comment until the

her, and relieved his feelings in the expressi

n's up! I'll take the law into my own hands onless somethin' is did soon. P'raps that parson kin manage to rouse

is companions at the station, and they,

-indeed, no one could hold the position he did unless fairly educated and able to manage the various concerns connected with the station. "It's a burning shame that the families of m

ut he was careful not to fully commit himself

put his trade-mark on one as won't forget it in a hurry. And for me I'd be willing to wager my week's pay that young Jim D

f his glass in the endeavor to place any vessel chancing to be within range, so that in case of

ything that was do

rst patrol don their storm clothes, and prepare to pass out to tramp the beach, exchanging checks when they m

and share his lonely tramp, for he seemed to realize that just then it was the

shion all around; but this storm was not in the same class with the dreadful West India hur

iences; but the keeper chased them to their beds, knowing that it was necessar

ng his face a

g," came a voice which he recognized as belonging t

y dressed and

owled worse than ever, though but little thun

oilskins, and a sou'wester, Darry felt himself prepared to face an

signalling, Abner set out, another pa

austed condition, and at the time Abner and Darry left they were warming up w

nd allowed of his speaking, which

ghts on the reefs; again the lightning betrayed the perilous condition of the recked vessel; but usually they learn

fter the brigantine struck; besides, the vessel was a complete wreck at the time, and without a single stick in plac

e, and exchanged checks with the other patrol comin

tation, when suddenly Darry, who chanced to be looking out to sea, discovered an ascending trail

t, for Abner was plodding along steadily, as if his mind was made up t

d the old life saver, at o

rap one of the coster li

at the lifeboat would soon be started if conditions allowed of its getting through the surf; for there a

on a run for the station, knowing that unless the full crew w

ould have outrun the older man had h

met with obstacles in the darkness, they finally

kets had of course been seen by the lookout, and a

giving a helping hand, and with a will the boat was hurried

n, whose beat happened to be a little longer tha

e, for those on the stranded vessel were sending more rocke

ces, ready to push at the

an eye toward him more than once, as though tempted to ask him to take the place of the missing man, who must have ha

looked his way, and shook his head as

elmsman a shout was heard and the missing man came limping down to take his pla

oars flashed out on either side, and were dipped deep, after which the boat plunged into the next wave, rode