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MCGRATH Hoar the Garatran St; snag. l with to announce to the puhlnc that I an nnw settled in my new qu wters, T. Moran's old stand. near the Gun- frnxa St. bridge. where“ am prepared to cater :to their wants in all kind. of ('lle‘LOlll blacksmith- ing. All work guaran- teed first-clan. ANYONE ONE NEIDING till mmmlas Thâ€"e “)ng Philadelphian might There is starvation allowance 101' have been hazarding an inquiry ’45 it three more days at the worst. But 1 3a matter of trivial interest, so calm hate the mudguaot starting the new was he. so smooth his utterance. But _ scale to-morrow. 'Brand had made no mistake in estxi “It may not be necessary." [mating this youngster's force of char' “Candidly, I fear it will. I know acter. nor did he seek to temponk. tthe Cornish coast too well. When He extended an arm towards the 1 bad weather sets in trom the south- I'eet. ' west at this season it holds for a week “You hear that?" he said. .at the lowest computation." “She was given to me by the winds and waves, yet she is dear to me as my own child. I shall miss her great- lyâ€"lt all goes well here.” nndgraiand the gentleman being in a hurry. I would feel that way myself It the conditions were favorable." “They're two powerful flne girls,” said Pyne. steering clear of the polnt. “They have just been telling me how Miss Enid happened along. It reads like a fairy tale.” “I've cottoned on to both of them something wonderful. But, if I am not intruding into private affairs. how comes it that Miss Enid is being telegraphed for? Of course I can understand thn anntleman being in a “Y-yes. They pointed him out to me this morning. In the navy, I think. Fellow with a title, and that sort of thing." “No. His mother is Lady Margaret Stanhope, being an earl's daughter, but his father was a knight. He has been paying attentions to Enid for a year and more, to my knowledge and to his mother’s exceeding indigna- tion, I fancy.” Pyne found Enid rosy-red and In- clined to be tearful. The dying light of day was still strong enough in the servicemen) to permit these things to be seen. \“No bad news, I hope?" he inquired. though the sight of Stephen Brand. seated at his desk and placidly writ- ing, was reassuring. Pyne could be as stolid as a red Indian when the occasion demanded lt. Brand found no hint in his face of the hidden thought in his words. “Have they said anything to you of a man named Stanhope?" inquired the lighthouse-keeper, resuming the entry in his diary after a sharp glance up- wards. "gi‘hat is {vhere we on the other side have the pull_of you.” “Have you? I wonder. However. Lady Margaret's views have not trou- bled me. I will deal with her when the time comes. At present it looks fairly certain that Master Jack has settled matters on his own account. I may be mistaken, of course. How do you interpret this?” “Well, in any case, I would not have forwarded the application after an acquaintance of eighteen hours.” ob- served Brand, with equal delibera- tion. He closed the Journal and handed to Pyne a memorandum taken down letter by letter by a sailor as Brand read the signal: “Mother sends her love to Enid." “Did mother ever convey her love to Enid before?" asked Pyne. ICNO.DD “Then I call that neat. I take off my hat to Stanhope. He and mamma have had a hearbtoâ€"heart talk." Brand leaned his head on his hands. with clenched fists covering his ears. There was a period of utter silence un- til the lighthouse-keeper rose to light the lamp. Pyne watched him narrowly. “I may be trespassing on delicate ground." he said at last. “It I am. you are not the sort of man to stand on ceremony. in the States. you know when the authorities want to preserve a park section they don't say: ‘Please do not walk on the grass.’ They p'.-t up aboard which reads: ‘Keep off. We never kick. We're used to it." “My notice-board, it required, will be less curt. at any rate," replied Brand, and they faced each other. Though their words were light, no pleasant conceit lurked in their minds- There was a question to be asked and answered. and it held the issues 0 life and death. “It is nothing of any consequence,” she said and darted past him. “By flag-wagging?" Pyne was na- turally astoundcd. “Yes. You would not expect one of the people from the Chinook to be so enterprising.” “Iâ€"don’tâ€"know,” said Pyne. punc- tuating each word with a deliberate Brand looked up from his Journal. He smiled, though the American thought there was a hint of pain in :13 eyes. “I am going to lose one of my girls," he said. “Oh. no, this is not a loss by death but by marriage. If I were a Frenchman, I would describe it as gaining a son. Enid has just received what is tantamount to a proposal." “What din you mean just now by saying, ‘1! all goes well here?’ Is ther my Ipeclai reason why things shoal not go well?” The yougg Philadelphian :qight “By whom ?" “Mr. Emmett told me." “Ah! He and I have discussed the matter already. Yet I imagine that neither he, nor any other man in the place save myself. grasps the true meaning of the fact.” “I've been theorizing." said Pyne "It occurred to me that this “(ht 3311' here for amusement.” ‘lYe‘.DI l “It may boil that way for weeks.” “80 I have been told." -‘ i “By whom ?" “Mr. Emmett told me." “Ah! He and I have discussed the matter already. Yet I imagine that neither he, nor any other man in the place save myself. grasps the true meaning of the fact.” “I’ve been theorizing." said Pyne "It occurred to me that this “(ht isn' here for amusement." I “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 tor halt a century to devise some means of storm communication with a.rock lighhouse placed as this is. They have failed. There is none." “That's good," cried Pyne quite pleasantly. “Where is your pouch? I feel like a smoke. It I hadn’t tired that question at you I should have He looked up ‘t m. lamp- an wasted a lot of time in hard thinking.” smiled. The pillar. in those days. nustjsve beams haunts! musicals. Brand had to scheme that night~to reach the store-room ...unnhsar7.sd. 'l‘he question steadied her to an ex- racy ('tbpfllxht by Mel-00‘ ‘ A”... FR M ("U A DMI‘D V7, PARATIONS Light Pillar “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 himâ€"the truth? No, sir. You don’t mean it. You wouldn‘t do it yourself. What about that shark the girls told me of. I can guess Jus 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 rea- son. Barricade and shoot as you like it will be a hard thing to keep three- score desperate 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 help- ful. Some of them may have to die quick, you know.” Brand sprang to his feet and raced up to the trimmingetage. 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. “I ought to have put my proposition before you first. and made a speech afterwards,” 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." “Nonsense!” cried Brand. “You have no right to thrust away the chance that is given you. You saved all these people once. Why should you die uselessly?” “It is an awful thing,” he moaned, “to condemn so many men, women and children, to such a death.” A spasm of pain made Pyne’s lips tremulous for an instant. He had for- gotten Elsie and Mamie. The older man looked up fiercely. What condition could be imposed in the fulfilment of a duty so terrible? “I am here by chance,” went on Pyne. “One of your daugrgrs may have told you that Mrs. .ansittar came from New York to marry my uncle. Anyhow you would know sh was dear to him by his message to- day. She is sort of in my charge, and I can’t desert her. It’s hard luck, as I don’t care a cent for her. She’s the kind of woman old men adoreâ€"fascin- ating, bird-like creaturesâ€"when the cage is gilded." for Brand, use consume and Pyn himself in the case of Mrs. Vanslttart thought he caught an expression fa mlllar to his eyes long before he had seen that. plear-cut, splendidly lntelll gent face. 32-“ and myself, for a few hours 10118 er than the others. By right, it I [flowed the, rules I have promised to obey, l amne should live. That is im- peasible. A Spartan might dn it, but to be in such a fix when there's all sorts of help within call, so to speak. We might as well be in a mine closed up by an explosion. And, I’ll tell you whatâ€"I'm real sorry for you.” Brand, collapsing'undef the strain, sank into a chair. “You can cofint on ‘me in the deal in all but one thing," he said. “There can be no exceptions." he said harshly. Pyne waited until the lighthouse-keeper rejoined him. Brand closed his eyes in sheer affright. In that way he tried to shut out a vision. Then he approached nearer to Pyn and said in an intense whisper: “It is folly to waste words with you I have reasoned this thing out an now I will tell you what I have de aided. I wi.i take the watch tron eight until twelve. At twefe you wil redexe me, and I will go below to 86 sure provisions and water sutficien to maintain the llx es of my daughters I eaxmot abandon my girls and yet retain my senses. I trust you because But his voice was fully under con trol__when he spoke again. I must have. a contederaie. It the weather does not break before to- morrow night we must barricade the stairsâ€"find fight-71f necessary.” His face was drawn and haggard his eyes