The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-16

! Capltal -SemapnOre-cleVer lei
low, Jack" shouted Brand.
Abashed, Enid held her peace.
The lighthouse keeper, signaling il
turn that he was receiving the mes
sage, spelled out the following:
'Is all welli"
yes" he answered.
"Bates and Jackson reached hospital
Bates compound fracture. If weather
moderates will be with you next tide"
"All right" waved Brand
The distant figure started again:
"L-o-v-e to E-n-i-d''-
Enid INDUCED in an extraordinary
arm flourish.
"A-n-d CONSTANCE"
"That spoils it, she screamed. at
ought to be only kind regards to you,
Connie. / believe you are serpent,
a.
do stop your chatter" shouted
Brand, and he continued the message:
Weather looks very bad. little hope
for tonight. Lancelot due at 6. Will
see personally that no chance is lost.
Goodby."
"Goodby," was the response.
The Lapwing fell away astern from
the vicinity Of the buoy.
"Why is he doing that?' asked Con-
stance, close to her fathers ear.
'He is too good q sailor to risk turn
ing her in that broken water. A little
farther out there is greater depth and
more regular seas"
They watched the yacht in silence.
At last her head swung round toward
the coast. When broadside on a wave
hit her, and the spray leaped over her
masts.
THAT gave them wetting," cried
Brand, and his calm tone stilled their
ready fear. Indeed, there was greater
danger than he wanted them to know.
but the Lapwing reappeared, shaking
herself and still turning.
Good little boat!' said Brand. The
crisis had passed. She was headed. at
full speed, for the bay. And not too
soon. Ere she reached the comparative
shelter of Clements island she was
swept three times by green water.
Inside the lantern, their faces ruddy
with the exposure, their eyes dancing
with excitement, the girls were voluble
with delight. Could anything be more
thrilling than their experiences that
day!
THAT semaphore dodge Is too pre-
cious to be lost" cried Enid. connie,
you and 1 must learn the alphabet.
You shall teach us this very evening,
dad. Fancy me signaling you the
whole length of the promenade: Just
look at Mrs. Wilson's bonnet or Here
come the Taylor-Smiths. Scootv Oh,
it's finer
She whirled her arms In stiff jointed
and mimicked Stanhope's fam
tastic posing.
why should you scoot when you
meet the Taylor-SmithsT asked Brand.
Because Mrs. It's. hauls us off to
tea and gives us gallon Of gossip
with every cup"
II thought your sex regarded gossip
as the cream?"
sex, indeed! Old Smith Is worse
than his wife. He doesn't say much,
but he winks. One of his winks, at the
end of story, turns an episode into n
three volume novel"
1T seems to me l must teach YOU
the code In my own self Defense" he
replied. "And now for tea. Let us
have 1t served here"
They voted this an admirable notion.
The girls enlivened the meal by relat-
ing to him the doings and sayings of
interest ashore during the past
two months. BY queer coincidence,
which he did not mention, his relief
was again due within week, Just as
on the occasion of Ends first appear
ance on the rock. The fact struck him
as singular. In all probability he
would not return to duty. He had
twenty-one years of active
service. Now he would retire, and
when the commercial arrangements
FOR the auriscope were completed he |
would take his daughters on a long
promised continental tour unless. in
Iced. matters progressed between
Stanhope and Enid to the point of an
early marriage.
He had foreseen that Stanhope would |
ask Enid to be his wife. He |
knew the youngster well and liked |
hin. For the opposition that Lady |
Margaret might offer he cared not |
lot. He smiled inwardly-as the con-
Tenient phrase has it-when he re-
yiewed the certain outcome of any |
dispute between himself and her lady !
hip He would surprise her.
Brand the lighthouse keeper and |
Brand urging the claims Of his adopted
laughter would be two very different
PERSONS.
or course all Penzance knew that he
vas gentleman, q scientist I'm small
way and man of means. otherwise
Constance and Enid would not have oc-
upled the position they held In local so
iety. Those unacquainted with Eng
ish ways ofttimes make the mistake
4 rating mans social status by the
means he possesses or the manner of
is life In London. No greater error
ould be committed. The small, exclu-
I've county town, the community
Thich registers the family connections
I many generations is the only re.