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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1906)
w '*<4 r ••••••••••••••••• I h e Suits, $7.45 to $25.00 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WELCH •• • • •• •• •• •• •• •• • • •• • • • • •• I IF IQT WIHT WELCI BtfEl ff IIWT | ••• Dy •«• Louis Tracy, PILLAR of LIGHT Alrthar ol -n* Win«« e( th« Mersing** 1 Copyright, IP04. by 14 ward J. Clod* »- ■ I —-sa (Tills »tory wa» c<iinmv«n «l In tiia* is sue <>( N»»v«-ml«-r 30th. Th ••* Kii<iM rit>- wholly true, lb* settled ebuo* of th* I>»g *• »»me will on rnpiv«t receive «copy «bore lie wilder« him. *111* <-hang«ful ol that dale ) , ■on cannot. Meanwhile, th* dawdler« llnlug the ’’"b* inn» waa scarri-1 nu t blistered t y wind ami wave until be hail uttaln- whurf. following Enkt's «lynnls with «■' oitjih outward semblance to tits their eye«, devoted theiawlv*« to a •—“fL NeverUivless. num sod bunt covert «luring at the young peopla hurrying along th* quay. Constance I train!, la-lug a young and lookml rellnlil*. They were stur<1y «nd pretty woman, ««-cured their Instant •trona; antiquated, perhaps, and greatly »uffrnre«. Indeed, sbe would liar* In want of a new coni, hut sb tp«sl on won th* fa'ora 1,1c verdict of a mor* H um i » roaiM <)■•» elemeul* tiagetber fur «ever* audience. Taller than Enid, a.*»* y«-ur* to coin* lieu I'ullnrd and bln | bad the brown hair and hazel eye« of |>lli tin rd driver, Imlay, tvere I'orniah her father. To him. loo. she owed th« celebrities uf nut*. Not one*, but frank, self reliant |»ol»e of bead and ajiiiiy time«, bud they bum limit* Im clearly cut. refined feature« which con mortal-with tliv umwtnlu Innuurtal- veyed to others that all lm|a>rtnnt first fty of art—by painter* ut lb* Newlyn rood Impreaalon. Blended with Rt«. phen Brand's firm Inclslven*as. and •cbooL The girl. an anlm»t*<1 cameo. to softening the quiet strength of her which tb* abnbby plrtunmuueu««* of marked rr*eml«l<iuce to him. was an olil lieu In hi* patebod garments «nd *«sentlal femininity which lifted her old Daisy In her unkempt «olhllty aup- wholly apart from tb* ruck of hand |>lled a Atting bai kgrouad. merited th« some English girls who find delight In tacM «|>proval ah* received fr-iui the copyaig the msuuers and even th« dree* of their male friends. p!|>e smokers. Her costume was an «tact replica «f Flaxen haired, blue <-jed. with a face of a delicate, dewerllke beauty, which that of Enid. fib« walked wall and added to It« luiddlo charm by tb* rapidly, yet her alert carriage had a healthy glow of a «kla brightened and grace, a aubtls elegance, more fre deepeurd In tuue by an abldtug love of quently seen In America than in Eng the open air. »be «iiggmted. by her land. Her lively face, flush«! with attire, an artlatle «tody <rf the color ef- exsrclae. and. It may be. with aome feet» derivable from the daringly truat little excitement, conveyed the «ame ful little plant which gave the boat Ita transatlantic characteristic. One «aid natu* Mb« wore a eeat and aklrt of at seeing her: "Here Is a gtrl who has green doth, lightly bemmetl and cuffed lived much abroad " It came as a sur with dark red braid. Iler large whit* prise to learn that alt* had never hat waa trimmed with velvet of a tone crossed tb* channel. to match tb* braid, and her neatly Si The mau with her. Lieutenant John ting brown Iwata and gloves were of I Percival Htanhope, IL N., was too fa th* rigtit «had* Beneath her coat miliar a figure lu Penxance to evoke there waa a gllmpa* of a knitted jersey uuttered cunimeut