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r CM? 1 T LIGHT '"I t Is Uli auTUl tiling, UK uiuaucu, "to condemn so many men, women and children to such a death." . spasm of pain made Pyne's lips ti.uulous for an instant. He had for gotten Elsie and Mamie. P.ut his voice was fully under con trol when he spoke apiin. "You can count on me in the deal in all but one thins," he said. The older man looked up fiercely. What condition could be imposed in the fulfillment of a duty so terrible? "I am here by chance," went on Pyne. "One of your daughters may Lave told you that Mrs. Vansittart fame from Xew York to marry my un cle. Anyhow you would know she was dear to him by his message today. She Is sort of in my charge, and I can't de 6i t her. It's hard luck, as I don't care a cent for her. She's the kind of wom an old men adore fascinating, birdlike creatures when the cage is gilded." Brand sprang to his feet and raced up to the trimming stage. When his hands were on the lamp he felt surer of himself. It gave him strength dur ing the hurricane, and it would strengthen him now. "There can be no exceptions," Jie said harshly. Pyne waited until the lighthouse keeper rejoined him. "I ought to have put my proposition before you first and made a speech aft erward." he said. "Constance and Enid will join you here when you say the word, but I will be on the other side of the barricade." "Nonsensef cried Brand. "You have no right to thrust away the chance that is given you. tiou saved all these peo pie once. Why should you die use lessly?" "What! Suppose it pans out that way. Suppose we live a couple of weeks and escape. Am I to face the old man and tell him the truth? No, Bir. You don't mean it. You wouldn't do it yourself. What about that shark the girls told me of? I can guess just what happened. He wanted the light refreshment in the boat. Did you scoot back when you saw his fin? I'm a heap younger than you, Mr. Brand, but that bluff doesn't go." ' "Thank heaven, we have twenty-four hours yet!" murmured Brand. "It will be all the same when we have only twenty-four seconds. Let us fix It that way right now. Don't you see, it will be easier to deceive the girls? And there's another reason. Bar ricade and shoot as you like, it will be a hard thing to keep threescore des perate men boxed up down below. When they begin to diet on colza there will be trouble. A few of us, ready to take chances, will be helpful. Some of them may have to die quick, you know." f Brand closed his eyes In sheer af fright. In that way he tried to shut out a vision. "Be it so," he gasped. "May the Lord help us." It was the responsibility that master ed him. Judges on the bench often break dawn when they sentence a criminal to death, but what judge, hu mane, tender lleartod and God fearing, ever pronounced the doom of seventy eight people snatched from a inerciful death to be steeped in horrors? At last his iron will predominated. The knowledge that the path of duty lay straight before him cheered his tor tured soul. No man could say he erred In trying to save his children. That was a trust as solemn as any conferred by the Elder Brethren of the Trinity. He placed a hand on Pyne's shoulder, for thir: youngster bad become dear to him. "Had I a son." he said, "I should wish him to be like you. Let us strive to forget the evils that threaten us. Brooding is useless. If need be you will take charge of the lower deck. There is starvation allowance for three more days at the Avorst, but I hate the thought of starting the new scale to morrow." "It may not be necessary." "Candidly, I fear it will." I know the Cornish coast too well. When bad weather sets in from the southwest at this season it holds for a week at the lowest computation." "Is there no other way? Can noth ing be done out there?" "Able men, the best of sailors, the most experienced of engineers, have striven for half a century to devise some means of storm communication with a rock lighthouse rlaced as this Is. They have failed. There is none." "That's good," cried Pyne pleasantly. "Where is your pouch? I feel like a smoke. If I hadn't fired that question at you I should have wasted a lot of time in hard thinking." Brand had to scheme that night to reach the storeroom unobserved. The Falcon, steaming valiantly to her ob servation post near the buoy, aided him considerably. He permitted the night watch to gather In the service room while he supplied the men with tobacco and stationed the officer on the gallery to observe the trawler In case she showed any signal lights. Since the attempt on the lock Con stance gave the key to her father after each visit For the rest, the Inmates of the pillar were sunk in the lethargy of unsatisfied banger. Constance and Enid, utterly worn ont with fatigue, '.were sound asleep in the kitchen, and the tears conned down tb jnan'f face fct he tctoft tbe serf t a tfch lm V" 1 1 . By . Louis Tracy, Author of The -Wings of tKe Morning . Copyright. 