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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1906)
; T H E 1 / PILLAR of «w S ko,.:./’ <, LIGHT ••• Ry ••• 111 i Louis Tracy, Cemrrighi. 1MM. br EdwsrO J. Clede Suits, $7.45 to $25.00 <, ’■_____ 1 (Till, »lory *M couimeticed in the i«- eti<- of Nuvruiler With. TI khh * stidscrilx ' Ing al our* »Hl on request receive a copy i «»I that date ) HYNOl’Nl* CHAPTER I.— At daybreak an aaalat* ant keener <>l the lighthouse, discovers in th« distance a ship in dlstrvaa. Hteph- <11 Brand MgM to swim out to it. In | e<> doing lie co in«« in contact with a ahaik which lie kills anil boards the1 ship. II" finds on txmnl th« laxly of a dead man and a strange bundle under a ' aail. Jones the lighthouse keeper low er« a basket and hauls Brand and hia strange bundle safely u|. I!.—Tlx lai mile contains a live l>al>y of which | which Jones aasume« cliarg-*. lx-It era "KT" are found on chilo'a clothing. Baby la placed In charge of nurse w ho has charge al«o nt Ntephrii Brand's | children. Chiid is lurnel "EnldTrevil- I lion. III.—- Eighteen y< ars 1st«’', Con stance, daughter of Brand, and Enid go to the lighthouse with an old Haberman I named lien. They are caught in a storm and Belli«') n<-ar tin- lightlioua«- l.»-»*r tin- danger signal from the ruck. They land safely and find that two men haw been hurt. Brand semis the injured men back with Ben. To each of tliern fttephen Brand was equally a kind and devoted father. He never allowed Enid to feel that ah« Wn« dc|<eudrtil ou bls txiuuty. duly tiie other day. when ah« bluted at the adoption of an art carver as a future means of «a ml ng a livelihood, ho ap proved of the nect-saary study, but laughed at th«- reason. "With your pretty face and saucy wayo, Enid.'* he said. “I shall bnr« trouble enough to keep you In the nest without worry lug as to the rnauner of your leaving IL Work at your draw ing. t>y all means. Avoid color as the luine of true art. But where, Con nie and I lire you shall livs, until you c I kxxm - to forsake us." No wonder these girts thought there waa no other man lu the world like “dad” Their delightful home was Idyllic In Ila hnpplueas. their only Bor row that Brand should I m - away two months out of three on account of th« pursuit In which be passed Ida hours of leisure during recent years Neither «land to look at the other. They could not trust tiiemaelvea er«a to speak There was relief lu action, fee thought waa torture. The docile Palsy steadily forged through th« wares. Th« «iwamodia clang of th« bell camo mor« cloarly each mluuto. Pollard, kneeling In ths boss. |xM-red Into the gloom of the sw irling »now He listened eagerly to I the bell. With right hand or left tie B>otlon«*d to Constance to bring the boat '■ bead nearer to the wind or per Bit the sail to All out a little mor». Enid, ready to cast the cauvas loose I at the Drat bint of daug«r, consulted her watch frequently. At last site | crludi "Twenty minute«. Ben.” What a relief It waa to bear her own voice. Tiie tension was becoming un bearable. "Right y* are. missy. No n«-ed to Slack off yet. 'Tea clearin' a bit. We’tn btnre to alongside the rock In leaa'u BO time.” The flxherman was right. Illa train ed Sense« perceived a distinct diminu tion tn the volume of enow Roon they ' SOuld see fifty, a hundred, two hundred , yards, abeud. On the starlxtard quarter they caught a cuufum-d rushing nolas, like tiie aulxluvd murmur of a Bill race The tide bad covered the ruck. "Luff et la!“ roared Ben suddenly. "Rteady now!” Out of the blurred vista a ghostly column rose In front Smooth and Sheer were its granite walla, with dark Mlle casements showing black In th« Weird light The boat rushed past tbe Trinity m<x»rlng buoy. Mbe held on un til they beard tbs aea breaking. “Lower away I” -r*.