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"""It "aeeiuB to "bo in tbo fumlly
right," he hazarded, looking at Con
stance. "Alus," said Enid, "I um an Ameri--can."
"I'll smile now, If that Is nil," sold
Pyne.
"But, please, I am not joking n little
bit. When you go ashore you will prob
ably hear all about me, so I may as
well take the wind out of the sails of
gossip. I am a mere waif who caino
sailing in out of the west one day in a
little boat which must have come from
the new world, as no one appeared to
have lost either me or it in the old.
Dad picked us botli up and adopted
me."
Pyno did not know whether to take
her seriously or not until he sought
continuation In a pair of tranquil eyes,
which he gazed into at every opportu
nity. "It is quite true," said Constance
.gravely. "I suppose that the mystorl-! for."
J to do more than Blgnnllinportnnt news
nil , very brlelly."
"But this is Important," cried Mrs.
Vanslttart shrilly. "It is of the utmost
Importance to me."
" 'Frald It can't be helped, ma'am,"
said Pyne civilly. "Anyhow, we're not
ashore yet, and I can't see that any
time will be wasted."
The electric bell Jangled In the room,
causing Mrs. Vanslttart to Jump vis
ibly. "Oh, what is It?'' she screamed.
"My father is calling one of us up,"
explained Constance. "It may bo .
message from Jack. You go, Enid."
Enid hurried away. She had scarcolj
reached the next iloor before Mrs. Van
slttart, who seemed to have moods iu
full compass, said sweetly:
"Convoy my deep obligations to Mr
Brand, won't you, Charlie? Indeed, you
might go now and write out the text 0
my message to your uncle. Some early
opportunity of dispatching It may of-
otis nihility between parents and long
lost children which exists in story
books Is all nonsense in reality. No
family could bo more united and devot
ed to ouch other than wo are, yet Enid
is not my sister, and my father Is hers
only by adoption. Ho found her, half
dying, drifting past tills very rock, and
before lie could reach her he fought and
killed a dreadful shark. Wo are very
proud of dad, Mr. Pyne. You sec, he is
our only relation. Enid knows neither
lier father nor mother, and my mother
died when I was a baby."
"Great Scott!" cried Pyne.
lie turned quickly toward the door.
Mrs. Vauslttnrt, very pale, with eyes
that looked unnaturally large in the
faint light, stood there. For an instant
lie was startled. He had not seen Mrs.
Vanslttart since they came to the rock,
and he was shocked by the change In
lier appearance. He did not like her.
Ills alert Intelligence distrusted her,
but It was not his business in life to
select a wife for his uncle, as ho put It,
auid he had always treated her with
respectful politeness. Now, owing to
some fleeting aspect which he could
not account for, some vague resem
blance to another which he did not re
member having noticed before, ho
viewed her with n certain expectant
curiosity that was equally unintelligi
ble to him.
She hold out a scrap of paper.
'Mr. Traill Is hero," she said quietly
"Here!" he repeated, wondering what ! Paris."
"All right," ho said In the calm way
which so oJl'ectually concealed his feel
ings. "Shall I escort you to your
room?"
"By no means. I came here quite un
assisted. Miss Brand and I can chat
for u little while. It Is most wearying
to bo pent all day and all night in one
little room. Even the change to an
other little room is grateful."
Pyne bowed, and they heard his
steady tread as ho ascended the stairs.
"Quito a nice boy, Charlie," said Mrs.
Vanslttart, coming forward Into the
kitchen, with Its medley of queer look
ing, hissing, steaming contrivances
"Yes. We think ho is exceedingly
nice," said Constance. She wondered
why the other woman seemed always
to stand in the shadow by choice. Tho
strongest light in tho darkened cham
ber came from the, grate, and Mrs.
Vanslttart deliberately turned away
from It.
"If all goes well ho will soon bo my
nephew by marriage," went on the
other. "I quitted Now York yesterday
week in order to marry his uncle in
Paris. Bather a disastrous beginning
to a now career, is it not?"
