Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-11

ghc made a good "trip. without allow
sng for any possible contingency save
disaster to the girls and their escort,
he rushed to the moorlng place Of the
len ton steam yacht 1.apwing, i'm.
pounded a couple of lounging sailors.
nred up, stocked and steered the craft
himself and was of across the bay in
quarter Of the time that the owner
Of the Lapwing could have achieved
the same result.
Els ainazement was complete when
he encountered the redoubtable Daisy
bowling home before seven knot
ranged up to speaking distance. When
he learned what had occurred he read
lily agreed TO return to Penzancc in
order to pick up the relief lighthouse
Keepers and thus save time in trans
ferring them to the rock.
In word, as Enid Trevillion was
safe he was delighted at the prospect
of bringing her back that evening,
when the real skipper of the Lspwing
would probably have charge Of his
own boat. There was no hurry at all
now.
If they left the harbor at 3 o'clock,
1herc would still be plenty Of light to
reach the Gulf Rock Ben Pollard,
CHANGING over his shoulder as the Daisy
raced toward Penzance side by side
with the LapwinR, was not so sure Of
this. But the arrangement he had sug.
gested was the best possible one, and
he was only an old fisherman who
knew the coast, whereas Master Stan
hope pinned his faith to the Nautical
Almanac and the rules.
The people most concerned knew
nothing of these proceedings.
When Constance and Enid had SOL
EMMY decided on the menu for dinner,
when they had inspected the kitchen
md commended the cleanliness Of the
cook, Jackson; when they had washed
the dishes and discovered the where
abouts of the tea things" they sud
denly determined that it was much
nicer aloft in the sky parlor than in
these dim little rooms.
81 don't see why they don't have
decent windows" said Enid. "Of
course it blows hard here in gale,
but Just look at that tiny ventllator, no
bigger than n ships portfolio, with n
double storm shutter to secure it it
you please, for all the world as if the
sea rose SO high"
Constance took thought for awhile.
Il suppose the sea never does reach
this height" she said.
Enid, in order to look out, had to
thrust her head and shoulders through
IN aperture two feet square aud three
feet in depth They were in the living
room at that moment-full seventy feet
shove the spring tide high water mark.
Sixty feet higher the cornice of the
gallery was given its graceful outer
slope to shoot the climbing wave crests
of an Atlantic gale away from the Ian
tern. The girls could not realize this
stupendous fact. Brand had never told
ihsm He wished them to sleep peace.
fully on stormy nights when he was
away from home. They laughed now
at the fanciful notion that the sea
could ever SO much as toss its spray
at the window Of the living room.
They passed into the narrow stair
way. Their voices and footsteps
sounded hollow. 1t was to the floor
beneath that Bates had fallen.
Il don't think l like living in light
house" cried Enid. TT gives one the
creeps."
Surely there are neither ghosts nor
Chouls here" said Constance ut is
modern, scientific, unitarian in every
atom Of its solid granite"
But Enid was silent as they climbed
she steep stairs.
Once she stopped and peeped into
her fathers bedroom.
THAT is where they brought me
when / first came to the rock" she
whispered at used to be Mr.. JONES'
room. I 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 a sudden access Of
tenderness.
You have improved In appearance
since then, Enid" she said.
what wizened little chip I must
have looked. l wonder who l am"
II know who you soon will be If you
don't take care"
Enid blushed prettily. She glanced
at herself in a small mirror on the
wall. Trust a woman to find n mirror
in any apartment.
II suppose Jack will ask me to mar
ry 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, 81 shall
hate to leave you and dad. Why hasn't
Jack got a 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.
Never mind, dear" gasped Con
stance Mt last "You shall marry your
Jack and invite all the nice men to
dinner. Good gracious. I will have
the pick of the navy. Perhaps the adj
miral may be widower."
With flushed faces they reached the
region of light. Brand was writing at
a small desk in the service room.
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