Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-11-12

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useful, an we might tie her up to the
buoy on the off chance until the relief
comes or we signal a smack. But
what's the good O talkin'? We've got
no boat, an nobody'd be such a fool as
to swim to her.
'That is what had in mind"
Jim lowered the glass.
"That's the fust time I've ever heard
| you say such silly thing, Stephen
| Brand
There was no wavering judgment in
his voice now. He was angry and
| slightly alarmed.
''Why is it so emphatically silly,
Jim?' was the smiling query.
How dye know what's aboard of
her? What's them fowl after? What's
under that sail? What's that lynn
crumpled up forrard2 Dead men,
mebbe. If they are, she's conveyed by
| sharks"
Sharks! This it not the Red sea.
am not afraid Of any odd prowler.
| Once Anyhow, l am going to ask
Jones'"
Clones won't hear of it."
s'That is precisely what he will do,
| within the next minute. Now, don't
be vexed, Jim. Stand by and sing out
directions if needful when | am in the
water. Have no fear. | am more than
equal to Leander in sea like this"
Jim. who trusted to the head keep
er's veto-awed, too, by the reference
TO Leander. whom he hazily associated
with Captain Webb-made no reJolndef
He focused the telescope again, gave
q moments scrutiny to the steamer
and then re-examined the boat. Inc
stiffness of the morning was solemn.
Revond the lazy splash of the sea
AGAINST the Gulf Rock itself and an oc-
casional heavy surge as the swell re-
vealed and instantly smOthered some
dark tooth of the reef he heard no
sound save the ring of Stephen brano
boots on the iron stairs as he descend
cd through the oil room, the library ana
office TO the first bedroom, in the low
or h,1nlz of which lay Mr.. Jones. keeper
ard chief recovering from sharp at
tack of sciatica.
During one fearful night IN the
March equinox, when the fierce heat OF
+he lamp within and the icy blast OF
tho Gale without had temporarily de-
ranged the occulting machinery, 'ones
axnerienced an anxious watch. NOT TOT
an instant could he forego attendance
on the lamp Owing to the sleet 1t was
necessary to keep the light at full pres
SIRE The surplus oil, driven up lron
tbe tanks by weights Weighing nan
ron. must flow copiously over the piasS
sbaft of the burner or the metal mlgh
riald TO the fervent power or the COZ
umn of fame.
The occulting hood, too, must De heip
oil when the warning click came OF
would lam and fail to fall perlodlcaiis
fins changing the character OF lh'
ugb+ to the bewilderment ana graV'
neriI of any unhappy vessel strlVihs
:.+ +ba exterior turmoil Of vino
!, and wave. -;+,, hi;
Co ZONES passed four hours with I'LL
bood ond shoulders in the temperatur'
of a Turkish bath and the lower pa
of his body chilled to the bone.
+ Ha thought nothing of it at the time
r,bis was duty. But at mterVal
{ THROUGHOUT the rest of his life the SCI
d at;o narve would remind him OF Una
/ lonely watch This morning ne VIC
conyalescent after painful inlhioDiii'
of two days. oa no
r watching the boat, Jim eentered ne
L in the telescope field and looked am
l iously for sharp arrow shaped a,e h rlpp,
e On the surface of the sea. The Dreez
n which had vanquished the FOG no
II Lissad the smiling water into dlnnpie
e 49, s h;s keen sight was perplexed o
+ the myriad wavelets. ~o,,
q Each minute the condition VI o,
on board became more denhsu -. %
sr meath some oars ranged along tne SIC s.a
Is hoard side he could see SEVERN ''l'