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BEAVER STATE HERALD, MARCH 22, plan In their minds which they dare not tell us aliout." But the American was not to be cor nered In such fashion. He opened ths door again and weut out, puuslng on the threatiold to say: "I wouldn't venture to guess wliat might I m * troubling Mr. Brand, but you rim take It from me that what bo Buys goes Talk about grasping a nettle By LOUIS TRACY. firmly! I believe your fattier would Aathx a< "Tits W lagt al I ha Nsralag" grab a scorpion by the tall If be felt that way.” Cop/rlfUl. U04. br IM ward J. eluda And with thia cryptic utterance he quitted them. Intending to warn Brand at the first op|Hirtuulty that the time HYNOPHIH. was at band wbeu be must harden bls CHAPTER I — At ilayhrvak an a»«l«t- heart and take the declalve step of • nt krriM*r of tin- lighihoiiM-, iliMovrrs cutting otf communication between the In thr iii«lan<«* a ahi|> in dlalrtr* Elrph- service room and the remainder of the rn Brand agrres to swim out to it. In building. ao doing lir ronira in rontnrt witli a| Tills could lie done easily. The •hark w hi, h ha kill« and lM«tr,ls tlir flnnges of the uppermost Iron staircase •hip. Hr litui« on board tin l««ly of « were screwed to the floor above and d«*ad loan and a Strangs bin die under u below. A few minutes* labor would re aail. Jours the light houar kt-ris-r low move the screws. The stops could I m * ers a l*a«ket and haul« Brand ami Ina strung,- bundle safely up II.— The lifted bodily Into the ervli e room and bundle contains a live baby of which then* utilise I to seal tho well “Wliat a bowling menagerie will which Jonea nssuiiiea charge la'ttera "KT" are found on chilli's cloth my break loose here wbeu they find out." Baby is piaceli in cliarye ol nurse a ho thought Pyne. “B’s a hard thing to has diary** also of fUrphen Brand's say, but we ought to have the door rhlldrrn < hild is named "Enid Trevil Open. Quite a stack of folks will need lion. III.—Eighteen years later. Cull to Is* pitched outside." atane«*, daughter of Brand, and Enid y<> A comforting reflection truly, yet ills to the llylithollse alili all old tlalierinan face Iwire no token thereof ns he Join nail ed Ben. They are cuuylit in a storm «•d the lighthouse keeper and several • ml as they near the light I uuim * hear II e of the Chinook's ofllcers and men on dangrr signal front the ria k They lami •aft ly ami limi that tan men liav, been the gallery. The wind had shifted another couple hurt. Brand Benda the injured men back with Ben IV—Jackson and llates of |H>lnts to the north, mid the seu. • re lowered Into the laatt ami Ben takes npart from the reef, wus running In a them back to I'eitaance. The liaisy is heavy unbroken swell. That wus the met by Lieutenant Hlanhops who is tantalising part of It. Any ordinary devotedly in love with Enid lie aradata ship's Ixxit. properly managed, could in caring for the woundtal men. —V live tn perfect safety in «be otn-n. Enid spies a l«iat approaching the r<«k But the Iron toothed reef, with Its It ia t'.r lapwing. Brand dierovers' tortuous cbnnuela and Imttllng currents that it la «stilli by Slanhol«* He signals changing with every stage of the tide, for them not to land, ami KUtuhojar re surrounded the pillar with au appar turn« to Penaance. The girls spend the ently Impassable barrier, while tha night at the rock. \ I—(Hiring the lighthouse Itself offered as frowning a night a furious storm renders sleep ¡in- front as any of the blnck rocks wlilcti posaiple. At dawn Brand make« onta reared their weed covereil crests at • hip in distress VII—A voting Ameri- low water. can named Pyne throws a rope to Urtimi Klgnala were being en-hunged be wIto makes fast to the lighthouse and bv means of a pullev arrangement srv- tween lite gallery and tlie Trinity tend ept/-eight are aaveil Ix-forr t lie ship gia-a er. Brand seemed to I m * very emphatic down. Vili — Mrs. Vansittart, I’yne'a In bls answers to the communications aunt, is strangely moved at sight of made to him by Rtanho|>e. "No. no." he muttered aloud, while Constance. IX—Mrs VaOBÌtlart seeks to meet Brand. X---Ktanliope in the the anxious man near him wondered Ealcon appears near the liabtbouae at why lie wns so Impatient. ■lavbreak and try« to rescue (he girls "It la Utterly ImixmHlble!" lie said Xi—Tlie Ealcon returns the neat day, ngiln "No boat enn do It. Borne one bringing Mr. Traill, whom Mr«. Vansit- should stop him. It means certain I< mm tart Is to marry, lie sends messages to of Ilf.