Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-30


"Bark ahoy! Bark ahoy! Take Us
off!"
heart. who is watching me now? II
So this being gave me my reason.
which doubts him. and on him is the
responsibility. And would this being
If he exists, overlook q defect for
, which | am not to blame and listen to
prayer from me based on the mere
chance that l might be mistaken?
Can an unbellever, in the full strength
OF his reasoning powers. come 70 such
trouble that he can no longer stand
alone, but must cry for help to an
imagined power: Can such time come
TO sane man-to me- He looked at
the dark line of vacant horizon. IT was
seven miles away; New York was 900,
the moon in the east over 2OO,OOn and
the stars above any number of billions.
lie was alone with sleeping child.
dead bear and the unknown. He
walked softly to the boat and looked
at the little one for moment: then,
raising his head, he whispered. For
YOU, Myra."
Sinking to his knees. the atheist lift
ed his eyes to the heavens and with
his feeble voice and the fervor born of
hclplessness prayed to the God that he
denied. He begged for the life of the
waif in his care. for the safety Of the
mother, so needful to the little one,
and for courage and strength to do his
part and bring them together. But be-
yond the appeal for help in the service
of Others not one word or expressed
thought of his prayer included himself
as beneficiary. So much for pride.
AS he rose to his feet the flying lib of
bark appeared around the corner of
ice to the right of the beach. and mo-
ment later the whole moOnit fabric
came into view, waited along by the
faint westerly air, not half a mile
away.
He sprang 70 the fire, forgetting his
pain. and. throwing on wood. made a
blaze. He hailed in frenzy Of excite
ment. Bark ahOy. Bark ahoy. Take
rs off, And deep toned answer
came across the water.
wake up. Myra." he cried as he
lifted the child Wake up. We're 60
ing away"
1--WE goin' TO mamma z" she asked
with no symptoms Of crying.
yes, we're going to mamma now
that is" he added TO himself. "if that
clause in the prayer is considered"
Fifteen minutes later. as he watched
the approach OF white quarter boat.
he mnttered: That bark was there.
half a mile back in this wind, before
thought Of praying. Is that prayer an.
swered: Is she safer"
On the first floor of the London ROYAL
Exchange is large apartment studded
with desks. around and between which
surges hurrying, shouting crowd OF
brokers, clerks and messengers. FIRING.
ing this apartment are doors and hall.
ways leading to adjacent rooms and Of.
fees, and scattered through il are bul.
letin boards, on which are daily writ.
ten In duplicate the marine casualties
Of the world At one end Is ras~ad
platform, sacred 10 the presence Of an
important funct.onary, IN the technical
Language Of the "Ci:y," the APARTMENT
IS known as the roam" and the func.
'ionary as tine caller" whose business
II Is t" call out in q mighty s.ne song
voice the names Of members wanted at
the door and tho bare particulars Of
bulletin news p.ior to ia being cnalked
out for fading.
1t Is the headquarters Of Lloyds-the
Immense association of underw riters,
brokers and shipping men which, be-
ginning with the customers at Edward
Lloyds coffee house in the latter part
% the seventeenth century, has, re-
inning his nnma for title, Developed
INTO corporation 80 well eQuipp4d, SO
sp'cndldly organized and powerful,
thAs kings and ministers of state 40
peal to IL at times For foreign news.
Net master or mate sails under thu
EpS1iat flag but whose record, even to
fcfscastle fights, is ta6uiaied at Lioyd's
for tao Inspection Of prospective cu.
!oyers. Not ship is cast away On
dny bhR biMble coast OF the word
but what that mighty slpSsong cry au-
nounces the event ut Loyd's within
thirty mmutas.
Cpc OF t.s n1jS,ufng rooms is known
CO tho chart room. Herv ian be fo1nd
IL perfect orGsr and sequence. each ON
its roller. tho newest charts Of all ma.
tions, With n library OF nautical liter
aturo describing to tho last dstAil xhs
harbnrs. lights, rocks, shoals and sail
Ing directions Of every coast lima
shown on tho charts; the tracks Of
latast storms. the changes OF ocean
currents and tho wherein bouts Of ders.
lic1 ana icebergs. A member ut
Lloyd's acquires In time theoretical
knowledge Of tho sea seldom exceeded
by tho men who navigate It.
Another apartment, tho captains
room. 10 given over TO 10Y and refresh
mont. and still another, tho antithssis
m In L.