The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-27

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ror. Suddenly the hotel commenced 70
shake ana reel under the assaults Of
the wind. With eringlng dismay be
recalled the landlords warning against
cyclones Ia the night. At any moment
one might burst upon him, resistless.
remorseless. overwhelming. Within
him rose the instinct Of flight. To the
cave, to safety
Mechanically in the midst Of his
alarms be dressed himself. and as he
stepped into the dark ban be recoled
before a sudden glare or lightning,
But be was now too desperate In bis
fear to be checked no one else was
astir, and De tore open side door.
leaped 10 the entrance Of the cave,
crept through the narrow opening and
sank down, bis face buried In bis
folded arms
He was safe at last and a great Joy
Of salvation welied IN bis heart For
a time be slept, waking with mind
cleared ana body refreshed He lis
tened intently, but 10 sound reached
him. He crawled from his refuge but
the thought Of returning to the room
where he had suffered such mental
fortunes was hateful to him. He cross
ed the yard, climbed the fence and
started toward the outskirts Of the
town. The air was Of a hue strange
to him. sulenly luminous. ANA ne
had gone not more than a quarter Of
mile when be saw to the south, az
rectly opposite from where the storm
had come, a menaeing bank Of restless
clouds They were ablaze with ragged
fire. The boom Of thunder rose afresh
Yes there could be no further ques-
tion-a second tempest was approach
ing. Already the sickness u terror
was upon him. the nausea Of coward.
lee. and he again faeed toward his
refuge the cave! But something in
the sky held him fas mated some
thing shaped like q titanic TOP, hung
from Gle heavens and spun hy emo
hands Then Il stopped moving grow
Ing larger and larger
What had the landlord said that
afternoon9 When it stops @h0uncin' "
It's close!
He turned and lied fer his life, but
even as he ran a new Thought came to
him II was not vel morning None
In the sleeping town knew of the doom
racing toward their homes Ele had q
pftiful vision 81 shattered houses, lit
tered with mutilated bodies. women
and children caught from their slum-
bers III the crunching nav Of the
cyclone.
He forgot himself aud-fear. He
had passed The cyclone cellar and was
rushing through the hall of the hotel.
Cyclone! cyclone! 70 tie cave for
your llres!r
The house sprang into Instant ire
but before the first startled guest
reached tile main aoor Andrews was
again 10 the street he carried the
dinner gong. which be had seized in
an inspiration born Of anxiety. BE.
tween each shout Of warning be drum
med mad. quivering alarms on the
brass
lie made the round Of three sides Of
the square when Of d sudden q mighty
roaring was an about him. He paus-
ed, bewildered, and crashing thun-
derb0It seemed to strike his temple; q \
burning sDlendor blinded bis eyes.
Then an invisible power struck full I
against him. seized him and wrapped /
him in its crushing embrace, bore him I
aloft. tossed him here and there and /
finally into q blaekness that swallow
ed him completely
Three Days later he woke to see an I
angel bending over him Mo- It was \
aesh and blood, after ALI Il was she.
He blinked att her uncertainty
You are a herols She spoke softly,
with shining eyes
Then be remembered.
Were many savedw
.All.a size answered proudly. Those
gou saved reused the others, and only
1 few. who sought refuge ID cellars
instead Of caves. were hurt BIZ falling
lmbers. But you suffered most Oh
Il was noblen
Andrews spoke with sudden vigor
no; / am coward. The storms
frightened me shamefully You can
not understand how | qulFered and
like a child. an not worthy
1f you had already hidden ia the
cave that night ! came out only when
/ thought an danger was over. The
est was am accident
I1e stopped, exhausted and she bent
lose ID him.
Don't talk that way. dearest You
re not a coward but conqueror %
lear, and you win be my hero always"