Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-30


. bad lot The glass brought them 20
near that could study each individual
face. and from the very first made up
my mind that the fishing was al pre-
tense. While they fished they furtively
inspected the lighthouse. and as soon a.
the boat put out reused mp Wilson. and
we went outside 10 receive the strangers.
During the war many blockade runners
had succeeded in getting into the port Of
Georgetown. ut the head Of the bay, but
az least half dozen had been driven
ashore In our vicinity. There were then
two wrecks ON the east side Of the Island
and two on the mainland. and unknown
TO US c story was afiost that a large
amount Of English gold had been taken
from one OF the wrecks and deposited in
the lighthouse for safe keeping until it
rightfnl ownership could be decided. II
was very silly story. but found many
believers We had no means of getting
st any % the wrecks. and had any con-
siderable sum Of money been found 1,
would have been turned over to the gov
eminent. ofcourse. had time before the
boat landed 20 tell Wilson what thought
about the men. and we agreed on what
W. should say and how we should act
Only one man caIneup 10 tho lighthouse
Had he been encountered on the main
Land be would have been called a guer.
rilia lie was a middle aged man, with
. fierce and crafty look. and his efforts
to appear pleasant and pass for fisher
man were lamentable failures When We
had saluted each other. hs said that he
and his men were % wait where they
were for British bark called the Har-
vest Home 90 come cut Of Georgetown,
when Eve Of them were going 70 ship In
her. lie asked II we had any objections
against their camping ashore for the
night. and 10 wanted 10 buy bacon and
coffee OF rs
pretended that would have 10 AK
thu sergeant before answering. and turn
ed and entered the lighthouse and closed
and fastened ths door behind me. We
had met the stranger about 20 feet from
thu door and bad planned noe 10 let ham
enter the building and discover that We
two were alone. The fact must have 81.
really bsen known 20 them. however. or
~ least strongly suspected, for | had
scarcely cio~~d the door when the man
knocked Wilson head over heels by
blow on the nose and dashed at the door.
Let me tell you about the build Of the
lighthouse. and you viii gst q clearer
ides % my staation. The door VA mar.
row and studded with bolthsads. There
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kstry. The ground noor room wa CIR.
cuiar. with walls over two feet thick.
Ascent 10 the lanssrn room Wa maisby
unesns % wooden ladders There wa a
circular wsik around thu lantern, with
. brsck Dsrapet four feet high. The
Lighthouse Stool back 30 feet from high
tide. and about shs sems distance ia
rear II II was ridge q sand and gravel
runninz clear acres ue biand Here
and there grvw a bszh aud q patch Of
graz. bat there wers no trees within
snnShot Tho aosr opened inward ami
Wa secrred By . h~svy bar Across TIE
center. hsd inseniei 10 rsmsiE had.
two ~ thr-- minutes ard thsn r-sarn
and aeliver . m>~azs from the sergeant.
LHs WI h~~tAU et4AF~ ttf- .tAatAa on
the doox rssiized TIA, tho stranger Dad
already .lsown hi- hand. From che Fl
tn loorhs,i~. ssw wilson spra~ieiout
On h,- b.>k snd also noticed the ssaall
boss naa<ins 90 Az the sioop. Just then
TIE ss<sn<~r ealssi tD ma throaxh the
ether losphsas.
Lock bsr~. vc-ng fellow, dnnt yca
Io~s any TIM op~uinx this deer 4 yUu
want % hvs ~ sunsiy~nr
'Whst 90 zen wsn. In he~-r I sskes
'Son> u ysur bustnessi Yon open Ia
Ao.nr. % VIII show yoa NJ usarcyf-
You cant ccr,s IN h~r-f-
~Oy-n tni- dor. -.vr- ~ shaat~i
e. Ne prunsi.d ~ y wfth = <ssuN
The ssasli hcst 49, nov oorning ashcre
vith ,hs r~-s q ne s-iao~s. sna Wil.cn
~s- sitting sp snsi h,oktnx a5und hfrs
n 8ssef wsy ne asd nct &c up IN
si re uDen r-a.k~d hssn. The l-adsrof
n. <<ns IN tA@ door - kAev csz.s e.