White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-10-10
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MY
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STORIES :

a. a. a.
What the Yellow Light Meant
1T WAS In the days when a peep.
show was among the attractions Of
every village fair in England. Stand
| ing beside the entrance, the Snowman
was reciting his usual speech explain
ing the picture being shown within
Among the spectators, all with eyes
| glued to the tiny apertures outside
was small and inquisitive boy.
"You now see before you" an
nounced the Snowman in loud and i'm
pressive tones, "a picture of the great
London Express. This marvellous train
makes the phenomenal run from ter
minal to terminal in only three and q
| quarter hours. This. record breaking
| run is made with only one brief stop
for the taking on of water. The great
train then proceeds on her way with
out further interruption until her des.
tination is reached. In the picture, II
you will look closely, you will see q
red light This red light is warming
light, signifying possible danger. Il
the red light is seen this swift train
must slow down to ascertain the peril.
The small boys voice interrupted /:
But, Mister, what is the yellow
light?" 1t piped
The entertainer looked at him Sc
yerely.
"There is no yellow tight in the pic
ture. There is, as said, red light
the danger signal warning the train
to stop until the tracks are clear She
will then proceed with her phenomenal
run and in exactly three and a halt
hours will reach her destination.
!.
Once more the plaintive voice of the
youngster broke into his recital:
"But don't see what the yellow
light is fort"
The Snowman fixed him with glare.
II have already stated that no yell
low light is shown in this picture. ]
have explained that the danger signal.
the red light, is placed there to pre-
vent any accident to this magnifi
cent fast train in her phenomenal
But don't understand yet about
the yellow light" piped the small
voice, seemingly almost in tears.
The Snowman was exasperated al
most beyOnd words.
evil some one remove this boy?" he
demanded Il have repeated that no
yellow light appears in the picture.
The small boy was protestingly re-
moved and the Snowman petulantly
placed his own eye at the aperture
whence the diminutive patron had
been forcibly removed.
through the peep-hole Then. in a ter
rifle voice he shouted wildly:
'My God-the shows on firel"
he Untrustworthy Britishel
oDAY's Offering has been doing
1 yeoman service for years now. bu,
claim its very popularity attests its
intrinsic worth.
An Irishman stranded at Southamp.
ton, applied for job on ship bound
for American ports. hoping to work
his passage back to New York where
he lived. The skipper agreed to sign
him on provided he could produce q
written recommendation testifying to
his honesty and good character. The
applicant hunted up an obiging board.
ing-house keeper, who wrote the re-
quired paper for him, and on the
strength of this he temporarily was
enrolled as one of the ships company.
just as the craft was preparing to
sail Britisher presented himself be.
fore the master asking for place in
the crew AS the ship was short.
handed and time pressed, this man
was accepted without the formaity
which had marked the employing of
the first green hand.
Two days out from port the Irish
man and the Englisllnan were scrub
bling decks. each equipped with a pail
and swab. There was head sea
on. Suddenly big CONNER broke
over the bow. The drenched Irishman
was buffeted about and slammed
against a rail, still cllnging. however
to his broom and bucket. but his feI
low worker Jared worse. He was car
ried overheard and vanished instantly
Dripping, the survivor made his way
to the bridge where the skipper stood.
Captain Say. captain !" be called
up.
what Is itY'
"You remember that d-n Brit
Usher you took on without any ref
erences? Well. he's gone off and took
one of yonr buckets with him"