«l Bea. and the yard fell with a sharp rattle that show sd bow thoroughly Enid bad laid to heart Pollard's tuition. Craetaoce brought the Daley round to a wide curve, and Ben got out th« oars to kssp her from being daabod against the reef. Enid's eyas wars turned toward tbs gallery beneath the lantern. "Lighthouse ahoy I” ah« screamed to a voice high pitched with emotion There woo no anrvrrtig clang of th« door leading from th« room on a level with the balcony. Nut often had the girls visited the rock, but they knew that thia waa ths Drat sign they might expect of their arrival being noted If there were no watchers pacing the ^promenade.” •'Help us, Ben.” cried Constance, and their united slmuts might be hoard a mile away In the prevailing stillness. A window halfway up the tower was Opened. A man's head and shoulders appeared. It wns Stephen Brand. •Thank God!” murmured Constance. Enid, on whose sensitive soul the storm, the signal, the biasing rush of the Ixvat through the Waves, had cast a spell of Indefinite terror, bit her Hr to restrain her tears. Brand gave a glance of amsxemenf at the three uplifted face«, but this was no time for surprise or question. “I am coming down," he shouted. "Providence must bars sent you at tiflx mpmept.” 1 He vanished. "What esu It be?” said Constance, outwardly calm now In the aeaurauce that her father waa safe. "Must ha' bln a accident.” said Ben. “That signal means 'Bring a doctor.’ Ao' th ere ain't a blessed tug tn harbor, nor won't l>e till Ibr tld« makes.” "That will mean deUy." cried Euld. "Five or all ixmrs st least, inlaey" The mala door at the head of the Iron ladder clamped to tbe stones swung back, and Brand leaned out He had no greeting for them, nor words of aetonlsbmeut. "When will th« tug reach bers. Beni" be asked. Tbe flaberinun told him tbe opinion be bad formed "Then you girls must come and help me. Jackson scalded bls hands and srtne In the kitchen, aud Bates wns 'Do*v «M. hot lAcy'r* < wm pt«K*g '*M." hurrying to the storeroom for oil and wbltculng when be slipped ou the stairs aud broke his leg. We must get Ux-ui txrtb anbure. Beu. you cau take themr “Ays, aye. sir.” “Now, Constance, you first Hold tight ami stand In tbe skip. Your boat raunot come near tbe neck." He swung tbe derrick Into place and bc-gnu to work tbe windlass. Con- Stance, cool as her father, whispered to tbe excited Etild: "let ux divide the parcels and take half each." “Ob, I slioald have forgottra all about them.” said Enid, stooping to empty tbe lockers. Constance, without flickering an eye lid. stepped Into tbe strong basket with Its Iron hoops and, having arranged some of the plethoric paper luigs at her feet, told her father tv "hoist away.” Rhe arrived safely. Euld followed her. with equal sang frold, though a Ilf* e< forty odd feet while standing to a skip and clinging to a rupe la not au everyday experience “Dang me.” said Ben. as Euld. toe, ana swung Into tbe lighthouse, "but •hey re two plucky ’uns." The great toll tolled away, though •be enow had changed to sleet, and the nelghta beyond tbe Tjind'a End were fltuly visible, so Its warning note waa bo longer needed. The sky stove was clearing. A luminous base spreading over tbe waters heralded tbe return of the auu. Rut tbe wlud was bitterly cold; the fisherman watching tbe open door, with oue eye ou tbe sea lest an adventurous wave should sweep the Delay against the rock, murmured to himself: " Tee a good job the wind's I' tbe norrard. Thia sort o' thing's a weather breeder or my name ain't Ben Col lard.” And that waa bow Enid came back to the Gulf Rock to enter upon tbe asc end great e|x>cb of her life Ones before bad tbe reef taken her to Its rough heart and fended ber from peril. Would It shield ber again raa cue ber from tbe graver danger whose shadow even now loomed out of the deep? Whet was tbe bell saying to Ito wistful monotony? Enid neither knew nor cared. Just then she bad other things to think about , _______ m CHAPTER IV. HERE comes a time to tbe Ilfs of every thinking' man or wo man when the argosy of el- Istence. floating placidly on a smooth and lasy stream, gathers unto Itself speed, rushes swiftly onward past familiar landmarks of custom and convention, bolls furiously over resist ing rocks snd ultimately. If not anb- merged tn an unknown sea. finds Itself agalu meandering through new plains of wider horison. Such a perilous passage can never be foraw-en. The rapids may Ix-gln where the trees are highest and the meadows most luxuriant. No warning Is given. Tbe Increased pace of events Is pleas ant and exhilarating. Even the last wild plunge over tbe cascade Is neither resented nor feared. Rome frail craft are shattered In transit, some wholly shaken, so»e emerge