. The light keepers : a story of the United States Light-House Service . atch-room ? Not a bit of it, Sonny. Use em wherever youplease, an Im allowin, if you keep a sharp look-out,youll see the dory inside of half an hour. Then Sidney climbed the narrow stairs with theglasses held carefully under his arm, and twentyminutes had not elapsed before he could see, faraway in the distance, what looked like a toy boatmanned by a miniature crew. Theyre coming, Uncle Zenas ! Theyre com-ing ! he shouted, and the cook replied : I reckoned it was about time theyd be showinup, an have jest put on the potat
. The light keepers : a story of the United States Light-House Service . atch-room ? Not a bit of it, Sonny. Use em wherever youplease, an Im allowin, if you keep a sharp look-out,youll see the dory inside of half an hour. Then Sidney climbed the narrow stairs with theglasses held carefully under his arm, and twentyminutes had not elapsed before he could see, faraway in the distance, what looked like a toy boatmanned by a miniature crew. Theyre coming, Uncle Zenas ! Theyre com-ing ! he shouted, and the cook replied : I reckoned it was about time theyd be showinup, an have jest put on the potatoes. Dinnerll beready when L-ioy get here. Sidney watched through the glasses until he coulddistinguish the features of both the keepers, and ashe gazed Captain Eph waved his hand to show thathe had seen the little lad in the window of the tower. Then Sidney ran down-stairs and out on the ledge,standing at the head of the narrow cove as the doryrounded the rocks, while Mr. Peters shouted: Ill tell you what it is, Sonny, we must have our I- I C5 *O< CO UJ _lQQ<CO. SONNYS OUTFIT. 211 motor boat in runnin order before next spring, forpullin a pair of oars when a man can jest as well sitstill an let a screw do the work is all nonsense. Ivefound a fellow who claims he can put your machineryin prime order for us, an, whats more, hes cominout here to get it, when the wind hauls round tosuit him. By the time Mr. Peters had thus imparted hisnews, the dorys bow was on the ways, and CaptainEph had leaped ashore to take the lad in his armsas if they had been parted many days. Been lonesome, Sonny ? the keeper asked anx-iously, and Sidney replied laughingly: No sir, though I was glad when you came insight. Have you had a good time ? I was wishin every minute that Id staid athome an let Uncle Zenas go; but I dont reckon itwould have done any good if Id coaxed him allnight to take my place. Hes kinder shy boutknockin round in a boat since hes growed so haul the dory up, an then
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