Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-08-10

. WIS very N''lfilIi''. NIbIftNfI. tiH'i-ll
neither of the girls would admit il,
! there was Il sens" Of security here
which WAS strangely absent when tl.y
| looked INTO the abyss beneath the stone
yall,ry Constal:,c balancing a telc
scope. and Enid. pccring through the
fl"ld-laSsrs. followed III" progress Of
The Daisy i'll silence" but Brand ; eyes,
wandered un"asil, from the barometer.
| which Lad f;.iiru rapidly during tire
past lnur, t. tie cyclonic nimhus
/ spreading lis dark mass beyond the
! Seven stones ligIt>hip. The sun had
] vanished seemingly for the day. and
/ the Indicator attached to the base Of
) the wind vane overhead pointed now
! sou'wcst 10y west. 1t would not re-
luirc much further variation to bring
about Il strong blow from the true
southwest. a quarter responsible for
most of the fierce gales that sweep the
English channel.
| Nevertheless this quick darling about
Of the tickle breeze did not usually be-
token lasting bad weather. at the
worst tho girls might be compelled to
pass the night on the rock. He knew
that the tug with the two relief men
would make valiant effort TO reach
the lighthouse ut the earliest possible
moment When the men Joined him
the girls could embark AS 1t was tho
affair was spiced with adventure.
Were it not for the mishap to the as
sistant keepers the young people would
have enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
The new ART of the wind. too, would
send the Daisy speedily back to port.
This In itself justified tho course he
had taken. On the whole doubtful
situation was greatly relieved. His
face frightened. With grave humor
not altogether artificial he cried:
"Now, Constance. l did not take you
aboard as visitor. Between us we
ought to muster good appetite. Come
with me to the storerOom. will get
you anything you want and leave you
In charge of the kitchen"
And poor me"' chimed in Enid.
"Oh. you, miss, are appointed upper
housemaid, and, mind you, no follow.
ers"
"Mercy! I nearly lost my situation
before I got it,
How"
1--WE met Jack Stanhope and asked
him to come with u.s."
You asked him, you mean," said
Constance.
"And you met him, I meant" said
Enid.
81 don't care pin how you treated
StanhOpc so long as you didn't bring
him. said Brand, though, indeed, hi
would have been useful as it turned
out"
When lunch was ready they summon
ed him by the electric bells he had put
up throughout the building. 1t CAV,
them great JOY to discover In the living
room n code of signals which covered
variety Of messages. They rang hin
downstairs by the correct call fol
"Meal served"
1t was hasty repast, as Brand could
not remain long away from the glass
covered observatory, but they all en-
5oyed 1t immensely. He left them, as
he said. ito gobble up the remains.
but soon he shouted down the stairs
to tell them that the Daisy had round
ed earn du. He could not tell them
not knowing 1t, that Mt that precise mo-
ment old Ben Pollard was frantically
signaling to Lieutenant Stanhope tc
change the course Of the small steam
yacht he had Communicated rs sOor
as the murmur ran through the town
that the Gulf Rock was flying the '.helr
wanted" signal.
The officials did not know that Brand
was compelled by the snOwstOrm tc
use rockets. All the Information they
possessed was the message from
Lands End and its time Of dispatch.
Jack Stanhope's easy going face be-
came very strenuous indeed when he
heard the news.
The hour stated was precisely the
time the Daisy was due at the rock II
she made good trip Without allow.
ing for any possible contingency save
disaster to the girls and their escort
he rushed to the mooring place Of the
ten ton steam yacht LApwing, iln
pounded n couple Of lounging sailors
fred up, stocked and steered the craft
himself and was of across tho bay ir
q quarter Of the time that the owner
Of the Lapwing could have achieved
the same result.
His amaZement was complete when
he encountered the redoubtable Daisy
| T., ,@x
breeze. He instantly came round and
ranged up to speaking distance. Wher
he learned what had occurred he read
lily agreed to return to Penzance IL
order to pick up the relief lighthouse
keepers and thus save time in trans
ferring them to the rock.
In a word. as Enid Trevillion was
safe. he was delighted at the prospect
Of bringing her back that evening
when the real skipper Of the Lapwini
would probably have charge Of his
own boat. There was no hurry at al
now.
II they left the harbor at 3 o'clock
there would still be plenty Of light tc
reach the Gulf Rock. Ben Pollard
glancing over hts shoulder as the Daisy
raced toward Penzance side by side
with the Lapwing. 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
emily decided on the menu for dinner
when they had inspected the kitchen
and 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 1t was much
nicer aloft in the sky parlor than in
these dim little rooms.
II don't see why they don't have
decent windows" said Enid. "Of
course 1t blows hard here In a gale
but Just look at that tiny ventilator, no
bigger than a ships portfolio. with a
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