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3 BEAVER STATE HERALD, DECEMBER 28, 1906 Ki » •• •• THE PILLAR of LIGHT L •• «•• Hy ••• Louis Tracy, Airtte«« of “Th. Win Ma •I th» Marni««" Caprrltfht. 100*. br Edward J. Clad« I if un iimn wuo mhei n kkmt | •• •• •• •• Suits, $7.45 to $25.00 •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• V •• •• •• •• (Till, «lory uaa commenced In th« in ' •M <il Nuvviiilivr HUtli. Tii<i«r oudacrlb- I li|f al "iu <■ Hill (M r.-qm «( r.. . m- hi . j . i ot (hat tint« ) KYNOPKlH. CHAPTER I.—At<lnybreak an ■«•1st ant kevis-r ut tin- light I kiiiw , <|I m over. ' in ilia (iMtaiHw h «hip in liiatmaa. Mepb- rn Brand «gtw* to awim out to it. In | no tilling liv fonii» in rontarl with ■ • hark ahh'h lie kills ami Imartla the ■hip. Ilo tltail« on lnairil tin body of h drail man ami a strange bui.dlr under a aail. Jone« the light I shim - keeper Ina era a taakvt anil haul» Itruml ami ld> | atrange bundle »ab ly n|. II,—- The bundle contain* a live hativ o( which which Joiica Haauiuea cliatg • Letter» | “KT” are found on dill clothing Ituliy la plm iii in rliargi-of nurse wh"i lia» charge nlao of Htephen Brand*» ' children Clu'd i» named "Enid Treeil- ■ lion, ill — Eighteen jrrara late , Com | glance, daughter Braud, and Enid go to the llghthmiee with ail old fiahcrman named Beu. They are caught in a atorm and aatlivv near the liglitmiuae hear till tlaui'er »¡glial from I lie ruck. They land i eutely and lied that two men tavi iieen hurt. Brand ecu '» the injured men ; back with lien. IV—Jack». hi and Bate» are liiWfivd Into the Imat and B> n take» them tack I” I’eiia iiice The I hi lay i» not by Lieutenant Ktsnhois- who 1» devotedly in few altli Enid lie ua.iat» in caring fur the wmtnded men • • atrm-tlou», they searched the I «nd'« ' • • End and tbe wide reach of Mount*« • • I my lieyuud Carn du Hu vs a scuddlug • • sail or two beating lu from the IJzard • • and a couple of big «framer» hurrying • • from tbe east—one a trau.utlautlc i traua|K>rt liner frotu Ixmdon there • • “Would that st/p collision» at see?" • • was uotlilug visible. In tbe far dis memories to him. Why enmter her “Nothing will do that, berauHe some • • tance tbe sea looked smooth enough, • Iso wltb them? For tte rest lie had though they needed no explanation of drawn up aud rend to her king ago a «hl;»«' otfi'-w« refuse st tlroe« to exer • • • the reality when they saw the Irregular curefully complied account of her re» cise due care, but with my instrument • • •• white imtchea glistening against Ute cue aud the step« taken to dtesiver her ou iHMird two «till*, aad a time chart ••• hull of a Penzance flshlug smack. Identity. | attached to tte drums, there would te "Oil, Connie, tbe reef!" said Enid "1 entered on «n active and useful no neeil for ■ bourd of trade Inquiry career with no »ueb halo of glory." to determine whether or not tbe proper suddenly lu a low voice. They glanced nt the turbid retreat broke iu Coaatance. "1 am just plain warning wa» given. To the vast ma of the tide over the submerged roeka. Engll«b. tern In Brlgbtou. of pureuts jority of navigators It will prove an «b- ssxä The sen was heavier, tbe noise louder, uot poor, but fespei-table. Mother died •olute blesslug." E. P. SMITH, Proprietor, Gresham, Ore. “You clever old tbfug!" cried £nld. now that they llnlcued to It, than when ■ year after my birth, didn't oil -. dad/' "You were thirteen month» old wheu **l sup|H>se you will make heaps of they arrived In tin* Daisy, little more Hinn an Imur earlier. Koine giant force we lost her." he answered, bending miaiejr out of It." "The Inventor Is the last man to seemed to I* wrestling there, raging over the clockwork attachment of the One- and Two-Year Fruit Trees, Small Fruits, Ornament against Its tends, striving feverishly fog Is-ll to wipe off an Invisible speck make money out of bls Inventions, a» of <:u«t. Bluer tils first term of service a rule." »aid BrautT. "I «oppose I differ to tear. rend, utterly destroy Its Invisi al Trees and