The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-05
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By LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE
cODyrisht The Frank A Mun>sy Co

and an aristocrat. if ever there was
Creagh's point Of view was not Mr..
Peter S. however The young mans out
look upon lie was normally sane, col
ofed only by contact WITH the rough
side OF the world An average amount
or adversely had been his portion. and
ne was not aware that the fact that his
rather had been able to trace his gene
aioSy in BlIrke-s Peerage had been OF
any material advantage 10 him IN his
struggles
On the contrary. in fact. Cadogan the
parent had died leaving his only son a
legacy OF debt, which he mad only WITH
lh me last year succeeded IN canoeing
Dy means Of a gratifying success at the
bar of the State Of his birth. New York
II By descent ne was half English. Dy
training education. and inclination "a
dogan was wholly American, and glad
Of il
But he was not thinking Of himself a
the dory. towing the glrl :, glided slowly
TO the, beach IN obedience TO Creagh's
measured strokes. Nor was be thinking
or Creagh, nor OF Jane TODD or OF
" Hing He was exceedingly interested
i'm a survey OF Cedar Island more thor
oughly than as set be had found oppor-
tunity 10 make
Roughly formed on the snes OF the
parentheUcaI mark. and lying east and
west. its convex face was TO the south
the COUCaYe face, in water moderately
shallow, the Colleen had found sheltered
anchorage Here the land was little
more than half a mile IN WIDTH ana
tapared 20 the rock AT its extremity
where the lighthouse had been erected
Like a period above the curve lay
detached rock Between this and the
lighthouse ran the channel, sixty feet
wide, through which the girl had plotted
the Colleen The tower, II IS under
stood. VS. not detached, as IL had at
HrHH rHaaHf
ing surf
Westward. the land rose from the
sandy peninsula that ran out TO the
HghJhOuse-rOse IN gradual terraces and
wideueu 10 a breath Of a mile TT more
Atop its rounded, mOund-iike Summit al
a possible elevation CT seventy itet above
Sea-IeveI. was q house, mansion, rath--
eT-Of stone. surrounded by WI, borf
building and wall showing through
moderately heavy growth Of timber
A lonely and exposed site for dwell
ing CadOCan thought 1T. and wondered
what original might have selected u for
a residence
Jane Todd chow poorly the curt syl-
tables fitted the radiant personality that
they called TO his mind had told him
that none ever visited the island save
in connection with the lighthouse serv-
ice E'resuma bly,. then, the house was
uuiuha bifed- 4 relic Of DAYS long past.
as Il might well have been. II one judged
ir by the impression Of des0lation and
decay Il succeeded IN conveying, even al
that distance
a great impressive biank-ViSaEed
mansion. IL SAL silently and without
signs Of human tenancy behind its bar
rieT Of stone and mask OF trees and,
with a singular Inslstence. TO the eNclu-
SION Of even the commanding red pillar
al the opposite end OF the island.
The eye that wandered from Il soon
returned drawn By a fascination not
easy TO analyze. The Imagination that
% failed 20 EEindIe must have been cold
indeed EaGogan's thoughts reverted to
il when u was out Of sight as persist
emily as had his gaze
Landing, and drawing the two dories
10 ON the beach near the spot where
Willing had landed with the girl. they
trod WeiI-p4cEeu path through the
sand and coarse grasses 10 the door OF
the HChtkeeper's house, at the foot Of
the tower q squat. compact. CoUfGET-
able uuiovely cottage. weather-boarded
its white paint relieved by green trim
minCS- a picket fence surrounding its
homeiy dCJryard- wherein a rfOtOus
Sathcring OF old-fashioned flowers had
place
Il was the sunset hour. and the wind
was dying though there was no de
crease in the sound from the serf pound
ing on the beach OF the island. 4 glare
OF red lighted the west with a sinister
glory and spread over the Chashirlr-
shaJteriuE rollers that swept in from
the sea in undated fury, the more
gently tossing waters OF the sound, the
bleak tower rising between the two the
little cottage that nestled in the lee OF
rs base even the girls faCe-and figure
as she waited IN the door TO welcome
CadOEsn
You're in time she told him. with
a smile that ne took seriOusly to heart
j was AFRAID YOU might misunderstood
ana wait until after supper"
And. locking over his head she nod
ded pleasantly 10 Creagh-
To tell the truth said CadoEan we
had luncneOn so late this afternoon that
/ had not thought Of food And. any
way, We shan't stay long enough to IN
terfSre.'-
oh, but won't you? I beg 10 inform
you thai / have cooked for Won both
with my own fair hands" She exhibit
ed them iaughingiy- They were brown
IS berries. and not fair at all tbouSb
CadOgan foTgave them the tan OF the
open ar and thought them very hand
some indeed You are to dfue-or
rather. 10 sup-vyith my father and my
self. if you viii condescend -
II m more than delighted Cadogan
assured her But what's the matter
with Wiling
The gay smile was ever so lightly
Swallowed upon her face
ne = Ia the tower she said .saf
tending 10 the lamp. We light I'd at
sunset
And CadOgau was sensible OF a vasue
ana wholly senseless relief.
The Confirmation OF This story VIII
BE Found in Tomorrow
Issue Of The Times.