with riven sails and tarnished embellishments. A few not only survive the ordeal, but there- The American Clothier by fit themselves for mor«- daring ex ploits. mor« soul stirring aiven’ures. Wbeu the two girls stood with Ste phen Brand lu tbe narruw «-nuance to tbe lighthouse, the gravity of tlietr bright young f«<*< was due solely to tbe fact that their father bad ann Minc ed the serious accident^ which bad be fallen bls assistants. No seerri moni tor whispered that fate In ber bold and merciless dramatic actloo bad roughly removed two characters from tbe stags to clear It for more striking events. Not one* In twenty years Las It hap pened that two out of tbe three keep- ers maintained on a rock station with in slguallug distance of tin- aboce have become Incapacitated for duty ou tbe same day. The tblug was so to winter ing ly sudden, th* arrival of Constance aud Euld ou the eceue so timely end unexpected, that Bruud. a philosopher of ready decision In most affairs of Ufa. was at a loss what to do for tbe best now that help, of a sort un dreamed of, was at bond. Tbe case of Jacksou, wbo waa scald ed. was simple enough. The board of trade medlclue chest supplied to each lighthouse Is a facsimile of that car ried by every seagoing steamship. It contained tbe ordinary remedies for such au Injury, and there would I m « lit tle difficulty or danger In lowering the sufferer to the boat But Bates' affair was different He lay almost where be Lad fallen. Brand bad only lifted him Into tbe storeroom from the foot of tbe stairs, placing a pillow beneath bis brad, and appealing both to him aud to Jacksou to endure their torture unmoved while he went to slgual for assistance. Tbe problem that confronted bim now was one of judgment. Was It bet ter to await tbe coming of tbe doctor or endeavor to transfer Bates to tbe boat? He consulted Ben Pollard again. Tbe girls were already dlmblug tbe steep stairs to sympathise with and tend to tbe Injured men. “De you think It will blow harder, Ben. when the tide turnsT" be asked. The old fellow aremed to regard the question as moat interesting and novel. Indeed, to him some such query and Ito consideration provided tbe chief problem of each day. Therefore be surveyed land, era and sky most care fully before be replied: “It nicy lx- u inost anything afor« night. Mlsser Brand.” At another time Brand would have smiled. Today be was uervoua. dis traught. wrenched out of the worn rut of things. “I fancy there is some chance of tbe doctor I m -I jjk unable to land wbeu be nraebra the rock. Do you agree with me?" Ills voice rang sharply. Ben caught Its uote aud dioppxfd bla weatherwtoe umblgulty. “Itll blow harder, an’ mebbe snow ax'In." be said. "I shall need some help here In that rase, so I will retalu tbe young ladles. Of course you can manage the boat easily eoougti without them?” Pollard grinned reassuringly. “We'm run straight to wP tblccy Wind," be said. Bo they aettled It that way, all 00 »Imply. A man nets up two slim masts a thousand miles apart and flashes co® prebenslbl« messages across tbe void. Tbe multitude gapee at first, but eoou accepts the thlug aa reasonable. “Wlrs- lees telegraphy" Is the term, aa eoe says “by mall." A whole drama was flowtng over a rurve of tbs earth at that momenL but the Marconi station waa tavtalblo There was no expert to telepathic sen sation preeent to lol! Brand and the fisherman that their cosnmoaptaes words e*v«red a magic cote. Jackson, whit« and mute, waa lows»- ee ee ee oo oo ee oo ee ee ee oo ee oo e* o* o* «• o* o* e* • • • • •• •• Portland, - - Oregon • • • • • • •••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••• •• •••••••••••••••• o • • e 221-223 Morrison St., cor. first. arm and ribs Ben baulcd wlth a wlll. The Datsy. as If she were gisd to es- cape the essradee of green watar swlrt- Ing over tbe rock, epeang Info Instant : Imhoff & Minar, • Marble and Granite Monuments I “D'pc Utink pe can hold Aer. matef" animation. Tbe watcher* from tbe Vghthouse saw Beu relieve tbe steers man and teuderly arrange tbe cushions behind bls l>ack. Then Brand closed die iron doors, aud the three were left •n dlui obscurity. They cllralted nearly a hundred feet of stairways and emerged on to the cornice balcony af:er Brand bad stop ped the