The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-03-08

starboard one evening when the sun
was low; and as the plumes of spray
from the incoming waves rose high In
the air a rainbow formed itself in
the fieeting mist. II was a fairy pic
ture. repeating itself two or three
times, no more.
That's my symbol of hope" said
Aleck quite impersonally. to anybody
who chose to hear.
Mr.. Chamberlain turned to Aleck
with his ready courtesy Not the only
one you bave received. hope. on this
charming voyage"
Madame Reynier was ready with her
pleasant word. Aren't we all SYM
bols for you-if not of hope. then OF
your success as host? We've lost
our aches and our pains. our nerves
and our troubles: all gone overheard
from the Sea Gull"
You're all tremendously good to
me. know that" said Aleck. his
slow words coming with great sin
cerity.
Melanie kept silence. but she re-
membered the rainbow.
The headland was the landward end
OF a small island, one part Of which
was thickly wooded. A large unused
house stood in clearing. evidently
once rather pretentious summer resi-
dence. though now there were many
signs of dilapidation. The pier on the
beach had been almost entirely beaten
down by storms, and small, fiimsy
slip had taken its place, running far
down into the water. A thin line Of
smoke rose from the chimney of one
Of the outbuildings; and while they
looked and listened the raucous cry
OF peacock came to them over the
still water. Presently Chamberlain
suggested:
Il feel 1t in my bones that there'll
be Holsters over there to be had for
the asking. heard your man say he
wanted Holsters, Van; and | believe
I'll row over there and see. I'm feel
ing uncommonly At and need some ex-
ercise."
"All right. I'll go too" said Aleck.
u
rowing over-Miss Reynier to furnish
the bouquet" was Chamberlain's next
proposition do you agree to that.
my LADY,"
And pray. where should get q
bouquet?
"Oh, the next time we get on land
And we won't put up with any old bou-
ouet of juniper bushes and rocks
either. We want a good, old-fash.
Toned round bouquet of garden posies
with mignonette round the edge and q
rose in the middle; sure-enough
token of esteem-that kind of thing
you know. Is 1t a bargain. Miss Rey
nier?"
VERY we'll, It is a bargain" agreed
Melanie; but l shall choose bachelors
buttons!"
So they took the tender and(got on
with a great show of exactness as tc
time and strictness of rules. Madame
Reynier was to hold the watch, and
Aleck was to wave a white handker
chief the minute they touched sand
Mr.. Chamberlain was to give like
signal when they started back. The
Yacht slowed down and held her place
as nearly as possible.
Chamberlain pulled great oar. ant
was. in fact, far superior to Aleck II
point of skill; but his stroke was mo-
well adapted to the choppy waves in
shore. He had learned 1t on the
sleepy Cam. where the long. gliding
blade counts best. The men stayed
ashore a long time. disappearing en-
tirely beyond the cfump OF trees tina
screened the outbuildings. When thel
reappeared. an old man was will
them. following them down to thu
boat. Then the white handkerchie
appeared. and the boat started on III
return.
Aleck proHted by Chamberlain
work, and made the boat leap forwar'
by a shorter. almost jerky stroke. HI
came back easily with Eve minutes 4
spare.
Good work." said Mr.. Chamber
lain. you have me beaten. and you'l
get the bachelors buttons: but yo'
had the tide with you"
Nonsense! had the Holsters e1
tra!" asserted Aleck.
| We'll. II you had been born an Ems
lishman. we'd make an oarsman GU
Of you yeti"
"Huh!" said Aleck.
But they had news to tell the ladies
and while they were having thei
dinner their thoughts were turned Z
another matter. The island. II al
peared, had for some years been abar
doned by its owner. and it's only II
habitant was q gray and grizzly oil
man. known to the region as the heI
NIT. His fancy was to keep ligh
burning always by night in the land
ward window of HIS cabin. so as I
warn sailors on the dangerous head
land. There was no lighthouse In tn
vicinity. and by . kindly consent tn
people on the neighburing islands an,