Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-05-21


Ss1GSGI rolled over in his bed. For
a moment or two he fancied himself
back in the fo'castle of the Sea Mist,
the bark in which he had made his
first voyage Then, as he grew wider
awake he heard somewhere in the dis
lance a bell ringing furiously.
Turn out, all hands! Turn out!'
Captain. Fri sat up. That voice was
no part of dream. 1t belonged to
Captain Jerry, and the tone of it meant
business. The bell continued to ring.
AYE. aye, Jerry! What's the mat
ter?' he Shot TED
"F.re! There's big fire up in the
village Look out of the window and
you can see They're ringing the
schoolhouse bell. Don't you hear it?"
The, captain, wide awake enough by
this time, jumped out of bed, carrying
the blankets with him, and ran to the
window. Opening it, he thrust out his
head. The wind had changed to the
| eastward, and a thick fog had come
in with it. The house was surrounded
by wet, black wall, but off to the
west red glow shone through it, now
! brighter and now fainter. The school
house bell was turning somersaults in
! its excitement. Whoever the ringer
might be, he was ringing as though it
was his only hope for life and the bell
swung back and forth without pause.
The red glow in the fog frightened
again as the captain gazed at it.
| Captain Jerry came tumbling UP the
stairs, breatfless and half dressed.
Where do you make it out to be?"
he painted
'Somewhere's nigh the postoffice.
Looks S if it might be Weeks store.
Where's Perez,
Captain Fri had lighted a lamp and
was pulling on his boots as he spoke.
Here l be!' shouted the missing
member of the trio from the dining
room below. I'm all ready. Hurry
up, Eri!"
Captain Fri jumped into his trousers,
slipped into a faded pea jacket and
clattered downstairs, followed by the
wildly excited Jerry.
Good land, Perez" he cried as he
came into the dining room, Il thought
you said you was all readyw
i Captain Perez paused in the vain at
tempt to make Captain Jerry's hat GOV
er his own Uranium and replied indig
nantly, "Well, 1 am, amt II"
Seems to me I'd put somethin' or
my feet besides them socks if I was
you. You might catch cold"
Perez glanced down at his blue yarr
extremities in blank establishment
well, now,' he exclaimed, 'if 1 hahn
forgot my bootsr'
'Well, git 'em on, and be quick
There's your hat. Give Jerry his"
The excited Perez vanished through
the door of his chamber, and Captain
Fri glanced at the chronometer. TIL,
time was quarter after 2.
They hurried out of the door ant
through the yard, passed the lily pond
where the frogs had long since ad
journed their concert and gone to bed
lodged through the yard of the Tight,
shattered summer hotel and came GU
at the corner of the road, having sayet
: some distance by the short cut
THAT amt Weeks store" declares
: Captain Perez, who was in the lead
!. Its Web Saunders place. That's wha
I it is"
7 Captain Fri paused and looked owe
!. to the left in the. direction of the Ba1
;. ter homestead. The light in the wiz
:, dow was still burning
), They turned into the main road at
:, dog trot and became part of crowd {
e oddly dressed people, all running In til
. same direction.
Webs place, amt it?" asked Fri {
Seth Wingate, who was lumberin
= along with wooden bucket in or
, hand and the. pitcher of his wife's be.
Eashstand set in the other.
L YES" breathlessly answered u