from the gallery. if soft white wool, thia twlng a tribute A masterful young gentleman be to tlie «ea«on. though a winter In looked, and one accustomed to iiavtug I.yonneaae enn n«nally shrug It« com hla own way lu the world, whether In fortable «honldera nt tb* deceitful love or war. True type of the British sailor. he lind the physique of a «troug vagnrlea of the lllvlcrn. That alic waa a ymtng person of man and the adventurously cheerful some maritime experience wna visible cxpresalou of a lory. The skin of hl* face and hands, olive to the connolaaeiira ntaire at n glance. Hhe wna busily engigol In packing the tinted with «Xpoaur«, bl* «lark hair and spacious lockers of the iulay with cer the curved eyelashes, which droop«l tain «tore« of npplc*. orange« mid v«-g over hl* blue «¡res, no leas than the ar •tables--ranging from the lordly imw tistic proclivities snggiwted by hl« well potnto tnu ariatoernt at that time of <-hl»l«l features uud loug. tapering Au th»- yean to the pletielan mblmgw and ger«. proclaim«! that Ntaniiope, not her lithe, active llgnr* move«! with nn withstanding Ills Rnxon Nuruame and rue I mihi of contldem-e In the erratic bluff iHiir.ng. « i* a felt. Ill« inollier, principle« of gravitation »» cmlMled lu fact, wa« a Tregurtlicn of Cornwall, daughter of a peer and a leading tigure and arranged by a rocking boat Pollard, too. waa overhauling Ida in local society. O ik - may a«k. "Why aboul«! a yonth gear, aeclng thnt the maat wna accure- ly «tapped ntul the tnckl* ran free. of good birth and «octal position to Millie they worked they talked, and. of on such tertn« of easy familiarity with two girl«, one of whom was the daugti courae. th* critic« llstcm-d. “Do yon think th* weather will hold. ter of a llghtbou«* ki-vpor ami the other Beni" naked th* girl over her «boulder, her «l«t«-r by adoption?" Iu«l<-e<l a great niaiiy ju-ople <|ld a«k «looping to arrange «otne cltiatera of daffodil« and narclaati« ao thnt they this i>ertlnent question. Among others. ahonld not suffer by th* lurch of «nine l*«dy Margnret Htanbn|>e put It ofteu henvy pa«-kag* when th* boat keeled and polut<*lly to her son without auy cogent nuswer la-liig forilicotnlug over. If «be were d<-ule<l eullghtetinieut. al "The gin«« b* a-fnllln". «tire, missy,” ■aid the old fellow cheerily, "but wl* though her maternal anxiety waa Juatl the wind backin’ round to the norrnrd On bl*, tbc «inokcr« on the pier, as rep nweutlug the wider gossiped the towu. it on’y nn-aiu a drop o’ wet.” “You think w* will mako tl>* rock In ■nay also l>* left un«iitl«fle.l. “This is a nice thing." li* cried when good tlmaf” ’ be cam* within speaking dlhtuucc of "W«-'m do our beat, MI m EnM." tli* girl lu I lie boat. “I tiiauMge to bam- She ant up suddenly. “Don’t yon d.ire tell me, Ben Pollard, b >twle the admiral out of three days’ thnt nfter all our piWfigratloM wo may leave und 1 ruth to Penxauce to l>e told have to turn back or run for Inglorloua that Con--lance uud you are off to th«- Gul* Rock for the d ly. It 1« t«x> laid of •heller Into I.nmorna." Her mock Indlmatlon Induced a maaa- you. Enid." Eyebrow« were rnlse.l aud sU«-nt |v* grlu. "A n.