1904. by Edward J. Clode curing xhV measured allowance oT Hour and bacon for one meaL The diet of "Had I a son J should wish him to be like you." one hungry meal for eighty-one people gave twenty-seven hungrv meals for three. He ought to have taken more, but he set his teeth and refused the ungrateful task. It is ofttimes easy for a man to de cide upon a set course, but hard to fol low it. "A week!" he murmured. "Perhap3 ten days! That is all. Pray heaven I may not go mad before they die!" Pyne, watching the light, knew that Brand had succeeded. The Falcon went. Gradually the watch dispersed. "Where is the hoard?" asked Pyne, making believe that they were playing some comedy. "Hidden in the kitchen lockers. I could obtain only distilled water. You must persuade the girls in the morning that something went wrong with the apparatus." As opportunity offered Brand trans ferred the tins to the lockers of the service room. Pyne, who missed noth ing, shook his bead when it became evident that last consignment was safely stored away. "Not much there," he commented. "I will take no more!" was the fierce cry. "You ought to." "I refuse, I tell you! Don't torture me further." "Any chance of a row in the morn ing? The purser and Mr. Emmett mount guard when the storeroom is opened." "I acted my role welL I built up the vacancies with empty tins." "My sakes," cried Pyne pityingly, "you deserve to win through !" "I think my heart will break," mut tered Brand. "But look! The lamp! It needs adjusting." Indeed, a fresh' gale seemed to be springing up. The wind vane having gone, the index was useless. It was not until a burst of spray drenched the lantern that Brand knew of a change taking place. The wind was backing round toward the north. The barometer fell slightly. It por tended either more wind and dry weather or less wind, accompanied by rain. Who could tell what would hap pen? Fair or foul, hurricane or calm, all things seemed to be the ungovern able blundering of blind chance. When the rock was left In peace aft er the fall of the tide Pyne promised to keep the light in order if Brand would endeavor to sleep until day break. Rest was essential to him. He would assuredly break down under the strain if the tension were too long maintained, and a time was coming when he would need all his strength, mental and physical. I "Here have I been snoozing in odd ' corners ever since I came aboard," ; urged the American, "and I have noth . ing to do but starve quietly. It's ri j diculous. My funeral Is dated; yours I isn't. You can't be on deck all the j time, you know. Now, just curl up ! and count sheep jumping over a wall. or any old game of the sort, until your eyes close of their own accord." Brand yielded. He lay on the hard boards, with a chair cushion for a pil low. All the rugs rescued by Con stance were now needed in the hospi tal. In less than a minute he was sound asleep. "That was a close call," mused Pyne. "In another hour he would have crack ed up. He's a wonder anyhow." The lighthouse keeper slept until long after daybreak." Pyne refused to al low any one to disturb him. Soon after 7 o'clock the watch re ported that two vessels were approach ing from the bay. One was the Fal con, and the sailors soon made out that the other was the Trinity tender from Plymouth. When they were both nearing the buoy Brand was aroused. It was evident that t jo brief rest had cleared his brain and restored his self confidence. Instantly he took up the thread of events, and his first words showed bow pleased he was that some one of authority in the lighthouse serv ice should be In active communication with him. sstanfiope on feoara tne Trmiry steam er, standing-by the side of the inspect ing officer of the south coast -iights. Other officials ' were there, but near Stanhope was a tall elderly man un known and certainly a stranger in Pen zance. -' ' The Falcon was now chartered by press men, so the civilian on the official boat was evidently a person of eon sequence Indeed, .Brand imagined, long before Pyne was able to verify the impression, that the newcomer was Mr. Cyrus J. Traill, whom he had failed to