Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-18

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They acre cheerful, as Grios oper It,
demonstrated how dazzlingly brilliant
the latter could be on a dark. clear
night by showing them the fine light on
the Lizard.
But in hazy weather the oil wins"
he said, with the proper pride Of every
man in his own engine. FISHERMEN
sailing into Penzance along a course
equidistant from the two points tell
me that If they can see anything at all
on foggy night they invariably catch
n dull yellow radiance from the rock
while the Lizard is invisible. The oil
has more penetrative power. It's chem
ical combination is nearer the mean Of
natures resources"
At the proper time he banished them
to the kitchen TO prepare dinner. Il
feast diverted from the hour Of noon
by the chances of the day. He adopted
every expedient to keep them busy, to
tire them physically and mentally, to
render them so exhausted that they
would sleep In blissful calm through
the ordeal to come
AS he could not leave the lamp, and
they refused to eat apart from him,
the dinner, In three courses was
breathless affair Going up and down
five flights of stairs with soup, joint
and pudding. while one carried the
tray and the other swung a hand Ian
tern in front, required time and exer-
ton. They were cheerful as grigs
over It.
Enid, whose turn It was to bring up
the plates Of tapioca, pleaded guilty to
q slight sensation OF nervousness.
II could not help remembering" she
said, "what an awful lot Of dark iron
steps there Were beneath me. I felt
rs IL something were creeping up
quickly behind to grab me by the
ankles"
You should go up and down three
times in the dark" was Brands recipe.
"When you quilted the door level for
the Third ascent you would cease to
worry about impossible grabs"
Constance looked ar her watch.
"Only 8 O'clock. What long day 1t
has BEEN she commented.
You must go to bel early Sleep In
my room. You will soon forget where
you are. Each Of the hunks is COM
Portable. Now | Will leave YOU in
charge Of the lamp while | go and lock
up"
They laughed. It sounded so home
like.
ANY fear Of burglar cried Enid.
yes; most expert cracksmen-wind
and rain and-sleet," no added quietly.
II must fasten all thu storm shutters
and make everything snug. Don't stir
until wake you in IL morning"
Poor old dad" sighed Constance.
"What a vigil"
He was making new entries in the
weather report when she remarked
thoughtfully:
1T is high water about half past /
Think"
He nodded, pretending to treat the
question as of no special import.
From all appearances there will be
n heavy sea-" she Went on.
Just an ordinary bal night" he said
coolly.
do the waves reach FAR up the light
house in gale," she PERSISTED
Then Brand graspel the situation
firmly.
80 that your slunbers may be
peaceful he said, 81 will call youl
kind attention to the fact that The
Gulf Rock light has appeared every
night during the past twenty-five
years, or since a date some four years
before you were born Constance. II
contains 1000 tons of granite and il
practically mOnOlithic, rs If 1t were
carved out Of a quarry. Indeed,
think its builder went one better than
nature. Here are no cracks or assures
or undetected flaws. The lowest course
Ia bolted to the rock with wrought
iron clamps. Every stone Is dove
tailed to its neghbors and clasped tc
them with iron, above, below and al
the sides. If you understand comic sec
tons l could make clearer the scien
: tific aspect of the structure, but yor
can take 1t from me you are far safer
here than on natural rock many
times the dimensions of this column"
THAT sounds very satisfactory.
murmured Enid sleepiy,
II am overwhelmed" said Constance
who grasped the essential fact that he
had not answered her question.
Soon after 8 o'clock he kissed then
: good night. They promised not to si
: up talking. AS n guarantee OF good be
: havior, Enid said she would ring the
electric bell just before she climbed
! into her bunk
The signal came soon and he was
glad. He trusted to the fatigue, thu
fresh air, the confidence of the knOwl
edge that he was on guard. to lul
them into the security Of unconscious
ness.
The behavior of the mercury puzzled
him. In the barometer 1t fell, In thu
thermometer 1t rose. Increasing tenn
perature combined with low pressure
was not a healthy weather combina
ton In January. Looking back throdgl