"I hope not, Indeed. Perhaps you are
surmounting dllllcultlos nt the com
mencement rather than at the end."
"It may be. I am so much older than
you that I am less optimistic. But you
did not grasp tho significance of my
words. I said I was to bo married iu
she meant and perplexed by her ley,
.self contained tone, while he thought It
passing strange that she had no other
greeting for him.
"Well." she said, "that is tho best
word I can And. He Is near to us as
'near as a steamer can bring him. Mr.
Brand has received a signaled message.
Ho wrote It out and sent it to me by a
innn. I Inquired where you wore and
was told you wore engaged in tho
kitchen."
For some reason Mrs. Vanslttart
seemed to bo greatly perturbed. Her
presence put an end to the gayoty of
Hie place quite effectually.
The young man took tho paper Id
Bllence.
He read:
Dear Madam A signal Just received
from tho Falcon runs as follows: "Mr.
Cyrus J. TralU Is on board and sends his
love to Etta and Clinrllo. Ho will ninltc
vcry preparation for their comfort
uslioro nnd trusts they arc bearing up well
under lucvltablo hardships." Yours faith
fully, STEPHEN BRAND.
I'yno strode to tho door.
"I must see if I can't get Mr. Brand
to answer the old boy," lie cried. "Per
liaps you have attended to that al
ready." She did not make way for him to
pass.
"No," she said. "I camo to seek you
on that account. If not too Into, will
.you tell your uncle that I do not wish
to delay a moment In Penzance? Ho
will plense mo most by arranging for
41 speclnl train to await oil. arrival at
the station."
"What's the hurry?" he demanded.
"A woman's whim, If, you like, but a
fixed resolve nevertheless."
"Will you travel In that rig-out?" ho
asked quizzically.
"It is an easy matter to call at a shop
If we reach Bhore by daylight. Then I
enn purchaso n cloak and hat to servo
my needs; otherwise It Is mntterless
how I nm attired. Will you do Uils?"
"Why, certulnly."
Sho gave a little gasp of relief. In
another Instnnt Pyne would have gone,
but Enid, who happened to glance
through the window which opened to
iWtird tho northwest, detained him.
"There Is no hurry now, for suro,"
she said. "Tho Falcon Is halfway to
Cam du by this time. I do uot sup
Dose 6he will return until It Is too dark
"Yes," said Constance, still nt a loss
to catch the drift of an announcement
which Mrs. Vanslttart seemed so anx
ious to thrust upon her.
"Well, the Chinook was wrecked last
night, or, rather, early this morning.
The name of tho ship was not made
known throughout the world until long
after daybreak. It is quite Impossible
that Mr. Traill should have reached this
remote corner of England from Paris
In tho Interval."
For one moment tho girl was puz
zled. Thou a ready solution occurred
to her.
"Oh. of course, that Is very simple.
Mr. Traill was awaiting your arrival In
Southampton, thinking to take you by
surprise, no doubt. That is sure to be
the explanation. What a shock the
lirst telegram must have given him!"
"How did ho ascertain that his neph
ew and I were alive?"
"Tlh very first thing father did was
to telegraph tho names of all the sur
vivors. I know that Is so because I
saw the message."
"Ah! Ho Is a mnn of method, I sup
pose. You are proud of him, I heard
you say."
"I think there is no one like him in
all the world. We are so happy nt
homo that sometimes I fear It cannot
last. Yet, thank God, there Is no ex
cuse for such nightmare terrors."
Mrs. Vanslttart cooed In her gentlo
,way.
"Indeed, you have my earnest good
wishes in that respect," sho said. "Do
we not owe our lives to you? That is
an excellent reason for gratitude, if a
selfish one. But some day soon you
will bo getting married and leaving
tho parental roof."
"I do not wish to die an old maid,"
laughed Constance, "yet I hive not
discovered n bettor name tlian my own
up to tho present."