notice' in the poor light of the pre vious evening. . ' -. He knew quite well that the experi enced chief of the lighthouse service would appreciate fully the disabilities under which he labored, with eighty one mouths to. feed from a stock al ready far below the three months maximum. The first telegraphed question be trayed the prevalent anxiety. "Hope all is well?" What was he to say? Was it ifot best to speak boldly and let men know the truth, not alone as to their present desperate plight, but. revealing the . measures he had devised for the pro tection of the light? He could not make up his mind to launch" out into a full explanation that instant So he signaled: . "Every one alive, but many cases of grave collapse." Stanhope was again the signaler evidently he had arranged matters with the admiral at Portsmouth so Brand expected the prompt reply: "How are Constance and Enid?" "Quite well and cheerful." The tall man near Stanhope bent closer. "Are Mrs. Vansittart and Pyne all right?" ' i Brand assumed that the lady was in no worse condition than others. Con-' stance, telling him the state of the sick during a hasty visit, had not mentioned her name. - 7; So he sent the needed assurance and went on forlornly: "Suppose no effort can be made to open communication?" To his great surprise the answer came: ' "We. are constructing a raft When the tide falls this afternoon we will try what can be done." ' ' Ah, how glad he was that he had not obeyed his earlier impulse and horri fied the anxious rescuers by a prophet cy. of lingering death for many, with the prelude, perchance, of murderous excesses committed by men on' the verge of madness. If that story had to be told he would not flinch, but it was a grateful thing that the hour of Its telling might at least be deferred.- A long message followed, a string of loving words from relatives ashore to those known to be imprisoned on $y& rock. During the merely perfunctory reading off , of the signals his . active mind was canvassing the probabilities of success or failure for the venture, o the afternoon. It was high water about 3 o'clock, and, in his judgment,,, wi$h the wind in its present quarter, about northwest by west the cross seas which would sweep the reef and engulf the lighthouse at half tide would ren der It wildly impossible for any raft ever built by man's hands to live In the immediate vicinity of the rock. However, the issue lay with others now. He knew that they would do- all that brave men would dare. He was tempted to make known the inspiring news to all hands, but refrained, be cause he feared ultimate failure. Be neath his feet was a human volcano. Stirred too deeply, it might become ac tive and dangerous. So the apathetic multitude in his charge, hungrily awaiting a scanty morsel of food which only provoked what it failed to gratify, must rest content with the long statement writ ten out by the purser and read by him at the door of each room. Pyne took to Mrs. Vansittart the news of his uncle's presence on the steamer." - "If you would like to sea him," he said, "I have no doubt Mr. "Brand will let you stand on the gallery for a lit tle while." - - She declined, excusing herseif on the ground of weakness. "In this high wind," she said, "it will be very cold out there, and any further exposure would make me very ill." "That's true enough," he agreed, though he wondered why she raised no question concerning the message she wished him to convey to Mr. Traill. Had she forgotten the urgency of her words overnight? He had carried her instructions quite faithfully to Brand and the latter smiled at the fantasy. "Time enough to think of such things When we are assured of the lady's de parture," he said, and they left it at that Thinking to interest her, Pyne told her of the crowd on the Falcon. "Mostly reporters, Brand thinks," he said. "What a story they will build up in the New York papers! It will be more fun than a box of monkeys to get hold of this week's news and read all the flapdoodle they are printing." But Mrs. Vansittart was not to be roused from her melancholy. She dreaded the least physical suffering. Privation was a new thing in her life. Today she was Inert timid, a woman who cowered away from the door and was obviously anxious that he should leave her to the quiet misery of the packed bedroom. As the day passed, a wearisome iter ation of all that had gone before, a new feature In the relations of the crowded community made itself disa greeably apparent Men drew apart from each other singly or in small groups. An inconsolable gloom settled on the women. By some means the knowledge spread that they might all starve to death in the heart of this cold dungeon. They began to loathe lt to spbraid Its steadfastness srttt spoken coses or vorestrsiaed tears, ata ssac-; taafy jg aa dag. :M.H"WMtusr Jtt xomo-or tne next. 