Shrubs. Rose Bushes and Flowers. ««,««•«, ble fetters. Hornet lute», after au uu on th<a rock the light had clinnged from from tbe ordinary poor fellow inn»- lunch a» I 11m not de|>endcut for a live usually lu>|M-tmms »urge, u dark »hope, an occulting to a fixed one. trailing witch trasses of weed, showed , "File l< burled there. Isn't she?" tbe lihood ou tin- siicvess of my discovery." Write for Catalogue or fur Latest Prices on Anything You Want. for an Instant In the pit of the cal girl went on "How strange that am'.d •'Ttere'» uot tte least bit of chance dron. Then a mad whirl of water our Journeying we have never visited of there being a fog tonight T’ queried k z would pounce ou It with a fearsome Brighton." Enid ho earnestly that a wave of mer .................. - d . ................ ....... — ,T, ¿1_____ . - ■ - “If I were able to take you to ter riment rippled through the room spring and tte fang of rock would be graveside, 1 would not do It." said ■mothered ten feet deep. ••Not the leash Iu any event, you Eor some renooti they did not talk Brand. "I do not encoura -e morbid twd girls will te In lied and «ouud Ibcy were fascinated by the power, sentiment« even of that perfectly mit- asleep at 10 o'clock." the grandeur, tbe untamed energy of nral kind. Your mother to you. Con "Pertab tbe thought!" cried Con They pitaaej Into the narrow «fair the »|M-ctucle. The voice of the reef stance. Is like Enid's to her—a dear but stance. “Bed at 10, during our first way. Their voices 11 ud ftsdiCep« belli them spellbound. They listened visionary legend. In a degree It 1« al- aud only ulgbt on a ll^hthouser* way» »0 between loved ones lost and aoumied hollow. It wa« to the floor Butely. “You wl!) see.” said her father. “You Beneath Brand wrote with scholarly those who nre left. Truth, honor, work <mmot Imagine Low tl.- clock dawdles beu.-ntli Unit Batea bad fulleu. [ all KINDS OF* CEMETERY WOHK | — these are the highest 'ideals for the in this circumscribed area. Work alone 1 don't think I like living In a light- ansa: Indlvhhial Tliey satisfy Increasingly. conquers iL Otherwise, men would botiM<." cried Enid. "It give« one the ••Therefore I decided that It would creep» " t'leit siTvv the Interest« of the board Ilappy ns I am In your coinpaulonsbln. quit the service after u month'« experi 335 East Morrison Street, you uiu»t not lie vexed when I tell you ence." "Rtirely there are neither gho»ta nor If I »cut Bute« ami Jackson to I'cu- i that the most truly joyful moment of “ Ship ahoyT screamed Enid. "Here wince lu the tent In which my dnugli- ghoul* here." wild Conatance. "It 1» my life was conferred when my little tuo-b-rii. aclentlllc. utllltiirluu In every ter"—he |«iusel an lu»tant and added friend here first re«|ionded accurately comes tbe tepwlug round Carn du. Mr. Lawton must have h-ut her to an “s" to the word- "fortunately hap atom of It* aollil rrnulte.” »•••••••••••••••••<•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• to external Infinonces.” bring the relief. How kind of him.” Hut Enid was «.lent a» they diluted pened to visit me. A» I would lie nloue He laid Id« hand on an object re't'n« *'Tlie Lapwing cannot approach the on the rock, and tbe two girl« might be the steep atnlra. on a table |>x Itself. It looked like nc rock." »aid Braud. "I will signal «ai!>r, braced himself firmly against, Once »lie atop|s*d and prvprd into helpful until the relief came, 1 retalued aneroid barometer. Imt the others knew ‘Landing lmpooolbig today.’ It will tbe little vessel's foremast and began ( them." tier fa th -r'a liedrooui. to strike a series of extraordinary at He glanced at the weather gin«« In It was the mariue aurtocope to which save them a usifteHH jouruey." "That I* uber« they brought me lie had devote«! «o many patient hours -REPAIRIN«; A SPECIALTY — lie selected the requbdte flags from titudes with his arms and bead. when l flr>d came to the rock," «be front of lilm and made a uote: "Is It In working order now?" n»l:ed a locker, tbe phrase he ueedi-d being All Work Guaranteed. •'Why is he behaving in that Idiotic ■•Barometer falling. Temperature whispered. "It nred to be Mr. Jone»’ Constance Instantly, and Enid camr coded. Soon tbe strong breexe was manner?" screamed Enid. For Special Bargains in Watches, See room. I remember dad saying so." higher." nearer. Togi-tlier they examined the trying to tear the buutiug from the “Capital Idea—semaphore—clever fel Constance. 