The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-01

DO you know. l never told them at
home-but I'm going to make my own
IIVlile for at least three years after 1
graduate That's one reason why I've
worked so hard, ! suppose"
And after that?"
It's supposed TO be Bar Harbor and
europe in. the summer and dances and
! teas In the wfnter-but IL won't. That's
looking rather far ahead, though, isn't
ito"
When they had finished and Wood
lord had stacked up the dishes. she
looked about for his pipe; asked him
10 smoke
Suddenly Woodford became aware Of
light at the seward window, a blue
| ghost-hicker in the hiackness.
The Lucania." he cried. II had for
gotten her She's off the island now
burning her signals" The blue died
away. leaving on the horizon the faint
illumined honeycomb that was the Lu-
cania, and fiared up again.
Two blue lights. two Roman can
dies he said. That's the Cunard
signal Wait a moment and see the
| candles burn dainty ball of blue
| fire streaked the sky. "You see, / won
! when took tf| risk of wiring that
the Lucania was sighted. On nights
| like this like TO look at the steamers
through the telescope and know that
Z
night. though he added, smiling back
at her. But would you care to look?
| Sometimes / can make out the pas
sengers behind the cabin windows"
I'D like it very much
Then watch out for the wind when
l open the chute
The room grew cold again The pa
pers on the desk went scurrying.
Something in the chute" he said.
II wonder" and into the room tum-
bled a confused. Topping, brown bird.
He rammed the chute tight shut. and
turned to find the girl crouched on the
floor. cooling and grooming over the
bird, which lay kicking feebly, all OF
huddle.
'Oh. bird, bird" she was saying
over and over again. She picked il up
and held il TO her breast Tears were
dropping on the brown plumage. She
was crying.
1T is only stunned little" he said.
reassuringly. They often come in So"
''Oh, do you think that? And you
don't kill them or put them out, do
your"
'oh. no! I keep them until they are
quite over it."
do you know, thought you'd do
that!' She looked UP smiling, al
! though a tear had perched itself in the
corner of her mouth. She seemed TO
have forgotten all about the bird until
: 1t came to life with a desperate hut-
tering, flew out of her grasp, began TO
) tilt frantically against a window. He
caught II deftly from behind and
: clasped its wings with his fingers.
Now watch he said how 1 treat
2 such cases" From under the table he
brought a wicker cage. II made IL for
r this. When I've shut them in they
can't get enough wing room really to
fly and hurt themselves, as they would
9 if 1 left them loose in the room, and in
= the morning I always take them out
r and let them CO.
2 She spoke suddenly from 8 sea O,
4 musings.
2 Was that how I came here?" she
= asked. How did I get here. anyway:
S Have I lost my flock? You're kind
5 aren't you. to birds and girls who blow
in with the storm-Oh. bird. bird.'
I She was crying again.
Her whole form relaxed, so that she
' sank heavily on the sofa Still weeping
1 softly, she drew up her feet, cuddIed
I down among the pillows.
t I've been crying, and they told m,
: so often that I mustn't Oh, seem t.
Y have cried so long," Each word came
more softly than the last. She wa.
2 going to sleep like child; yet after q
j time she reused herself.
9 There doesn't seem TO be any bed.
r chamber in your palace, Merlin. May
0 sleep here for a little while? That's
e the best thing to do when you've beer
: crying. Thank you. Good night-some.
/ how it doesn't seem right to call vol
= Merlin when 1 say good night
+ ! What"
\ MY name is Jack
r Good night. jack"
Good night-Helen,"
y Betty she corrected drowsily. anc
n her eyes closed.
I Long he watched. his shoulders bent
2 his hands clasped between his knees
mo. no." he said under his breath
, its Helen Do you hear, dear heart,
= It's Helen,'
The instrument at his elbow clicked
= and began talking"
''FI-FI-FI-" il said-his call. He
= answered, and ii dotted off this mes.
= sage:
This is Babylon. Elizabeth Coulter
from Clark's sanitarium here. got loos,
, tonight and skipped. Captain Bell,
|, sloop is gone. She can handle a boat
= SO they think she took it and SAILED
/ through his ice-cut into South bay
: Watch bay at dawn. White sloop
green line. Tell surfmen to patrol in
ner shore. She's five feet seven, weigh
> $50, brown eyes. black hair, brown
:, tailor coat, mink furs. Wears Smitl
: college pin Hustle yourself. Her PEG
) pie are big bugs"
The clicking stopped. Woodford sa
= staring at the message which his han,
: had written automatically. He wake,
= over to the sofa. From the folds of hi
!, great raincoat there peeped one re
. Taxed little hand So gently that sh
:, did not even stir he kissed it.
p, "Goodby, Helen" he said. "Oh
II Helen. goodbyI" And the key broke in
"FI-FI-FI-I lost you. How abou
!. it?'
;, The message which Travelled back Z
- Babylon was full of stops and hesita
: lions and errors in the Morse code a.
though the operator were beginne
l, or nervous:
"She is here in the tower. Don
e know how she got here. Tell CIarl
4 people if they start now they ma,
7 make scooter passage at dawn from
e Sayville TO Point o. Woods"
n The answer came from Babylon:
n Good boy. Clark and party star
|, right away. Clark says this Will b,
d money in your pocket. How
4 But Fire island bad thrown the wire
d open. cutting off communication.
d The morning was bright and almos
e calm after the storm when Dr. CIarl