-nlio-nny table break ing Into mirth.” wna Enid's private de winks cxrhnng-d among the human scription of P.cn’a face when he anilled. sparrows lining th* rails. "So Muster Jack came to ««-e Miss “*®o knnw the count aa well aa most." he said. "Farther go. at run ger Trcvllllou. chi Wliat would her lady ship say If the heard that?" blow. '** know.” "Why not come with u«?" Th* au “And not no alow, eh, Beni Really, you and th* Dalny look mor* tubby dacity of her! “Ily Jove." be ngn-«-d. “that would lie every time I ace yon.” Thus dlaparnged. Tollard defended jolly. IxM>k here. Walt two miuutaa until I scribble a line to th* mater"— himself and Illa craft. "Nothing of the sort. Jack.” Inter- “Me an’ Daisy ’ll rail to Gulf light qulck*r*n any other two tulia In Pen posed the other girl quietly, taking wince. tnlnny. Her l>* a long ntn at front 111* arm the waterproof cloaks he thia time o' year, but you'm get there was carrying for her. “You know Lady all right, I ’Xpert. MT a n irrard breeae Margaret would I m « very angry. un«l wc'm be «afe enough. • If the wind with very gixsl rvasou. Moreover, dad make« ’** c'n z«» et cornin', 'ee knaw ” would I»* annoyed too.” "Th* old girl Is going out thia after- Rhe laughed quietly. Any reflection on th* «panking power« of hla pilchard ntXMi." h* protest*«!. "And ah* exi«ects you to go with her. driver would rouse Ben Instantly. ”A« If I didn't know all you cotlld Now. Jack, don’t let us «iuarr*l la-fore teach me." «he cried, “and as If any we have met for live minutes. W* will one In all Cornwall could teach me bet- see you tomorrow." He bel|M-«l her down the stone steps. ter." "Enk!.’’ he murmured. “Connie and The old fisherman waa molllfled. IT* you must promise to drlv« with me to look«*! along the quay. “Time we’m cast «ff." he ««Id. ’’Ml«« Morvnh In the morning. I will call for Constance bo a plaguy long tlm« you at 11 sharp." “What a pity you can’t sail ont to the fetch In’ them wrap«.’’ "Oh, Ben, how can you «ay that? rock with us tiMlay! Tomorvuh Is so Rhe had to go all tli* way to th* cot distant." The minx llfte«l her blue eyes to hla tage. Why, If she ran”— 'Tlerc «lie be,” he broke In. “an' ah* with su<-h Ingenuous regret In them b'aln't nmnln', neither. Tier'« got • that Htanhope Inuglicd, and pipe* were young man In tow.” *hlfte«l to i>crmlt the listeners alxive What announcement would straight their bends to snlggar approval of her en the back of any girl of nineteen Ilk* quip. unto that? Enid Trevillion turned aud "Dad will wig ns enough ns It Is. stood upright. Enid," snt«l tlx- other girl. “We are "Why, It’s Jack!” sb« cried, waving bringing hint a pence offering of th* a delighted hand. fruits of tl>e earth. Jack." “Bo It be," admitted Pollard, nfter u "Will you be able to Inndt’ surprised star*. “When I look land "One uever can tell. It all depend« ward my eyes b'aln’t no goo«l a« they on the state of the sea near the rock. wan.” He stilted thin fnct regretfully. No Anyhow, w* can have a chat and send elderly «on dog will ever acknowledge up the vegetable« by the «ierrick." "We’m never g«e there thlccy tide ff to fnlllng vision when he gaze« at th« level horizon lie knows so well. Thia we’m atop here much longer,” Inter 1« no pretense of unwilling age; It to rupt«! Bon. "Hello, o|d grumpua! How are you? The American Clothier % MIm! you keep these .voung ladle* off the ston«>«.'’ “And mind you keep your •'«» P“* the strnies." growl««! I’olluru. “They w«« s-*nylu' lur»t night her wen- ■ ground at I’ortsea." “They «aid right. Father Beu. Tl-.a: Is why I am here." Enltl glanced at him with ready anx iety. There wa« nothing of the flirt In her maunt-r now. “I liiqo- you iia<l no mishap." »he said, atid Count* mutely «-cbot-d the in quiry. Both girls knew well wbat « serious thing It wss for a youngster to run hl« first boot ««bore. "Don't look so rlum." be cbnckM. "t am all right. Got • bit of Iradoa eat I 1 I * ”7’«>mortMh U so <lUtanl.n nt It. really We fouled die Volcanic and strained our sti-erlng gear. That 1« nil." It was not nIL He <!ld not mention thnt during a torpedo attack ou <• foggy iiiglil he ran up to tbre* iMittl«- ships tindefeuded by nets abu atvncilecl bis Initials within a white square on Ave different parts of their ateek hulls, thus slgu.ifying to an indignant admiral ami tlir«-«» confoundnl captains «dic tionary tnennlug of “c«mfoniM!