Sho fancied that Mrs. Vanslttart
winced u little at this remark. Deem
teg fter visitor to be a bundle of nerves,
Bho Jumped to tho conclusion that tho
other woman read into tho words some
farfetched disparagement of her own
approaching marrlago.
"Of course," sho continued, affably
tactful, "I will hold another vlow
when tho right man asks 1110."
"Were you In my place," murmured
hor visitor, apparently thlukhig aloud
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rather Than ""utldres'slng Constance,
"you would not be fearful of misfor
tune? You would not read an onion of
ill luck into this dramatic Interruption
of all your plans? After many years
of widowhood I am about to be mar
ried again to a man who Is admirable
iu every way. He is rich, distinguished
in manuer and appearance, a person of
note not only In tho States, but on tho
continent. No woman of my years
might desire a better match. Why
could not the way be made smooth for
me? Why should the poor Chinook,
out of tho hundreds of mall steamers
which cross tho Atlantic yearly, bo
picked out for utter disaster? It Is a
warning a threat from the gods!"
The unconscious bitterness of her
tone moved the girl to find words of
consolation.
"I would not question the ways of
Providence In the least," sho said.
"Surely you have far more reason for
thankfulness thnn for regret."
"Regret! I am not regretting, but I
have gone through such trials that I
Constance teds deeply touched.
am unnerved. There, child! Forgive
mo for troubling you. And and kiss
me, will you, and say you wish 1110 '
well?"
She moved nearer, as if driven by
uncontrollable Impulse. Constance, not
prepared for such an outburst, wus
nevertheless deeply touched by this ap
peal for sympathy.
"I wish you all the Joy and happlnesn
which I nm sure you deserve," she said,
stooping to kiss tho wan, shrinking face
held up to her.
Mrs. VniiBlttnrt burst Into a parox
ysm of tears und tottered toward tho
door.
"No, no," she gasped as Constance
caught her by the arm. "Do not conio
with mo. I urn shaken. It will pass.
For God's sake, let me go alone!"
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CHAPTER XII.
YNE found Enid rosy red nnd
Inclined to be tearful. Tho dy
ing light of day was still strong
enough In the service room to
permit these things to be seen.
"No bad news, I hope?" he Inquired,
though thp sight of Stephen Brand
Boated at his desk aud placidly writ
ing was reassuring.
Tho question steadied her to an ex
tent. "It Is nothing of any consequence."
she said and darted past him.
Brand looked up from his Journal.
He smiled, though tho .American
thought there was a hint of pain In his
eyes.
"I am going to lose one of my girls,"
ho said. "Oh, no; this Is not a loss by
death, but by marriage. If I were 11
Frenchman I would describe It as gain
ing a son. Enid has Just received what
Is tantamount to a proposal."
"By flag wagging?" Pyne was natu
rally astounded.
"Yes. You would uot expect one of
the people from the Chinook to bo so
enterprising."
"I don't know," suld Pyne, punctu
ating each word with u deliberate nod.
"Well, in any case, I would not have
forwarded the application after an ac
quaintance of eighteen hours," ob
served Brand, with equal deliberation.
"They're two powerful Uno girls,"
said Pyne, steering clear of the point.
"They have just been telling 1110 how
Miss Enid happened along. It rends
like a fairy tale."
"Sho was given to me by tho winds
and waves, yet sho is dear to me us
my own child. I shall miss her great
lyIf all goes well hero."
"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 tele
graphed for? Of course I can under
stand the gentleman being In a hurry.
I would feel that way myself If tho
conditions woro favorable."
Pyne could bo as stolid as a rod In
dian when the occasion demanded It.
Brand found no hint in his facoiof tho
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 afler a sharp glance up
ward. "Y-yes. They pointed him out to mo
this moriiinfi-; in the navy, I think; fel
low with a title and that sort of thing."