blazing. He shook as one in the first throes of fever. He seemed to await his companion's verdict with an over-powering dread lest any at- tempt should be made to question the justice of his decree. “Yes. I figured it out that way, ‘toot” 391d Py_ne. _‘_‘It's queer, isn’t it, “Be it so," he gasped. “May the Lord help us.” It was the responsibility that mas- tered him. Judges on the bench often break down when they sentence a criminal to death, but what Judge, humane, tender-hearted and God-fear- ing, ever pronounced the doom of seventY~eight pe0ple snatched from a mercid’. death to be steeped in hor- He placed a hand on Pyne's shoul- der. tor this youngster had become dear to him. But there was no time for ldle spec ulatlon. He glanced into the well of the stairs to make sure that no one was ascending. ' I At last his lron Will predominated. The knowledge that the path of duty lay straight bet'ore him cheered his tortured 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. “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. It need be, you will take charge of the lower deck. There is starvation allowance 101‘ three more days at the worst. But 1 hate the thought of starting the new scale to-morrow." “It may not be necessary." “Candidly, I fear it will. I know THE DURHAM CHRONICLE 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- sta'llce gave the key to her father after each visit. For the rest. the in- mates of the pillar were sunk in the l-.tliargy of unsatisfied hunger. Con- stance and bnid. utterly worn out nun 1atig:.e, were sound asleep in the kllchell, and the tears coursed down ,‘the mans face as he acted the part .01 a Luci in sscuring the measured ‘BJOW'alltze 01' Hour and bacon tor one ”Hal. The diet of one hungry meal lUl‘ eighty-one people gave twenty- SLV'en hungry meals for three. He chht to have taken more, but he set ..15 teeth «71d refused the ungrateful “Here have I been snoozlng in odd corners ever since I came aboard,” urged the American, “and l have noth- ing to do but starve quietly. It’s rl- dlculous. My funeral is dated; yours isn’t. You can’t be on deck all the 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 p11- low; all the rugs rescued by Con- stance were now needed ln 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 cracked up. iHe’s _a wonder, anyhow.” The lighthouse-keeper slept- until long after daybreak. Pyne refused to allow anyone to disturb him. As opportunity offered, Brand trans- ferred the tins to the lockers of the service-room. Pyne, who missed noth- ing, shook his head when it became evident that the 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 store-room is opened." 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 ba‘cking round towards 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. The Fnléou. ste'hflnn'g' may to hair observation post near the buoy. added him.,considerably. He permuted the night watch to gathgr _inuthe service- _ _--‘AL “Where is the hoard?" asked Pyne, making believe tint they were playing some comedy. “My sakes!" cried Pyne pityingl), “you deserve to win through.”_ __ When the rock was left in peace after the fall of the tide, Pyne prom- ised to keep the light in order it 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. It was evident that the brief rest had cleared his brain and restored his self-confidence. Instantly he took up the thread of events, and his first words showed how pleased he was that someone of authority in the light- house service should be in active com- munication with him. Through his glasses he distinguish- ed Stanhope on board the Trinity steamer, standing by the side of the inspecting-officer of the South-Coast lights. Other officials were there. but near Stanhope was a tall elderly man, unknown, and certainly a stran ger in Penzance. "iris ott-timea easy for a man to dc. aide upon a set course. but hard to [CHOW it. ‘v uuv “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." -“I acted my role well. I built up the vacancies with empty tins.” "‘1 think my heart will break,” mm- tered Brand. “But look! The lamp! It needs adjusting.” Soon after seven o’clock the watch reported that two vessels were ap- proaching from the Bay. One was ;he Falcon, and the sailors soon made mt that the other was the Trinity :ender from Plymouth. When they were both nearing the buoy, Brand was aroused. task. "A week!" he murmured. “Perhaps ten days! That is all. Pray Heaven I may not go mad before they die!" Pyne, watchlng the light, knew that Branfi had succeeded. The Falcon went; gradually the watch dispersed. 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