The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1920-09-23
The Lookout
81 JESSIE ETHEL sHIRwIN


thor afiame with excitement nud de
light She had hurried all the way
from the life saving station down NJ
Cape Gray. two miles distant. and had
run from the did lighthouse clear ~
IL. little cottage where John Weston
sat reading book.
Good for YOU. Bright Eyes" he 90.
Unused h-~towing u glad glance upon
her. let Us hear all about A."
"You know. We heard how, during
the summer season. the cape llf--say.
ing crew have planned ." put u look
out signal station ~ the Old light
house. So as tn cover pleasure boat~
and bathers In this direction. TIL.
chief Of the crew was nwfully good
10 me. He inquired all about both
of us. told me what I would have IT,
10. aud by Monday the telephone aud
tho signals will b. her. for VI. AMI
! am TO begin my duties. oh pap,
think Of a. Sixty dollars n month -
Alices eyes spsrsl.d and those Of
her father filled with grateful tears.
For over five years life had gon. hnr'i
with thos. worthy and deserving
souls. for Mr. Weston was too old ~
tnk. parties out In his boat.
we ere to keep your boat ready
FOR use" Alice went on. and they
viii pay you ten dollars n month FOE
what use IL may have. They expect
Us 10 ind some one To- be- within call
~ our station ready io start out II
sly accident occurs on this side ~ the
cu,. You So. In most cases what
comes under my notice phone H. the
cap. but " there i n capslz-i boat
ar an accident To- a swimmer near u
som. one must he ready to start right
out 70 the rescue
The next morning n hrnrzrd. hardy
iookin: young man appeared at III.
outage. H.. had heard Of the position
md had been directed 'n Mr. Weston
by n neighbor. AZ u glance Ale. lis.
ccrned that the applicant was n0 ar
binary workman. Ne simply stated
that he had met with "a serl"u>-reyerS"
~ fortune. had owned yacht once.
knew all about water craft and would
The life saving s.ryic. chief appeared
an III. scene n little later. To look NJ
ter some repairs In the tower that
was To be the daily home ~ Alice.
and she introduced North. whose
services were az once arranged for.
Monday morning Alice reached the
tower 70 ind its top circular room
newly whitewashed. IN. phone In and
the place swept out and busted. A
pretty bouquet ~ Wild flowers showed
In a tin cup. North had arrived In
advance Of her.
"You worked all this maggie said
Alice. with grateful eyes.
That ough, 10 be part ~ my duty
every morning" declared North.
"S.c." and he pointed through IN. door
of nm alcove "rye arranged for
board. As to the lodging. could any.
thing be better;' and ne Indicated a
hammock swing across window open
ings where the sea prp..z. came IN
fresh and brscing
incidentally Alice learned that
sNOftU Uuu Ns~fl fs'lt utVe u
hut had been defrauded out ~ ~ hy
,chcrners. lie had come down 70 the
cape 10 sail yach, for very wealthy
gentleman. hut the latter had been
taken III.
1T left me stranded" he explained.
hut I'll be- able To get along here on
what the position pays me for the
rest 81 the season
lie was courteous. well read re
fined In manner. During III. first
month Of service he had saved strug
Cling and exhausted hniher who had
yentured too far uu, in the surf. AMI
on. stormy afternoon both he AMI |
Alic. took the oars aud reached u cap
sized boat lust IN time ~ rescue 1--WE
young girls clinging tn H. he had |
gone 20 TAX" report in headquarters
one day when storm SIGNALS Wrr. M |
aud. returning Instead ~ coming NJ
10 the looknut. he hurried 10 th, boat |
Bending the oars vigorously North |
drove forward dlngnuallh iu the direc.
ton Of the cape. SpOnl Alic. her
eyes ~ the telescope. OWNED his pur |
pose. lie was cutting acruss the track |
~ n light craft holding one man. A.
he reached II Alice uttered sharr
scream. 4 pun ~ smnk" aud then
the faint echo ~ pistol report told |
her of desperate encounter The
boats were side hy side She saw
North. who had fallen arise. shift hl.
Gar. strik. AZ the man who had fired |
al him and spring beside him. Tie
shore boat fioated away Tho smaller
one. both men apparently helpless
drifted unguIded.
Alice seDsed n tragedy. She acted |
like the true daughter of m. s..n thai
she was In a few moments she WA
CARRIED In light bathing suit Sh.
was a superb swimmer. but fairly ~
hausted as she clamb.r.d into the !
drifting boat. Both ~ It's occupants
lay senseless. She got them sshor.
called her father and within aL hour
North was able tn tell his story.
II heard In the toan ~ q great
tewel roh,hsry NJ IN. lautel" he ~.