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Brewster's * Millions * ^e^s.lSL ?y GEORGE BARR MCCUTCHEON <? Company (RICHARD GREAVES) If--* CHAPTER XXIV. PEGGY gave the sheik an entra?e ing^ smile, followed by a brie glance at the beaming Mia Valentine, who nodded ber hea< approvingly. ""Won't you give me time to go be low and pack my belongings that the: may be sent ashore?" she asked naive ?/ ly. TJumderf gasped Monty. "That'i Ho "way to turn him down." ''What do you mean, Monty Brew mterT* she cried, turning upon him witt flashing-eyes. ""Why, you're encouraging the ole jgoy,"" he protested, disappointment ii fm.' ?very inflection. "And what if I an ? Isn't it my af fairS I think I am light in suspecting that he has asked me to be his wife Isn't it my privilege to accept him ii g% I wish?" Brewster's face was a study. He could not believe that she was in ear? liest, but there was a ghastly feeling tiL?t the joke was being turned on him, 3Ste rest of the company stared hard 9t the flushed Peggy and breathlessly ?waited developments. *Tt won't do to trifle with this chap, fcteggy?*' said. Monty, coniing quite close K .her. '-Don't lead him on. Ke might ?et aasty if he thinks you're making sport ?f him." ""You are quite absurd, Monty," she ?tied petulantly. "I am not making ?port of him." "Well, then, why don't you tell him 3x> ge about his business?" ""I don't see any be ads lying around loose," said Rip tormentingly. The sheik impatiently said something to the interpreter, sud that worthy repeated ?St for Peggys benefit "The son of the prophet desires that ^vaz be AS -quick as possible, queen of tte world. He tires of waiting and commands you to come with him at Peggy "winced, and her eyes shot a Ijt?ef Uook of scorn at the scowling sbcXk. In an instant, however, she was "Miling agreeably and was turning to? ward the steps. '."Holy onackerel! Where are you go r?*g, sBeggy?" cried Lotless, the first to turn fearful. ""To throw some things into my traaak," she responded airily. **Will 5?a .come with me, Mary?" **Peggy!" cried Brewster angrily. *Thia.has gone far enough." ~*5Tou should have spoken sooner, -Sfanty," she said quietly. ""Wfeat are you going to do, Marga tsc?t?" <ciied Mrs. Dan, her eyes wide "Ssi?h amazement ""I ?rn going to marry the son of the prophet" she replied so decidedly that . ?eaery one gasped. A moment later she vats surrounded by a group of excited .??men, and Captain Perry was cali? fes the jackies forward in a voice of ".tfeunder. - "Brewster pushed his way to her side, -fess face as white as death. *TQiis isn't a joke, Peggy!" he cried. ??B? %e?ow, and I'll get rid of the Jxst then the burly Algerian asserted ISmself. He did not like the way in milich his adored one was being aan ?lftd by the "white dogs," and with two ?grearmen he rushed up to Brewster, Jabbering ar sriiy. "Stand back, you idiot or I'll punch ya?m head off!" said Brewster, with 'sadden ' em ph?s is. St was not until this moment that W*3gg$ realized that there might be a sssriens side to the little farce she and SSxrj had decided to play for the pun S&ment of Brewster. Terror sudden 15" took the place of mirth, and she efezng frantically to Monty's arm. ""I was joking. Monty; only joking," s?e? varied. "Oh, what have I done?" *STe my fault" he exclaimed, "bot 1T? take care of you, never fear." ""Staad aside!" roared the sheik threateningly. T5ae situation was ominous. Fright ?BB?d as they were, the women could as? fiee, but stood as if petrified. Sail ?zs eagerly swarmed to the deck. **<3et off this boat," said Monty, om jfc-nfty calm, to the interpreter, "or "WR?? pitch you and your whole mob sasfs? tfhe sea." "^Eeep cool! Keep cool!" cried Sub ymaiy Emit?a quickly. He stepped be tsomen brewster and the angry suitor, :that action alone prevented seri? aos ^reuble. While he parleyed with t&? -sne?k, Mrs. DeMille hurried Peggy . ~%9- a. safe place below deck, and they xroe fo?ewed by a flock of shivering "wasmea. Poor Peggy was almost in .JHSTS, and the piteous glances she "S&aww -at Brewster when be stepped jfeeEweer. her and the impetuous sheik, y?fei& '&ad started to follow, struck deep sgnyg ids heart and made him ready to ZSgbzt to the death for her. It tools, nearly au hour to convince ifeft Algerian that Peggy had misun ?dfisrsiood him and that American wom revere not to be wooed after the Af irfcax. fashion. He finally departed "Wish bis entire train, thoroughly dis ?ssiisfied and in high dudgeon. At '*9r*y- 2?e threatened to take her by ftero: then lie agreed to give her an o'sln^r Jay in which to make u\> ber ?znhj? zo go with him peaceably, and ssgaaa he concluded that a bird in the ! &??BS ?vas worth two in tho bush. Brewster stood gloomily on the out? side! / the excited group glowering gggga the ugly suitor. Cooler beads j Ti?a reiegateTThim to this~pla~c? ol curity during the diplomatic cont The sheik's threats of vengeance TS direful. He swore by somebo( beard that he would bring 10,000 i to establish his claim by force, intense desire to fight for her t and there was quelled by Capt