Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-02-26

..,. thon be agreed TO give her an IL
-,t,,. dav INF which to make up her w;
nd 70 go with him peaceably. and 20
-, he concluded that a bird in the
FL was worth two III the bush. AZ
15-,,rstpr stood gloomily on the out Il
= ~ the excited group glowering "
-, aha, ugly sutton. Cooler heads a
IN ra,,cated him TO this place of Sc 70
-. during the diplomatic contest. O,
- .,o.l's threats of vengeance were as
,ii-orul He swore by somebody's hi
I.aord that he would bring 10000 men p
- as+ahlish his claim by force. His el
&c desire to fight for her then h
u tbere was quelled by Captain 7
- detachment of six lusty sail d
,rbose big bare fists were shaken s
,,i,,oro,1slv under a few startled noses.
7. took ALI the fight out of the sheik c
"a his train. Three retainers fell in S
- +be sea while trying to retreat as S
Cor AZ possible from danger 6
N1obammed departed with the irate ]
san,aration that he would come an
80 dav and that the whole world
Trorld tremble at his approach. Dis
,,,staa with himself and afraid to
s,oot the eyes of the other men, Brew
- won't below in search of Peggy.
IIo took time to comfort the anxious
MON who crowded about him and
than asked for Miss Gray She was
tn ber stateroom and would not come
forth When he knocked at the door
a 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 a long pause, and then
came the pitiful little wall, Il am I'M
packing, please, sir.
That night Brewster entertained on
hoard the yacht, several resident
French and English acquaintance be-
ING the guests of honor. The story OF
A the dav was told by Mrs. Dan De-
2 Mile commissioned especially for the
S dutv She painted the scene so yfvldly
) that the guests laughed with joy over
the discontinue of the sheik. Peggy
y and brewster found themselves look
o ING sheepishly at one another now anu
then in the course of the recital. one
y nurposely had avoided him during the
IL evening. but she had gamely endured
tbe raiIlery that came from the rest OF
Y. tho Marty. If she was a bit pale it was
not surprising. Now that it was over
II, the whole affair appalled, her more
than she could have suspected. WheI
a several of the guests of the evening
lie eoberlv announced that Mohammed
was 4 dangerous man and even an Cd
he iect of worry to the government sh
AT fa1t q strange catch in her throat, ant
he her now mirthless eyes turned instlnc
ed lively to Brewster, who, 1t seemed
III was the sheik's special object OF aver
or sion.
The next day she and Monty talked
de, over The peni+ence of both was beat
tiful to behold Each denied the Othe
ed. the privilege of assuming all the blame
the and both were 50 happy that MohaH
med was little more than prepoSltlo
ted in their conversation so far as prom
in nence was concerned. But all da
IN long the harbor was full of fisher boat
wo and at nightfall they still were lollin
er, about. sinister restless, mysterious
like purposeless buzzards. And tn
nch dark men on board were taking
With no fish: neither were they minding IL
nets that lay dry and folded III u
that bottom of their boats.
'e a Far into the night there was revel
and on board the Filter, more guests ba
pun ing come out from the city. The da
den. bours before the dawn of day had ;
she rived before they put off for shore, b
the fisher boats still were popDl
ing" obort in the black waters of the b
~ Dor. The lights gradually disappe
Du' ed from the portfolios of the yacht, a
the tired watch was about TO De
Shelk lieved. Monty Brewster and Peggy
manned on deck after the guests
right gone over the side of the vessel. III
could were leaning over the rail aft listen
SAIL to the iovial voices of the visitors
they grew fainter and fainter. III
, ON distance The lights of the town w
- "or few. but they could plainly be S
mop from the offing
"Are YOU tired. Peggy?" asked Br
0up- ster, with a touch of tenderness so
u pc how of late he had often felt stra
'uI'oIs desire to take her in his arms, and 1
seri- u ,,.os s+ro-,c, ,,r,o,, hin, She was V
Wilh near, and there was dropping we
Peggy moss in bor o++itudo which seemed
they demand nro+action
vering - have = ouoor foalinp that so
Ost in fling avrfrI is r,ino, 70 bannen toni
5 she Monty" she 7ns1v61od trouble in
topped soft voice
sheik, ..yo,,,ro r,or,-o,,,. 4t,4,. Ill. no 6
land you should go to sleep. G
night" Their hands touched in
darkness, and the thrill that went I
him told a truth of which he had
only vaguely conscious. The powe
~ it made him eXultant. Yet when
ZYE7l thought of her and her too quiet a
'&<<1 ton for him it left him respondent.
- Nj Something bumped against the
u of the ship. and grating sound fol