The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-09-12
Daily Short Story
In the Typhoon's Path.

! There she goes again..
They read the odd. thrilling noise
OF high voltage. and the current shook
and leaped in the condsnsors.
This sending Was new-very shaky
and strange. An operator could hava
told Immediately that at the other end
OF that pulsing message a train was
, working in extremity and stress.
Tits the operator at Governors
Island" said Reggie. even paler than
usual. but speaking naturally enough.
3 Il don't understand. Tidal wave
tidal wave There, the current broke
again. It's funny: she seems half
cracked. There! Did you hear that ,
Just tidal wave. over and over"
That's panic!" asserted the older
nan. out OF his decades OF e1ps renee.
/ I've heard 'em send in Just that
choppy. scared way during the Dig
Chicago fire. Yes. It's a tidal wave.
all right. And that explains the Ma.
vonia chap and the falling glass. Who's
sending? ask for particulars"
The Morse came now plainly enough
but hurried. There was a tidal wave
IL was coming IN at the rate OF 10
miles an hour. " was about six miles
! on Governors Island. Bsllona was
to Communicate inland Immediately
and warn other small coast settle
ments by ordinary telegraph
"A LII shaky still" mnttered Adam.
His eyes We're preceptibly brighter.
, and there was new ring in his old
voice. But the chap has his nerve
back now"
Tits woman" said Reggie,
loosening his collar. lie looked as he
I felt. horribly nauseated; clearly he
was dared. and did not in the least
know what 10 do.
"A woman!" repeated Adam sharp
". She must be In danger. isn't
she?"
she says"-Regie moistened his
lips-"she says she's going 10 stay az
her key. She says she's terribly
afraid. and the others have gone ZIP
sort OF hill on the island where
they're safe. But shes going to
stay
Fine, Fine" shouted his grand
father, eXultantly lie always gloated
over personal courage. particularly
when IL was shown by woman.
Reg'e stared at him vaguely. Tho
instrument was quiet for the moment.
lie suddenly seemed TO pull himself
together, and rose, staggering a trifie.
from his seat
What are YOU going to do?" de-
mandcd the old man.
"Do?' Reggie spoke hastily and
family. as though his rind and body
were not yet fully under sontrol
Why. u ] can''-he was Telling for
n nrF ftF l..
- will get 70 Canta MiLuela on
foot-therc's high ground just back OF
II. And III send some sort OF cart
for you"
For me-" said Adam Careton fu-
riously Never mind about ui, What
are You going 10 DO about the tidal
wave"
Reggie looked at him moment. and
the faint STAINED red flashed into his
pdllld face unt fed az quickly.
I'm going To clear OUT" he an
sWerrd sul!enly.
Oh. Cod and the old man grlpped
the sides a. his couch. the great veins
, and muscles standing out IN his neck
ana wrists. barred 10 tn. heat.
The wireless had D. yun again. The
instrument was signalling Eesie's code
i'NtHbf owl atI over IN an IaPtTa-
tive demand to be answered
I'm scrry.' rasped the boy des-
Lfratcly. 'iut ,.e can't have much
tine. and grandfather. I've got 10
live. u 20 Z could save You by stay
10. tA.n.-! hope would have
stayed
N"f Do. dHr-.5 eight sou wruIdn't. DO
..tlt tatu Carleton. -.HIufullv
tie-'' Wa white AND -iul. and Dis face
-t"vea greasy Vet W:rh TIE cold sweat
Of fear
q "o.s grandfather" he could not
rif,tt f"r' easily. for 90, u.. -.f.e ir hf~
ihr"rt H'd Jaw wtrv too t.If sc o.
itHf Hr. use itr Just on. S.I' It's
s'~' ltr'"I.A &c.! Vau Use aHay
frluliat or &hat. thr good.
Tho o.. IRAN fr,s looked a. though
~ W"f" -tctDtsd Co., white flame ilir
e'tf Wsr" LHe the l.Nid ul-e fire o. the
nelis itself
The u-' b." rsrerfed Har-hIy and
tiirIrti, .T.r nee Is f4-t o. -t,,.
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LsrrN wan la- 20 ,ialc- ur.e o. make -
worth "h'I" .IF God tF have rur. o. th.
trouble - 'rsttIur him Ir-t art. come re-
NJ oTtor uuift Co. slow o.. hasn't lived
Tor nothing SOW Nrrr-
Every no. fNsf WON uat st.s o.. tr.f
instrument "f F0ur- fl.It..t fs worth
more Than VOWS NhN IT, NlIr hour
h1t. aIl u"ttirs can tlsc 90 from yoI