Perry's detachment of six lusty s ors, whose big bare fists were sha: vigorously under a few startled no? It took all the fight out of the sh and his train. Three retainers fell to the sea while trying to retreat far as possible from danger. Mohammed departed with the ir declaration that he would come other day and that the whole wo would tremble at his approach. I gusted with himself and afraid meet the eyes of the other men, Bu ster went below in search of Peg He took time to, comfort the anxi< women who crowded about him a then asked for Miss Gray. She TI in her stateroom and would not co: forth. When he knocked at the d< a dismal, troubled voice from wit! told him to go away. "Come out, Peggy; it's all over," called. "Please go away, Monty," she sa "What are- you doing in there There was a long pause, and th came the pitiful little wail, "I am t packing, please, sir." That nighr Brewster entertained ' board the yacht, several reside French and English acquaintances I ing the guests of honor. The story the day was told by Mrs. Dan I Mille, commissioned especially for t duty. She painted the scene/so vivid that the guests laughed with joy ov the discomfiture of the sheik Pegj and Brewster found themselves loo lng sheepishly at one another now ai then in the course of the recital. SI purposely had avoided him during ti evening, but she had gamely endur< the raillery that came from the rest i the party. If she was a bit pale it WJ not surprising. New that it was ov the whole affair appalled her mo: than she could have suspected. Wh< several of the guests of the evenir soberly announced that Mohamme was a dangerous man and even an o ject of worry to the government si felt a strange catch in her throat ar her now mirthless eyes turned instin lively to Brewster, who, it seeme? was the sheik's special object of ave sion. The next day she and Monty talked over. The penitence of both was beai tiful to behold. Each denied the otb.? the privilege of assuming all the blam< and both were so happy that Mohan med was attie more than a prepositio in their conversation so far as prom nence was concerned. But all da long the harbor was full of fisher boat! and at nightfall they still were lollin about, sinister, restless, mysterious like purposeless buzzards. And th dark men on board were taking u no fish; neither were they minding th nets that lay dry and folded in th bottom of their boats. Far into the night there was revelr; on board the Flitter, more guests hav ing come out from the city. The dari hours before the dawn of day had ar rived before they put off for shore, bu the fisher boats still were bobbing about in the black waters of the har bor. The lights gradually disappear ed from the portholes of the yacht, an< the tired_wateh was about to be re i??ve3. ~"3<?onty brewster and Peggy re mained on deck after the guests hac 3one over the side of the vessel. Thej were leaning over the rail aft listeninj to the jovial voices of the visitors ai they grew fainter and fainter in the distance. The lights of the town wen few, but they could plainly be seer from the offing. "Are you tired. Peggy?" asked Brew? ster, with a touch of tenderness. Some how of late he bad often felt a strange desire to take her in his arms, and now it was strong upon him. She was very near, and there was a drooping weari? ness in her attitude which seemed to demand protection. "I have a 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 sboui.1 go to sleep. Good night." Their hands touched in the darkness, and the thrill that went over him told a truth of which he had been on^y vaguely conscious. The power of it made him exultant. Yet when he thought of her and her too quiet affec? tion forhim it left him despondent. Something Immped against the side of the ship, and a 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 it?" she asked as they paus? ed irresolutely. He strode 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 carno shad? owy forms as if by magic; at thou* backs panther-like bodies dropped to the deck with stealthy thuds, ?is if com? ing from the inky sky above. There was an instant of dreadful calm and then the crisis. A dozen sinewy forms hurled themselves upon Brewster, who, taken completely 13y surprise, was thrown to the deck in an instant, his attempt to cry out for help being check? ed by heavy hands. Peggy's scream was cut off as quickly, and, paralyzed by terror, she felt herself engulfed in strDng arms and smothered into silence It all happened so quickly that there was no chance to give the alarm, no op? portunity to resist. / Brewster felt himself lifted bodily, and then there was the sensation of falling. He struck something forcibly with all his weight and fell back with a crash to the deck. Afterward he for;nd that the effort to throw him overboard had failed only because his assailants in their haste had hurled him against an unseen stanchion. Peggy was borne forward and low? ered swiftly into arms that deposited her roughly upon something hard. There was a jerky, rocking motion, the sudden splash of