Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-08-17
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"That >poils It," she screamed. 1t
ought to lie only kind regards to you.
Connie. believe you are a serpent.
a.
"Do stop your chatter" shouted
Brand, and he continued the message:
weather looks very bad. Little hope
for tonight. I.anrrlot due at &. Will
zee personally that no chance is lost.
Goodby."
"t;oolhy." 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 a 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 lust her head swung round toward
the coast. When broadside on Il 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, ut
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 rudy
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 l 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. Scoot" Oh.
it's fine!"
She whirled her arms in stiff jointed
rigidity and mimicked Stanhopes fan
tastic posing.
"Why should you scoot when you
meet the Taylor-Smiths? 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 a story, turns IN episode into a
three volume novel,"
"It seems to me 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
current interest ashore during the past
two months. BY n queer coincidence.
which he did not mention. his relief
was again due within q week, Just as
on the occasion of Ends first appear
ance on the rock. The fact struck him
rs singular. In all probability he
would not return to duty. He had
completed twenty one years of active
service. Now he would retire, and
when the commercial arrangements
for the auriscOpe were completed lie
would take his daughters on q long
promised continental tour unless, in.
deed. matters progressed between
Stanhope and Enid to the point Of IN
early marriage.
He had foreseen that Stanhope would
probably ask Enid to be his wife. He
knew the youngster we'll and liked
him. For the opposition that Lady
Margaret might offer he cared not q
lot He smiled inwardly-as the con
venient phrase has it-when he re
viewed the certain outcome OF any
dispute between himself and her lady
ship. He would surprise her.
Brand the lighthouse keeper and
Brand urging the claims Of his adopted
daughter would be two very different
persons.
OF course all Penzance knew that hi
was a gentleman, a scientist in a small
way and a man Of means. Otherwise
Constance and Enid would not have oc
cupied the position they held in local so
ciety. Those unacquainted with Eng
lish ways Outlines make the mistake
Of rating a mans social status by the
means no possesses or the manner Of
his life in London. No greater errol
could be committed. The small. exclu
sive county town. the community
which registers the family connections
Of many generations. is the only re