The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-03-11
CHAPTER XIX.

"Gee!" he grunted frankly, when
after IA toilsome progress from the
boat, Rose at length slipped from the
seat formed by the ciasped hands OF
the two men. And II was me who
suggested thisi"
The girl responded with quiet
laugh Of the most natural effect imag.
inable-until II ended In a sigh, and
without the least warning she crum-
pied upon herself. and would have
fallen heavily. In dead faint, but for
Alan's qulckness.
Good Lordi" Barcus exclaimed as
Alan gently lowered the inert body OF
the girl to the sands. And to think
| didn't understand she was so nearly
all ln--ehaffing her like that! I'd like
70 kick myself"
Don't be impatient" Alan advised
grimly; I'm busy Just AZ present, but
Meantime. you might fetch
some water To revive her"
II was an order by no means easy
to MI; BaFcus had only his cupped
hands for q vessel, and little water
remained in them by the time he had
| dashed from the shadows back 10 the
| spot where Rose lay unconscious,
while the few drops he did manage
70 sprinkle into her face awaited moth.
tnE toward rousing her from the
traneelike slumbera Of exhaustion into
which she passed from her fainting
at.
In the end Alan gave up the effort
She's all right" he reported. releas-
Ing the wrist whose pulse he had been
timing She tainted. right enough
but now she's just nsloep--and needs
| H. God knowsl Il would be kinder
10 let her rest. at least until see what
sort OF reception that lighthouse Is
inclined TO offer us."
Barcus nodded His face was drawn
and gray In the moon-g glare. Thank
God!" no breathed brokenly. you're
able I'm not"
/ lie sat down suddenly and rested his
head on hts knees. Don't be- longer
than you can help" he muttered
! thlckly.
lie had come To tho headland OF
the lighthouse itself before the ground
began 70 shelve more gently to tho
/ beach; and was on the point of ad
/ dressing himself to the dark and silent
/ cottage OF the lightkeeper when he
/ paused. struck by sight Of what TIL
/ then had been hidden from him.
Tho promontory. he found formed
the eastern extremity OF wldearmed
u shallow harbor where rode at moor
tusa considerable number OF small
craft pleasure vessels assorted about
equally with Fishing boats, And barely
an eighth OF mile on, long legged
wharyes stood knee deep in the water.
like tentaeles flung out from the sleepy
/ little fishing village that dotted the
rising ground a community Of per.
haps two hundred dwellings
Nor was this al,-eyen as Alan hove
In view Of the village he heard sorlea
ot staeCato auort8. the harsh tolliug of
n hrnEcn bell the rumble OF a train
pulling out from station Aud then
he saw It's iewclstring OF lights fash
athwart the landscape and Vanish as
It's noise died away dimlnuendo
Where one train ran another must
Ho need only now secure something
60 revive Rose. help her somehow up
the beach. and In another hour or two,
Ut certainty, they would be speed.
tnE norlhward~. up the cape. toward
BOSTON and the land OF law aud order
Such thoughts as these. at least.
made up the texture OF his hopes. the
outcome proved them somewhat too
presumptuous lie logged down
quiet village street and into the rail.
road station Just as the agent vas clos.
tuE up tor the night
A suriy citiEea. this agent. "a pleased
TO have his plans dlsordercd BY chance,
hung strangers He greeted Alan's
brvathloss query with a grunt OF in.
grained churtlshnoas
Nah he averred. they amt 40
norr trains till moruin CApt see
I'm shuttln' ups"
Hut surely tsare must be a tcle,
graph station
You BE-. yoar life they ts-rIRht
horC In tets depot An I'm shuttin' Il
up. toe
'has The operator gone for the
aikhtg~
Hos Eoing I'm tho eprator. No
basiness transacted after once hours.
Call raound al eight O'Clock tomar.
row morntn'. New = youn Jest stem
out az that door. IN say Ed-ulEht 20
you"
But must SEMI a telegram" Alan
protested I tell you, | must. IT'S
} matter Of life and DEATH
SURE. young tssler II always Is
after business hours"
Wont yOs open UP SgALa--