Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-08-10

my i't@-''I ial'' lif' ii''ll'" rum
way. Their voices and footsteps
sounded hollow. 1t was to the floor
beneath that Bates had fallen.
Il don't think like living in n light
house." cried Enid 1T gives one the
crecps.'
surely there are neither ghosts nor
ghous here" said Constance. 1T Is
modern. scientific. unitarian In every
atom Of It's solid granite"
But Enid WAS silent as they climbed
The steep stairs.
Once she stopped and prcpcd into
her fathers bedroom
THAT IS where they brought me
when I first came TO the rock" she
whispered 1t used to be Mr. Jones'
room. remember dad saying So"
Constance. on whose shoulders the
reassuring cloak Of science hung some
what loosely. placed her arm around
her sisters waist in sudden access Of
tenderness
You have improved in appearance
since then. Enid" she said
"What Il wzened little chip must
have looked. l wonder who l am"
II know who you soon Will be if you
don't take care"
Enid blushed prcttily. She glanced
at herself in a small mirror on the
wall. Trust Il woman to find mirror
In any apartment
II suppose Jack will ask me to mar
~ him." she unused.
'And what will you reply?'
The girls lip parted. Her eyes shone
for an instant; then she buried her
face against her sisters bosom.
"Oh, Connie" she walled, II shall
hate to leave you and dad. Why hasn't
Jack got brother as nice as him.
self"
Whereupon Constance laughed loud
and long.
The relief was grateful to both.
Ends idea Of happy solution Of the
domestic difficulty appealed to their
easily stirred sense of humOr
"Ncver mind, dear" gasped Con
stance at last. You shall marry your
Jack and invite all the nice men to
dinner. Good gracious! will have
the pick of the navy. Perhaps the ad-
miral may be widower."
With flushed faces they reached the
region Of light. Brand was writing at
a small desk in the service room.
"SOmething seems to have amused
you," he said. II have heard weird
peals ascending from the depths"
"Connie is going to splice the ad-
miral." explained Enid.
"What admiral?"
| "Any old admiral"
"Indeed will not take an old ad-
miral." protested the elder.
"Then you had better take him when
he Is lieutenant" said Brand.
This offered too good an opening to
be resisted.
ENID has already secured the lieu
tenant" she murmured, with a swift
glance at the other.
Brand looked up quizzically.
''Dear me-" he cried, IF my con-
CALCULATIONS are not belated"-
Enid was blushing again. She threw
her arms about his neck.
Don't believe her, dad" she said.
She's jealOus!'
Constance saw book lying on the
| table, Regulations For the Lighthouse
Service" She opened 1t. Brand stroked
Ends hair gently and resumed the
writing Of his daily journal.
1.-THE Elder Brethren" whispered
Constance. DO they wear long white
beards?"
"And carry wands" added the re-
covered Enid
"And dress in velvet cloaks and
buckled shOes?"
And
"And say boo to naughty little girls
who won't let me complete my diary"
shouted Brand. "Be off, both Of you.
Keep a lookout for the next ten min
.utes. If you see any signals from the
mainland or catch sight Of the Lance
lot, call me-"
They climbed to the trimming stage
Of the lantern, which was level with
tho external gallery. Obedient to In
structions, they searched the Lands
End and the wide reach Of Mounts
bay beyond earn du. Save scudding
sail or two beating in from the Lizard
and couple Of big steamers hurrying
from the east-One q transatlantic
transport liner from LondOn-there
was nothing visible. In the far dis
lance the sea looked smooth enough,
though they needed no explanation Of
the reality when they saw the irregular
white patches glistening against the
hull Of Penzance fishing smack.
"Oh. Connie, the reef" said Enid
suddenly in a low voice.
They glanced Mt the turbid retreat
Of the tide over the submerged rocks.
The sea was heavier. the noise louder.
now that they listened to 1t, than when
they arrived In the Daisy, little more
than an hour earlier. Some giant force
seemed to be wrestling there, raging
against its bonds, striving feverlshly
to tear. rend, utterly destroy its invisi-
BILE letters. Sometimes, after an I'M
usually impetuOus surge, a dark shape.
| trailing witch tresses of weed. showed
for an instant In the pit of the cal
drOn. Then a mad whirl of water
would pounce on it with fearsome
spring and the fang of rock would be
smothered ten feet deep.
For some reason they did not talk.
They were fascinated by the power.
the grandeur, the unframed energy of
the spectacle. The voice of the reef
held them spellbound. They listened
mutely.
Beneath Brand wrote with scholarly
ease:
Therefore 1 decided that 1t would
best serve the interests Of the board
II sent Bates and Jackson to Pen
zance In the boat In which my daugh-
ter"-he paused an instant and added
an "s' to the word-'fOrtunately hap
pened TO visit me. AS would be alone
on the rock. and the two girls might be
helpful until the relief came, retained
them"
He glanced at the weather glass In