If the function $f$ defined on $\left( \frac { \pi } { 6 } , \frac { \pi } { 3 } \right)$ by $f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { l l } \frac { \sqrt { 2 } \cos x - 1 } { \cot x - 1 } , & x \neq \frac { \pi } { 4 } \\ k , & x = \frac { \pi } { 4 } \end{array} \right.$ is continuous, then $k$ is equal to\\
(1) $\frac { 1 } { 2 }$\\
(2) 1\\
(3) 2\\
(4) $\frac { 1 } { \sqrt { 2 } }$