Show craan Cr aaa edited ED by lighthouse adventures PART 11 II when I 1 looked again where here father had stood alone there clung four men they started scrambling over the rocks to the ibe house one fell and was picked up and carried I 1 with a kind word my mother left me and ran down stairs the wind was still blowing hard and it had begun to rain min again all I 1 dared think about was the bell I 1 had to keep on striking it whatever happened you know its part of a lighthouse keepers ers duty never to give up tip I 1 was mas a lighthouse keepers son and this was my first test 1 I kept on striking the bell twice every minute making sure the clangs were loud and even it seemed ages before I 1 heard the door open and my father appeared he was dripping net ct and water was running even from his beard but he looked happy run man along now and get warm I 1 he said to me and be he thanked me for helping I 1 I 1 was quite speechless as I 1 climbed down the stairs into the kitchen on tho the threshold I 1 paused around the table sat three strange men sly my mother was filling cups from a steaming pot how big I 1 felt NN when hen I 1 sat with them to drink my hot milk I 1 I 1 wanted to listen to their talk but the sudden warmth made me sleepy and their voices came to me through a haze of dreamy comfort As I 1 was carried off oft to bed I 1 remember think ing what things I 1 will hae hane to tell to jane in the morning mornin gil 1 the next morning I 1 wanted to be up bright and early to be sure to see the men before they went ashore my father was to row them over in the dory because they stay long in the lighthouse there t be enough food to go around I 1 ight house keepers were allotted just so much a year for each person and none nope tor for guests most of our supplies came from a little village a few miles away on the other side of the headland my father rowed 0 oer er for them once I 1 oe take a week in the dor dory I 1 k knew ow awas planning 0 go tilt that cazze lay the cau cause ou food M u leiha d deconie geed me low dur duh R n f rr ol 01 HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW EGYPT pick out the following features ankh the emblem of life ilfe wooden head resl bronze cats wooden fish As soon as I 1 was dressed I 1 ran out into the kitchen behind the lighthouse I 1 heard voices everybody was there gathered about the dory which lay on its side like a mounded th thing ng a huge hole torn in the bottom the storm had torn it from its moorings and pounded it against the rocks unless we could mend it we were stranded there until some passing boat came within hailing halling distance that was not likely to happen very soon the waters voters about the lighthouse were ere so treacherous that most boats did not venture near they searched the lighthouse for something with which to mend the boat but the hole was too big after a hopeless attempt to make the dory seaworthy with makeshift make shift materials the men gave up and settled them selves peacefully in the sun to rest after their strenuous night tane and I 1 were nere not at all dis pleased with the situation to be stranded on a lonely rock and faced with the danger of was an adventure and it was not often of n that we e had three people all at 0 onate 1 14 e lo 10 talk to they showed us odd T P goblet of lotus design wooden comb scarabs or beetles charm tor for pro tec lection tion pyramids statue status of osiris temple 0 people carryl lit offer offerings ints four vases the sphinx trinkets they had gathered in all parta of the world they delighted ua us with stories of 0 desperate encounters with savages ot of shipwrecks and strange seas just in the middle of our excitement father rather came from further con ference about what should be done mother he said had made two flags of a piece of white cloth and a piece of red joined together and tacked to the end of a stick we were to take turns watching from the tower As soon as a boat was sighted my father would use the flags to wig wigwag nag tho the signal of distress from the balcony of the light house while somebody else struck the jbell bell it if this did not succeed in at tr trading acting the attention of the crew the only thing we could do was to wait for the next boat and try again one of the fishermen a goodna goldna aured bearded No norwegian named eric was elnen first watch natch and as a special favor jane ja n e and I 1 were allowed to be his assistants ml 1 I was thinking eric was dozing and jane playing about hla his feet when suddenly she pointed look a boata to be continued K V J f |