oars, and then she knew no more. The invaders had planned with a craftiness and patience that deserved success. For hours they had waited, silently, watchfully and with deadly assurance. How they crept up to the Flitter in such numbers and how the more daring came aboard long before Taken completely hy surprise the blow was struck no one ever ex? plained. So quickly and so accurately was. the abduction performed that the boats were well clear of the yacht before alarm was given by one of the wai ch, who had been overlooked in the careful assault Sleepy sailors rushed on deck with a promptness that was amazing. Very quickly they had found and unbound Brewster, carried a couple of wound? ed shipmates below and had Captain Perry in his pajamas on deck to take command. "The searchlight !" cried Brewster frantically. "The devils have stolen Miss Gray." While swift hands were lowering the boats for the chase others were carrying firearms on deck. The search? light threw its mighty white arm out ove:: the water before many seconds had pessed, and eager eyes were look? ing for the boats of the pillagers. The Arabs had reckoned without the searchlight. Their fierce exultation died suddenly when the mysterious streak of light shot into the sky and thea swept down upon the sea, hunt? ing them out of the darkness like a great and relentless eye. The Flitter's boats were in the water anc. manned by sturdy oarsmen before the glad cry went up that the rob? ber fleet had been discovered. They were so near the yacht that it was evident the dusky tribesmen were poer oarsmen. In the clear light from the ship's deck they could be seen pad? dling wildly, their white robes flutter? ing _as_though Jnspired.by. fear. There w?r?~four boats, all of ?h?m~crowded to the gunwales. "Keep the light on them, captain!" shouted Monty from below. "Try to pies out the boat that has Miss Gray on board. Pull away, boys! This means a hundred dollars to every one of you yes, a thousand if we have to fight for herr "Xiii every one ol' them, Mr. Brew? ster!" roared the captain, who had re? tired behind a boat when he became aware of the presence of women on deck. Three boats shot away from the side of the yacht Brewster and Joe Brag dor; in the first both armed with rifles. "Let's take a shot at 'em!" cried a sailor who stood in the stern with his finger on a trigger. -Don't do that! We don't know what bof.t holds Peggy," commanded Brew? ster. "Keep cool, boys, and be ready to scrap if we have to." He was half mad with fear and anxiety, and he was de? termined to exterminate the band of robbers if harm came to the girl in their power. "She's in the second boat!" came the cry from the yacht and the searchlight was kept on that particular object al? most to the exclusion of the others. But Captain Perry saw the wisdom of keeping all of them clearly located in order to prevent trickery. Brewster's brawny sailor boys came up like greyhounds, cheering as they dashed among the boats of the fugi? tives. Three or four shots were fired into the air by the zealous American lads, and there were loud cries from j th?? Arabs as they veered off panic stricken. Monty's boat was now in the path of light and not far behind the one which held Peggy. He was stand? ing in the bow. j "Take care of the others!" he called ! back to his followers. "We'll go after the leaders." The response from behind was a cheer, a half dozen shots and some of th' - most joyous profanity that ever fell from the lips of American sailors, min | gled with shrieks from thc boats they j were to "take can' of." j "Stop!"' Brewster shouted to tho Arab-;. "Stoj>, or we'll kill every one OJ' I you!" Iiis boat vas not more than fifty ; feet from the other. j Suddenly a ta]], white _robod figure arose in the mliTdle o? the ^gypTJan craft, and a moment later the pursuers saw Peggy's form passed up to him. She was instantly clasped by one of his long arms, and the other was lift? ed high above her. A gleaming knife was held in the upraised hand. "Fire^on us if you dare!" came in French from the tall Arab. "Dog of an American, she shall die if you come near her!" CHAPTER XXV. BREWSTER'S heart almost ceas? ed beating, and every vestige ) of color left his face. Clear and distinct in the light from the yacht the Arab and his burden were outlined against the black screen beyond. There was no mistak? ing the earnestness of the threat, nor could the witnesses doubt the ghastly intention of the long, cruel knife that gleamed on high. Peggy's body serv? ed as a shield for that of her captor. Brewster and Bragdon recognized the man as one of Mohammed's principal retainers, a fierce looking fellow who had attracted more than usual atten? tion on the day of the sheik's visit "For God's sake, don't kill her!" cried Brewster in agonized tones. There was a diabolical grin on the face of the Arab, who was about 'io shout back some defiant taunt when the unexpected happened. The sharp crack of a gun sounded in the stern of Brewster's boat and an unerring bullet sped straight for the big Arab's forehead. It crashed