The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19
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faisrs A greet Ragged rest rssu "
head sbovs the zee soas fosr uilss Tres
the shore bsuss, bal Tor tatts OF siehli
grsss. anishshitsd ssvs BY tue sss bifds.
ossss ssids 10 The nnssiidy sbips tbai
ssilsd seshiss sspiru. . IssdUsrt TO cell
ore. the nut slynps. Of hous lssd 10 ssn
dusr; pos . dssser nsrk 10 the hsss
blssh linsrs forgotten ssrtipsl si ths
psst
Aud . lIi,ls ini.sd . sm al tarrst house,
viib . wooden msst poiniiss styssfd,
snd square slsss syss ever slsrips oessn
vsrd, sisads ~ the ssntinsl pf the iuiurs -
the iaiuis OF the virslsss ielssisphy.
Ths eiosds bst been dri'iss round the
l. z,rt point Tor several days. forming sol
ia bsnks OF blsehnsss 10 the southsss
svoopinG across The green SEES, thst bosr
" srsv more restless. snd sitsp hiding tie
old barren roet iron The strongest tsls
sesps Tss lonsly vstehsr -oDs BY dsy
Sad one BY night = 10 the sssy house Mar
eoni's wireless telegraph station si the
sestt, hsd long kposn Of the spproseb Of
the storm. ships sIrssdy csusht 10 Ito
asrcs clutches bed tsissrsphsd its advent
TO the vstehsr. end be, Jovs-liks. had
hurled s,sotrio ssrninss OF tho danger to
other bests.
John Prisst fslt The nervous excitement
10 tse cir com munissts itself 10 his body.
filing hin With vogue upfsst ssd issr.
His compspiou wss vsi.ius d the door,
I'm glad you're not lsts, hs said. !
fear even nov she'll get ssuskt 10 the
storm bsfors l osn cover thoss three miles
along The cliff. Good oishl.
Good night, replied John Priest. He
watched The other ron swiftly dssp the
path and along the cliffs. he felt .
strange longing to call bin bsck. Ths
quis. thrsstsnipg OF the night. quivsrins
With electricity and storm, thrilled bis
nerves
/ wonder whst's wrong With mel be
said aloud, aud then checked bimssii, 30
plssssstly conscious Of bis own voice.
Nothing living vas visible not even o
tree; not . bird on the wing. uotbins.
With % effort be laughed and banged asd
boltsd the door loudly, snd entered The op
Grating room the RON With the sqssrs
eyes facing seswsrd. II vas round plsis
iy fsroisbed cham Der. containing one com
fortsble sois, . bookshelf Oiled With books.
several msps and charts. . list OF rules ssd
explanations concerning the working Of
the Msteoai wireless telegraph, sod in the
centre oi the room the iustrumsnt itssli.
Pn,st looked a hs watch. Eleven hsars
and half Of solitary oos6usmeSt, prseti
.-ir at "a from all hnrnan enm m IN uin.
lion.
When be looked Ut his watch again What
hsd seemed On hour proved 10 MINUTES.
Then be svers quietly st hiussli for .
fool ssd filled bis pipe deliberately. Az
hs pat II 10 his lips sudden bless Of light
III the room and terrible erssh rest the
cir. tearing silence ssd night ssundsr and
schoiss from cliff TO elf.
With the nrst srsst crash oil The sls
msnts sprsng 10 life. To the watcher 1t
seemed ~ il hrs. earth, cir and water we're
swirlips and struggling through space,
mixed together.
How long be watched with ave sol ven
der be did not know bat the rushiss
winds hosled him into . ssmi.esuseious
sleep. 10 which be heard the vsvss risins
and rearing nearer snd nearer sad assrss
Hs evoke With . stsrt. issliss soas
thing OF some one bad spokss 10 hin.
The yellow light burned more dinly. bst
be slssesd st the Marsssi 10
strsmsst. All sss in order The Taper
vas silent. uosionlsss. Az hs wondered
shs, hsd suddenly eslled him the isstra
nsnt clicked.
He drew bis chair 10 the table and best
over The ipstrunsst snd wsi.sd.
Assin thst little spark Of light bshiai
bin snd sim ultspsously the click dot =
LIE LIE LIE -DH -DH -DH" IL
reid
Dbl that vas no trick Of the stors; yet Q
be did not know tho call q Qiiokly 10
Isrssd 10 The code: .
DH SIS Dalilsh ssil and pssssngsr I
steamer 5000 tons Good hssvspsl what 4
aid the Dslilsh vsot snd where Us shsi Y
sarsly. il he rsnsu bsrsd right she vss Il
dus ia Liverpool two days ago. .
For sn ipst.n, Priest hssilatinsly watch
ID sud listened. From whence smidst the .
thousands Of miles Il mad waves vss bic {
ssbti With aus,ssdy hand hs
held bic nsohins and replied; q
Go op. spd waited. No snsveh He o
Asld bic breath and eoaptsd the seconds. !
At last 90 snsver LIE sgsip;sn isstsrts '
psnss then the msobine began slowly With Q
many psusss end breaks ~ II the nssssss o
iyiss Oh msenstie wings through spsos 10 q
Ihs little gray turrs' On the C,rsish coast. II
sss bstiliog sseh ysrd Of ito vsy With tts
siad, the see and the r.in the nscbine o.
began to spell its mes sse:
Tn, Dshl.b dsusssd BY terrible ssss b
-is.r last si1king fO haodrsd psssss
rsu send help
Fsssh Oh Whore are yoaf d
he fosnd . diflsslty Ia bresthisg-
,ov The seosds dragged -sinuts'. surs q
y. sos. snd 10 sn.vsr Assio, Where
re yosi 81
At lsss ~ snsssf: 8. d ". Of Lisnd, I.
,boat ors Landrsd miles oE. instrausnts d
,sn.ssa. tuddsr broken, can keep sh,st q
sv mora hsufs ia hslp Tks 3
'sst sss anres<seis; s,iil the Taper click o
"a sssis 10 help 8
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