0:1 whose ahouldera the In another book lie »titered the exact rraaaurinf < lr»al of aeleti'-e hung name record«. A column In-ailed "Wind di ■mull dial. It was e<|iilppe 1 with an cordage, and though they could not low. Jack,” shouted Braud. Abashed, Enid held her peace. 4 «lint loosely plncw! her urtn around rection and fotve” caused him to lo-jk arrow hended poluier and marked with hear tte three whistles with which tbe The lighthouse kee[>er. signaling in her «later*« wulat in n sudden neeea« of up nt the wind vane. He whistled the divisions of the campa«», but with little yacht acknowledged tte signal, WATCHMAKER and JEWELER out the distlngubiUUig letters. they could easily see the jets of steam turn that be wa« receiving the mes teudermniH. softly. These three understood each othet sage. spelled out the following: 191 Morrison St., “You have Improved In appearance "H. W.." he wrote, nnd after n sec exactly. Ry Inadvertence the conver I through their glasses. ••Is all well?” Constance happened to overlook the »lace then. Enid." »be «aid. ond'« tlmugtit Inserted the figure ft. I PORTLAND, - - OREGON “Yes." be answered. "What a wizened little chip I must The sailor'* scale, ye Inn !«mnn. differs sutlou had touched on n topic concern table on which stood the auriscoi»e. Near Pap's Restaurant. "Bates and Jackson reached hospital. "This thing has actually recorded hat e, looked I wonder w ho I am." i from your«. WTint yon term n gale at Ing which Brand was always elthet Bates compound fracture. If weather "I know who you soon will bo If you sc.* he JoCully balls ns n fresh breexe. vague or «llent. Both girl» were quick those whistles,” she cried In wonder. "What sort of whistle ha« tbe Lap- moderates will te with you next tide." don't take care." No. 0 Is a pdnt nbitvc thin limit. When wlttcil enough to know that Con "All right.” waved Brand. Enid bloated prettify. Rhe glanced a well conditioned clipper ship can car etatlce*« mot ter wns never willingly 1 wing';" asked Brand. The distant figure started again: "A loud and deep one. worthy of a nt teraelf in n email mirror ou the ry single reefs and topgallant »nil« In aklndisl to either by tte llgbthousi "I.-o-v-e t-o E-n-l-d”— wall. Trust n woman to find u mirror chase full nnd by. No. 12 1» a bur keeper or by the elderly Mrs. Shop leviathan. It was a fad of Mr. Law pan!, who looked after them lu In ton's. They say bis siren consumes Enid indulged in an extraordinary In any nparttuent. rlcane. "Bare pole«." «ay» the scale. arm flourish. "I suppose Jn- k will uik me to mar Klowly mounting the Iron ladder, hr fancy mid was now tte bouaekeepet more steam than bis engine«." “A-n-d C-o-n-s-t-a-n-c-e." Her father laughed. ry him.*' »lie mused. stood licside the «'.lent watchers. The of teburuum cottage. Constance was annoyed. How could "Anyhow, be Is sticking to his "That spoils it.” she screamed. “It “And what will yon reply?” 5 1-2 acres improved, running Imy wn« nearly desert«!. No sturdy The girl'« lip parted. Her eye« «hone tugboat was pouring »moke from her ■lie -hnve b»vn ho thought less ns tr course.” he announced. “I may as ought to te only kind regards to you. water, reeded to timothy and Connie. I believe you are a serpent, for mi Instant; then «he burled her funnel nnd stagier'ng toward tbe rock cause her T.atlier a moment's suffcr'nt well take In the decorations.” clover, on Sandy road, 1-4 mile Vnilauntedly. but much flurried by a a"— face against her «later*« Iswotii. Northwest and writ the darkness wn« by bringing up painful reminiscences east of Cleone. sea ever Increasing iu strength us the Rut he holpcil her. being master ol "Do stop your chatter.” shouted "oh. Connie." «lie walled. "I shall ■prvndlug and lo-'eriag. 