<*d") that these leviathan* bail been iiiglorloualy •unk at tbeir mooring* by t<>n>«sl«iea. "It nouiidi nnt'oiivluclng.” «aid Con stance. "You must aupply detail« to morrow. Enid, that horrid pun of yours ruins the word." "Are we ulro to supply luncheon!" cblnu-d In Euld. "I’erish tlie thought. I have lived ou anndwlchcs and bottled beer for a week. There! Off you go." , He gave tlie l>ont a rigorous push an«! stood for a little while «1 the foot of the steps, ostensibly to light a cigar. Hi- watcinsl Constam-e «¡tipping th-- rudder while Euld hoisted tlie sail and old Ben piled n |mlr of o«n to carry th«- I-out Into the fair way of the chan nel. They nean-d the harlM>r lighthouse. Tim brown sail flllttd and the Daisy got way ou her. Theu she s|>ml round tb<- end of the solid pier and van ished. wltereupou l.leutenant Stanhop« walk«! slowly to tlie promenade, whence In* could see the diminishing ■pock of «-auvas on the shining sea un til It was hidden by Clement's Island. At lant the devotees of twist and shag, resting th<-lr tire*! arms on tbo rallltig. were able to exchange com- nn-nts. “Brace o' An* gella, them.” observed tin* acknowledged leader, a broken down “captalu” of a mlue abandoned eoon after bls birth. "Fine." Hgr*e«l hla nearest henchman. Then, catching the gloom of the cap tain's gaac after Stanhope'« retreatlug tigure. he added: “But what does that young «park want, turning their pretty beads for them. I should like to know!" “They didn't s«-«-m partlc'lar «tuck on ’lin,” ventured another. “The way« of women 1« cnrlous.” pronounced tbe oracle. “I once knew a gel!”— But bln personal reminiscent-*« were not of value. More to tbe polut was tlie garbled, but. In the main, accurate account he gave of the rescue of an unknown child by one of the k«M*pors of th* Gulf Rock lighthouse on a June morning eighteen years earlier. Kt«>pben Brand, waa the name of the man. and there waa a bit of mystery nt »out him too. They all knew tliat a light keeper earned n matter of £70 to £N0 a year—not enough to maintain a daughter und an adopted child lu slap- up style, wna It? A timall villa they IIveil In. ami a governess they bad. and |Mmles to ride when they were big enouah. Tbe thing wna ridiculous, wasn’t It? Everytaxly agrc«»d that It was. I’eople aald Brand wna a swell. Well, that might or might not be true. Tb* , speaker did not think much of him. j lie wan a quiet, unsociable chap, though Jone«, a Trinity peusloner, who kept tbo "1’Ucbard aud Sela«" now, wouldn't hear a wrong word about blm and always called him “cap'n.” A pretty sort of a captain! But. then, tl.ey all kMW what au old alow coach Jones wa«. They did. Jones' pinta were retailed on tbe premises tor tana- ey down. Then there wa« Spence, lame Jim, who Uved at Maraziou. He told a An* tale a'»out a Agbt with a abark before Brand n-uched tbe boat lu which was tbe blessed baby—that very girl. Enid, they had just mso . Waa It true? How could be any? There was a lot about It at tbe time In tbe local i>apers, but just then bls own mind wus given to thoughts of enlisting, as a British ex ped It lou wss marching across tbe