Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04
and there was auellsd by Captain
ORCHARD GREAVEs)

to the sea while trying to retreat ~
far as possible from danger.
Mohammed departed with the irate
declaration that he would come an
other day and that the whole world
would tremble at his approach. Dis
gusted with himself and afraid to
meet the eyes Of the other men, Brew
stcr went below in search of Peggy.
He took time to comfort the anxious
omen 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 door
dismal. troubled voice from within
told him to go away.
Come out, Peggy; it's all over" he
called
please go away, Monty" she said
what are you doing in there"
There was long pause, and then
came the pitiful little wall. II am ,un
packing. please, sir"
That night Brewster entertained OIL
board the yacht. several resident
| French and English acquaintance be
ing the guests Of honor The story OF
the day was told sby Mrs. Dan De-
Mile, commissioned especially for the
duty. She painted the scene SO vividly
that the guests laughed with Joy ovei
| the discontinue Of the sheik. Peggy
and Brewster found themselves look
ing sheepishly ut one another now anu
| 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 o.
| the party. II she was bit pale it Wa
not surprising. Now that it was owe
the whole affair appalled, her more
, than she could have suspected. Wheel
several Of the guests of the evenins
soberly announced that Mohammed
was a dangerous man and even an OBJ
| ject Of worry to the government sh'
felt strange catch in her throat. ali.
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 80 happy that NOLAN
| med was little more than proposition
| in their conversation so far az 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 buxzards. 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
hours before the dawn Of day had ar
rived before they put of for ahors. but
the fisher boats still were bobbing
| about in the black waters OF the bar
Dor. The lights gradually disappear
| ed from the portfolios Of the yacht, and
| the tired watch was about to be re-
lieved. Monty Brewster and Peggy re-
| manned on deck after the guests had
/ gone over the side of the vessel. They
were leaning over the rail aft listening
| to the jovial voices of the visitors as
| they grew fainter and fainter in the
distance. The lights of the town were
| few. but they could plainly be seen
from the ofang
"Are you tired, Peggy" asked Brew
ster, with touch of tenderness. Some
how of late he had often felt strange
desire to take her in his arms. and now
it was strong upon him. She was very
rear. and there was dropping weari-
ness in her attitude which seemed to
demand protection.
81 have q queer feeling that some
thing awful is going to happen tonight,
Monty" she answered, trouble in her
soft voice.
you're nervous; that's ALL" he said,
"and you should go to sleep. Good
night" Their hands touched In the
darkness, and the thrill that went over
him told truth Of which he had been
only vaguely conscious. The power OF
it made him exultant. Yet when he
thought Of her and her too quiet afec.
ton for him it left him respondent.
Something bumped against the side
of the ship, and grating sound follow
ed. Then came other gentle thuds COM
bined with the soft swish Of water dis
turbed. Peggy and Brewster were on
the point of going below when their At
tention was caught by these strange
sounds.
what is itr' she asked ~ they paus-
ed irresolutely. He strobe to the rail,
the girl following close behind. Three
sharp little whistles came from above
and behind them, but before they had
time even to speculate as to their
meaning the result was in evidence.
Over the sides of the ship came shad-
owy forms as IL BY magic; at their
backs panther-like bodies dropped to
the deck with stealthy thuds, as II com
ing from the inky sky above. There
was an instant of dreadful calm aAe
then the crisis. A dozen sinewy forms
hurled themselves upon Brewster, who
taken completely by surprise, was
thrown to the deck in an instant, his
attempt to cry out for help being check
ed by heavy hands Peggys scream
was cut OF as quickly and, paralyzeo
by terror, she felt herself engulfed II
strong arms and smothered into silence
1t all happened SO quickly that there
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