Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-09-28


ashore in his hands"
So for a night and the better part of
a day the pillar locked in It's recesses
some new doubts and cogitations. AS
between the tive men a stronger bond
of sympathy was created. Pyne in
those restless hours was admirably
tactful. He talked a great deal of his
uncle Soon not only Brand, but the
two girls, seemed to be well acquaint-
ed with man they had never met.
With the morning tide the, anarchy
of the waves ceased. The children
were brought to the lantern to witness
a more majestic sight than the arrival
of the "milkman." With the dawn the
sun appeared, and the sea seemed to
sink into long deferred slumber under
his potency.
The flood tide of the afternoon
brought the unfailing tug, towing the
PenZance lifeboat. The crane was
swung out, and Jack Stanhope, as was
his right, was first to be hoisted to the
entrance and to exchange a hearty
hand grip with Brand.
Behind the lighthouse keeper were
ranged many faces, but not that which
the sailor sought.
"Where is Enid?' he asked after the
first words of congratulation were
spoken. Have you told herr"
mo. Here is Mr.. Pyne. He will
take yol to the girls and tell you what
we have decided"
The two young men looked at each
otqar with frank friendliness.
when we have a minute to spare
you must take me to the gallery and
explain just how you worked that
trick" said Stanhope. Brands sema-
phore was to tile point, but it omitted
details.''
'That is where I have the pull of
you," responded Pyne, with equal cor
diality. Il don't require any telling
about your work yesterday"
"Oh, people make such a fuss. What
is there remarkable in guiding boat
through a rough sea?'
81 may be wrong, but it looks a heap
harder than swarming up pole.''
In such wise difyoung Britain and
young America poohpooh the idea that
they had done aught heroic.
Indeed. their brief talk dealt next
with Enid, and Lieutenant Stanhope,
r. N, did not think he was outraging
conventionality when he found Enid in
the kitchen and took her in his arms
and kissed her.
Constance and Pyne discovered that
the tug as seen through the window
was a very interesting object.
"You don't feel at all lonesome?" he
murmured to her.
mot in the least"
'It must do fellow heap of good
to meet his best girl under such cir
cumstances."
"Mr. Stanhope and my sister have
been the greatest of friends for years."
"Is it possible to catch up? The last
few days on the rock ought to figure
high in averages"
Jack" cried Constance, finding this
direct attack somewhat disconcerting,
''did my father say that any arrange
ments were to be made for landing?"
"Yes, miss" interposed a sailor at the
door. ''The shippers orders are, 'Wo-
men an children to muster On the lower
deck"
Then began a joyous yet strangely
pathetic procession, headed by Elsie
and Mamie, who We're carried down.
stairs by the newly arrived lighthouse
men. The ch:lGrCn cred SCd refused
to be comforted until Pyne descend
ed with them to the lifeboat. The
women followed in terrible plight. not
withstanding the wraps sent them on
the previous day. Each as she passed
Stephen Brand bade him farewell and
tearfuliy asked the Lord to bless him
and his.
Among them came Mrs. Vansittart.
Her features were yelled more closely
than ever. While she stood behind the
others in the entrance her glance was
fixed immovably on Brands face. No
Sibyline prophecies could have striven
more eagerly to wrest the secrets Of
his soul from its lineaments. Neverthe-
less when he turned to her with his
pleasant smile and parting words of
comfort she avertel her eyes, uttered
an incohercnt phrase of thanks for his
kindness and seemed to be unduly ter
riied by the idea that she must be
swung into the lifeboat by the crane.
She held out her hand 1t was cold
and trembling.
Don't be afraid he said gently, pat
ting her on the shoulder as one might
reassure Il timid child. "Sit down and
hold the rope. The basket cannot pos
sibly be overturned"
Pyne, helping to unload the tremu-
lous passengers beneath, noted the
lady'S attitude and added a fresh
memorandum to the stock he had al
ready accumulated.
'Who is that?" asked Brand from the
purser, who stood beside him.
Mrs. Vansittart.''
Brand experienced a momentary sur
prise.
''She seemed to avoid me-" he
thought, but the incident did not hnger
in his mind.
The Nfeboat, rising and falling on the
strong and partly broken swell. re-
Quired the most expert management II
the weary people on the rock were TO