Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-29

CHAPTER I.


 x beam projecting Seaward he.
 meath the outer platform. had Iat it's warning iblon2h the fog. niOnOtOnOuS ticking of tho clock l. K attachment tliat soyeincd it. the SGfp and livelier cii"h of t.it occult. hoods machinery were ike oaIy ,nds which alternated with it's deer pun The tremendous cidn9 sent |, Fill through the giant colunn itself Il pealed away into th" niurky void fNh a tren0lo of profound iminu A.s.
 the magnificent lantern, its E3ht ringed circle of fame bui..,.il.; at F.ssa pressure, illnmined the tilill!ng Espor with all intensity that secil4pi !G born of the sturdy granite pillar Of hieh. it was the fitting diadena. EEar'! Id strong externally as the eHyi;;tst. rock on which 1t stood, rsn1teto (tlaM with burilsled steel a;ld polish brass. great cylinders and powerful mpS, the ligh1hoNsc thrust ii.> 4iass' g torch beyond tLe reach oi tfr Ilos;t hring wave. Cold. tiour. defiant tt bked. Yet its >lHprhunaa sHe l9ht to pierce the very heart of tlje and the furnace wiIite @!arn. =,.on ated ten thousand l"!9i by tiIe etI. ig hive of the dinptfic ,eAs. aj!a& ito the gloom Q s:f.e:y cloak ot h Nike majesty.
 last an irresisti7Iss ally s9;..s.s to assistance nt tht uHrnAtIilc3a0i"
 About the eio>t. ut lne middle ,i1 gentle breeze from tha 4stlal] followed tie tide aud swert ti}e sring wrath l;,n,lwarI .e tie nor,h while the first hca,"s of juii" couapleted the. ,ieafisir:iou of the e1 sllecter.
 once more, as on ,lt" e3:'aH 0f tl!H day. the waters une!ei ll4c t!ca ven gathered iHto one ,> .'t- "nd the Rand appeared. and ne;iot.'. # WAS 5 the horizon tue turquoise r:n Of sea lay with the sheen of folded against the softer canopy of the Toward the west .'foup ot is- E. to which drifting banks Of mist
 in melting despair were etched 1adcws of dreamy pH"r,e. 0ver 1es hr sea floor the quickly dYin2 M. cad hay pail o' opal tin,s.
 ae face of the waters "iisten-
 of emerald green and serene
 vered in fairy lights The
 rays of the SUI tbgew broad n kolden mirage and siided all
 kith the dumb giaduess of an
 summer day.
 pacing the narrow gallery be-
 he lantern. halted fer mo lfiocd bis sous 3frcs;i with q
 a1e pntr.nc!n9 iN {ie kuowl-
 A few brief minutes would s it into matnrcr aGa ulece ia N harms.
 as engaged. fl is t:oe. in the Sa tic action of filling his pipe.
 thing. beloved alike of poets
 Nies. vet his eyes crank in the / bry of the scene, ani. captive R pell of the hour. be nurmured
 CT waves Gf music and Of light,
 e chariot cf the !airy queen! N roursers paw the lnNeidinG air; . ny pennons at hei word they fur1
 Cbeoient to the yeiDs of light.
 hnall door beneath the glass
 Is epen. The worker within,
 leaniEc an eight inch burner,
 (pr an instant and popped his
 Fou hail me-" be ht.I2.red
 Ettel of fact words awoke the
 He turned with q pleasant
 exact. Jim, dd hail some
 it it was Aurora, Spirit of the
 not q hard bitten sailorman hats all right, cap'u! thought IH you singin' out for light er man bent bis head to shield a rom puff of wind, thus con- e tom his companion the gleam o{I ment in his eyes. His mate er D fragrant odor of the tobacco M ut the Elder Brethren of th ly maintain strict discipline. ayS finished to his task without q! of broken rules.
 a piece of good advice be- { you, cap'n.'' he said, "Fd tu ones is feelin' Al this morn iE nes on at 8. You ought to b9 t after your double spell e. VIC days. I'll keep break < n 4til three bells 9:30 q. m.), ], ,k fresh eggs an haddick." z ouple of whiffs, Jim. Then M wore|the uniform of assist
 k. yet it needed not their
 v speech to, reveal that one B&eman born and bred and
 bluff. good natured, horny
 Y%z. to whom new laid eggs a cured fish appealed far .JAuI Vy. than Shelley and a sum- 0 had involuntarily quoted nb" turned his gaze seaward sh m, qept the scene was be- G ore h s'lliaht, yet nearer to