The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-09-10
Lifted Shadows
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No inner mal than young Donald
Carmichael could have been found be
tween Land's End and John o Greats.
He was what the Irish would have
called "a broth Az a bhoy." the Scotch.
"a Draw iaddie;- the English. "a strap
ping youns fellow"
SIX feet three IN his socks. broad IN
proportion. little and ciean.limbesl
sfraish, a. a ianoe. be- went FAR 20
merit the description. And be was as
handsome a. he was biz. His face
WAS large and open. no single feature
marrinx the harmony Of the whole
Many a bonnie iassie's heart beat fast
~ when uouaid Carmichael went By.
iiut there VAS = shadow on young
Donaid's life. against which his gifts
Of face aud physique went for naught
lie MAS a siammerrr. Ills afiiciion
Was mol o. that mild form. conmonly
met with. which 4 capable 81 being
controlled. and = acoounfed 40 great
disadyaniaEt. The msiady had visited
him Ia to most fifr.enf FORM.
he Nas able 70 CORN q sentence oaiy
with the greatest difiicnlty. after re-
pcafed attempts. Even THIS vas b.
yond him upan freQuent ocnsions.
The smallest e1periencr outside the
routine o. bis restricted iife r-dnccd
him - absolute incohfrrnra.
And Donald was shy. sensitive aud
proud Ills disability spelled his life
II made him oonHrmei rssiuse. hat
INK society. hugsing solitude. And
that i why ~ nnd him Ia this lonely
lighthouse GA the northeast coast %
Scotland That h why BE- bad adopted
a caiiins which appealed only 70 men
such ne Old Tammas. who was prriss.
tined for the WORK. hln father. grand.
father and great grandfather having
bsvn keepers before him.
Tonight Donald was STRANGELY rest.
lees. A p~cuiiar mood was upon him
be- Uas fancifni. imaginative. npprc-
hrnsisc. flr had an uneasy rcnsc Of
impending calamity Anything might
happen on a night like ihlsi
What was thatf A cry o. distress.
or only the shrick - the windf Don.
aid looked with siraininE eyes out into
the breeding night Surely that was =
schconcrf lie seemed o. dcscry II
struggling through the storm. rcciing
and toiiering IKE wounded ok with /
merciicks dogs az it, haunchcs.
Then Sudden impact u water
driven BY the nercc wind against the
windows Of the lighthouse made vision
impossible when the ensuing iuii 90.
currcd nothing was visible on the face
Of the derp. 80 Donald concluded that
the laloring schooner had been a ng-
ment 81 bis imagination.
Toward dawn the storm abated IN
FURY. and n more comfortable state Of
mind came TO The watcher. lie looked
toward the distant horizon with the
pail OF cloud changed from black to n
sllch gray. developing by impercept.
ible gradations into a Fixed luminous
purple. Then be cxtingnishcd .thc
lights
His eyes. rowing once more over the
linltless cxpanse OF ocean. suddenly al.
tered their direction aud looked sheer
down nj the rugged rocks which con.
ssitutcd the base Of the lighthouse
what he saw there brought swift cx.
preston to his eyes-of alarm. aston.
Ishment. Incredibly. startled awe.
Prone on the rocks. few bare inches
purchase trom the tapping water. was
! human iorm. Donald concentrated
bis vision. but was unable 20 tell
whether IL was man or woman. boy or
yirl: nor dared he hazard guess
whether the poor soul was alive or
lead.
lie quickly reused old Tammas. and ,
'ogcther they descended to the rocks
,elow. Both stood for a brief moment
Inactive, silently regarding the body |,
which had escaped from the clutches
Il the sen.
Twas a maiden In the FIRST access
n young womanhood--of some eigh- \
cen or nineteen summers may be. She i
vas very beautiful to look upon. 7
Was that the pallld hue OF dcnth O
N her cheoki No; she still breathcd. q
| haif-sob escaped from Donnlds Z
hront--his heart was very tender.
"Puir BIT lasslel" said Tammas. o
some puir mithcr will greet salr the n
Iicht. Help mo WI her. Donal' Pulr "
NJ lnssiei' h
Her waist was encirclcd by life
though inscnssblc, she was still @
lasping It. They gently discngagcd b