Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-24
NE PILLAR
OF LIGHT
BY LOUIS TRACY.
.,..of The Wings of the Morning"

q with this little chap on the
wen +he pointer would have told
''s en+aip unerringly. ! don't suppose
C ~ NO thick while you are here, or
VIZ lid see it pick up the distant
Of q steamer long before we can
'| ,non and follow her course right
tho arc Of her passage. 1t is
- interesting to watch its activity
+borp are several ships using
irons have never had an OPP
.,nitr of testing it on more than
'p' rosspls at once, but as soon as |
I, 5oduce a regular sequence in the
,inclv erratic movements of the in
!. .tor marked the approach and
Y,ng Of each with the utmost ease"
wand that stop collisions at sea|
.y,+binr will do that, because some
~ Ulcers refuse at times to eXer
3no care. but with my instrument
"a ,,srj two ships, and a time chart
.,hd m the drums, there would be
.,o5 for board of trade inquiry
N l,tormine whether or not the proper
nirc was given. To the vast ma
A. Of navigators it will prove an alb
tie blessing
Van clever old thingw cried Enid.
mppose you will make heaps of
ney out Of it.
"a rho inventor is the last man to
q no money out Of his inventions. as
~a" said Brand. Il suppose l differ
I'm the ordinary poor fellow mas
-,b rs am not dependent for live
anil on the success of my discovery"
a There's not the least bit of chance
Aare being a fog tonight?' queried
rd so earnestly that a wave of mer-
rn- rinpled through the room.
Not the least. In any event, you
o Girls will be in bed and sound
seap at 10 o'clock"
Perish the thought" cried Con-
lance Bed at TO- during our first
nj only night on Il Iighthousew
you will see" said her father. You
e7Dnot imagine how the clock dawdles
this circumscribed area. Work alone
rauers it. Otherwise. men would
bit the service after a months expert
Ece"
Ship ahoy" screamed Enid. Here
bones the Lapwing round earn du
81 M. LawtOn must have lent her tC
lrng the relief. How kind of him."
The Lapwing cannot approach the
EOck." said Brand. Il will sigma
Landing impossible today 1t viii
ave them a useless journey"
He selected the requisite flags from
locker the phrase he needed bein:
eOded Soon the strong breeze wa
Eylg to tear the bunting from TIN
E0rdage and though they could no
pear The three whistles with which tn
itt.e yacht acknowledged the signal
lley could easily see the jets of steam
through their glasses.
Constance happened to overlook tn
a0e Oh which stood the auriscope.
IhlS thing has actually recorde
lloSe Whistles" she cried in wonder.
What sort of whistle has the LaI
wing" asked Brand.
"A lou1 and deep one, worthy of
evathan. 1t was a fad of Mr.. Law
olS They say his siren consume
more steam than his engines"
der father laughed.
anyhow, he is sticking to b
F0urSe,' he announced. Il may {
vel take in the decorations"
Vldaultediy, but much flurried by
yea ever increasing in strength as Il
lU,e Oh the ebb tide encountered Il
ISSUANCE CT the wind. the Lapwi1
rFu On With wind and sea again
!" she would have made slow work
AS It. was, there was help fort
.oIlns for both journeys unless t
an Went back to the north again
'puly as 1t had veered to the sout
sue would not be abreast the TO
nearly an hour, so Brand left t
Ill charge Of the lookout while
~''eu The oil room. A wild night su
Ae anticipated demanded full pr,
0l He lamp. If the air becal
.s''Sa'urated, breakage of the gla
.-'HeyS might take place, and he MI
os, 'e d good stock on hand. Water a
W. 100 We're needed. The double ;
.u' 10 Bates and Jackson b
11 Nv INTO arrears all the ordina
Nc Vi the afternoon watch.
i,n 1y,usaly the pair in the lantt
NANNY. .-u tne progress of the yacht ex
v'atIngly slow.
~ 4 nice Lapwing." said Enid SEQ
~ l will tell Mr.. Lawton he on;
Don ,'euristen her the Bantam. All
'I w, Is in her crow"
Or. "eu Brand joined them matters
hor Nveller. More accustomed IL
d. s - the use of a telescope, he m;
'scoveries.
Ia TWO supernumeraries are ther
Nm ouhced, but l cannot see L;
Ho inueed, so far as | can make {
a H. ' commanded by Stanhope, DIR,
GIL m Ben Pollard's oilskins."
Cone, laS left Lady Margaretl CT
hH never went homer essa
b ,oof chap! He was going TO +