"No. Ills mother Is Lady Margaret
Stanhope, being 1111 earl's daughter, but
his father was a knight. IIo has boon
paying attentions to Enid for a year
and moro to my knowledge and to his
motltti's exceeding Indignation, I fju
cy."
"That Is where wo on the other side
have tho pull of you."
"navo you? I wonder. However,
Lady Margaret's views have not trou
bled me. I will deal with her when
tho time comes. At present It looks
fulrly certain that Master Jack has
settled matters on his own accouut. I
may bo mistaken, of course. How do
you interpret this?"
Ho closed tho journal and handed to
Pyne a memorandum taken down let
tor by letter by a eullor as Brand read
the signal:
"Mother scuds lier love to Enid."
"Did mother ever convey her lovo
to Enid before?" nsked Pyne.
"No."
"Then I call that neat. I tako off
my hat to Stanhope. IIo and mamma
have had a heart to heart talk,"
Brand leaned his head on his hands,
with clinched lists covering his ears.
There was a period of utter sllenco un
til the lighthouse keeper roso to light
the lamp.
Pyne watched him narrowly.
"I may be trespassing on delicate
ground," ho said at last. "If I am, you
are not tho sort of man to stand on
ceremony. In the States, you know,
when the authorities want to preservo
a park section they don't say, 'Please
do not walk on the grass.' They put
up a board which reads, 'Keep off.'
We never kick. We're used to It."
"My notice board, If required, will
be less curt, at any rate," replied
Brand, and they faced each other.
Though their words wore light, no
pleasant conceit lurked in their minds.
There was a question to bo asked and
answered, and It held the Issues of life
und death.
"What did you mean just now by
Raying, 'If all goes well here?' Is there
any special reason why things should
not go well?"
Tho young Phllndelphlan might havo
been hazarding an inquiry about a
matter of trivial Interest, so calm was
he, so smooth his utterance. But
Brand had made no mistake In esti
mating tills youngster's force of char
acter, nor did he seek to temporize.
He extended an arm toward the reef.
"You hear that?" he said.
"Yes."
"It may boll that way for weeks."
"So I havo boon told."
"By whom?"
"Mr. Emmet t told 1110."
"Ah! IIo and I have discussed tho
matter already. Yet I Imaglno that
neither he nor any other man In tho
place save myself grasps tho truo
meaning of the fact." '
"I've been theorizing," said Pyne.
"It occurred to mo that this light Isn't
here for amusement."
Ho looked up at tho lamp and smiled.
Tho pillar In those days must have
been a haunt of illusions, for Brand,
like Constance and I'yno himself In
the case of Mrs. Vanslttart, thought
ho caught an expression familiar to
his eyes long before ho had seen that
clear cut, splendidly Intelligent face.
But thero was no time for Idle specu
lation. Ho glanced Into the well of
the stairs to mako sure that no 0110
was ascending.
Then lie approached nearer to Pyno
nnd said In an Intense whisper:
"It Is folly to waste words with you.
I havo reasoned this thing out, and now
I will tell you what I havo decided. I
will tako the watch from 8 until 12.
At 12 you will relievo mo and I will
go below to Bccuro provisions nnd
water sufficient to maintain tho lives
of my daughters, you and myself for a
few hours longer than the others. By
right, If I followed tho rules I havo
promised to obey, I alone should live.
That is impossible. A Spartan might
do It, but I cannot abandon my girls
und yet retain -my senses. I trust you
because I must have a confederate.
If tho weather does not breuk beforo
tomorrow night wo must barricade tho
Btalrs-and light if necessary."
Ills face was drawn aud haggard,
his eyes blazing. IIo shook as 0110 In
tho Urst throes of fover. IIo seemed to
nwnlt his companion's verdict with uu
overpowering dread lest any attempt
Bhould be made to question tho Justice)
of his decree.
"Yes. I figured It out that way, too,"
eald Pyne. "It's queer, Isn't It, to bo
In such n llx when there's nil sorta oft
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