-” Mrs. Vansittart and ti Pvne his nephew . At last, becoming aware that bis XII—Stanhope signaled Ilia proposal to Enid. Starvation thieatens, when two, companions could not uuderstnnd wbat boats arrve—but even with a raft it is was g >lng on. ho turned to them with passionate explanation. Im|««alLle to reach tbs rock. "That brave fellow Ntanbo|>e says that, with two others at the oar«, lie "Mr. rync." Interrupted Constane» Intends to row near enough to the rock suddenly, "do you think that any of at half fl.xxl to endeavor to spring on the men ran hnvr gained acres« to ths to the ladder I cannot persuade him storeroom during the night T' tlint no man bus ever yet succeeded In "I can't aay for sure," he replied. such a mad project. Ixmk below and “What has put that into your tnludT' | see bow each wave climbs around "Tile purser ami I examlued all that eighteen or twenty feet of the base. was left this morning, and we laith Tlie thing 1s wildly Impracticable. He •greed tliut some of the things bad dia- will I m * swept off and smashed to piece« lM*forc otir eyes even If the boat es ■p|M*are<l. It la very atrauge." Pyne win not wholly preiuirad for i capes." "If tho lioat can come near enough this mine la-tng sprung on litui, bo lie for that purpose, couldn't we heave a essayed to gain time. "It doesn’t ap|M*ul to me In that light. line alKiard her?" naked one of the There waa a miscalculation about the ship's officers. "IVe can try. I shall signal them to water Why not atmut the foist?" •'Because my father went through all that effect. Anything la latter than to the stores |s-raonnlly and |sirtloned sanction an attempt which la foredoom them out. Some flour and tinned meat cd to failure and must result In the bure gone; I am quite sun* of It. The 1 death of the man who tries It." Thereupon more energetic flag wav question la. Who can have taken them? The flour at least must bine attracted ing took place. Finally Brand desisted In sheer exasperation. attention If anybody tried to ent it." "I cannot convince him,” he cried. "Did you aay all that to the pur ser?" lie asked. «us|s*udlug bls Iattura "He has made up his mind. May the Txird preserve him from a |>erll which • nd looking nt her steadily. "No; he cotlid not remember exactly ' I consider to lie a mortal one!" what proportion of the various article« "Has tie put forward any theory?*' asked Pyne. "He was doing a lot of there ought to I* left." "Then take my advice. Mias Con- ’ talking." stance, and keep ou forgetting.” lie "Yen." explained Brand. "He tie- •aid. Hevea that a strong boat rowed to the A quick flush Fame Into her pale verge of the broken water might wntch cheeks. her opportunity and dnrt In clisu* to the ” “You are not saying that without laddtw on tho lmck wash of a big wave, good cause?" she murmured. allowing Its successor to lift her high "1 have tile t>e«t of reasons. If tho enough for an active man to Jump on tract hint of such a thing goes round to the rungs. Tb^rowera must pul) for among the men there will lie ructions." their Ilves the Instant the wnve breaks Constance went to the door and and leave him clinging to the ladder as closed it. best he can. There Is more chance of "Enid,” abe said, "I lielleve father ' success In that way. be thinks, than In and Mr. Pyne have got some drendful , tr 'Inc to make fust n line thrown by W* PILLAR OF LIGHT us even If It fell over the boat. It la all a question of time, be argues, and I Lavs failed to convince him that im X only bs but bls companions will be lost." "la there no chance?" Inquired tha ■•ootid officer. "I ax A below," rct>ested Brand bops- lessly. snil Indeed, when they obeyed him, craning their necks over the rail to examine the seething caldron from which the griiulte tower tapered up to them, uo man could say that the light house keeper deplored Htanhope'a