Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-12-10
me PILLAR
OF LIGHT
BY LOUIS TRACY.
,..hor Of The Wings of the Morning
co,yrfsht, 1904, by Edward ]. Clode

..ra doan' ketch me tryin' to sail
,.., IN Gulf Rock when zee can't zee a
- raagth ahead" he said emphatic
rr 81 be sorry, ladies both, but zee
~ how the tide runs over the reef. I
d., ties easy to drive to the wrong side
+n, u.ht. We'm try again tomor-
Onv the flowers III spite. al the
rest
crash, A loud explosion burst forth
,.,,, +hp dense heights of the storm
am, Daisy. sturdy as she was. seemed
SILVER The very air trembled with
w. f.r Pollard had his hand on the
A .,rr, swing it to starbOard when Con-
II ..raa nut the tiller over to bring the
n s,,.s head up against the wind. For
. a. Instant he hesitated. Even he, vers-
n Tr tha ways Of the sea, was startled.
p,h eils positively jumped. the sud
. lr bang Of the rocket was so unex-
rdol.
r,r Brand must ha' iced u.s." pro-
.,rrcpI Zen. That's a warnin' to we
90 back"
The words had scarce left his lips
-bpn another report smote the great
rarce otherwise unbroken save by
NE quiet pllsh Of the sea against the
h,rs and the faint reverberations of
he distant bell.
THAT is too urgent to be intended
t- rs" said Constance. 1--WE were
INST halfway when the snow COM
nercei'
% lid not notice any vessel near the
r.k" cried Enid TREMENDOUSLY. Did
YOU, Benz
Po.ards slow utterance was not
+ cick enough. Before he could an
swpr third rocket Numbered its over
towering summons.
That is the help wanted signal"
cried Constance. ben, there is no
question now of going back We must
keep our present course for twenty
minutes at least and then take to the
oars The bell will guide u.s."
"Oh. yes. Ben" agreed Enid. Some
thing has gone wrong on the rock itself
lam quite sure there was no ship near
enough to be in trouble already"
BY gum. VEIN zee what's the mat
ter grOwled Ben. STEADY it is, Miss
Brand Eli VEIN in trouble I'd as soon
ha you two CELLS aboard as any two
men in Pelzance."
At another time the compliment
would have earned him a torrent of
sarcasm. Now it passed unheeded.
The situation was bewildering. alarm
lug. There were three keepers in the
lighthouse The signal foreboded i'll
ness, sudden and serious illness. Who
could it be:
10 such a crisis charity begins at
home Constance, with set face and
shining eyes, Enid, flushed and ON the
verge Of tears, feared lest their own
beloved one should be the sufferer.
10 each Of them Stephen Brand was
equally kind and devoted father. He
never allowed Enid to feel that she
was dependent on his bounty. Only
ue OtAer day, when she limited at the
adoption Of an art career as future
means Of earning a livelihood, he ap
proved Of the necessary study, but
laughed at the reason.
with your pretty face and saucy
ways Enid he said, II shall have
Couoe enough to keep you in the mes
"IAOut worrying as to the manner o
!Olr leaving it. Work at your draw
rs by all means. Avoid color a.
Tue pane Of true art. But where Con
le and / live you shall live, until yo'
uoose to forsake us"
40 wonder these girls thought Their
was no other man in the world lik
I%l Their delightful home wa
''"t III Its happiness. their only sol
Wv mat Brand should be away tw
lO--lS ont of three on account of tn
insult IN which he passed his hour
VI Fl$ure during recent years.
,'e'Aer dared to look at the Othel
-u'' could not trust themselves eve
. speak. There was relief in actor
NJ M thought was torture.
Luz docile Daisy steadily forge
I-'ough the waves. The spasmOdi
,,als OF the bell came more clearl
Io. minute. Pollard, kneeling in til
,rr;.9' peered into the gloom of th
n. ing snow. He listened eagerly
mo-. yell With right hand or left b
boo uoAed to Constance to bring til
hi. . mead nearer to the wind or pc
T- ue sail to fill out a little more.
~ -4apu' ready to cast the canvas looS
bs, ue first hint of danger, consulte
cried: uentiV' AT iaS' .
m Fn'y minutes, Ben"
voios 1a' relief it was to hear her ov
keo.., lie tension was becoming u
,aor. 1t Y are, missy. No need
b sor. Oh yet Ties clearin' a bit. We
h. se to alongside the rock in less
d fisherman was right. His trai
!, q, fuses perceived a distinct dimin
enl5 |" ule volume of snow. Soon til
,a ANU see fifty. hundred. two hundr
tag - ahead. On the starboard quart
l,o caught a confused rushing moi,