clockwork which controlled the hammer of tiie bell. What a difference up here! Tbe sea, i wldeued Immeasurably, bad changed Its color. Now It was a sullen blue gray. Tbe land was nearer and hlgh- > er. Tbe Daiay bad shrunk to a splash of dull brown on tbe tremendous ocean ' prairie. How tierce and keeti tbe wlud! How disconsolate tbe murmur of th« reef! Brand, adjusting bis binoculars, scru tinised the boat “All right atxmrd." be said. “I think we have adopted the wiser course. They will reach I'enxance by half past 2.” His next glance was toward tbe land's End signal station. A line of flags Antlered out to the right of tbe staff. “Blirnal noted and forwarded," he read aloud. "That Is all right, but tba wind has changed.” Enid popped inside the lantern for shelter. It waa bitterly cold. “Better follow her example, Connie." said Brand to his daughter. "I will draw the curtains. We can see just as well and be comfortable.” Indeed, the protection of tbe stout plate glass, so thick and tough that sra birds on a stormy night dashed tbemselvee to painless death against IL was very welcome. Moreover, though neither of tbe girls would admit IL there was a sense of security here which was strangely absent when they looked into tbe abyss beneath tbe stone gallery. Constance, balancing a tele scope, and Euld. peering through the fieldglasses, followed tbe progress of the Daisy In silence, but Brand’s eyas wandered uneasily from th* barometer, which had fallen rapidly during tha past hour, to tbe cyclonic nimbus spreading Its dark maea Leyoud tbe Seven Stones lightship. The sun had vanished seemingly for tbe day. and tbe todlentor attached to tbe base of the wind vane overhead pointed now eaa*w«et by west It would not iw- qatre much further variation to bring about a strong blow from tbe true southweeL a quarter raeponalble far moot of tbe fierce galea that sweep tbe English channel. Nevertbelem thto quick darting about of the fickle breeee dM not noually be token lasting bad weather. At tbe worst the glrie might be compelled to pace tbe night en tbe roqk. He knew that tbe tug with tbe two relief seen would make a vaUent eCert to.raerh the lighthouee at the earMeet poeeible ad firat Tho bravo fsUow would net content Mmeotf with nusutng hie agony amid the euahtona aft When Batea, given some alight strength by a «tiff dooe of brandy, woe carried with Infinite cere «town three flights of steep and narrow stairs and alung to the crane to aa Iron cot to be lowered tn bls turn, Jackeon stood up. Heedless tbe girls could embark. As It waa the of remonstrances, he helped to steady affair waa spiced with adventure. the cot and adjust it amidships clear Were It not for tbe totahap to tbe aa- of thoaalL «totant keeper« tbe young people would "Well done, Artte," said Brand's have enjoyed tbem»*lv«e thoroughly. clear voice. The new alrt of the wind. too. would “Ob, brave!” murmured Enid. »•nd the Daisy speedily back to port. “Wo will visit you every day at ths This to Itself justified tbe couree be had taken. On the whole a doubtftri hospital," sang out Constance. Jackson smiled—yes. sniUed—though situation was greatly relieved. HIS bls tmndagrd arms quivered and the face brightened. With a grave humor seared nerves of bls hands throbbed aot altogether artificial he cried: “Now, Constance. I did not take you excruciatingly. Rpeak aloud he could aot. Yet he bent over bla more help aboard as a visitor. Between ns we Might to muster a good appetite. Como less mate and whispered hoarsely: “Cheer up. old man. Your case Is . With mo to tbe storeroom. I wilt get worse'n mine. An’ ye did It for me." you anything you want and leave you Pollard, With * soul aa gnarled as his to charge of the kitchen." body, yet had a glimpse of hlghet “And poor tn«!” chimed to Enid. things when he muttered: "Oh. you, mlaa, are apixxlnted upp«>r "D'ye think ye can hold her, mate, housemaid, and, mind you, no follow- whiles I hoist the cloth?” era.” Jackson nodded. Ths request wns a "Mercy! I nearly loot my situation compliment, a recogultton. He eat before I got It." down and booked the tiller between "Howr _ __________________ - ' ALL KINDS OE CEMETERY WORK | 335 East Morrison Street, e Oregon • Portland, e e • e e • e e e e “We met Jack fltanhope and asked