The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-12-31
The Lookout
By JESSIE ETHEL sHERwIN


CO., iFfpi western HsHapapsf unipnl
1--WE got the position Oh the
rgrc dear good fortune n II MI :"
Alice Weston burst IA upon her "a
ihor uname With excitement aud de-
light she had hurried all the way .
from the life saving station down NJ .
Cope Gray. two miles distant and had .
run from he old lighthouse clear % .
the little cottage where John Weston .
snt reading n hook
"Good Tor you. Bright Eyes." be- 90 .
Unused hcstoWlug 70 glad glance upon F.
hrr "iet us hear an about H."
you know. Ne heard how. during
tho SUMMER season. the cnpe life sav-
lng crew have planned 10 put . looh
out signal station Al the Old ligiit
h0uze so ns 10 cover pleasure boats
and hnihers n this direction The
ciief ~ the erow vas nwfully ruod
20 me- he Inquired ali about both
NJ us to.d me what would have 10
fu. aud by Monday ihe telephone and
ih- signals NIll he here for us, and
/ am a. begin my duties oh pupu
think or iti sI1iJ dollars month";
Al.rss sysl spurkled and tho.s u
h,f fnthsT Oiled with grateful teura.
ior over five years llfe bad gone hard
Win those worthy and deserving
SOULS Cor So Weston was 30 old 20
iato parties ouf iu bic boat
eve arr b. Keep Yuuf boat ready
o. usr." Alice wenf uu. "nnd thcy
anl Gas yon ten dollars month for
shat use q NAV have They expect
us 90 bod s"tue oue 10 b. within call
~ our station. rsady 20 start uut n
rly accident occurs on this side o. The
rHf~ You 49, in most cuses Nhat
rumes under ml nniirv ] phone 10 ne
nrr hut 20 fhrns is a rnpsiled buat
or nn accident % q swimmer near us
sHue 600 must b. rvsfy to start nght
uIf tu fhr fss-ue
To nest morning hronIed. hariy
loatIrr young man appeared a. Tho
..fia.r d. bad heard u the position
snf bad BEEN fir,ried ~ Sir Wesfon
hf reirhtaf A. q riance Alice die
oHrrsi chat ne applicant vas no o.
i.Harl workman iie simply stated
fHlf D. bad mri Fifh o. serious reverse
~ fortune. bad owned yacht oucs.
tuss aH about sater rraft and eoulf
ir E.ad Co serufr fhe position orer-i
1hs me- saving service rhief appear't
ur fhs Some liftis latsT. 10 ioot N.
trf some relairs in tho tower hat
uns o. DO the daily home ~ Aiics.
and Soc introduced North whose
SERVICES SER az oncr arranged fof
Munfay maruiuE Aucr revch~i the
tower tn Cod o. tnp circular room
ucuiF utiiesnshsf. ne phone in and
ths place swept or snd busted A
pretty bouquet ~ siid nowers showed
in un cup North had arrived In
aitanre n hef
-Yau worked an this marici- aid
Aurt. tiih grateful eycs
THAT ought 10 b. part of my duis
ever morning declared N0rth
-sse. ari be- pointed fhroush NJ DOR
~ an Above tive arranged Tor
board A. % the loirnr. could any
thing b. hetieff and b. indicated .
tammnet seinT acfoss ~tndgs opsn-
inFs sherr ne 81 brcszs cane IN
frrsh and hrac.ug
Incidentally Ancs lssmod nat
North hai te,n ieft quite a fortune.
tui bad been fefraui~i out ~ q by
srhrnrr tir had come dosn o. ths
raro to sana yacht for vrry essithJ
rrufirman. hut ne latter bad b-su
taken iu
90 ieft mo sfrunirf- b. explained
but ru te ahle to So slong here n
what thr position pays me Cor us
rssf NJ thr season
o. vas courteous. we'll rad ~
fneI in manner nuring the ars'
month n ssTticr D. had saved siruT
riIuf anf exhausted bather Who bad
rrrurri ton Or out m tte surf and
one stormy afternoon both h. and
Alice iook ihf ears ana reached a mp
fire1 hasi 'usi m time o. rrscue Eve
young FIrls riiuriuf 70 ~ We bad
gone fa take rrnori o. heHiluarirr'
one Gas uhon storm signals were up
and returning instead ~ coming ~
% che lootoui b. hurried o. ne boat
nrudIuE ihe oars vigorously Norti
irHtr forward t.1euna'ly in thr dircc
ton ~ ihp cape Soon. Allcr bel
I eyes io ihr islr~ropc. OWNED his pur
pose llr eus cutilnf nCruss The tracl
ufa Uehi tran halilaf onr man. A
D. uarhri n Alicr uttered a sharl
srream A pur % smoke aud the'
ne faint etho ~ pistol r.pori tol'
hef nf desperate rucnuuier tn
iosfs uerr sifr ~ SIDE She sav
Norih slo bad fallen arise shifi nj
Uar strife ai the man who hsd IRE
at h'm ani spr.nc beside him IN
shars hst feafrl asay Ths smalir
ere Both mra supsrutiy help'os,
frirei unwifei
Ner s.asei q furrif she acis
Ute CO., ffue DAUGHTER N ihr "a tha
~ vas in q fru momenis abe ~
uHtd m urhi bathing su't 50
vas superb suimmof. bot fairly n
hauuri as abe ciamhcrrd into on
drifting boat naih ~ lts occupant