'jno longer was tnere competition to look at land or sea from the open windows. Everywhere was settling down a pall of blank, horrible" silence and suspicion. Even Constance yielded to the com mon terror once when the men of the watch escorted the bearer of a tray load of provisions to the occupants of the coal cellar. " , "Enid," she whispered, "did you see the light in their eyes? What is it? Does hunger look that way?" ; s "It must be so, yet it is almost un believable. They are far removed from real starvation." ' "One would think so. But it is so hard to realize things beforehand. And t thev have nothins to do. They are brooding all the time. ' We are slaves to our imagination. Many , a sick per son is allowed to eat far less than these men harve been given, and the deprivation is not felt at all." , "What will become of us, Constance, if we are detained here for many days?" . .;;..' , "Dear one, do not ask me. We must not think of such things." . - "But dad is thinking of them. I watched his face when I took him a scrap of food just now, and" " 'Hush, dear. Let us pray and hope." There was a clatter of f act downthe iron stairs. The men of the watch were hustling to unbar the iron door. A solidly built circular raft had been lowered from the. Trinity tender. (To be Continued) Why Not Use Electric Lights? Stop scratching matches on jour wall. Tnose streaky match scratches look mighty bad on any wall. But as long as yon continue to use gas or oil you'ye got to use matches. ' The "matchless light" is the electric light, a simple twist of the wrist does it. We are improving and perfecting our lighting service in this city and can give better service for less money than ever in the history Of the city. The -cost of wiring has been reduced until it is within reach of all. If you would like to know more about it, call on us in our new office opposite the O. J. Blackledge furniture store or phone us, Ind, Phone 4S9. v Willamette Valley Co. , G. A. Clark, Mgr. -. 74-tf. Additional Local. . . Austin Lafferty and family leave to morrow to ppend a week at the state fair at Salem. Mr. Lafferty being especially interested in the raing events. ; Mrs. W. H. Wagner and daughter, Miss Luella, left Wednesday for the In depence hop yards for the picking sea son. The work that was put in on the city hall lawn last fall was well worth while, as results show. The late roses are now in bloom there, lending an air of beauty and fragrance to the formerly neglected grounds. By another year the place will be one of the most attractive spots in the city, and the ladies who took the work in hand are certainly to becongratulated. . Mies Eva Dyer, of Linn county, has been in ACorvallis the ; past day or two, looking after affairs preparatory to re-entering 0&.C. Misses Ethel and Merle Hollister re turned yesterday from Newport where they have spent the summer. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Green gave an in formal dinner Wednesday evening, in honor of Prof, and Mrs. F. Berchtold, the latter of whom left yesterday for Washington to spend the winter. Mrs . Bert Hollister departed yesterday for Portland to join her husband and take uni her residence. Mr. Hollister has been in that city a month or two, at work. ' Presbyterian Church, M. S. Bush, pas tor. Bible school at ten, Worship at eleven, subject. "The Gospe.l" C. E. meeting at 6 :30 p. m. and evening ser vice at 7 :30, subject, "Gamaliel . " Eyery single moment of the Oregon Development League convention, to be held in Salem, September 11th to 13th, will be filled with real interest. Talks on subjects which concern the smallest community as well as the city, general discusiions to be participated in by all the delegates, practical addresses having to do with the advertising of Oregon, will form a program that no loyal citizen of the state should mieg if he can possi bly arrange to be in. atteadance. About Dan Kelly. The U. of 0. star athlete will not go East this year to enter the big National Amateur Athletic meet in New York, as originally planned. , Kelly decided it would be bet ter to wait another year. Then, too, to compete would mean a great deaf -of hard . training, which might impair his future performances by overdoing him at the start. Pueblo, Colo. , was