The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-09-21
FLASH IN THE NIGHT.

his weather eye open sweeps the
ION with his night glass, watching
waiting. Beside him is his list OF
is bound to the great port OF which
beacon way above his head
% of the sentinels, and all around
he moaning of the distant surf, the
king OF waves on the beach at MS
and the whistle of the wind as it
es and swirls around the tower and
lamp at its top. Minute after min
asses away, each one marked by a
beam of light sent out over the
kldenly there comes from the south
as if thrown up by the ocean, q
. of red-red, tho danger signal,
khe watcher is not disturbed. He
waits. Not for long, however, as
hight glass pointed toward that
J of red on the oceans rim shows a
blight OH each side of it, about 100
away, while just below the red
is a faint speck of green. That Is
kh. The signals have told their
and the next instant a binding
of green light from the tower an
the distant vessel, and before its
has died away the electric spark
|ent to the Western Union Tele-
office and to every newspaper i'll
ity the message, "Stcamer Paris
east of Fire island"
I4 big boat speeds on her way. The
Dher checks her name off the list nt
els due. But others have seen the
signal. The dim lights of the
had not attracted the attention
sailors on the little pilotboat
BIZ to the eastward, but the bril-
Hash of green told them that a sig
{ad been answered, and there was
BED for the Paris to send up the
liar pilot call Of white-red-
.. The Paris meant $3.50 for the
catching her, and the men started
off after her, knowing that she
5lue and hoping it was her signal
bad been answered.
)e ocean greyhound has passed away
h westward i'll the darkness, and
b the watcher resumes his vigil.
the wind has increased. The breeze
given way before Il gathering of the
Is of the air, and up trom the south
comes IA surging of waves, and the
is beating and pounding on the
with a hollow, resounding boom
tells of a tempest abroad in the
!. Blacker and blacker grow the
S overhead, narrower and narrow
Ows the circle of inky sea and sky
marks the limits of vision, and
the faithful monitor overhead
up its clocklike regularity of blaz-
and fading its range Of power is
tantly lessened by the coming
b.
bwn OH the beach the swing of q
krn marks where the life V is
bly, tramping along to meet his
Ianion from the next station. 1t is a
by lonely mission. He is alone
kthe moaning surf, and each step is
altering some enchanted realm of
BIS, ruled by the spirit of the
On one side of him is the sullen,
3 sea. on the other a waste OF
hd i'll front the fitful CLEAN of
lantern. He is lonely and cold,
u has no terrors for him. His
PIP may touch some one lonelier
plder than he-a human body
into the moist, unyielding sand.
Fay through the breakers rises the
of a ship, helpless for all her
9Th, driven by the gale far OH the
despite the friendly warning from
Pill tower with its finger of fame.
EN- the crimson signal in his hand
the watch at the station that there
brk to do, and the wrecked mari
that help is at hand. He hurries to
tation to assist in the preparations
fscue. As he near the little house
begins a brilliant display Of fire
A glare of red, changing to a
white, which is followed by a
green, conveys the message to the
|tation, and a bright white blaze
hat the signal is eel and under
and then the beautiful Coston
send shooting through the gloom
es of orders easily understood. A
I green tells the distant watchers
lid is needed, and n red and green
lor boats and equipments. A red
Rhite would have called for a rocket
Eatus, a green and red for the life
o. ''breeches buoy" and so ON,
erent combinations of colors convey
INHERENT instructions.
"a it is not always stern business
palls into play the Coston colors.
yachting club has its regatta.
up and down the coast come the
white winged or steam driven
o craft. Some of the stragglers
n late, and as a white-red-
white succession of fires appears
8 up the sails of a belated fier
iting feet prepares to welcome
nderer from the Eastern Yacht
Boston, and chasing close after
on1hes a red-white, followed by a
an4E then a white star, and the well
. - the man from Boston is ex-
led TO the Corinthians delegate.
comes a four color combination,
ne acknowledgement which is fol-
by a blue star shows that one of
nerican Steam Yacht clubs boats
len in line. New York Tribune.
A Corner In Cocoons.
Genesee Valley Forest association
prizes last year to school chill
pr the gathering of the cocoons of
ctive insects. The three scholars
ing the largest number were to
OK aa.b tho tb,aa notharinn tho