Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-05

"Rich man, poor man, ho@sar man, chief: doctor. lawyer cl .4ted al lie. bending over them. "",tI ny f7t'- tune dande!iops pray you" S.4e puff out her pretty red lips and blew CCsunr.t, '.y at c=seiI our. but their time %a; ..1t He5 eza5eFi. They refused b tc l., ". | i-.sughin& she went uY--i- to ,.c cIt>s..ss t@.rer alJ sat down 2i. a stone.
 "Tell me ahtat il. ban" she ea,sz mandtd tegnl5tag to gather the scar let blossoms.
 Many years go q goo1 deacon own ed a gold mine, began looking e!eWif at her @loomiIY and in the fooli@fne+- of his heart he thought the yield WtH.75 never grow less. lie said: I will nu, live ill houses like other men. l vi. build me a castle such as thi, country has never beheld.' So his workers ltid these foundations and built these wal Then one day the deacon went to his mine. but thefe Wds no more gold. Iii; castle was never completed; his foUn- tains never splashed in the sunlight nor did his electric lights ever shine down on the town below He died. bn. his folly remains. It has many apPsi@ cations. You. Hallie are s4uanaering the gold of an honest mans love. Yo4 are building for yourself q caStle ot fame. Beware, lest it crumble in r5IiHs about your feet" "
 You are tragic tonight, Ran, she remarked as she finished her bright hued crown and placed it on her dark hair.
 "The sun is setting,' l said, turnin" angrly away from her beauty. "i OH have no business to be working amGEeg men anyway. You are too pretty
 It was d scolnful glance she threw back at me as she climbed the rock pile to look toward the west.
 II didn't think that of you," she said quietly, but her tone made me fIlls ! with shame.
 "Forgive ne, Hallie," l cried. spI;l..55 ing LID beside her .'I don't know whs. I'm saying
 Dear old Dan,' she whispered, witt q half sob, don't forget me quite wilz.. Pm gone
 Forget her. The sun disappeared be hind the fringe of pines. and the ca thedral bell began to ring slowly, eac chime knell to my dead hopes. Hal lie shivered.
 we had better go. It will be dar.., now when we get back"
 1 pleaded for five minutes more SD that I might say my real goodby to scarlet crowned, red Tipped, misty eyee! Hallie; then. hand in hand, we wen. down the hill, along the country road. through lovers lane and back to the town again.
 It was summer when Hallie wen. away, and it was summer again whe:. she came back. One evening was passing the house which she had glori- fled for so short time, when her aunt beckoned to me.
 'Go to the east porch" she whispered as I went up the walk.
 l thought of the time Hallie haG shown ne her castle from the eas" porch, and E4y heart was like lead as went round the house and looked up to see-Hallie. Not round and rosy as ste had been. but white. with great eycs unnattlrally bright; IIallie, with hc: pale lips trembling and her thin little arms outstretched toward me.
 What have they done to my dar- ling:" l cried hoarsely as I sprang fer ward.
 'In tired. Dan," she whispered, las- ing her dear heatl on my shoulder lou said no one could serve two mas ters, and l have failed in serving one. went out one stormy night to gat details of q horrible murder case. caught cold and couldn't seem to go. over it. They said I must come bae,s to California. And, Dan, I was g,a... for California held you. My castle has fallen. as you said it might, but I don, seem to care'
 'Eallie." I answered ioyously, .lovc is better than fame and quietness fiY more to be desired than great riches. After you le.t bought the pear or chard, and often have sat among t,,>s. castle ruins longing for my little girl. Tomorrow l will begin to build cac house, and when it is finished I shall take you there. The pure winds and the balm of the pines will give VOL. back your health. Oh, Halle, Hallie."
 And looking into her dear eyes I saw sweet prophecy of happy days to come.
 Broken English.