Cape Cod, new & old . CAPE COD NEW AND OLD 1 HI jj^. CAPE COD NEW AND OLD Chapter ITHE CAPE COD CANAL TO a stranger, strolling in the evening alongthe pleasant Bournedale Valley, the hourof nine is heralded by a spectacular phe-nomenon. From far down the narrow stripof water, which is called the Cape Cod Canal,but which seems, from this secluded spot, asquiet as a country brook, there flashes apiercing, boring, burrowing shaft of light: aterrifically powerful incandescence — spring-ing from an unseen source, and cleaving adazzling path for miles ahead. Then, as ifawakened from the first sweet
Cape Cod, new & old . CAPE COD NEW AND OLD 1 HI jj^. CAPE COD NEW AND OLD Chapter ITHE CAPE COD CANAL TO a stranger, strolling in the evening alongthe pleasant Bournedale Valley, the hourof nine is heralded by a spectacular phe-nomenon. From far down the narrow stripof water, which is called the Cape Cod Canal,but which seems, from this secluded spot, asquiet as a country brook, there flashes apiercing, boring, burrowing shaft of light: aterrifically powerful incandescence — spring-ing from an unseen source, and cleaving adazzling path for miles ahead. Then, as ifawakened from the first sweet sleep ofnight by the unnatural sunrise, there vibratesthe roar of a foghorn, which, in turn, arouses 2 CAPE COD NEW AND OLD • echoes far and near. On the bridge at Buz-zards Bay bells ring and ring, and ring again;red lights appear; the two mighty jaws of thedrawbridge slowly rise and stand open, darklysilhouetted against the sky. People gather atthe crossroads; automobiles, halted by thelifting of the bridge, rapidly form a string oftwinkling
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