The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-01-25
CHAPTER IV-Continued

slammed it on the floor. Fire? Sure,
he could beat fire! Ii wasn't wind j..
il wasn't storm who
needed coast guardsman to drown
out fire? He felt dizzy cool,
this sand he planted it care
fully here, there d-n
ii, there wasn't any fire, wasn't any
danger. Just that filthy SMELL
"HiI CaptainI - he shouted huskily.
THE boys a d-n fOolI" Captain
Parish said distinctly. Fine thanks,
amt it? Try to save mans life and
have him knock you down million
stairsI The fool was drown'd in
fire :"
THE fire was out And | tell you,
Josiah Parish, it amt fitting, such
talk. My, my, what's happened this
day Erickson put Sues fire
out. Josiah Parish. Coast guard didn't
have an oar in il. We didn't need
COAST guard. Faith. and I'd knocked
your man down, too, days was
wild wish't thered been hun.
dTed and eighty steps.
rs the fire out?" asked Norman.
The group in his bedroom started
Captain Stocking was walking violent
Iy without his shoes up ana down the
bare painted floor. Captain Parish of
the coast guard sat astride the chair.
He cOughed just as Norman spoke.
Sue Stocking came toward the bed.
"All out" she answered.
"What's the matter, then?" Norman
demanded.
"Nothing!" answered Sue. Her voice
was mild. Lie still" ar
You put out mean mess o. kero-
sene." her father cried. He mopped
his far red face. Saved a lens, far
as can Tiger, saved the whole
tower"
Captain Parrish interrupted
You knocked my number seven man
clean downstairs.
at didn't hurt him." cried Sue
Stocking.
clean downstairs for trying to lug you
out ~
Who'd | hit?" Norman asked.
"You hit Ed Baker," Sue explained
to him He came up to the tower and
you knocked him down. Norman didn't
know he nit him. Captain Parish And
the fire was out"
sure the fire was out ~ Samuel
Stocking turned on his daughter. mo
thanks To you. Susan. You certainly
have done your share o. mischief TO
day. What day, what day." He
switched his attack TO Norman. at
was that Baker come first, your friend
Bakerl Busted up them stairs like
seasick COW You was capsized in
your head. Erickson. You was yelln'
wild. and when Baker ran up you
pitched into him bow first
at didn't hurt him." repeated Sue
Stocking.
might of And it wouldn't have
been the first time he plunked him.
either" Captain Parish strobe out
of the door. might. Sam1." he
called from the hallway "Night.
Miss Sue"
Norman tried to think. His hands
and arms and face were bandaged
with sickening ointment tina:
smelled like fish oil be was
very sleepy there had been a
fire, he had knocked Ed Baker down
the tower stairs
Why'd ever do thatT he asked
Sue Stocking.
She had slipped from the room. So
apparently. had captain Stocking.
The assistant keeper turned over
miserabIy and slept
II was seven days before Norman
dressed in his uniform and pruwIed
dizzily around the lighthouse reser.
walton; in twelve he resumed work
I'm two weeks he took his FIRST day off
duty
He was undecided where to GO He
wanted TO see his father. And he
wanted TO talk with Julie Richaud.
He had had no word from Madrid.
Bay since Jim Nelson's advice TO
wait a little longer before coming
back. He had written again. a short
embarrassed letter TO old Gustaf, en-
closing half his second pay check. He
would like TO go TO Madrid. But Mel
son knew best probably. He was
faithful. friend of both Ericksons.
There still was Julie.s4 He had not
written her, had not known what to
write. Nevertheless he felt that Julie
would be glad 70 see him In spite Of
his long silence.
II had been two months oh.
;UngeI than that. be WIS ashamed to
figure how long II had been