+ad +ho
nrst real excitement experienced on
lne voyage. A group Of passengers IN
the main saloon was discussing more
or less stealthily Monty's "misdemean-
ors "hen Reggy Vanderpool saunter-
gu iazlly in, his face displaying the
only sign Of interest it had shown in
days. :"
Funny p%redicament I was lust IN. ("
ne drawled. II want to ask what a
FELLOW should have done under the cir
cumstances."
/ Ia refused the girl" observed
Rip Van Wrinkle laconically,
Girl had nothing to do with it, old
chap'' went on Reggy, dropping into
q chair. "Fellow fell overheard a lit
tie while ago." he went on calmly.
Ihere was a chorus of cries. and
Brewster was forgotten for a time.
one of the sailors, you know. He was
uolng something in the rigging near
"here l was standing. Puff, off he
went into the sea, and there he was
puttering around in the water"
"Oh, the poor fellowr' cried Miss
Valentine.
I'D never set eyes on him before
perfect stranger. I wouldn't have hes
1tated 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
MIN. He could swim a bit, and I 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 1 told the
mate. By this time we were a mile
away from the place where he went
overheard, and l told the mate I didn't
think we could find him If we went
back. But he lowered some boats.
n they put back: fast. Afterward I
got to thinking about the matter. OF
course if l had known him-if he had
been n Of you-it would have been
different"
"And you were the best swimmer In
college, you miserable ratw exploded
DR.. Lotless.
There was a 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 owe 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 II 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 a 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 shiyered for an instant, grasped the
first little hand that sought his so
frantically and then turned to look
uDon the half dead sailor.
.Find out that boys name, MI.
Abertz, and see that he has the best
Of care. Just before he tainted out
there he murmured something about
his mother. He wasn't thinking OF
himself ever then, you see. Ana,
Braedon"-this in a lower voice-"W1ll
Won see that his wages are properly