The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19

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Bset 10 lis sssi he ra,bsJ, Ard otsss
dsn 90 in'pir.iios . ne i, psrchspes
there v0 sno,bu boz, ssystsre pss
thai hs ccais nissrspt ioi
He fsiii TIE lamp srd iurssd np th
boob giving TIE names Of vesssls Gttsl
vhh vifslss teIssppby. Tt. lac, bss
90 the lisi. tbs Seoisnsu. ttsts sss lost
. chance sbs might b. 10 The E,sIlsb che,
re, the vssosst ebsnos. he kssv, bat /
." possible
Hastily be tslssspbsd rov. Am tryini
TO Hsnsl Seoisusp, IL within distance uil
ssnd her 10 help yoo.
he waited for 90 susver bat none csms
He'd sbs slrssdy sons dospf
Iiso -hsstily be ehsnsed tie si nal eel
the mschioe clicked : ssd ssitsd. n,
." nsntiss the storm nov. Sighting M
TIRE sho civ" no qasrtsr; lighting earth
vho opss-monthed. Psntsd for 800 lives.
Why didn't she snsssri Whsrsvsr che
vss she should receive ths mssssssi Alb,
81 lss.-
NJ. y, Delilsh ,iskisg issl. Are 700
near stossb 10 hslpi
Presently the sbsvsr.
Fesr impossible bat will look ont for
hsr -tyine to beat down Chsansl pyssli.
Then after . long psu": Am trying TO
90. into con mutiestisn With her
Assin Priest hahsd: Fer Goi's ssks
do your best 500 p,bepgsrs,
he waited aud for 90 isstsnt tho siIshss
lifted ssd he beard 90 sXultsnt shrek
from ,hs viad sud sss ontiis snd the
house trsmbled. Wbels vsrs these 900
soulsf
CLICK.
Close over tho / BILE be bsut and held
Bile trssth
Cannot keep ,A,st ur,il the mornin. Z.
Have yoa been able to send htlpi
Yes. Spoken SCOTSMAN. besting down
Channel. She |, looking ior Jon. Keep
sa Jst as long - possible. All | can do
his 6sssrs ceased 10 move. the horror OF
havisg done no more. the weakness OF
that messsg'
Agsis the Taper moved, aud now Ls
Isared What 1t sould spell,
Thsnks. Don't leave iosfu1snt. Com
n municate With ne long ~ possible or until
Dslilah sinks
A few minutes elapsed and re further
message ~ss sent; then, Suddenly with
opg pauses between ssch letter.
We ere getting oct the bos's Another
,suss that see med hours A fash Of light
,ios momentsrily allied the room With .
,las glare. end the clssh OF thunder deaf
med Priest for . moment. When the lsst
umoie oisa svsy us "'.'. 80 .ireisss 10
trsmsnt sssin clicking. Had be missed
during that sppsliioe crsshi
1sys lsuncbed one OF the boats. A psuse
bat seemed to last Tor bous. Then.
3o.t hA, ovsrtstnsd with 20 passengers
III Lost Another wait longer than the
Irsi. Is imssins,ion Priest saw men and
Tomen struggling 10 the relentless vsves.
10 pictured the others budding st The
ids oitbs helpless liner, and st ssoh
.sh oi lightning thought be could see
hs ghsstiy terror on pale faces. Good
ssvsn, they will drown. drovnl be cried
loud, 10 sgssy.
Again the Instrument ticksd out its pits
40 mssssee: Two more boas lsanobsd.
10th overturned, Fear must absnd don
ops: fast hlIins.
A leng pause. Priest sat motionlsss,
10 eyes slsadisst on the nscbiss eoldly
Iskips II spprosshisg dson to the only
ian 10 the world whs kasv and could not
ave.
Then -P.ssspssu have behaved splsn
idly. Perfect order; no panic.
A slill longer psuss Priest dropped
rom the chair 10 bis knees and bsgsn to
ray, while be wstshsd With staring eyes I
10 topper snd heard the click dot beat
snmsrliks into his brsis.
Passengers four handrsa aud iorty-
70 lity meo, one seventy woman, twenty
hildrsn -rsn,isder crew, oiics-s-
Save then, save thsml srisd Priest
load, and the storm shfisksd derisively.
Jososseiously his 6pgsrs, soavulsivsly
,uebiss tie usehins. spsl. these tso
ords, and the msssass vss carried ont
to the night, night, over the ssss, to the
nkiss ship.
There 10 still hope, the women whisper
1; he 10 ssndins for help. Bot The men
ussssd.
Cannot d.siphsr your lsst mssssss-
,srs Of ship nesrly under water - matter
minutes nov passengers ssk viii ysu
iodly conway TO frisnds"- Letters I'd
.nssd before Priests eyes, ssd became I
,ntussd. He fsncisd hs hssrd the voices
Een snd women calling -hs sprsng TO
10 window and looked ont. A psls srsy 1
eht IL The e,st. IVES II dsvtf :
Tbs Taper still clicked. but the words {
,sls we're 90 fused then It stopped. q
Whss IL happening nov beyond that !
" Of light. 90 the gray dsvpf
where 10 the 6cohusnf q
Fssn,ie,ily be seis, The instrsasnt I
"a called the 6ootsusu sssin.
Hs 10 answered: Have sighted Dslilsh = Q
skiing Tor hsr
Oss, tso. three. ivnr -hov the Mo stss I
ids sway. ssoh one sn hoor. Ten. ~ !
sn the bar OF light hss erovc; The gray Q
svs pssps Of . sudden tbrossh TIE
lusrs visdoss Of The little hose, the
sntissl Of the Faiurs. sad touches The t
I'D. bsrs sides Of the rosk 81 zee, tbs i
sstinsl Of the Pas. and John Priest bssrs I
,nsh ara svifI of vstsys ssd than an m