The Prescott daily news., 1908-03-24
'oN cRUSoE'S
 ISLAND
sy victor Rousseau

sd oc'' of sky and sea, ciert Dy
 las '1s,sly sntS lighthouse which rose from
 !. vs ,octs mile from shore; uo r.. ,v.
 hs V,. ,'osad around him. He was iy-
 , ne D, 'I s sravelly beach. near a small .I '.s,as us hut. Slowly and wiln pam, ,ne
 sllns Ns'rt +I he sat up. Then he saw the
 u emu h,s schooner upon the sands
 nd remembered ,oo,,na he,,er
 ', s.,ajmed a girls voice behind ln ,,-,ed his head painfully. A
 ne .,s., fsce was looking into his rirh grave concern. n, ,, Sl.r sn.,nt s this and you will feel |.,,ooeer," said the girl.
 vy Chs held out a tumbler containing rhssy and soda water. 'n,'l Do am 70 glad you are not dead.
 or,sd "I saw your yacht driven sssore and hurried over; and then. sssn ] saw you lying there"
 ao ym, are the daughter of the ,,.htbo,se keeper" he said.
 Sho nodded her head. smiling mis- ,beously. Carter stared at her in ..tonshment. With her neat fashion ,ss dress and little tan shoes, she |niebt have stepped out of fashion sbe summer hotel.
 Well, we're not all savages, even in v.ne" she said, blushing beneath his gaze.
 She held out hev hand, and with an etot he got onto his feet.
 'Nc bones broken, l guess. he said. qst us look at the schooner. But he had hardly moved step be- fore his foot gave way. The ankle was badly sprained. flow will you get home." she said. The steamer wont call at the light house for a week now. and fathers over in Portland purchasing stores" What are yOu running the light house all alone" he asked, in aston hhment.
 T am sailors daughter" she said ' "Bu, what will you do! You must make yourself comfortable in this fishing hut till the steamer comes. and l I'll bring you food every day" l In this unconventional manner Car l ter became hermit upon the rocky kand. Ills ankle pained him too much 1 H0 permit him to explore the interior: f seemed one of those numerous small islands of the coast freQuented n season by fishermen. The next narning the girl appeared with fresh bread coffee and basket os pro- vhions.
 Now, you must stay to dinner with ne, he said. gayly. They cooked their meal and sat town together. It was growing dark before she stepped into the dinghy Ind rowed away.
 ine next day and the next day they 'pen' together And now for the first ame Carter, confirmed bachelor. be- pn to fall victim to the little god hs asd scorned The girl. too. did not een averse to htm. He noticed tbat ae grew more serious. Iomorrow the steamer calls?" he |Mh,
 cue turned away. Then he saw that aH eyes were full of tears. He took nG hand h his
 psar' he said. do you think you could grow to care for mee-
 U, l have deceived you" she said 'alpetuously, But for all his urging que would say no more.
 'ou Will come tomorrow to give me your answer"
 .. VIII meet you at the point oe the M ,sana there" she answered as she |we herself away.
 ,. .'e next morning. before the steam. ,'s VI, arrival, Carter for the first time !. eu m" aiong the beach. It was half N. u''e 10 the point; and turning if to !, al aal''ou'shment, he saw before him
 "n' building bearing the legend:
 Hs , SUMMER HOTEL" As ' a hurried up the steps and reached sI,, Ts aOor just in time to intercept a srr s,m. in white, who struggled in his swa .-l deceived you," she murmured ths ' can came down here to stay before sod ... .aSoh opened-father and L. ~1 .-r ,s'ner was called away. and then ,sndss ssV you on the beach and pre. dessr, ,., you were shipwrecked on a tue soaa '''ahd-and that's how I got soinp ,a "sater-and-oh, are you ever
 as us 10 forgive me?o
 "ps,sshed ushed as he kissed her nd a'ner's coming on the steamer uou knDW u.l..