The signal must go out to-night, or all will be too late.

Something tells me she is looking this way even now, praying for deliverance.

Something tells me, too, that a day's more delay, and Dunluce is lost to us for ever.

This shall bring all to a head, for better or worse." "But your father," said I.

"If he be not ready--" "Sorley Boy McDonnell is always ready," said Ludar, proudly.
So we stood silent and waited till the shepherd brought the torch.
"Can we see Dunluce from here ?" I asked presently.
He took my arm and pointed to where, away in the west, a gleam of moonlight struck the sea.
"There," said he.
Then, as we both strained our eyes, there arose, as it seemed from that very spot, a strange wild sound, like the rise and fall of some wailing music, which moaned in the air and died away.
"What was that ?" I asked.
"Hush!" said he.