Why, what is it, Emeline ?" For she was looking at him with an expression even more strange.

And again she shook her head.
"I guess," she began, and was interrupted by the jingle of the telephone bell.
The instrument was fastened to the kitchen wall, and the lightkeeper hastened to answer the ring.
"Testin' the wire after the storm, most likely," he explained, taking the receiver from the hook.

"Hello!.

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