d««- ert to relieve Khartum, and causa Goe- don's death. No. Brand and th« two girls bad Mt dwelt all tbe time in Penzance. Tb« light keepers went all over th« king dom. you know, but he bad bit upon some sort of fog signal fad— Bread waa always a man of tads; be om « told tb« speaker that al! tbe Polwwna mine waut«*d was work—and tbe Gulf Rock was the beat place for trying it At hla own request th« Trinity paopto ■ent blm back there tvo years ago. Rome folk bad queer taste*, hadn't they? And talking so much bad made blm dry. Then tbe conversation languished, aa tbe only obvious remark of any Im portance wa« not forthcoming. Meanwhile the Daisy sped buoyantly toward tbe «outbwest. Although «lie was broad In lM*am and staueb from thwart to keel, it was no light under taking to run fourteen miles out aud home In such a craft But old Beu Pollard knew what he was aliout. Not until the granite pil lar of tbe distant Gulf Rock opeiu*d up l»eyond Cam du was ft n«*cessarjr to turn tbe boat's bead senward. Even then, by steering close to the Runuei- etone. they tieeil not. «lurlug two-thirds of the time. I»e more than a mile or eo distant from one of the many cn*eks In which they could secure shel ter In case of a sudden change in the wen flier. Thenceforward there was nothing for It-Jmt n straight rnn of six miles to th* rock, behind which lay tb* Reilly isle*, forty miles away, and well be low tbe l-oet's horizon. Ro. when the moment <-ame for the Anal d«»clslou to t»e made. Pollard cast aa anxious eye at a srtut bank of cloud mounting high In the noi-th. There was an ominous drop In the temperature too. Th* min h* antici pated might turn to snow, aud snow Is owu brother to fog at sen. though l»oth are gem-rally sliaent from the (’«imlsb littoral In winter. “Ben." cried Enid, breaking off a vivid If merclle*« description of a new disciple who bad joined tbe artist!* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 221-223 Morrison St., cor. first * • • Portland, Oregon • • • • ••••••«•••••••••••••••«•••••••••••• • • • •«•••••«■••••••• ...eeee.«ee«.e.eee • • 'N rhe Eastwood Nurseries 1^ K&ii’gr E. P. SMITH, Proprietor, Gresham, Ore. One- and Two-Year Fruit Trees, Small Fruita, Ornament- al Trees and Shrubs, Rose Bushes and Flowers, ««at«« Write for Catalogue or for Latest Prices on Anything You Want. k________________________________________________________________________ • knaw bow tb* tide runs ovte U>e reef, ••••••••••••••••••• an' *t«« eeay to drive to tbe wrong «id« • Watches and Jewelry Z of the light We’m try again tomor • - RXPAIklXU A SPXCIALTT— • row. Oa'y th* flower« ’U spile. All tb« a All Work <iusrsnte«l. • • Crash! A loud explosion burst forth from tbe «Sense height« of tbe storm. Tbe Daisy, sturdy as ebe was. seemed to ablver. Tbe very air trembled with tbe din. Pollard bad bls band on tbe sail to swing It to starboard when Con stance put tbe tiller over to bring tbe boat's bead up against tbe wind. For an Instant be hesitated. Even be. vers ed In tbe ways of tbe sea. was startled. Both girls positively jump«! tbe sud den t»aug of the rocket was so unex pected. "Mr. Brand must ha’ teed ua.” pro nounced Ben. ‘“That’s a warnin' to we to go back.” The words had s«-nr«-e left his lips when auotber report smote tbe great silence, otherwise unbroken save by tbe quiet plash of tbe sea against tbe bows and the faint reverberations ef tbe distant belt "That is too urgent to be Intended for us." said Constance. “We were just halfway a-ben tbe snow com menced.” “I did not notice any vessel near tbe