6 1-2 acres, all improvad, seed force of tbe ebb tide encountered the Brand, nnd lie continued the message: hate to leave you mid dad. Why hasn't He did not trouble to examine the hlmse’f. ed, 4-room house, well, good fenc "Weather looks very ba<L Little hope He adjusted a switch In the Instru resistance of the wind, tbe Lapwing ,la< k got a brother a» nice as Lliu- reef. Its sign« and token» wore toe held on. With wind aud sea against for tonight. Lancelot due at (k Will ed garden, orchard, plenty of all fnmlllnr to him. Its d< finite bellow 01 ment. eeirr varieties of fruit, 1 mile east of "I hail no difficulty In constructing « her she would have made slow work of see personally that ua chance Is lost. Whereupon Constance laughed lorn! muttered threat wns port of the pre- Cleone an Sandy roa-1, one mile val'lng inflt’cnco of the hour o- day d'nphragni which would Intercept nl it. As it was. there was help forth- Goodby.” nn<l long. west of Troutdale. Write or see “Goodby," was the response. The relief was grateful to both. lie had lictird Its voice too often to 11 nd •onnds," he said. "The struggle cam« > coming for Loth Journeys unless the Major IL IV. Love,Troutdale, Ore. The Lapwing fell away astern when I wanted an agent which would ' wind went tack to the north again as Euld's Idea of a happy aolittlon of the nu omen in It now. **T!.l« time I niu- t cmgratnlate both distinguish aud register a partícula! ! rapidly as It bad veered to the south- tlie vicinity of the buoy. domestic difficulty nppeale 1 to their “Why is te doing that?"' asked Con- set of sounds, no matter what nddi | west. ot you." lie s.ild quietly. easily «tlrrcil sense ot humor. She would not be abreast the rock stance, close to ter father's ear. “tin wlint?" they <—icil In vilson. tlonnl din plight bo prevalent nt th< "Never mind, dear.” griped C in “He is too good a sailor to risk turn ♦ stance nt hist. "You «hall marry your flitr!'] with unnekrowlc lge.1 excitement. «litre time. My ho(»os were wrecked sc j for nearly iin hour, so Brand left tbe “I die 1 nd I rn If eve;* piss a ll'gllt iften that I began to despair, until I girls in charge of the lookout while he ir.g her In that broken water. A little ,tn<k anil Invite nil the nice men to dinner. G e»l grnclotls! I will hnve on n rick lig'uh rixe. You will have ehnneed to read ope day how the Idid viaited tbe oil room. *A wild night such farther out there is greater depth and tension Inilnctlon coll canid lie tuned as he anticipated demanded full pres more regular seas.” the pick of the navy. Perhaps the ad that r’.re prlvlle-e." to disregard electrical Influcn-»1« othet sure at the lamp. If the air became They watched the yacht In silence. Enlil clapped her hands. miral may be a widower." ♦ "I am delighted." aho exclr.lmed. than those Issued nt the same pitch superswturated. breakage of thettlas» At last ter head swung round toward With flushed face« they reached the chinmeys might take piece, and liwmust "V.'IH there be a st ,rui. father?" ark My anxiety, until I hail procured nn< the coast. When broadside on a wave region of light. Brand was writing nt c.l <'onitmicc. experimented with a properly co» I have a good stock on hand. Water aud bit her. and the spray leaped over her n «mall desk In the service room. **l think «>. it any rate, only r, •truetisl coll, we.« very trying. I assure co il, too, were needed. Tbe double ac- masts. "Something »cents to have tnnu»ed * eident to Bates and Jackson had “That gave them a wetting.” cried ♦ you." ho sold. "I hnve heard weird miracle will enable the tug tn reach w> you." « before t morrow, end niintcl.