the birth place of Kelly twenty-three years ago but his parents moved to Baker City when he was an in fant. Until- six years ago he knew nothing of athletics. He then took up running at the Ba ker high school, and did the hun- ! dred" in 10 1-5. " He also played football. From Baker City he entered r Columbia' 'University, Portland, Or . In the fall of 1905 he switched to the University of Oregon. ; Resolutions. Whereas, That Clark Monday, a faithful and honored member of Corvallis Assembly number 23 United Artisans, was taken from our midst by a sudden and unexpected death, and after severe" sickness, but heroic bearing, . Whereas, That these changes in-life are reconciled by us t'o the administration of the Supreme Artisan of the Universe, Whereas, With fortitude these things are borne. Yet we greatly mourn the death aad loss of our young brother, who had within him the elements and prom ise of graat usefulness as an Artisan and Citizen, therefore be it, Resolved, That as members of this Assembly, we sincerely sympathize with tne bereaved family, in this their great los3 of a son and brother. Be it further Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this Assem bly and a copy of same be forwarded to the family. - j . S.N. WlLKINS, M. E. Abbot, Tilub Read, 74 Committee. Bellefountain Briefs. Mr. and Mrs. Al Tharp and Mrs. Martha Tharp left Tuesday for an outing at the coast. Abram Larkin and family and Mrs. Dr. Bennett are to leave Monday for a two weeks' stay at the coast. The Hadley family and Roy Starr leave Saturday or Sunday for a vacation at Newport. Walter Taylor, who has been very low1 with typhoid fever fcr several weeks, is not improved, and little hope of his recovery is entertained. Ly. N. Edwards is moving the household goods to Corvallis this week, with which his daughters will fit up a bachelor girls' hall for the coming school year, as they are to enter OAC. Johnny Martin, Charles Cling ingsmith and Ed L,ooney are en joying themselves at the coast this week. Hop picking is now on in full blast and this neigh berhood is al most depopulated as at conse quence. There is a scarcity of pickers in nearly all the yards, according to report. For Sale. Twenty head of horses and mules aged from 2 to 4 years. Four miles south west of Albany on the Oakville road. Route 3, Albany, Or. 72-4 B. L. Taylob. Swipes. For $2.60 an Australian matrimonial agency will furnish parson, ring, witness es and a cheerful atmosphere for a wed ding. 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Secretary Bonaparte of the Navy says -tnat "the negro must work or go to the wall.", Perhaps he. will go to the melon, patch. t ; " The following is 'supposed to be the latest version of a familiar couplet: ' Laugh, and the voMd laughs with you; Snore, and you sleep alone. -f . Beveridge is campaigning in Maine for the Republicans. It has been suggested ( that the Democrats should call in Prink water ior a chaser. Another lynching has taken place in South Carolina. Governor Hey ward is a man of words not deeds. Spee-hes will not correct the lynching habit. Italy is. building' a bigger and more powerful 6hip than Britain's Dread, naught. Italy Is friendly to Britain, but "in times of peace," etc.'' . Milwaukee, after all, needs to have a warship named after her, remarks an ex change. One always associates the Wis consin city with a schooner. Mr. Bryan visited Pompeii, and, ac cording to the Mexican Herald, remarked that he had also been damaged by erupt ions of another kind. A man in Detroit went to fasting for his health. He held out 49 days, and then he died. ' The demonstration that fasting cures everything is correct. Speaking of Mr. Rockefeller'd serious cough, an exchange says that , several "good causes" are hoping that he will cough up something substantial. Hoke Smith aras successful in the Georgia caucuses. The vituperative war fare in that State is now attributed to the jokesmith, not to the candidate. HVRicell X I - III 1 ,1 RANKING BY" MAIL We pay 4 on time deposits, current rates on savings accounts, receive deposits subject to check, and do a general bank . ing business. ' - . You can have the advantages of a strong bank at your very door by usinj the mails. $end us your deposits. Acknowledg ment will be sent you by return mail. Savings accounts received from one dollar up. Open an account with us and note bow rapidly it will grow. ' J. FRANK WATSON. Proidm R. L DURHAM. We Prcwlert W. H. FEAR. &ciuir & C CATCH1NCS. Am. 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