de cision without g<M«l reason. They understood matters a little bet ter, perhaps, when, one by oue. they re entered the lantern, the Ealcon having flitted away to make her Anal prepara tions. Braud a«ked them not to mnke known the nature of the |M*udlng under taking. "If I thought It would do any g<xx\ to the aiifferlug |H**iple I would gladly arc them enlivened by the news." lie •aid. "I confess, however, I exfH*ct nothing but disastrous failure- and— gentlemen — Lieutenant Htanhofie Is practically engag'd to le married to one of my daughter«.” Wliat wns to be said? They quitted him In the alienee that win the «Join- I Inant note of their live« Just then. ! Pyne alone remained. He wondered : why onu man should tie called on to endure so much. Though e v-li of thone present on the ■ gallery was loyal to Brand s sorrowful request. It was Impossible to prevent others from «i-elng that something of ex'-eptional Interest was In progress nfl'iat rind on the rock. Braud dbl not know that the officials of the Trinity house had only agreed to help Htnnho|M*’s hnxnrdous proje<-t under compulsion. The sailor Inform ed them that lie was determined to carry out hla scheme with or without tbelr assistance. Ro when the Falcon, tlie tender ami a strong tug hired by Mr. Traill rounded the dlstnnt Carn du headland nt 11 o'clock the lighthouse kee|M*r felt that further protest wns unavailing. It behoivetl him to take all |MMslble mertsuren to help the ni«*n who were about to dare so much to help him. In the flrat place, tn caused n rode to I m * swung from tlie gallery to «lie doorway. If any doubt wore enter tained as to the grave risk niton ’lug Stanhope's enterprise It was promptly dispelled by the extreme difficulty met with In accoinpIMtlng this compara tively simple tank. Even a heavy piece of wixm I slutig to the end of the ninety odd feet of cord necessary did not prevent the wind from lashing the weighted end In furious plunges sea ward. At last a sailor caught tlie swinging b'oek with a Ixvat hook. Tlie man would have lieen carried away by a climbing wave had not his mates perceived hla danger and held him. Then two life buoys were attached to other ro|>es In case there might be some alight chance of using them. The tackle which the unfortunate captain of the Chinook had cast adrift was utilized to construct safety lines In the entrance wny. Loops were fasten ed to them. In which six of the strong est men available wen* secured against the chance of lx*lng swept through the door to Instant death. Meanwhile the three vessels had steamed close to the mooring buoy, which. It will be retnemliered. lay In full view of the kitchen window. Con stance gave them a casual glance. Be Ing versed In the ways of the sen. she Instantly discovered that some unusual event wns nstir. Rhe called her sister's attention to the maneuvers of the steamers. One. the Trinity tender, lay broadside on to the Incoming tide. "They are lowering a boat. I do de Clare." she announced after they had watched the pro»*eedlngs for a little while with growing curiosity. At the distnnee. nearly 000 yards. It wns dlf flcult to discern exactly what was tak ing place. "No boat can live If It comes near the rock," cried Enid. And then a wild thought brought her heart to her mouth. “Oh. Connie." she cried In a sudden accoia of terror. “I feel sure that Jack la doing something desperate to save us! Pad knows. They all know, but they would not tell us. That Is why Mr. Tyne has not lieen near ns for hours." “It cannot be. No one would permit 1907 3 It. Father would never give hla aanc »♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦»»♦»♦♦»»»♦♦»»•»»»•»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»»♦♦•»♦♦♦♦ ti*>n Enid, my dear one. why do you nay such things? You frighten m»f* But Constance's lips were bloodless, • nd her eyes dilated with the fear which «be. too. would fain deny. They were perched so high starve the ■en that the dancing hillocks of green 'water could not wholly obscure the stoutly built ernft which bobbed Into startling prominence round the stern of the tender. "It Is! It to!" shrieked Enid. "Look. Connie! There Is Jack kneeling In th« bow