Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-24

+bo re- niihself firmly against
,iie niue vessels foremost and boa.a.
20 strike series of extraordinarr - -
lltuues with his arms and head
ny IS he behaving in tha+ id;o+.o
mannerT screamed Enid 1'o'ic
capital transformations =,
low, jack, Shouted Brand
Aoashed, Enid held her peace
Inc lighthouse keeper sion,1,,
turn that he was receivino 49, IL
sage, spelled out the FOLLOWING.
is ali well?''
YES he answered
Bates and Jackson reached bos,,,+,,
Bates compound fracture. If weather
moderates will be with you next tida !.
All right waved Brand
| Inc distant figure started again
| Lowe to E-n-i-d"-
Enid INDUCED in an extraordinarr
arm flourish.
| Aid Constance"
Ihat spoils it," she screamed eff
ought to be only kind regards TO Won
Connie | believe you are a sernent
| a.
DO stop your chatter" shouted
Brand, and he continued the message:
weather looks very bad Little hone
for tonight. Lancelot due at G. VIII
see personally that no chance is lost
Goodby"
"Goodby,' was the response
The Lapwing fell away astern from
the vicinity of the buoy.
''Why is he doing that?" asked Con
.tance, close to her fathers ear.
lie is too good sailor to risk turn
ing her in that broken water. little
farther out there is greater depth and
more regular seas
They watched the yacht in silence.
At last her head swung round toward
the coast. When broadside on wave
hit her, and the spray leaped over her
masts.
''That gave them a wetting," cried
Brand, and his calm tone stilled their
ready fear Indeed, there was greater
, danger than he wanted them to know
but the Lapwing reappeared, shaking
herself and still turning
"GoOd little boatp' said Brand. The
crisis had passed. She was headed, at
| Llll Sptt0, 1OA int Ddy ]AIld HUI. lOO
! soon. Ere she reached the comparative
. shelter of Clements island she was
! swept three times by green water.
Inside The lantern, their faces rudy
with the exposure, their eyes dancing
with excitement, the girls were yoluble
with delight. Could anything be more
: thrilling than their experiences that
day!
'That semaphore dodge is too pre-
= cious to be lost cried Enid. Connie
:, :, you and l must learn the alphabet
You shall teach us this very evening,
dad. Fancy me signaling you the
: whole length of the promenade: Just
: look at Mrs Wilson's bonnet or Here
. come the Taylor-Smiths Scootv Oh,
- it's fne."
:, She whirled her arms in stiff jointed
:, rightly and mimicked Stanhope's fam
N tastic posing.
"Why should you scoot when you
- meet the Taylor-Smiths? asked Brand.
Because Mrs It's. hauls us off to
"a tea and gives us gallon or gossip
with every cup
81 Thought your sex regarded gossip
as the cream"'
"Sex. indeed. Old Smith is worse
- than his wife. He doesn't say much
" but he winks One of his Winks, at TIE
end of story. turns an episode into
three volume novel
aft seems to me / must teach yot
no the code in my own self defense ht
% replied. and now for tea. Let u
have it served here"
=, They voted this an admTaDle hoI,on
n0 The GIRLS enlivened the meal Dy reiat
ne mo TO him the doings and sayings
n5 ourrant interest ashore during the pas
lse two months. BY a queer coInclde1ce
vi which he did not mention. MS rene
u wac aoain due within a week. just Il
me -, tho occasion of Ends first appear
40 onoa on the rock. The fact STRUCK NJ
IL os singular In all proDaplLe
would not return to duty Nc -.
IN COMPLETED twenty-one years VI 49,
lhe .o,,-ica Now he would retire. an
ne whom the commercial arrahseilieh'
len eor +ba arriscope were completed
'es would take his daughters Oh ION
me .o,,,isod continental tour unless
ass 6ood matters progressed Detmee
ust eto,bona and Enid to the polht u q
80 early marriage. ,,,o,o rvorl
lad ro1,ol ,lv ask Enid to be his vile. :
airy 20 go tho voungster well ana nAe
him. For the opposition una una not
ern Margaret might offer ne care tbo 20
'as- lot. He smiled .inwardly-as IN no r
yenient phrase has it-wneh Of If a.
'rn- viewed the certain outcome na ~ Lao c,
ght d dismr between himself and her iap
her shin. He would surprise her. nor .,
' Brand the lighthouse Keeper edon 4,
be- ~ ''e ,er;,,o, tho claims of his adopo
han d hpuab ar would be two very diffefe
ade
persons. noo knew that
re-" VI cue .st,o,,,an scientist in SUI