New-York tribune., 1910-09-11

motor because OF that which was ane2d.
Devlin didn know that. He only knew
lump. Dan" CasCo rOared- For God s
sake. She's falling,
He knew that. He jerked of his sea
boots. Then look the other way, he
cried. If ye viii have it"
MAYBE the uprush OF the furnace helped.
A~A OF thought OF the girl II the boat, but
little Danny DevlIn never stopped to look
down or to measure the distance OF his won
derful leap 4 step backward he took-he
sensed though he never saw the olltank catch
and blow I'd. Straight up out OF the narrow
gallery he went and across the abyss and
down-ninety feet high he was when he
turned over II the air and dived headtore-
most at the sea. Behind him Oiltank, tower
TOD. and all disappeared III a roar that was
heard half the length OF Laughing Devil
coast.
Thirty feet OF rock Devlin sailed over, be-
tween the tower and the sea. when he struck,
going 50 deep that when he rose to the top
II was with bursting lungs and the pro-
longed snort Of q spouter-
Wool" said Keeper Devlin- - fetched
mud all right that time
The white lifeboat was over him in q min
ute: but he thrust Captain CasCO 5 big arm
aside. gripping the gunnel.
- lem, lad, In a sight, Why did you
fetch herr" he said II tragic whisper
Have & slicEler ready, for Heaven 5 sake,
when | climb II.
Hastily he explained, and Casco's face
grew red. Devlin saw the roar coming, and
the men IN the boat knew too
You burnt EN- IN the lamp: Casco
g,,rgled. For wick? To light the AFRO
plane, Danny? Oh, for the love o Mike
Pantswick.'
DANNY DEVLIN didn't know It then;
u but he was rechristened forever out
there IN the tu1nbling Iifeboat, III the glare
of the burning lighthouse Into the boat ne
had to climb unaided; for Casco could not
help him.
The inspector sat back there grlnnlng like
q llvena in brass buttons, maybe thinking
OF another occasion not long ago,-DuC
Danny did not care. Bundled III CaSco
slicker. he craWled aft. He was thinking OF
the call that had come up to HIM And sara
did not mind the water dripping from MIN.
The life savers were incapable OF seeing any
thing, and the inspector, 10 his everlasting
honor. stared out TO sea
"Medals2" said Keeper Devlin later on,
after that night on the beach. What good
them blarnevin' medals? l S Depart
r7ent O. Lighthouses an Life Savln, Ter
VaI0r.'" he quoted III deep disdaln. " II !
hadn't done nv duty, they d We bounced
me. wouldn't they? I'd got it where them
geese got IL out on the light. Talnt metals
| want.
He scorned such gewgaws; 50 Sara wore
i. Il was all IL the family, as Captain Casco
said later. . ,-;1ed
came not many DAYS after his feat on top OF
the old Barnegat lighthouse
A shrewd little man, who was all business;
interviewed him. a member Of the successful
war aeroplane syndicate
we amt allowed to take no rewards; I;
Cover 'nleIlt won stand for It, DeVlln tod
him. Only" he glanced down at tfle
clothes he wore, and the aeroplane man
smiled understandingly.
You lost . peaJacket, and-er-a PalT ol
-4.r-trousers, | believe" he SAID: Danny
had-good. double thick. eight-doilar ones
1T was ! brilliant idea using them tor sub
stit,te." the man said admr1ngly. -. ou
might have caught your death OF cold ne
syndicate IS not offering any reward not At
al. but YOU really should be accompanied
for actual outlay Incidentally, it-they' l