The Red Cloud chief., 1906-08-03

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sounded like n mathematical snakes
"And / am sorry to say that even yet
l am profoundly ignorant as to its true
Iuwardncss." smiled Constance.
"Yet you girls delight in poets who
bin yth hcarkon to the music of the
spheres. | suppose you will admit that
the ear of, say, Ben Pollard is not tun-
ed to such q celestial harmony. How
ever, | will explain my auriscopc in a
sentence. 1t only listens to and indi-
Gates the direction of fog horns, sirens
and ships bells. A shrill steam whistle
eXcites it, but the breaking of seas
aboard ship, the loud Tapping of a pro-
pellor. the noise Of the engines, of a
gale, or all these in combination, leave
it unmoved."
Il remember once, when we were
going from Falmouth to Porthalla in a
fog, how drcadfully difficult it was to
discover the whereabouts of another
steamer we passed en- route" said his
daughter.
well. with this little chap on the
bridge, the pointer would have told
III Nbllltlll ull'll lllSiA i t'h I Hbll'NHN
it will he thick while YOU are here, or
you would see it pick up the distant
blasts of Il steamer long before we can
hear them ana follow her course right
round the are of her passage. 1t is
most interesting to watch its activity
when there are several ships using
their sirens. l have never had an OPP
,n,tn,;t, 80 xn.t;,. 4. 80, ,,,,, th,,
three vessels ut once. but as SOC as /
could deduce a regular sequence in the
seemingly erratic movements Of the in
dictator | marked the approach and
passing Of each with the utmost ease"
"WOuld that stop collisions at scaT'
"Nothing will do that, because some
ships officers refuse at times to cXer-
else due care. but with my instrument
on board two ships. and Il time chart
attached to the drums. there would be
no nee for Il hoard of trade inquiry
to determine whether or not the proper
warning was given. TO the vast ma
jority of navigators it will prove an alb
solute blessing
you clever old thing" cried Enid.
Il suppose you will make heaps of
money out of it,"
THE inventor is the last man to
make money out Of his inventions. as
a rule" said Brand. Il suppose | differ
from the ordinary poor fellow mas
much us | am not dependent for Il live
lihood on the success of my discovery"
There's not the least bit Of chance
of there being Il fog tonight?" queried
Enid so earnestly that a wave of mer-
riment rippled through the room.
Not the least. In any event, you
two girls will be in bed and sound
asleep at 10 o'clock"
Perish the thought" cried Con-
stance. BED at 10, during our first
and only night on n lighthouses"
you will see," said her father. you
cannot imagine how the clock dawdles
in this ircuInscribed area. Work alone
cOnquers 1t. Otherwise, men would
quit the service after a months expert
ence.'
"Ship ahoy" screamed Enid. Here
comes the Lapwing round earn du.
Mr.. Lawton must have lent her to
bring the relief. How kind of him."
1.-The Lapwing cannot approach the
rock" said Brand. II will signal
Landing impossible today 1t will
save them u useless Journey"
He selected the requisite flags from
a locker, the phrase he needed being
coded. Soon the strong breeze was
cordage, and though they could not
heal the three whistles with which the
little yacht acknowledged the signal.
they could easily see the jets of steam
through their glasses.
Constance happened to overlook the
table on which stood the auriscope.
This thing has actually recorded
those whistles" she cried in wonder.
"What sort of whistle has the Lap
wing?" asked Brand.
"A loud and deep one, worthy of a
leviathan. 1t was Il fad Of Mr.. Law
tons. They say his siren consumes
more steam than his engines"
Her father laughed.
Anyhow, he Is sticking to his
course" he announced. Il may as
well take in the decorations"
Undauntedly, but much Hurried by Il
sea ever increasing in strength as the
force Of the ebb tide encountered the
resistance Of the wind, the Lapwlng
held on. With wind and sea against
her she would have made slow work of
it. AS it was, there was help forth
coming for both journeys unless the
wind went back to the north again as
rapidly as it had veered to the south
west.
She would not be abreast the rock
for nearly an hour, so Brand left the
girls in charge of the lookout while he