Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-09-25

Ulue eyes, PIHh cHeeNs dHu
~ parted lips, appeared on the
stairs. All that was visible was her
head She looked like one of Murillo's
angels.
"Please, can Mamie N me see the
MANI" she asked, trife awed. She
did not expect to encounter stern
faced official in uniform.
"What man, dearie?'' he said, and
| instantly the child gained confidence,
with that prompt abandonment to a
favorable first impression which marks
the exceeding wisdom of children and
dogs.
She directed an encouraging sotto
voce down the stairs:
'Come right long, Mamie"
Then she answered, clasping the
hand Pyne extended to her, but eying
Brand the while:
"The man who brought the milk"
She wondered why they laughed, but
the lighthouse keeper caught her up in
his arms.
"He has gone away, sweetheart" he
said, "but when he comes in the morn
ing 1 shall send for you, and you will
see him. You are the little girl who
was injured, eh? Are you getting bet
ter?' H. +
Elsie, having seen Mamie safely ex-
tracted from the stairway, became vol
uble.
l. MY elbow is stiff, but it doesn't
/ hurt. 1 was feelin' pretty bad fore
the milk came, but Mamie an me had
a lovely lot an some beautiful jelly.
Fine, wasn't it, Mamie?'
l-;." 'Squizzitr' agreed Mamie. I:
81 think I'd like being here if there
was more room," said the child. can
why isn't there any washin'? Mamie
an, me is always bein' washed >'cept
when we're here."5 Ee. p j
''Surely you have not kept your face
as clean as it is now ever since you
left the ship?" -
."Oh, no." put in Mamie. "We've just
been rubbed with hanky."
"And sent out to pay call?'
| "Not 'zactly," said truthful Mamie.
'Mr. Pyne told us to wait near the
door 2
l. THAT'S an old story now," inter
vened Pyne quickly. "Climb up on
my shoulder and have a look at the
sea. Perhaps there may be a ship
too.'' . .
What did MI Pyne tell you?" whis-
pered Brand, pretending to make Sc
cret of it with Elsie
There didn't seem to be 'nuff to
eat" she explained seriously, $50 Mr..
Pyne KEEP bit of biscuit in his pocket,
an Mamie an me had a chew every
time we saw him."
"H'mw murmured the man, glanc-
: ing up at his young friend as he
walked around the trimming stage
with the delighted Mamie. 81 suppose
he asked you not to tell anybody?"
I'VE wasn't to tell Miss Constance
or Miss Enid An they tole us we
wasn't to tell him about the sweet stuff
they put in our tea. That is all. Fun
ny. isn't it?'' *
Brand knew that these little ones
were motherless. His eyes dimmed
somewhat Like all self contained
men, he detested any exhibition of SEN
timent.
Il say he cried huskily to Pyne,
you must escort your friends back to
their quarters. No more idling, please"
AN you will really send for US, to-
morrow to see the milkman?" said FL
sic. Notwithstanding his sudden gruff-
ness she was not afraid of him. She
looked longingly at the great lamp and
the twinkling diamonds of the dioptric
lens.
Yes. l will not forget. Goodby,
now, dearie."
The visit of the children had given
him a timely reminder AS these two
We're now, so haQ lis own loved ones
been in years that might not be re-
called.
The nest would soon be empty, the
young birds flown. He realized that
he would not be many days ashore be-
fore the young American to whom he
had taken such liking would come
to him and put forward more endur-
ing claim to Constance than MI. Trail
made with regard to Enid. Well, he
zansk RESIGN. himself to these thi1Gx.