Oh. dear! Oh. dear! Is be mad? Why don't they stop him? I cannot bear to look. Connie, tell me shall I •e« him drowned liefore my eyes?" The girl was distraught, and her sis I ' ter wns tn little better plight. Fas Five Years 3 ! floated, speechless, clinging to each Registered oid :: other like panic Btrickeu children, they < > followed the leaping boat with tb« Weighs ; ; No. 797 gl.issy stare of those who gise open 1400 pounds ;; eyed ut remoraelevs death. They scarce understood what was to ward. As th;* txuit. n strong craft, yet sti'*b a mere speck of stanc!i life In the turn bling seas, wns steadily Impelled near tr they saw the tug lurch ahead of th« other vessel« until a line wns throwr nod caught by Htnnhope. who Instant ly fastened It rouud his wnlst. Th« rowers wore cork Jackets, but he wa« Has Headquarters at Paul Bliss’, Pleasant Valley, Ore., «pilte unprotected. Bareheaded, wlti where he will stand Wednesdays and Fridays; also bls well knit limbs shielded only by t h Jersey, l-xise fitting trousers aud can AT F. EMILY'S BARN, 4 mile« east of Sandy Ridge, from MONDAY, vn> m I i < m > s . he bad <!f*ellm*d to hampei 10 a. rn , to T1E8DAY, 2 p. m. hl« freedom of movement with tb» AT CHASE'S BARN, Pleaaant ll<> ne, THURSDAYS, 10 a. rn. to 1 p. m. cumbroiis equipment so <***«ent'al foi AT FAIRVIEW ^»nd »¡«unity on SATURDAYS. any one who might I m * cast adrift It th»t dreadful sea. The girls, even In their dumb ngony Imported German Coach Stallion SEASON 1907 TERMS: To Insure, $25; Leap, $10 Treas. and Mngr. PAUL BLISS. were dully conscious of a scurry of feet up and down the stairs. Wliat d.J It matter? They paid heed to uauglt save the udtuuclng Ixsit. uow deep In the trough of a wave, now perv-ivad precariously on a lofty crest. Wtioevei : LIST YOUR PROPERTY NOW X tjie rowers were, they trusted wholly to the Instructions giveu by the gallant • TXuring the pa«t few week« several • youth who peered so boldly Into the • L/ piece» of property in Gresham • wilderness ahead. Tlie flying foam • and vicinity have changed hands. • and high tossej spray gave to the • Property is being Ixnight up for • I. Iithous«* the semblance of alternately • speculation and for building. The • • new very low rates go into effect • illlln; and lowering Its huge frame Rotwrilns glvse what every woman • soon—125 from the middle states • amid the furious torrents that euclr- most desires—< perfect complexion. • tn Oregon. Gtesliam wants her • clej it. Nerves of steel, strong hearts • share of incoming homeseekers. • It brings that soft, smooth, freeh, mid t.tte. were needed by those who • list your propertv now with the • clear tint to the cheek that «fenotee would voluntarily euter that watery youthfulness. It will bring beauty iuteruo. GRESHAM REAL ESTATE COMPANY J to those who lack It; it will retain Yet the men at the onra did not falter It for thoee who already possess It; nor turn their beads. They pulled It will enable you to successfully eveuly aud well, with the abort, deep combat the ravages of weather and suukeu stroke of the Haberman, aud time. Don't doubt—don't argue. Just • WHEN II NEED OF A GOOD RIG ... . Z try Robertine. Your druggist will Btanhope, now thut they were almost give you a free sample. AU drug In the vortex where the waves lost • Remember that you can always • gists keep Robertine^ tlielr regularity, produced a paddle • get it from the • ula>rewlth to twist the boat's bead to meet each turu aud swirl. Stealthily the powerful tugl»oat crept In the wake of the smaller craft, until It became clear to the girls’ strained • B. W. EMERY, Prop’r • vlilon that watchful beljtera. lashed In • Horses fed and cared for by * the vessel's bows, were manipulating the roaring fury of the reef. aaotber ro[«e as a drag, thus helping The first man to reach the gallery • Single Meal, Day, Week or Month - # t>e sailor's efforts to prevent their frail after Brand was Pyne, who chanced Or». • argosy from being iwamped by a to be nearest to him when the hubbub • • breaking sea. •rose. He found the other man fling •••••••••••••••••A» Then a miracle did happen, a miracle ing handfuls of the oil as far to wind of sc!en<*e. Wbeu the boat was yet ward as the thick fluid would travel. 