between his eyes and. death must have been instantaneous. The knife flew from his hand, his body straightened and then collapsed, toppling over, not among the oarsmen, but across the gunwale of the craft Before a hand could be lifted to prevent, the dead Arab and the girl were plunged into the sea. A cry of horror went up from the Americans and something surprising? ly like a shout of triumph from the ab? ductors. Even as Brewster poised for the spring into the water a flying form shot past him and into the sea with a resounding splash. The man that fired the Nshot had reckoned cleverly, and he was carrying out the final details of an inspired,1 plan. The Arab's position as he stood in the boat was such as to warrant the sailor's belief that he could fall no other way than forward, and that meant over the side of the boat. ^With all this clearly in .mind, he"h?d snot straight and true and was on his way to the water almost as the two toppled overboard. Monty Brewster was in the water an ? instant later, striking out for the spot where they had disappeared, a little to the left of the course in which his boat was running. There was a rattle of firearms, with curses and cheers, but he paid no heed to these sounds. He was a length or two behind the sailor, praying with all his soul that | one or the other might succeed in reaching the white'robes that still kept the surface of the water. His crew was "backing water" and straining every muscle to bring the boat around sharp for the rescue. The sailor's powerful strokes brought him to the spot first but not in time to clutch the disappearing white robes. Just as he reached out an arm to grasp, the form of the girl she went down. He did not hesitate a second, but fol? lowed. Peggy had fallen from the dead Arab's embrace, and that worthy already was at the bottom of the sea. She was half conscious when the shot came, but the plunge into the cold wa? ter revived her. Her struggles were enough to keep her up for a few mo? ments, but not long enough for the swimmers to reach her side. She felt herself going down and down, stran? gling, smothering, dying; then some thing viselike clutched her arm, and she had the sensation of being jerked upwrard violently. The sailor fought his way to the sur? face with the girl, and Brewster was at his side in an instant. Together they supported her until one of the boats came up, and they were drawn over the side to safety. By this time the abductors had scattered like sheep without a leader, and as there was no further object In pursuing them the little American fleet put back for the yacht In great haste. Peggy was quite conscious when carried aboard by the triumphant Brewster. The words he whispered to her as she lay in the bot? tom of the boat were enough to give her life. The excitement on board the Flitter was boundless. Fear gave way to joy, and where despair had for a moment reigned supreme there was now the most insane delight. Peggy was bun? dled below and into her berth, Dr. Lot less attending her. Brewster and the tailor were carried to a place where hot toddies were to be had before blankets. "You have returned the favor, Con? roy," said Brewster fervently as he leaned across the heads of his bearers to shake hands with the sailor who was sharing the honors with him. Conroy was grinning from ear to ear as he sat perched on the shoulders of his ship? mates. "I was luckier than I thought in saving your life that day." "It wasn't anything, Mr. Brewster," said young Conroy. "I saw a chance to drop the big nigger, and then it was up to me to get her out of the water." "You took a big risk, Conroy, but you made good with it If it had not been for you, my boy, they might have got away with Miss Gray." "Don't mention it. Mr. Brewster; it was nothing to do," protested Conroy in confusion. "I'd do anything in the world for you and for her." "What is the adage about casting your bread upon the water and getting It back again?" asked Rip Van Winkle j of Joe Bragdon as they jubilantly fol- ( lowed the procession below. There was no more sleep on board ! that night In fact, the sun was not ! long in showing himself after thc res- ! cuers returned to the vessel. The dar- j ing attempt of Mohammed's emissaries j was discussed without restraint, and j every sailor had a story to tell of the 1 pursuit and rescue. The event furnish- j ed conversation food for days imd uays among both the seamen and the pas? sengers. Dan DeMille blamed himself relentlessly for sleeping through it all and moped for hours because he had lost a magnificent chance to "do some? thing." The next morning he proposed to hunt for the sheik and offered to lead an assault in person. An investi? gation was made, and government of? ficials tried to call Mohammed to ac? count, but he had fled to the desert and the search was fruitless. "Brewster refused T:?Taccept a share of the glory of Peggy's rescue, pushing Conroy forward as the real hero. But the sailor insisted that he could not have succeeded without help-that he was completely exhausted when Monty came