Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-11-16

well done, my lad!' he cried bro
kenly. II thought 1t was all up with
you. Did you see her"
Eyes, but only for a second"
"You thought 1t best not to Join
themY
"You know that I would gladly 60
now and attempt 1t. But dared not
refuse the better way. can't tell you
what happened. Something stilled the
sea like magic. Look ut 1t now"
Assuredly the waves were breaking
Again around the pillar with all their
wonted ferocity, but one among the
Trinity house officers noticed a smooth,
oily patch floating past the vessel.
"By Jover' he shouted, Brand
helped you at the right moment. He
threw some gallons Of COLA over
board"
Traill, a bronzed, spare. elderly man,
tall and straight, with eyes set deep
beneath heavy eyebrows, went to Jim
Spence and Ben Pollard where they
were helping to sling the Daisy up to
the davits.
II said five hundred between you,"
he briefly announced. III the rope
holds and the three people am inter-
ested In reach the shore alive I will
make 1t five hundred apiece"
Ben Pollard's mahogany face became
several inches wider andremained 50
permanently. his friends thought. but
Jim Spence only Qrinned.
You don't know the cap'n, sir. He'll
too-now he has line aboard"
Then the ex-sailor. chosen with Ben
from among dozens Of volunteers ow-
Ing to his close acquaintance with the
reef. bethought him.
you're treatin' Ben an me magnif-
icent, SIR" he said, but the chief credit
Is due to Mr.. Stanhope. We on'y obey
ed orders"
The millionaire laughed like a boy.
II have not forgotten Mr.. Stanhope."
he said. Il am sure your confidence in
Mr.. Brand will be justified. You watch
me smile when ante up your share"
On board the tug and on the gallery
Of the lighthouse there was no time for
talk. The vessel. with the most skillful
handling. might remain where she was
for about four hours. She was already
more than q hundred fathoms within
the dangerous area marked by the
buoy, and there was much to be done
in the time.
The strongest rope, the best wire
hawser. has its well defined limit of
strain, and the greater the length the
greater the tension. From the buoy
itself naught save chain cable would
hold in such n sea. The tug must oper-
ate from the nearer base. She was
pitching and tossing In a manner cal
culated to daunt any one but q sailor,
and the slightest mistake made by the
skipper, the burly oilskinned man bal
ancing himself on the bridge with his
hand on the engine room telegraph,
would snap any line ever twisted.
So. briefly. this was the procedure
adopted. A stout rope was bent on to
that carried to the rock by Stanhope.
With this was sent whip, thus estab-
fishing to and fro communication.
The rope itself, when it had reached
the rock. was attached to q buoy and
anchored. Thus 1t could be picked up
easily II the thin wire hawser next dis
patched should happen to break.
A Few words may cover a vast
amount Of exertion. Before the Sec
ond line. with its running gear, was
safely stayed around the body of the
lantern even the iron railing might
give way-a precious hour had elapsed,
and Stanhope was impatiently stamp
Ing about the bridge Of the tender,
though none knew better than he that
not an unnecessary moment was being
lost.
At last signaler stationed on the
tug was able to ask:
what shall we send frst?"
And the answer came back:
water, milk, bread"
All night tinsmiths had labored to in.
close food and clothing In water tight
cylinders ready for transport, and the
shining packages now began their voy-
aging from the tugs trawl beam to the
lofty gallery. three-fourths of the Jour-
ney being through the sea. When the
first consignment reached the rock an
other lusty cheer doomed from the
watchin1Eessels.
Stanhope ut least could picture the
scene In progress behind the grim gran
lite walls-Constance and Enid. with
others whom he did not know, serving
out generous drafts to thirsty and fam
ished women and men, helping them
selves last and hardly able to empty
the eight gallon supply Of fresh water
before they were called on to distrib-
ute similar quantity Of milk.
And then the bread, the cooked meat
all cut In slices. the timed soups and
meat extracts. the wines - for Traill
had taken charge of the catering, and
his arrangements were lavish-what a
feast for people almost on the verge of
starvation!
The hours flew until the tug signaled
mat she must cast loose and back
away from the reef. The tide was
running westward now. Soon the dan
ger would be active. and In any case
the Gulf Rock was saved from the