Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-08-29
round again Murray was already six feet

morrow. Tell them I'm coming soon it
they ask for me. I'm all right
"Aye, aye, sir. Goodnight MUIR y
ran for home with the sheet hauled well
aft, and lying as close to the wind as
the fattened sail would draw.
I turned and found Doeson at-my ell
bow. Ee had heard my parting words,
and commented upon them as follows,
in tone that chilled me through:
s.It he gets ashore much inside of
week I'm a Dutchman, and saving your
presence Master Emery, you's another.
Come in Dow-the floods making-lf
you please"
We entered the lighthouse together,
| and as we assembled the winding stair
way, Dobson said:
ibid you bring aught with We, sirs"
"Any spirits? I declare, Dobsop, l
quite forgot. But I'll make it alright"
Dobson's reply had disaainful ring
in it as he replied: II amt thinking OF
spirits. Have you brought any clothing
or anythng?"
'Just enough for night" I replied
"a toothbrush. Nhy?" I produced my
late purchase as spoke.
"Because, look We here" he said sud-
denly, changing his tone. He led me to
the windward side OF the gallery, which
we just then reached. "D'ye see yonder
line upon the sea2'
"Yes-what of it, It's breeze COM
ing up-all the better.''
'All the worser! Last time see that
with this moon and after these warnings
was when the Ca'filly Castle went down
on yonder reef and only fifty was saved
out O. nigh three hundred on board"
confess 1 felt a dull sensation of
dread. That some calamity was pend
ing felt sure. I sh1vered, not with
cold. though, and looked steadily at
Dobson. Then affecting cheerful mad
ner I replied:
"But there's no prospect OF storm yet,
and there's plenty of tine for any ship to
get an offing if the skipper can read the
sky as we'll as you. At any rate I'm
quite safe here
'Aye, aye, for that matter, safe enough.
But you see, Mister 'Enery-well it's all
right-come inside
We went in again and descended the
spiral stairway in the solid basement to
the storeroom and thence to the kitchen.
Everything appeared clean and tidy. A
stovepipe passed through the ceiling,
doing duty for chimney, as small stove
did for the kitchen range, and I knew
that we would not starve. But Dobson's
remark respecting the approaching
tempest had affected me in spite of my de-
termination to see the adventure through.
I was anxious to have something to wean
me from the somber retrospection had
been lately been INDUCING in, and so I
shook off the feeling of strangeness and
tried to feel as it everything was just
as had IN my Imagination pictured it
which everything was not.
We assembled them to the bedroom.
There were three beds between the win
dows, cuckoo clock, an almanac, the
stovepipe tending upward, some clothing
and two telescopes and some other nauti-
cal necessaries were visible at a glance.
The bedroom was plainly and rather
scantily furnished. Some books were on
the single table, and in cupboard were
some blue lights. A pair of pistols, three
cutiasses and bayonets were also noticed
by me, and I wondered why the firearms
were kept there.
AS I gazed around the room the cuckoo
burst open little wooden door with ire
mendous energy and "cuckoo'd" ten
times, retreating again, only just in time
to escape blow from the door.
a sailor was descending from the up
per floor. He was rather astonished to
see me, think, but in moment he
touched his cap, and protested himself
glad to see ga friend of his mates, who
was a friend of his and welcome"-so he
said.
sinister 'Enery's going to take berth
here tonight, Judkins," said Dobson.
You and me will arrange abouta shake
down. It's my watch at midnight, SO he
can turn in as soon as he likes"
~ should prefer being up with you,
Dobson,' I said. II want to see the sea
and how things look in the dead of night.
1t must be very wierd and very grand
| here in Storm"
"Aye, aye, sir. You'll have storm
enough. Better sleep while you can, and
| let the sea take care of ITSELF
"But l came here to sit up, and unless
you object
me, Mister 'Eneryl Not bit Of it,
come aleft if you like; I'll keep you COM
pany."
We went up to the gallery again, and
stood leaning over, gazing steadily,
half dreamily, at the rising water. The
sea was evidently rising, and yet the long,
heavy, booming swell rolled in without
breaking TIL close upon the rocks. Then
| the roar arose. the spray dashed up in
vain attempts to reach the cleaning bea-
con, and fell back exhausted to the whit
ened sea.
AS continued to look across the moon
Lit waves strong sensation of unreslity
of all came upon me. I could fancy it
was all unreal. knew and felt that
was in the Lighthouse, and all was right,
that I was in good health and spirits, and
yet all the surroundings appeared as if
/ were IN dream. I could see a shape
| in the water beneath, dark form and lol
suddenly 1t was clad IN white, female
shape, ascending to the gallery. 1 knew
the face in the lantern light It was Ag-
mes. Strange illusion!
I called out; the form vanished; the
spray splashed heavily down the water,
and Dobson approached me quickly and