to the rescue. Peggy found it hard to thank him gently while her heart was so dangerously near the riot point, and her words of gratitude sounded pitifully weak and insufficient. "It would have been the same had anybody else gone to her rescue," he mused dejectedly. "She cares for me with the devotion of a sister, and thats all. Peggy. Peggy," he moaned, "if you could only love me, I'd-I'd-oh, well, there's no use thinking about it! She will love some one else, of course, and-and be happy too. If she'd ap? pear only one-tenth as grateful to me as to Conroy I'd be satisfied. He had the luck to be first, that's all, but God knows I tried to do it" Mrs. Dan DeMille was keen enough to see how the land lay, and she at once tried to set matters straight. She was far too clever to push her cam? paign ruthlessly, but laid her founda? tions and then built cunningly and se? curely with the most substantial mate? rial that came to hand from day to day. Her subjects were taking them? selves too deeply to heart to appre? ciate interference on the part of an out? sider, and Mrs. Dan was wise in the whims of love. Peggy was not herself for several days after her experience, and the whole party felt a distinct relief when the yacht.finally left the harbor and steamed off to the west A cablegram that came the day before may have had something to do with Brewster's depression, but he was not the sort to confess it It was from" Swearengen Jones of Butte, Mont, and there was something sinister in the laconic ad? monition. It read: Brewster, U. S. Consulate, Alexandria: Have a good time while good times last. JONES. I His brain was almost bursting with j the hopes and fears and uncertainties that crowded it far beyond its ordinary capacity. It had come to the point it seemed to him, when the brains of a dozen men at least were required to operate the affairs that were surging into his alone. The mere fact that the end of his year was less than two months off and that there was more or less uncertainty as to the character of the end was sufficient cause for wor-. ry, but the new trouble was infinitely harder to endure. When he sat down to think over his financial enterprises his mind treacherously wandered off to Peggy Gray, and then everything was hopeless. He recalled the courage and The dead Arah and the girl were plunged into the sea. confidence that had carried him to Bar? bara Drew with a declaration of love to the stunning, worldly Barbara-and smiied bitterly when he saw how base? ly the two allies were deserting him in this hour of love for Peggy Gray. For some reason he had felt sure of Bar? bara; for another reason he saw no chance with Peggy. She was not the same sort; she was different She was -well, she was Peggy. Occasionally his reflections assumed the importance of calculations. His cruise was sure to cost $200,000, a princely sum, but not enough. Swear? engen Jones and his cablegram did not awe him to a great extent. The spend? ing of the million had become a mania with him now, and he had no regard for consequences. His one desire, aside from Peggy, was to increase the cost of the cruise. They were leaving Gi? braltar when a new idea came into his troubled head. He decided to_ change his plans and saTrfor "the Tsorth cap?,~th?r?by adding more than $30,000 to his credit [TO BE CONTINUED.] Didn't Work. A new soprano was needed to fill a vacancy in the church choir, and there were a lot of applicants. Each chose her own music, the idea being to allow the candidates to show off to best ad? vantage. One young woman sang a "piece" which began, "Turn me not away." Sbe was turned away not? withstanding. False Alarm. He-Clara. 1 want to ask yon a ques? tion. She-This is so sudden: Ile I know, but I can't stand-it any longer. Hie fact is one of the legs of your chair is on my foot, and I was going to ask yon if you would kindly remove it. VICTORY FOR PROHIBITIONISTS. Judge Niles of Mississippi Refuses to Grant Injunction to Compel Ex? press Company to Deliver Liquor C. O. D. Jackson, Miss., Jung 6.-A decision of far-reaching importance and with special reference to every prohibition state in the Union has been rendered by Judge Niles on a bill filed by the Harvey King Distilling Co., of Kan? sas City, against the American Ex? press Co., seeking to secure a man? datory injunction compelling the ex? press company to accept for delivery C. O. D. liquor packages billed to par? ties in this state. Judge Niles sustained the demurrer filed by the express company, prohi? bitionists and law officers of this state and refuses to grant the mandatory in? junction. CHEAP RATES VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY. On account of the following special occasions, the Southern Railway will sell tickets to points named below at extremely low rates, as follows: To Asheville, N. C., and Return Account Annual Conference Young People's Missionary Movement, June 29th to July 8th. Tickets on sale July 26th, 27th and 28th, limited good ' to return until July 10th, 1906. 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