Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-08-12

boat.
eve will hardly escape a wetting,
for we have waited too long," ans
wered Ellington, "but here goes"
and grasping the oars he bent to his
task with a will. Three minutes
passed and the waves were white
capped and their swell was tossing
the boat like cork.
"There is an element of uncertainty
about our reaching the shore,'' said
Ellington, as he saw how little he
progr essed in it's direction.
eve must reach it before the worst
Of the storm hits Us, or the element
Of water will replace the element of
uncertainty" replied Carew, with
rather grim chUckle.
Then the wind and rain Of q Yer
mont thunder storm struck them and
drove them helplessly before it.
''Do you think you can avoid run
ming down that steamer?" asked Ca
rev, in such matter of-fact tone,
that Ellington did not heed him for
second. Then glancing over his
shoulder he was nearly petrifed with
fear at what he saw, for heaving
down on them and not two rods dis
tant was the excursion steamer, which
had just loomed up out Of the blind
ing rain.
He saw and acted. So also did Ca
rev. Ellington backed water hard
and desperately, but it was unavail-
ing against the wind and waves.
Then the boat stopped like a shot,
and Ellington was on his back at the
bottom of the boat CareW had
heaved the anchor overheard and it
had luckily caught. The steamers
big hull doomed over them for an in
slant and then it's great paddle wheels
whirled by. AS the boat and it's oc-
cupants were seemingly overwhelmed
they had heard woman shrek, and
Ellington, lying on his back, had
glanced upward at the deck and had
seen looking down on him the young
lady who had gotten off the train at
Barton.
"Did you see her, Clay?" asked
c1IIC1 HIS SSdL
and the breath which was knocked
out Of him by his fall.
"Who?" asked Carew.
"Why The Unknown of Barton.
She stood on the deck and cried
out when she thought we were
done for. 1 am going to hunt the
whole country for her." continued
Ellington.
Carew cut the anchor rope, and
they safely rode out the storm. A
change of clothing and good dinner
at the Memphremagog House made
them forget little thing like the
sh adow of eternity.
Ellington sat in big rocking chair
on the wide veranda Of the Mem
phremagog house, debating in his
mind which would be the least trouble,
to move his chair back in the shade,
or remain baking in the glare Of the
hot sun. Before the question was de-
cided, the voice of Carew reached
him.
"Well, are you ready? It is lucky
for you the sun does not burn you, or
that nose of yours would be a pretty
looking object after the long scorching
it has just received. Come. get in,
for this ugly beast won't stand
minnie"
Ellington was in the buggy and
they were o IF in an instant, behind
big, swift striding horse that pulled
them over the road toward Coventry
a little faster than the quiet residents
Of Newport deemed prudent.
GA failure, will be this search of
yours" Carew said, "a miserable
failure. For a week now we have
been driving up and down this Sec
ton, asking questions ofold men, and
staring at young women, until those
who do not know us take us for
revenue officers, horse thieves or
kidnappers, and all because-Whoa,
you demon, and keep the road!-you
have fallen in love with will the
wisp."
"Co1ne, come, dear boy, you know
you are just delighting in this outing,
and would not miss taking part in
this hunt for that vision for months
salary. Are you not planning to Wis
it the old house on the marsh today? |
And 1 am sure my Unknown was
not the inducement which takes you
on a fifteen mile ride. Look out or
that witch will tip us in the swamp!"
cried Ellington, as the horse SHE'D,
at nothing, apparently.
The words were hardly out of his
mouth when the horse took the bit in |