The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-08
Off. THE HEADLIGHT.

ftxas chill foggy evening in sep
...ler the sea rolled in against the
ii great, sullen. gray waves,
b;ng and Kissing over the seaweed
Iigbt looked spectral and ghostly.
turned out The lamp. Far in the
81 4 rosy tintrrept into The mist |
~eut ON the iron balcony around the
r'sss While | stood there ]
,I,nssrh8 ii ny sireary. life--ths only
ssnaf ! no.ss fisherman drowned %
S.g..;.r. Ia tlsas fileksrcd d The tog
.asise OH to sea. grew sp n thet
.rsll phase, went 10 schcs anti !
s~12 then began 10 fsh aish the
stsekersl cEers. Like otieriads. !
had heres and aEntEtions for the
lasnra but sicther needed ma 50 !
xorke,I Tor her. Three years ago.
- o. uow--i vas appotntea aght-
EsaIse keeper % this peak Of lara
sssnsiac the entaauee from the sea OF
- vi,.e Sheepscoft. Remembered
A M pleasure. Kitty Robbins.
srkoof fesehef over At The bay.
Nsthey wanted me % marry Der. -
,esSl | only wiatsel 10 please mother
A. Kitty ouTiH 10 do better than
MARI 4 poor ligEs-keepeT.
Gone, sieafie breakfast is ready
MOTHER voice called, and l went
ssxn to the hotss connected with The
sousr by long. tsw she'd. / look at
mother she = Eorth man s best
wears. Ating. stsaiEist figure, quaint
ajai trim, hlaes gosn, neckerehiei
a white AZ sfoss white lace cap
aver her snowy v aite hair, pale rose
Firt az heg seft. Nsinkied cheer. and
ewes IS bright aud blue as the sea
Women age fast FL orr bleak life Of
aariv Toll. sad siIc was 20 when | the
last 81 Csc ehii6rsiis~ dead but me
w4s horn.
There's spegk out there Ike a
scat / said. tipping TO kiss her.
sHetare 10 % ked u look again.
There y a. . Dasty sea last night.
HThn Lard pity the sailors ut sea
apaye4sd Meshef. thinking OF that
shtpwreck al segain She poured my
coifee filgased bout awhile. and then
wentsto he hesiroeiu. She came back
with her spyeiaas.
IN Just 20 tscs, dcarie. I like u
81 the mofna ala from The tower. AZ
kwfni mel e thayc si eald be peor
hnmasl t,recfur aafiis ont theFeiR
lear heart ! zsink Of her pr4gErs
ar1t long hours 81 AaseAing nigh =
whsa great slorzas rear afaaat usr
hea6lsnd, who're fihe sntss lsosa the
frettei sea Is Ike furious ram. She
came back shortly trembling With ex-
element.
There Is sonwiling white in The
beat, tsidtan, Like = woman scarf.
lpft my breakfast tntasted, run
ring oal % The shore with The glass in
NV hand The boat tossed and
wayered like liFe creature on the
foam tlppsd waves, Nkilc IN the moab
ms wind acaIf or some loose drapcry
hlew out like i signal Ut distress
hsariel 60 launch the big yawl that
had weatheret many sea. was
hareheadea snd Ia my shirt sleeve.
TIeye, Gideon; here be There
she wsa nay nzuther. she had 0
shawl fnided 0ysr her shoulders and
tiea behind her, over her zap was
fastened hanaarsa handkerchief. She
held out my cap,
You are not ae{ng. said sharply.
YES. / b.. sup: snm'nn got 81
steer. as shs tails OF so, an sum'uH
slnst keep 4 LOOKOUT for ard She
inmped 10 the i,osi taking DE helm
II her hro4a wsiDsied hands 4 iinei
brave fgafa. | h&nt nv streagth "a
the car was 1 width put for.
though th aiaa hiew On shore : WIZ
eab tide ir1 ar . rough. cbqrrg ca.
| wasted 30 ssSf Q look ahead, and
shf kept ihe beAf steady. and SO vi
seoH gained a8 the speck.
Ne finally re4e5a,i the speck. and
s pfaTci 81 fpaa boat. Mother
ssSlaafl RE paitSr "a Il, and did
s0l ssrn HtS heaae
Tbs Ht i1eshesvt, | row d hastily
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e the staRce craft IL eri.
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