Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-08-17

the child's clothin. are III. initials Z. i
The little one l. placed in care OF the nurse VINO
has charge of stephen Brands child IN lt;i-
zanre. They call the child Enid 1revilion. III
Eighteen years later Constance Brand. dauGh-
ter IL ST phen Brand, and her adopted ai.fer,
Enid TrevIllon. 20 to The lighthouse with an
old fisherman. Zen Pollard, In saiiboat named
naisv They are caught in storm. during
which hey h.rr the signal for help coming from
tha rock. They reach the lighthouse IN safety
.'i fluid that two of the H.cn. Jackson and Bate,
hive been hurt. Brand sends the men back with
Ben. lN-Jacksun and Bates are lowered into
the boat. and Pollard starts for Peuzance. The
pai>y is met by I.ieuteuunt Stanhopc, who IL
devotedly in love with Enid. He has started
out for the light honee in answer to the signal
for help. On meeting the Daisy he turns back
to assist with the injured men.
CHAPTER V.
C@lHEY descended into the service
Let HE see" said Enid. ut
S will be nineteen years on the
ODD Of next June since you found me
floating serenely toward the Gulf Rock
In a deserted boat?"
"Yes, If you Insist on accuracy as to
the date. l might cavil ut your Sc
gently"
"And I was estimated as year old
then? Isn't 1t a weird thing that a
year old baby should be sent adrift on
the Atlantic In an open boat and never
word Of inquiry made subsequently
as to her fate? fear could not have
been Of much account In those days"
my dear child. have always told
you that the boat had been In collision
during the fog which had prevailed for
several days previously. Those who
were caring for you were probably
knocked overheard and drowned"
But alone, utterly alone! That is
the strangeness Of 1t. l must be an
American. Americans start out to hus-
tie for themselves early In life, don't
they?"
Certainly In that respect you might
claim the record"
Brand had not told her all the facts
Of that memorable June morning. Why
should he? They were not pleasant
memories to him. Why cumber her
also with them? For the rest he had
drawn up and read to her long ago a
carefully compiled account Of her res
cue. and the steps taken to discover her
identity.
II entered on an active and useful
career with no such halo of glory"
broke in Constance. II am just plain
English. born in Brighton. of parents
not poor. but respectable. Mother died
4 year after my birth, didn't she, dad p
You were thirteen months old when
we lost her." he answered, bending
over the clOckwork attachment Of the
fog bell to wipe off an Invisible speck
Of dust. Since his first term Of service
on the rock the light had changed from
an occulting to fixed one
''She Is buried there, isn't she?" the
girl went on. How strange that amid
our journeying we have never visited
Brighton"
III 1 were able to take you to her
graveside. would not do It," said
Brand. II do not encourage morbid
sentiments even Of that perfectly nat
ural kind. Your mother to you, Con-
stance, Is like Ends to her-a dear but
visionary legend. In degree 1t Is al
ways SO between loved ones lost and
those who are left. Truth, honor. work
-tACSC ulC U1C ulSnC6t luCulS 3OI ku0
individual. They satisfy increasingly.
Happy as am in your companionship,
you must not be vexed when I tell you
that the most truly joyful moment Of
my life was conferred when my little
friend here first responded accurately
to external influences"
He laid his hand on an object resting
on table by ITSELF 1t looked like an
aneroid barometer, but the others knew
It was the marine auriscope to which
he had devoted so many patient hours.
''Is it in working order now" asked
Constance instantly. and Enid came
nearer. Together they examined the
small dial. 1t was equipped with an
arrow headed pointer and marked with
the divisions Of the compass. but with
out the distinguishing letters.
These three understood each other
exactly. By inadvertence the CONVEX
sation had touched on topic concern
ing which Brand was always either
vague or silent. Both girls were quick
stances mother was never willingly
alluded to either by the lighthouse
keeper or by the elderly Mrs. Shep-
pard, who looked after them in in
fancy and was now the housekeeper
Of Laburnum cottage.
Constance was annoyed. How could
she have been so thOughtleSs as to
cause her father a moments suffering
by bringing up painful "reminiscences!
But he helped her. being master Of
himself.
He adjusted a switch In the instru-
ment.
II had no difficulty in constructing q
diaphragm which would intercept all
sounds" he said. 1.-The struggle came
when wanted an agent which would
distinguish and register particular
set Of sounds. no matter what addi-
,1onal din might be prevalent at the
same time. My hopes were wrecked so
often that began to despair. until l
CHANGED to read one day how the high
tension induction coil could be tuned
to disregard electrical influences other
than those issued at the same pitch.
Ny anxiety. until I had procured and
experimental with q properly con-
structed coil, was very trying, assure
you"
II remember wondering what ,on
earth it was" volunteered Enid. I'll
founded like mathematical snake"
"And I am sorry to say that even; yet
] am profoundly ignorant as to its-true
hwardness." smiled Constance.
"Yet you girls delight in poets who
bid you hearken to the music Of the
spheres. suppose you will admit that
the ear Of. say, Ben Pollard is not tun-
ed to such q celestial harmony. How
ever, will explain my auriscope in q
sentence. 1t only listens to and indi-
Gates the direction Of fog horns, sirens
and ships bells. A shrill steam whistle
excites 1t, but the breaking Of seas
aboard ship, the loud tapping Of pro
peller, the noise Of the engines. of q
gale, or all these In combination, leave
It unmoved"