200 yards away. Brand, looking out “Quick!" gasped Brand. "Don't pour ns.acre»-«o acre» ini, from the gallery in stony despair, sud It out. It must be scattered.” . cultivation — 8 miles, denly behaved us oue |>ossessed of a 8o the colza fell In little patchea of from R. R. Located in one of the. , flend. smooth tranquillity Into the white void * finest fruit districts in < >r«»gon. , “E'ollow me!” be roared. “Come, beneath, and before Stanhofie had * Has a family orchard in full bear- , every man!” pilot«*d bis IxMit half the remaining dis * ing. Plenty of water, timber and , He rushed Into the lantern. As If be tance the ware curreuts surging about * plenty of outrange. Will rosjie* , want«*d wings rather than limbs, be the rocks ceaa«*d to toss tbelr yellow • an ideal dairv. stock or fruit farm. * swung bhnself by his hands to the mane so high, and the high pitched • Price, »2,000.00. floor of the service room. masses of foam vanished completely. Oalvanioed Into activity, those who The aeameu stationed In tbe eutrance were with him ou the l«*dge raced after were astonished by the rapidity of the him. They knew not what had hap change. In less than a minute they • “The Reliable Real Estate Man.’’ • pened. Their leader bud spoken and found they were no longer blinded by • • they olM*yed. the spindrift cast by each upward rush z GRESHAM. - ORE. Z Down. down, they |»e!ted. taking the right into tbe interior of tbe light steep stairs with breakn»*ck speed, un house. Tbe two nearest to tbe door • •••••••••••• ••••••* til they reached the oil room, with Its looked out In wonderment Wbat devil thousands of gallons stored In great ment was tbe reef batching uow. that Notice for Publication. tanks. ' its claws should relax tbelr clutch on Land Ofllc« at Portland. Oregon, March 9, Big empty tins stood there, awaiting the pillar and its icy spray be with 1W7. the next visit of the tender, and Brand held? Notice in hereby given that the following* wrencb««d the cover off the ueurest cis named settler ha» filed notice of his intention Each wave, as it struck to westward i ' to final proof in support of hi» claim, tern. He scoopetl up a tlnful of the | of tbe column, divided itae.f into two i and make that said proof will be made before the oil. Register and Receiver at Portland. Oregon, on roaring streams which met exactly 19. 1*17, vii: William Robbins, H E ?io. "Bring all you can carry." he shout where the iron rungs ran down the I April lfelS, for the S 1-2 SE 1-4 Sec ». SW 1-4 SW V4 ed. and was off again with an energy wall. There was a mighty clash of the i Sec 29 and NW 1-4 NW 1-4 8ec ®, T. 2 8.. R. 7 I name» tbe following witnesses to prove that was wonderful in a man who had opposing forces ami a further upward hi» He continuous residence upon and cultivation endured the privations and hardships rearing of shattered torrents before t of »aid land, vis: John T. McIntyre,of Salmon. Oregon. George (Yaks of Salmon. Oregon, E. of so many hours. the reunited mass fell away to give ; Truman of Salmon. Oregon, J. A Odell of Sal - They underattxxl. Why had none of place to Its successor. mon, Oregon. ALGERNON S DRESSER. i them thought of it earlier? In its cold Register. granite depths the lighthouse carried First publication. Mar. 15. 1907 ; last publics- lion.April 12. 1907. TO1BE CONTINUED. that which had the power to subdue Ä-W0MEN h -*« • GRESHAM • : Livery, Feed & Sale Stable • • firtshai, Z for Sale : ¿ ee ^ chalker • fl THE PLEASANT HOME BLACKSMITH Begs to announce to his many friends that he has just installed a large and well assorted stock of farm implements, including PLOWS, X:nd HARROWS, CULTIVATORS, SEEDERS, DRILLS, ETC. Also a splendid line of And last but not least a complete stock of the famous HEAVY AND LIGHT HARNESS and HORSE AND BUGGY FURNISHINGS . JOHN DEERE WAGONS, HACKS, BUGGIES, CARRIAGES, ETC. All of which he is offering for sale at lowest possible prices. You will save money by inspecting his stock before buying elsewhere. For the accommodation of the public he has installed a Fine Set of Wagon Sca’e». 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