-« nre not Boring, Oregon < “I remember wondering what ot thrown Into arrears all the ordinary Brand, nhd his calm tone «tilled their |ie'ila ascending front the depth»." ready fear. Indeed, there was greater 'onnle 1» going to splice the ad frequent occurrence» nt sen." .»artli It whs ." volunteered Enid. “Ti duties of the afternoon watch. •We put on wagons. Write for ’ Naturally the pair in the lantern danger than he wanted them to know, "1 kmw of one.” was Enid's com sounded Ilk« a mathematical shake." miral.” explained EnlJ. Prices. < found the progress of the yacht exas- ment. with ireat »erl nisncss ft.* her but the Lapwing reappeared, shaking “And I am sorry to any that even yet "What admiral?" IM-ratlugly slow. AAaaaaaaa▲aaaaaaa He rend her thought. herself and still turning. I am profoundly Ignorant ns to its true "Any old admiral." "A nice Lapwing." said Enid scorn- "I was yonni’cr then”’ he smiled. Inwardness," smilml Constance. “Indeed I will not take an old ad “Good little boat!" sold Brand. The i fully. "I will tell Mr. Toiwton he ought “Now I am fifty, and the world has crisis hail passed. She was beaded, at replied. "And now for tea. Xet us "Yet you girls delight In poets who miral,’’ protested the elder. to rei-hrlsteu her the Bantam. All her "Then you had better take him when llgltl." full speiil, for the tay. And not too have It served here.” bld you hearken to the music of the power Is In her crow.” he Is n lieutenant," »aid Brand. soon Ere she reached tbe comparative spheres. 1 suppose you will admit that They voted this an admirable notion. When Brand Joined them matters be Till« offered too good an opening to CHAPTER V. the ear of. say, Ben I’ollanl Is not tun came livelier. More accustomed than shelter of Clement's island she wns The girls enlivened the meal by relat lie resisted. HEY descended Into the service ed to such a celestial harmony. How*- they to the use of a telescope, he made swept three times by green water. ing to him the doings and sayings of "Eltd han already secured the lieu Inside tbe lantern, their tnces ruddy current Interest ashore during the past ever, I will explain ray aurlscope In a discoveries. room. tenant." she murmured, with u swift with the exi»osure. their eyes dancing "Ta't me see." said Enid. “It sentence. It only listens to nnd Indi two months. By a queer coincidence, "Tlie two supernumeraries are there." gla neo at the otffer. will lie nineteen years oti the cates the direction of fog horns, sirens lie announced, "but I cannot see Igtw- with excitement, the girls were voluble which h<* did not mention, his relief Brand looked tip qulxr.lcaliy. *J2d of next Jitue alnae y hi found me and ships' tells. A shrill steam whistle ■ ton. Indeed, so far as I can make out, with delight. Could anything tee more was again due within n week, just a« "pear me," lie cried, "If my con floating serenely toward the Gulf Rock excites It. but the breaking of seas ! she Is commanded by fltnnhope, dress thrilling than their experiences that on the occasion of Etfti*i first appear gratulation» nre not belated day! nbonrd ship, the loud flapping of a pro cd In Ben Poltenl'« oilskins." iu n deserted boat?" ance on the rock. The fact struck him Enid was blushing lignin. She threw “That semaphore dodge Is too pre ns singular. In nil probability he "Yes, If y.m Insist on accuracy ns to peller, the noise of the engines, of a "He has left Ijnly Margaret!" cried cious to te lost." cried Enid. "Connie, would not return to duty. He bad her arms about Ills neck. the dnte. I might cavil nt your se gale, or all these in combination, leave I Constance. *'I»ou t Isdleve lier, dad," «he said renity." you and I must learn the alpliatet. completed twenty-one years of active It unmoved." "He never wont home!” essayed You shall tench us this very evening, service. Now he would retire, and “She'» jealous!” "And I was ‘estimated* as a yenr old "I remember once, when we were Enlil. ( onstanec saw a book lying on the then? Isn't It a weird thing tlr.it a going'from Falmouth to I’ortlialln In n dad. Fancy me signaling you tbe when the commercial arrangements “Boor ehap! no was going to take table, "Reguliitlons For the Lighthouse year old luib.v should bo sent adrift on fog. how dreadfully difficult It was to whole length of tlie ’promenade: 'Just for tbe aurlscope were completed he Service.” She opened It. Brand stroked the Atlantic In an open lrnnt ami never discover the where»teuts of another its for a drive toinonow,” said Con look at Mrs. Wilson'« Ixmnet.’ or 'Here would take his daughters on a long stance, Enid's lurir gently and resumed the n word of Inquiry made «ubaequently steamer we passed en route," snkl bls come tlie Taylor-Smlths. Scoot!’ Oh. promined <*ontiuental tour unless. In "To Mnrsah" explained Enlil. with it’« tine!" writing of Ids dally Journal. as to her fate? I four I could uot have daughter. deed. matters progressed between a syllabic emphasis meant for one pair "The Ehler Brethren!" whispered been of much account lu those days." She whirled her arms In stiff jointed Stanhope and Enid to the i*olut of An "'.Veil, with this little chap on tbe of ears.. Constance. "Do they wear long white "My dear child. I hnve always told bridge, the pointer would have told "It 1« very nice of him to struggle on rigidity nnd mimicked Stanhope's fan early marrUge. j»»U that the boat had been In collision the captain unerringly. I don't suppose and have a look at us.” «aid Brand. tastic posing. . Is'itrils?” He had foreseen that Stanhope would "And carry wand«?" added the re during the fog which bad prevnllcd for It will be thick while you are here, or | "He can come dose enough to see us, "Why should you scoot when you probably ask Enid to te his wife. He several days previously. Those who you would see It pick up the distant but that Is all. Our «mall megaphone meet the Taylor-Smlths?” asked Brand. knew the youngster well and liked covered Enid. “And dress In velvet cloak» and were caring for you were probably blasts of a steamer long before we can will be useless.” "Because Mrs. T.-8. hauls us off tc him. For the opposition that Lady knocked overboard nnd drowned.” tackled «hoe«?” I hear them nnd follow her course right Indeed the Lapwing dared not ap- tea and gives us a gallon of gossip Margaret might offer he cared not a "But alone, utterly alone! Hint Is round the arc of her passage. It Is preach nenrer than the Trinity moor with every cup.” "And"— jot. He nmiled Inwardly—as tbe con “And »ay 'two' to naughty little girl» the strangeness of It. 'I must bo an most Interesting to watch Its activity ing buoy. By that tlmv the three, pro “I thought your sex regarded gOMlp venient phrase has It—when be re who won’t lot me complete my diary,” American. American* start out to hus when there are several ships using tected front the biting wind by oilskin an tbe cream?" viewed the certain outcome of any "Sex. Indeed! Old Smith Is wor^e dispute tetween himself and her lady shouted Brand. "Be off, Imlh of y«u. tle for themselves early In life, don't their sirens. I hnve never had an op coats, were standing on the gallery. Km'P a lookout for the next ten min tliey?" lie would surprise * her. portunity of testing it on more than The reef was bellowing up at them thau his wife. He doesn't say much. ship. “ utes. If yon see any signals from the "Certainly In that respect you might .three vessels at once, but a» soon ns I with a continuous roar. A couple of but he winks. One of bis winks, at the mainland or cutch sight of the Lance claim the record.” could deduce a regular sequence In the acre« of Its surface constated of noth end of n story, turn« an episode Into a Brand bad not told her all tbe facta sremltigty erratic movements of the In ing more tangible than white foam anil three volume novel." lot, call me." “It seems to me I must teacb you They cllmlied to the trimming stage of that memorable June morning. Why dlcntor I marked the approach aud driving «pray. of the lantern, which was level with should he? They wdVe uot pleasant passing of endi with the utmost ease." Stanhope, resigning the wheel to ■ the code in my own self defense," be the external gallery. Obedient to In- The American Clothier 221-223 Morrison St., cor. First. 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