Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-11

turn that he was receiving the mes
sage, spelled out the following:
lis all well?"
"Yes," he answered.
"Bates and Jackson reached hospital.
Bates compound fracture. If weather
moderates will be with you next tide"
"All right" waved Brand.
The distant figure started again:
"L-o-v-e to E-n-i-d"-
Enid INDUCED in an extraordinary
arm flourish.
"A-n-d C-o-n-s-t-a-n-c-e."
"That spoils it," she screamed. at
ought to be only kind regards to you,
Connie. believe you are serpent,
a.
"Do stop your chatter" shouted
Brand, and he continued the message:
weather looks very bad. Little hope
for tonight. Lancelot due at 6. VIII
see personally that no chance is lost.
Goodby."
"Goodby," was the response.
The Lapwing fell away astern from
the vicinity of the buoy.
"Why is he doing that?" asked Con-
stance, close to her fathers ear.
He is too good a sailor to risk turn
ing her in that broken water. A little
farther out there is greater depth and
more regular seas"
They watched the yacht in silence.
AT last her head swung round toward
the coast. When broadside on n wave
hit her. and the spray leaped over her
masts.
THAT gave them wetting," cried
Brand, and his calm tone stilled their
ready fear Indeed, there was greater
danger than he wanted them to know,
but the Lapwing reappeared, shaking
herself and still turning.
Good little boat!" said Brand. The
crisis had passed. She was headed. ut
full speed, for the bay. And not too
soon. Ere she reached the comparative
shelter of Clements island she was
swept three times by green water.
Inside the lantern, their faces ruddy
With the exposure, their eyes dancing
with excitement, the girls We're voluble
with delight. Could anything be more
thrilling than their experiences that
day!
'"That semaphorc dodge is too pre-
cious to be lost" cried Enid. Connie,
you and i must learn the alphabet.
You shall teach us this very evening,
dad. Fancy me signaling you the
whole length of the promenade: Just
look at Mrs. Wilson's bonnet or Here
come the Taylor-Smitls. Scootv Oh.
It's fine!"
She whirled her arms in stiff jointed
rigidity and mimicked Stnnhope's fam
tastic posing
'Why should you scoot when you
meet the Taylor-Smiths? asked Brand.
Because Mrs. rs. hauls us off to
tea and gives us n gallon of gossip
with every cup"
II thought your sex regarded gossip
as the cream?"
Sex, indeed! Old Smith is worse
than his wife. He doesn't say much,
but he winks. One of his winks, ut the
three volume novel;"
ut seems to me must teach you
the code in my own self defense" he
replied. "And now for tea. Let us
have it served here"
They voted this an admirable notion.
The girls enlivened the meal by relat-
ing to him the doings and sayings Of
Int act Il, ~
two months. BY queer coincidence,
which he did not mention, his relief
was again due within week. just as
on the occasion of Ends first appear
ancc on the rock. The fact struck him
as singular. In all probability he
would not return to duty. He had
completed twcnty-one years of active
service. Now he would retire. and
when the commercial arrangements
for the auriscope were completed lie
would take his daughters OH long
promised continental tour unless, in
deed, matters progressed between
Stanllope and Enid to the point of an
early marriage.
He had foreseen that Stanhope would
probably ask Enid to be his wife. He
knew the youngster well and liked
him. For the opposition that Lady
Margaret might offer he cared not n
jot. He smiled inwardly--as the con-
venient phrase has lt--whcn lie re-
viewed the certain outcome of any
dispute between himself and her lady
ship. He would surprise her.
Brand the lighthouse keeper and
Brand urging the claims Of his adopted
daughter would be two very different
persons
or course all penZance knew that he
was gentleman. n scientist in small
way and man of means. Otherwise
Constance and Enid would not have oc-
cupicd the position they held in local So
ciety Those unacquaintcd with Eng
fish ways ofttimcs make the mistake
of rating mans social status by the
means lie possesses or the manner Of
his life in London. NJ greater error
could be committed. The small. exclu-
sivc county town. the community
which registers the family connections
of many generations. is the only re-
liable index. A.
birth and brc4in, i, la. ...n... ..;i.t.
even III the colrt OF Nag .ici..os--cH.
fers Brahmanical r:ll... 10 mat.c;. VIA
the personal fortunes of the in.iivill...
Brand, it is true, did not belong to IL
Cornish county family. but there were
those who conncd him shrew,lly. They
regarded him as we'll meaning crank.