Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-09

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e excitement.
"Uh. ii INT 100 far" said the stage
l3!H"c Ti.n he ad,.e,I. "s"y. you're
TIE ncw electrician, amt you:@
HE veg nan hesilated for a mo
ment. llisn lie said. Yes" and Sug-
gcs;el. Il as.;et. ;he way
"IWo h.n'..t; u The right. That's tbr
main ro:t. Keep Oil ;hat fer f,l.1
blocEs. then turn TO the left. and if
you keep on straight ahead you'll get
to the station"
"Blocks:' The stranger smiled ~
think you must he from New York"
DO YOU" inquired the you1hfn!
prodigy, climbing TO the wagon sea :.
Don't forget to keep straight ahe:,;
after you turn off the main road Git
dap. So long, fellers..''
The square shouldered youl MAJ,
looked after the equipage with an ode
expression of countenance Then he
shrugged his shoulders, picked up the
suit case and walked off the platform
into the darkness.
A little later Captain Fri with a
dozen new, clean smelling cranberry
barrels in the wagon behind him, drove
slowly down the depot road" 1t was
clear night, but there was no moon,
and Orham was almost at it's darkest.
which is very dark indeed The depot
road please bear in mind that there
are no streets in Orham, was full Of
ruts. and although Daniel knew his
Way und did his best to follow il the
cranberry barrels ratified aud shook in
lively fashion. There are few home,
Lear the station. aud the dwellers In
them Goa ci>,ils.y refrain from shown.
! :,f.s except III The ends Of The build.
E@s u!!4est from the front Scan.
gers are ihr..ie.i to WonUe1 at this. bn.
" ,,.n 'i!eN become better acquainted
Wish Tie town and its leOnle they conc
to kno" that front gates and Ear.YIs
are. by the ma .iority Of the inhabi' 'a:itS.
restricted i'll their use to occasions such
as Il funeral or possibly Il Wetl,ing
II is from the h.i by the ,letllotii~1
chur,!i Il thai the visitor to Orium "r,,:
his lest View of the village /, is III,
about him and, for the most part. be.
10" bii. At night the tiny rel =, al,
in the distance that goes and cei:cS
again is the Hashight at Setirkit poi,t.
and the twinkle on the horizon to the
south is The beacon of the lightsllip Oh
Sand Hill shoal.
1t may be ihat the young man witA
the square shoulders and the su't ease
had parsed Il the turn of tie road iiv
the church to listen to the song of the
sea. At any rate, he was there, anG
when Captain Err steered Daniel ana
the Gran nl,crry barrels around the cor
her and into the main road he stepped
out and hailed
Il beg your pardon" he said. I'm
afraid I'm mixed in my directions. The
stage driver told me the way to the
cable station, but I've forgotten wheth-
er he said to turn to the right when /
reached here or to the left
Captain Fri took his lantern from the
floor of the wagon and held it up. He
had seen the stranger when the latter
left the train. but he had not heard the
dialogue with Josiah Bartlett, the stage
boy.
How was you cal'latin' to 20 to the
statiOn!" he asked.
why, intended to walk
did you tell them fellers at the de-
pot that YOU wanted to walk?''
"Certainly."
well. swan, And they give you
the direction:"
Yes" Il little impatiently. why
shouldn L they So many blocks til
got 10 the main street OF road. and so
many more e.. I got somewhere else.
and then strui ight on =
!sio"&>. hey, that's Joe Bartlett.
! lat boy ought to be Mas'leaded, and
| Ve tod Pore: 80 more'n once Well.