The Washington times., 1910-09-04

ness in her composition Was she
determined 20 wreck the schooner
" by had ne trustee herr But now he
could do no more than obey. Perhaps
lit was q faint hOpe-she knew what
she was about
her injunction had been uttered he
had freed the mainsheet from ITS cIezr
and was standing ready, the braided
hemp cutting into his hands
And still sire held on
He made certain that the next in
slant would bring the shock OF
grounding, and held its breath Nor
did relief come until the bOwsnrft
seemed actually 20 piece the crest OF q
brea king Comber.
Then suddenly the girls voice rang
like a bell
Ease herr Let 10 rum
The girl bore heavily upon the wheel
swinging n 20 WindWard. The sheet.
released BY CadOgan, whizzed through
the blocks And the Colleen turned on
her heel. like a fash and with the
wind over her port quarter shot past
the lighthouse IN smoke Of foam.
and sc close TO il that Cad0Ean could
nave tossed q pin ashore
For thirty pulse beats they were IN 4
1 Drawing channel a scope Of val ds ia
width, between the lighthouse and
the outer rock. a sandy shore strea X
ing past close under the lsrbOard rail.
And then
''IIard-a-lee Mind your head. Mr.
Stupefed with establishment. he need
ed the warning. He ducked barely in
time as the girl put the wheel down
/ hard and the great boom came swing
I lu8 atlNafL-SfliES- " men, iuueciateiE-
[ he lifted his head the Colleen her mad
momentum checked by The sudden turn
about was gliding slowly 10 4 srandStIT
under the lee Of the land, in waters 50
Fcalm that By contrast they seemed Ike
/ a shallow pond
! And the girl was facing him with twin
inps Of laughing mischief in her eyes.
/ her lips a-trembIe with repressed uirta-
! And now If you VIII be kind enough
I 10 drop anchor before the wind blows
I Us oct into the sound, Mr. CadOEan-'
/ Her lmpudence was infectious. inspir-
/ ing CadoEan. automatically putting his
l hand 10 his brow to see II Il was really
! believed with cold sweat then laughed
/ outright. And, laughing ran forward %
! do her bidding.
/ As he passed the cofnDani0nvav
( CreaEh, his face q study in uerpIezit-.
I tumbled up, apparently wholly recover
: ed from his accident
! Now. hivin DE good to u.s." he ex-
/ claimed And how in hivin's name sir
/ Don't ask me. Terry Never mind.
I were here and that's the main point
Come along with you and lend me q
! hand"
/ A few minutes later. the anchor hav-
ling been dropped. CadOEan left CreaG p
Ito lower and furl the canvas, ana
/ where he had left her and watching
/ nZedly man who had put n appear
aUce on the beach and who was, VITA
/ every sign Of haste, showing small
( row DOar. down the single to The water
! From her expression CadOEau did not
/ gather that she was altoEetler pleased
I TO see the fellow. and wondered
Your father. Miss TODD he asked.
| stopping NJ her side
Il No she did not detach her atteU-
I ton from the man ashore who while
size was spea king became 2 man afoa-
/ and uIviuZ a brisk pair OF oars- heading
I his boat for the Coollecu- No and
/ do not un5srstand why nv father ism
with hiu1. That is air willing
yes inquired CadOCan =Tith the -
/ inc infection
! NY fathers ASSISTANT
! Put, I'm afraiS I don't UNDERSTAND
/ keeper Of Cedar Island light
/ ooh. see quietly CadoEsn r.
i pressed any BETRAYAL CT his SfIrTlEI-e-
/ The SRI had sp0keD without eSs5l2sis-
! vet with Che fauCied) 2 trace Of de-
1 fauCe underlying her tone as II she
/ dared him 10 uuestrcu her statement
/ md why should he2
/ There's nc law he admitted 10 him
! self mo law that EnoT of restraining
/ a keeper in the lighthouse service from
4 having q dauCfILSrs pretty and intell.-
I gent and attractive, and a Eentlev O.
mar"
/ On the other hand. he could not deny
| that she was hardly the sort or q eiTl
one would have thought 70 fi7d leadin1
the humble and ur-Saic existence that
she must have done II that f8rS2l ken
| spOt- Hardly.
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