Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-01-07
BE PILLAR
or LIGHT
By LOUIS TRACY,
mo- of The Wings of the Morning"
i rtrht. 1904. by Edward ]. Clode

Inn singular care. Never De ulSLeu
fhe apparent ease of a speaker. The
N impromptu is prepared before
ndR
Won dear old humbug," she cried.
Now the quiet dead1iness Of the scene
hich followed the temperance of
hid Ind herself from their bedroom
as manifest to her. Enid, too, was
oking from one to the other in eager
riving to grasp the essentials of an
|isode rapidly grouping its details into
auehcc. Brand knew that if he par
cd bis daughters questioning they
,ould be on their knees by his side
brthNth, and he wished to avoid any
lrther excitement.
please attend, both of you," he
rowled, with mock severity. Il am
Ding to tell you something that will
onsole YOU"
His voice was drowned by some part
+ the Atlantic whirling over the IAN
ern.
This kind Of thing does not go on
| II the time" he continued. Other
wise ne should have five hours Of spas
hodic conversation. As soon as the
ide rises sufficiently to gain an unin-
erruptcd run across the reef we will
ave al least two hours Of comparative
uiets About 4 o'clock there will be q
econd edition for an hour or so. l sup
bose that any suggestion of bed
.'Wil be secuted" exclaimed Enid.
GA nice pair of beauties you viii be
n the morning" he grumbled artfully.
Not even Constance was proof
against this now burden Of woe. She
glanced around.
you say that" she cried, knowing
hat The nearest looking glass is yards
lwayp
Tie pointed with his pine.
"In the second drawer of the desk
you win find q Photograph 1t is only
toy. but VIII Justify me-"
They ran together and found the lit
tie circular mirror The next wave
passed UNDECIDED. Smiling he went III
to the lamp. Even yet there was hope
they might ~ to bed when the respite
came
After much talk Of disorderel hair
wan chccls rings round the eyes
cracked lips and other outrageous de
fects which a pretty woman mourns
when divorced from her dressing table
Constarce called him.
Here IS a queer thing" she said
Have you heard any steamer hoot
mgr
''No" he answered Bending betwee1
the two of them, lie saw that the point
er of the auriscOpe bore due southwest
though the last siren of which they haC
any KNOWLEDGE sounded from the op
posite direction.
He picked up a little trumpet re
sembling the horn of a motor car.
Il use this for tests" he explained
It's tiny vibrator quickly brought tn
needle round toward his hand.
1T IS improbable in the highest dc
gree thai any steamer is near enough
to affect the auriscope," he said. 80,
a night like this they give the coast
wide berth"
He quilted them again. The girls
having nothing better to do watche
the dial to see if any change occurred
He heard them use the small trumpe
three Times. Then Enid sang out:
"Oh, do come, dad! 1t goes back t
the southwest regularity
He Joined in the watch. The needl
was pointing north in obedience to til
sound waves created in the room
Suddenly it swung round nearly hal
the circumference of the dial
Hush" he said. They listened il
tently, but the roar of wind and wat
was toe deaiening. They could he
naughs else. He went to the southwe
p1.rt Of the glass dome, but the lantel
was 40 blurred with rivulets OF water tn
he could see nothing save a tawny vas
ness where the light fell on the fyir
spindrift.
10 me- sure he tes.'5 tfe iaursco7
again and with the SANE resu,..
IA Vessol 1s appro6Cal-. tsom the sout
west," he announce grav,4y. "Evident
she y whistIing for heir. 1 hope she W
not attenpt to sp 2roacn too near the re,
must have a look out"
LIE prt on an oilskin coat and tit
the strings Of a sou'wester firmly b
meath Bis chin.
Inc small door Of the lantern opent
toward the bay, so he had no Difficult
IN gainng the gallery. The cir
watched him forcing his way again
the wind until he was facing it al
gazing in the direction of the Sell
isles
PerhaDs some poor ship is in da
ger, connie whispered Enid.
makes Pc feel quite selfish. Here w
\ thinking of nothing but my ov
peril yet that little machine there W
raltn4ully doing it's duty"
We not alone in its self aba
comment We shall never know. del
est now much father suffered when
SEM as pr with a jest on his lips.
am sure he thought the lantern wou
be blown away"
And he with it. Oh, Connie!"
1es. lie believed if that awf
ming tock place while we were belc