rock." cried Euld tremulously. "Did you. B«-n?" Pollard's stow utterance was not quick enough. Before he could an swer a tbird rocket thundered Its over powering summons. "That Is tlie 'help wanted' signal,” cried Constance. "Beu, there la no question now of goiug back. We must keep our present course for twenty tnluutee at least and then take to the oars. The bell will guide us.” "Oh, yes, Ben." agreed Enid. "Rome- thing has gone wroug on tbe rock ltaelf. I am quite sure tbore was no ship near enojigh to be In trouble already.” "By gum. we’m zee what's tbe mat ter." growled Ben. "Steady It la. Miss Brand. Ef we’m In trouble I'd as s«x>n ba' you two gella ab«>urd as any two men lu Penzance." At another time the compliment would Lave earued him a torrent of sarcasm. Now It passed unheeded. Tbe situation was bewildering, alarm lug. There were three keepers In the lighthouse. Tbe signal foreboded ill ness, sudden aud serious Illness. Who could it be? In such a crisis charity begins at home. Constauce, with set face and shlulng eye«, Euld, flushed and on th« verge of tears, feared lest their own bqloved one should J»e tbe sufferer. coterie at Newlyn. “what are you look ing at!” He ecratch«?*! his head ami gazed Ax«Mlly at tbe white l»attnll<>'is sw«-ep- Ing in aerial conquest over the land. “She <k> took like snaw,” he aduiltte<L “Well, what d«>es that matter?” Without waiting for orders Con stance bad eased tlie helm a trifle. Tbe Dalny was now fairly headed for the rock. With this breeze «be would be there In h*ss,t!ian an hour. "It l»e a bit risky.” grumbled Ben. “We will lie alongside tbe lighthouse tiefore there enn be any serious down fall." said practical Constance. "Sure ly we can make the Inml again no mat ter bow thick th* weather may be.” Beu allowed himself to be persuaded. In after life he would never admit that they were free agents at that mmnent. “Il had to be,” he would say. “It wur In me mind to argy wl* she. but I just couldn’t An’ how often do us see THE snaw In Carnwnll? Not on«-* lu a blue moon." Aud who would dispute him? No west country man. certainly. At a distance of Ave miles one small A»«hlng craft la iw like another as two nillputlans to the eye of Gulliver. In a word. It needs acqualntauce and nearness to distinguish them. Aa It happeued, Stephen Brand did happen to pote the Daisy and the «-ourse siie was shaping. But. during the short Interval when hla teles«-«»pe might have revealed to him the iden tity of her occupants, he was suddenly called by telepb«»ne from tbe oil room to tbe kitchen. When next he ran aloft In a wild hurry to signal for assistance, he found, to his despair, that the land’s Em! ww already blotted out in a swirling snowstorm, and the great plain of blue w-a had shrunk to a lend- en |>atch whose visible limits made tbe reef took large by comparison. With the mechanical precision of habit be set the big I m -II In motion. Its heavy boom came fitfully through tlie l»eltlng snowAakes to the ears of tbe two girls and old Ben. The latter, mat • ter of tbe situation now. announce«! bis Intention to 'bout ship and make for e • Mount's bay. " ’Ee doan' ketch m* tryln' to sail clwie to Gulf Rock when ’ee can't zee a bfMtt's length ahead," he said emphatic ally. ladles both, but 'ee [ to bk comtixvkd .) For Special Bargain* la Wairte*. «■• • • Fred D. Flora, I • WATCHMAKER and JEWELER • • * 191 Morrison St., Z PORTLAND, * - - • • OREGON * Near Pap’» Rntauranc. • * *•••••••••••••••••• • Z Two Small Tracts • for Sale. 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