_A PLACE TO STOP._
Here is a place to bring into a harbour our story drifting on like a
boat. Dave Fletcher was appointed keeper of the light at Black Rocks,
and Thomas Trafton became his assistant. Bart, though, said he
considered himself to be second assistant, and should fit himself as
rapidly as possible for a keeper. He wanted, he added, to be as useful
as he could be--an idea that never forsook him since the old days of his
career as Little Mew. Dick Pray went on in the old style, full of plans
and projects, stirred by an intense ambition to do some big thing, but
impatient of the little things necessary to the execution of the whole.
Always ready to dare, he was as uniformly averse to the doing of the
hard work that might be demanded.
Toby Tolman took up his quarters in his old home ashore. As he could
not go where Dave was, he said he thought Dave ought to come to him as
often as possible. Dave promised to do all in his power, and as a
pledge of his sincerity he married the light-keeper's granddaughter,
black-eyed, bright-eyed May Tolman. She lived under Toby Tolman's roof;
and as Dave improved every opportunity to visit the grand-daughter, he
was able to fulfil his promise made to the grandfather.