The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-10-26
The Lookout
By JESSIE ETHEL sHERwIN
to. 1870, western Newspaper Union,

rare dear, good fortune OF it all !"
Alice Weston burst in upon her fa-
ther afame with excitement and de-
light. She had hurried all the way
from. the life saving station down Mt
Cape Gray two miles distant, and had
run from the old lighthouse clear to
the little cottage where John Weston
sat reading book
Good for you, Bright Eyes, he en-
thused bestowing a glad glance upon
her. Let us hear all about it,
"You know we heard how, during |
the summer season. the cape llfe-sav-
ing crew have planned to put n look
out signal station at the old light
house, so as TO cover pleasure boats |
and bathers in this direction. The /
chief of the crew was awfully good
TO me. He inquired all about both
Of us, told me what | would have to
do, and by Monday the telephone and
the signals viii be here for us, and
] am to begin my duties. Oh, papa
think Of It! Sixty dollars MONTH"
Aice's eyes sparkled and those Of
her father filled with grateful tears.
For over five years life had gone hard
with those worthy and deserving
souls, for Mr. Weston was too old to
take parties out in his boat.
I'VE are to keep your boat ready
Tor USE" Alice went on, "and they
will pay you ten dollars month for
what use it may have They expect
us to find some one to be within call
of our station, ready to start out If
any accident occurs on this side Of the
cape. You see, in most cases what
comes under my notice ! phone to the
cape but If there IS a capszed boat
or an accident to a swimmer near us,
some one must be ready to start right
out to the rescue"
The next morning a bronzed, hardy
looking young man appeared at the
cottage He had heard of the position
and had been directed to Mr. Weston
by neighbOr. At n glance Alice dis
cerned that the applicant was no or
binary workman. He simply stated !
that he had met with serious reverse
Of fortune, had owned a yacht once,
knew all about water craft and would =
be glad to secure the position offered.
The life saving service chief appeared
on the scene a little later, to look af
ter some repairs in the tower that =,
was to be the daily home of Alice, =
and she introduced North, whose -
services we're at once arranged for. -
Monday morning Alice reached the 4
tower to find its top circular room :,
newly whitewashed the phone in and
the place swept out and busted. A
pretty bouquet of wild flowers showed
in tin cup. North had arrived in :,
advance Of her =
"You worked all this magic !" said a
Alice, with grateful eyes "
"That ought to be part Of my duty
every morning" declared North. w
"See," ana he pointed through the door n
Of an alcove. 1--WE arranged for
board. AS to the lodging, could any
thing be better" and he indicated a
swing across window open -,
lngs where the sea breeze came in al
fresh and bracing q,
Incidentally Alice learned that fo
but had been defrauded out of it by r.
schemers. He had come down to the
cape to sail Yacht for Il very wealthy
gentleman, but the latter had been
taken i'll. fo
at left me stranded" he explained, =,
but I'll be able to get along here on fe
what the position pays me for the he
rest of the season" w
He was courteous, well read, re-
fined in manner During the first
month of service he had saved Il strug-
Cling and exhausted bather who had Ii,
ventured too far out in the surf, and 81
one stormy afternoon both he and re
Alice took the oars and reached a cap q,
sized boat Just in time to rescue two
young girls clinging to it. He had
gone to take a report to headquarters
)ne day when storm signals were up, 20
and. returning instead of coming up H.
o the lookout, he hurried to the boat In
Bending the oars vigorously, North fr
lrove forward diagonally in the direc
ton of the cape. Soon, Alice her
'yes to the telescope, OWNED his pur
'H'Ns nc was NulAiiS tNlbHo liit AlANh M
If a light craft holding one man. As -
ne reached it Alice uttered a sharp :,
scream. A puff of smoke and then -,
he faint echo OF pistol report told
her of n desperate encounter The
boats were side by side She saw
North, who had fallen, arise. shift his 10
)ar. strike at the man who had fred 80
1t him and spring beside him. The tai
'hore boat hoated away. The smaller
me, both men apparently helpless,
lrifted unguided.
Alice sensed a tragedy. She acted fir,
Ike the true daughter of the sea that no
The was. In a few moments she was Bl
yarbed in a light bathing suit She
vas a superb swimmer, but fairly ex-
lausted as she clambered into The
iriftiBg boat. Both of its occupants an
ay senseless. She got them ashore, of
.alled her father and within All hour pa
North was able to tell his story.
81 heard in the town Of great
ewel robbery at the hotel" he ex-
llained, "and noticed that suspicious pli
,oaf II containad tbo ofoIa,, nt,rdor - ST.