The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-16
Continued from last week }

SHIPS OHlcerS reIuSe at times TO eXer
else due care, but with my instrument
on board two ships, and a time char
attached to the drums, there would bt
no need for board of trade inquiry
to determine whether or not the proper
warning was given. To the vast ma
jority of navigators it will prove an alb
solute blessing"
"You clever old thingw cried Enid
Il suppose you will make heaps OF
money out of it,"
1.-THE inventor is the last man to
make money out of his inventions. as
rule" said Brand. II suppose differ
from the ordinary poor fellow mas
much as l am not dependent for live
lihOod on the success of my discovery"
There's not the least bit of chance
of there being a fog tonight" queried
Enid so earnestly that wave of mer-
riment rippled through the room.
mot the least. In any event, you
two girls will be in bed and sound
asleep at 10 o'clock"
Perish the thoughtw cried Con-
stance. Bed at 10, during our first
and only night on lighthousev'
you will see," said her father. "You
cannot imagine how the clock dawdles
in this circumscribed area. Work alone
conquers it. Otherwise, men would
quit the service after q months expert
ence'
"Ship ahoyw screamed Enid. Here
comes the Lapwing round earn du.
Mr.. Lawton must have lent her to
bring the relief. How kind of him."
1.-THE Lapwing cannot approach the
rock" said Brand. II will signal
Landing impossible today 1t will
save them q useless Journey"
He selected the requisite flags from
a locker, the phrase he needed being
coded. Soon the strong breeze was
trying to tear the bunting from the
cordage, and though they could not
hear the three whistles with which the
little yacht acknowledged the signal
they could easily see the jets of steam
through their glasses.
Constance happened to overlook the
table on which stood the auriscope.
This thing has actually recorded
those whistles" she cried in wonder.
"What sort of whistle has the Lap
wing?" asked Brand.
"a loud and deep one, worthy of
leviathan. 1t was a fad of Mr.. Law
toms. They say his siren consumes
more steam than his engines"
Her father laughed.
Anyhow, he Is sticking to his
course" he announced. II may as
well take in the decorations"
Undauntedly, but much fiurried by
sea ever increasing in strength as the
force of the ebb tide encountered the
resistance Of the wind, the Lapwing
held on. With wind and sea against
her she would have made slow work of
it. AS it was, there was help forth
coming for both journeys unless the
wind went back to the north again as
rapidly as 1t had veered to the south
west.
She would not be abreast the rock
for nearly an hour, so Brand left the
girls In charge of the lookout while he
visited the Oil room. A wild night such
as he anticipated demanded full pres
sure at the lamp. II the air became
unprecedented, breakage of the glass
chimneys might take place, and he must
have a good stock on hand. Water and
coal, too, were needed. The double ac-
cident to Bates and Jackson had
thrown into arrears all the ordinary
duties Of the afternoon watch.
Naturally the pair in the lantern
90
peratingly slow.
"a nice Lapwing,," said Enid scorn-
fully. IL will tell Mr.. Lawton he ought
to rechristen her the Bantam. All her
power Is in her crow
When Brand joined them matters be-
came livelier. More accustomed than
they to the use OF a telescope, he made
discoveries.
1.-THE two supernumeraries are there"
he announced, "but I cannot see Law
ton. Indeed. so far as can make out,
she Is commanded by Stanhope, dress
ed in Ben Pollard's oilskins"
"He has left Lady Margaret cried
Constance.
"He never went homer essayed
Enid.
poor chap! He was going to take
us for a drive tomorrow" said Con-
stance.
ITO Morvah," explained Enid, with
n syllable emphasis meant for one pair
of ears
1T is very nice OF him to struggle on
and have look at u.s." said Brand. |
He can come close enough to see us,
but that is ALL Our small megaphone
will be useless
Indeed the Lapwing dared not ap- |
proach nearer than the Trinity moor
ing buoy. BY that time the three. pro-
tected from the biting wind by oilskin |
coats, were standing on the gallery.
The reef was believing up at them
with a continuous roar. A couple of |
acres Of its surface consisted of moth
ing more tangible than white foam and
driving spray.
Stanhope, resigning the wheel to a
sailor, braced himself firmly against
the little vessels foremost and began
to strike series of extraordinary at
titudes with his arms and head.
why Is he behaving in that idiotic