The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-03-15

cry no. ! will not !"
She turned her back 10 MIN and
peered intently nj the vast distance.
There are girls meant for the
lake." she said, Il am not one of
them Sue Stocking is. She Is born
to live by water. So are you. Nor
man"
mo, no, Julie 20
But yes" Finality put a stiff edge
TO her voice. .'She Is fine girl. Nor
man. She will make you good wife
have my own future IL Is
not with you no, mol"
Before be could speak again, be-
fore he could reach out his hand. she
was running over the rocks. fleeing
from the water and from him he
plunged after her.
mo. no. julie" he called. -you are
wrongI"
She reached the lighthouse ahead of
him Germaine grumbled as Norman
caught up with them
do you SIT on the hard rocks for
ever?7 he asked. Come, II Is time
to do chores. time we start home"
xviii you come back next Sundayf'
Norman asked
"Come 70 dinner" Sue suggested
land you. Mr.. Delong."
Captain Stocking. waking from his
nap, heard his daughters invitation
mot next Sunday" he forbade. Il
don't want company next Sunday. It'll
storm. Twenty-third o. September's
the equinox"
James Delong turned from an alb
sent-minded stare across the water.
His face was sober as Ii had been
all cay.
"Il does sometimes storm on the
equinox" be argued. ''but so Ii does
on other days. It'h have to blow
mighty hard TO keep me way"
shell blowI" the keeper answered
In the seamanly opinion OF Cap
tain Stocking to prepare ashore for
a storm mearf to polish with pains
taking care every piece Of brass on
the lighthouse reservation. Norman
was up 10 his elbows In soapsuds
when Steve Sutton arrived at FIVE
o':iotk bringing fish for Ghe keep
er's supper From the post Office In
Madrid be brought a letter to Nor
man who retired TO the skiff to ex-
anime it
With something like rage but more
| like paralysis he read il twice. Should
he show If TO the keeper or noti He
should not, he decided Nor to Sue.
What was the use? They had told
him often enough that he didn't be-
long here at Blind Mans Eyel
The missive instructed Norman
Erickson, assistant keeper OF the light
sent himself at district depot on
October first for re-examination as to
his fitness of character. Reports Of
conduct unbecoming the service could
be ignored no longer. 1t was signed
by Cat-eye McGoogan.
All the resi- Of the week, while ne
worked with grimy face and hands
about the fog signal, two visions re
mai ed constantly before his eyes
They were Cat-eye McGoogan's letter
and Julie Richards handsome flushed
face when she said: You must not
ask meI' He had been too sure of
Julie.
Friday night the wind shifted. All
afternoon il touched the land with
warm sticky fingers. shaking ever so
slightly the leaves of the birch trees
back of the dunes, in weary singsong
cadence swaying the tops OF old hem
locks upon the higher ridges
Norman rowed out in his fathers
skif to the gasoline boat, floating In
deep water TO the landward Of Blind
Mans Teeth. With her hatches
closed and battened and deep enough
water under her, Gustafs boat would
weather nearly any gale. he poked
about her deck. pumped her out and
let the waves push his skif ashore
He slept soundly in spite OF the
clamor Of rising gale Captain
Stocking woke him al one O'Clock
Norman realized as he paved out
Of bed that the house had become sur
prisingly cold. Wind cleared his mind
of sleep when be was dressed and
out in the air. He climbed to the
TOD of the tower, made his inspec-
tion cautiously. and ran back down
the stairs
A lantern moved rapidly hundred
yIrds up the beach from the direc-
ton of the coast guard station. Sky
clear, not a vessel in sight off shore
there was 40 apparent cause
for any one running. Norman wait
ed. disturbed by curiosity.
1t was not a patrol The fat man
who painted up to the lighthouse
proved to be Doctor Mccarthy Of
Copperhead He carried an emergency
case IN one hand. his pudgy black
bag in the other.
Erickson. Thought I'd find one of
you fellows up. The old man here?"
"He's asleep. Just gone to bed"
"wake him." babe Mccarthy.
Nov? Two bells? Hate to. Doc
tor"
Got to-" said Mccarthy. His eyes
shone angrily. Snap to ii, young
man." he ordered.
Norman raped softly on the keep
er's DOOR Captain Stocking descend
ed to the parlor al once. gulping hard
and wearing his breeches. one boot
and a blanket.
"Wellg" be asked
Mccarthy turned from the window.
Got a boat?" he demanded
"What for7"
ITO ride in, Stockingl To 60 TO
Battle Al island There's been an ex-
plosion of some kind over there this
evening. Gasoline, l figure Post