him to come with ua." "You asked him. you mean.” said • -REPAIRING A SPECIALTY— Constance. • All Work Guaranteed. "And you met him, I meanL” said • For Special Bargain* in Watches, See Enid. "I don't care a pin how you treated Stanhope so long aa you didn’t bring him.” said Brand, “though. Indeed, be would have been useful as it turned I • WATCHMAKER and JEWELER out.” • 191 Morrison St., I When lunch was ready they summon - - OREGON ed him by tbe electric bells be bad put • PORTLAND, up throughout tbe building. It gave @ Near Pap’n Restaurant. them great joy to discover to the living room a code of signals which covered a variety of messages. They rang him downstairs by tbe correct call for •••••••••••••««•a “Meal served.” It was a hasty repast, as Brand could not remain long away from tbe glaae covered observatory, bat they all en joyed it immensely, lie left them, as 5 1-2 acre* improved, running be said, “to gobble up tne remains.” water, seeded to timothy and but soon be shouted down the stair* clover, on Sandy road, 1-4 mile to tell them that the Daisy bad round ed Corn da He could not tell them, east of Cleone. not knowing It. that at that prectee mo fl 1-2 scree, all improved, seed ment old Ben Pollard was frantically ed, 4-r<»m house, well, g<xxl fenc signaling to Lieutenant Stanhope to I ed garden, orchard, plenty of all change the course of tbe small steam varieties of fruit, 1 mile east of yacht he bad commandeered as soon Cleon« on Sandv road, on« mile as the murmur ran through tbe town west of Troutdale. Write or see that tbe Gulf Rock was flying the “help Major H. W. Love, Troutdale, Ore. wanted” signal. The officials did not know that Brand was compelled by the snowstorm to use rockets. All tbe Information they possrased was tbe message from Land's End and Its time of dispatch Jack Stanhope's easy going face be came very strenuous Indeed when be beard tbe news. a • Watches and Jewelry • • • • • Fred D. Flora, : • • • • J • Two Small Tracts for Sale. i ny agreed to return to Penaance to order to pick up the relief lighthouee keeper* and thus eave time to trane- ferring them to tbe rock. Ip a word, aa Enid Trevillion wag saflr. he waa delighted at tbe proepect of bringing ber back that evening, when the real skipper of the 1-apwlng would probably have charge of his own boat There was no hurry at all sow. - I 1 I I If they left the harbor at S o’clock, there would still be plenty of light to reach the Gulf Rock. Ben rollard, glancing over his shoulder as tbe Daiay raced toward Penin nee side by side with the Lapwing, was not so sure of this. But the arrangement be bad sug- gvsted was the best possible one, and he waa only an old fisherman wbo knew the coast, whereas Master Stan hope pinned bls faith to tbe Nautical Almanac and tbe rule«. Tbe p«K>ple most concerned knew nothing of these proceedings. When Constance and Enid bad sol emnly decided on the menu for dinner, when they had lnspecte«l tbe kitchen and commended tbe cleanliness of the « cook, Jackaon; wbaa they had washed the dishes and dlecoverad th« wbsra, •bouts of th« “tea things," tbay sud denly determined that It waa moefi| slew aloft to tbe sky parlor than to tbooa dim Mttte raosna. “I te«'t sw why they teat bav^ tecrat windows," said Enid. “Ofi courae it blow« hard tera to • gfiK, but jute look at that tiny ventilator, oat bigger than a skip'* portbole, wMb al double storm shutter to secure It If you pteas«. for all tba world as If tbn aaa raw so high!” Constanc« took thought for awhile. “I suppoae th« «ee never do«« reach this height." she «aid. Enid. In order to look out. had to throat ber head and shoulders through, aa aperture two feet square and three1 teet in depth. They were In tha Uvlte room at that moment- full seventy feet above the spring tide high water mark.1 Sixty feet higher the cornice of the' gallery was given Ita graceful outer sloix» to ah(x>t the climbing wave crests ' of so Atlantic gale away from tbe lan-| tern. Tbe girls could not realise this stupendous fact. Brand had never told them. He wished them to sleep peace-, fully on stormy nights when he wad away from home. They laughed now- at the fanciful notion that tbe seal could ever so much as toes Ito spray at tbe window of tbe living room. , [ to bk coimxvxn.] '