The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-11-23
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I'm sorry. Ben. Not1c + ~
ashamed of the way Dale nvod
expecting to marry y01l a; y winter
and now running aWuS >lll1 that
travelling salesman fr0& .-yeS
the minister at Tsboso ia men,
that afternoon. an6 81 Y lonr,s
they're married and ht y - ht1r6and.
why we've got to mak5 y ~ q n
But we'd hull sfGh< 7Ht1< DAISY had
married you--what CD I ~ 10 com
fort you, BenT IN
Don't worry abouf ~ ~. Brew.
err" he said, exte6dlnx : ble brown
hand. ITS u hard blcr ~ Daisy Ind
only told me she al Y love me /
would have freed her q oace, but tion't
you and Mrs. BreWor NJ about fit
will come out ailsrfSnt II ne end"
You're son to ~ proud Of, Ben"
said the older msn Aosrsely as he
went away.
Ben paused with ~ hand on the
painter of the llohthoose motorboat.
The smile had fa6ed ana there was
only the grimne6o IN q his face. The
boat was laden vl(h supplies for the
lighthouse. stanolne clean and white
at the end Of the long shoal two miles
from the maitland Ben was assistant
keeper there. and he and Daisy had
planned an idyllic lie In their sea-
bound homeou Il was not to be.
Therefore. the IIehthouse looked cold
-er and loneliee than ever as his boat
dashed across the bay. He might have
been Tilted every day Of the week for
all the emofipu be showed when he
mounted the stairs to the cozy living
room and told his uncle and aunt the
news. A.ssae sl...se y
Days. weeks and months went by
md ehRpyf9ond found that time was
a little solnce,
Il expect some day I'll be darned
glad ftahappened" he told himself
savageIy, as he polished the brasses
and cleaned the big lenses.
II was 4 Wild autumn, with raging
seas and f,1rious winds that shook the
building TO its foundation. Folks
ashore arose in the night and looked
off toward Sands Light to see II some
giant sea had not swept 1t away. but
nothing happened until Christmas
week. when q binding snOwstorm held
the country In thrall and the friendly
beams OF Sands Light could scarcely
be seen.
whats THAR" beloved the keeper
above the noise Of, the horn.
"Sea gulls-poor critters" muttered
Ben.
sounds like Cy-" The two men
rushed 70 4 window and looked out.
Al first nothing could be seen but the
-smothering cloud of snOwGakes. There
was 10 sssm Of an unfortunate vessel
shearanx toward the shoal or the signal
fires Of the life saving station-yes.
-there were the fires miles below at
Kiticut Beach--the life savers were
out tonight. on Kiticut Beach were
the black rocks where another light
was placed. But still came that In
-sistent cry that seemed timed to sound
whenever the foghorn paused.
"Tt,s on the shoal below maybe
someone from the wreck off Kiticut,"
shouted Ben and he pulled on his OIL
skins.
AYou1l be drowned!" warned his
mint But you've got to go, Benny"
For the first time since his broken
engagement Ben laughed outright. He
kissed his aunt and made for the lower
Aoor. Half an hour afterward he
,bruuxht up one by one four people.
sthree women and one man, survivors
from the wreck Of the ship at Kiticut
who had been put into small boat
And had drifted to the friendly shelter
of Sand shoal. They were all warmly
: dressed and after the keeper ana MS
: family had worked over them FOR hours
and put them to bed they slept AL
tha ,axt dav and in more or