The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-11

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Bark ahoy! Bark ahoy! Take u
off"
heart, who Is watching me now? If
SO. this being gave me my reason.
which doubts him. and on him is the
responsibility. And would this being.
If he exists. overlook a defect for
which / am not to blame and listen to
prayer from me based on the mere
chance that ! might be mistaken
Can an unbelieyer. in the full strength
OF his reasoning powers. come to such
trouble that he can no longer stand
alone, but must cry for help to an
imagined power? Can such time come
to sane man-to me-" He looked at
the dark line of vacant horizon 1t was
seven miles away: New York was 900.
the moon in the east over '2O0.OOO and
the stars above any number of billions
He was alone with a sleeping child.
dead bear and the unknown He
walked softly to the boat and looked
at the little one for a moment: then,
raising his head. he whispered, "For
you. Myra'
Sinking 10 his knees. the atheist lift
ed his eyes to the heavens and with
his feeble voice and the feryor born of
helplessness prayed TO the God that be
denied He begged for the life Of the
waif in his care. for the safety of the
mother. so needful to the little one.
and for courage and strength to do his
part and bring them together. But be-
yond the appeal for help in the service
Of others not one word or expressed
thought of his prayer included himself
as a beneficiary. So much for pride
AS he rose to his feet the flying jib of
a bark appeared around the corner of
ice to the right of the beach. and mo
ment later the whole moonlit fabric
came into view. waited along by the
faint westerly air. not half mile
| away.
He sprang to the fire. forgetting his
pain. and. throwing on wood. made a
blaze. He hailed in a frenzy Of excite
ment. BARK ahoy. Bark ahoy! Take
us Off, And deep toned answer
came across the water.
Wake up. Myra." he cried as he
lifted the child "Wake up. We're go
ing away"
1--WE goin' to mammal? she asked
| with no symptoms of crying.
"Yes. we're going to mamma now
that is" he added to himself. 'if that
clause In the prayer is considered"
Fifteen minutes later. as he watched
| the approach of a white quarter boat
he muttered: THAT bark was there
half mile back in this wind. before
| thought Of praying. Is that prayer an
swered? Is she safe?''
On the first floor of the London Roya
Exchange Is large apartment studded
! with desks. around and between which
| surges a hurrying. shouting crowd OF
| brokers. clerks and messengers. Firing
| ing this apartment are doors and hall
ways leading to adjacent rooms and of
fees. and scattered through it are bull
| letin boards. on which are daily writ
| ten in duplicate the marine casualties
| Of the world At one end Is raised
| platform. sacred to the presence of ar
important functionary. In the technica
| language of the city" the apartment
| is known as the room" and the func
| tionary as the caller" whose business
| it is to call out in a mighty sing song
| voice the names Of members wanted al
| the door and the bare particulars OF
| bulletin news prior to its being chalked
| out for reading
1t is the headquarters Of LIoyd's-the
| Immense association of underwriters
| brokers and shipping men which. be-
| ginning with the customers at Edward
| Lloyd's coffee house In the latter part
| Of the seventeenth century, has. re-
| tanning his name for title. developed
into corporation SO we'll equipped. %
splendidly organized and powerful
| that kings and ministers of state ap
peal to 1t at times for foreign news.
| Not a master or mate sails under the
| English flag but whose record. even tO
+, forecastle fights. Is tabulated a. Lloyd's
| for the inspection Of prospective en-
| ployers. Not a ship Is cast away on
any inhabitable coast of the world
| during underwriters business hours
UuI w Lat IudI LuiSilty SluSStuS CI du
nounces the event at Lloyd's within
| thirty minutes.
| One of the adjoining rooms Is known
| as the chart room Here can be found
| In perfect order and sequence, each Or
Its roller, the newest charts of all ma
tions, with a library Of nautical liter
/ allure describing to the last detail the
harbors, lights. rocks. shoals and sail
ing directions of every coast line
shown on the charts; the tracks OF
latest storms, the changes of ocean
currents and the wherea bouts of dere
licts and icebergs. A member al
Lloyd's acquires In time a Theoretical
knowledge Of the sea seldom exceeded
by the men who navigate it.
Another apartment. the captains
room, is given over to JOY and refresh
ment, and still another, the antithesis
OF the last, Is the intelligence Office
| where anxious ones inquire for and are
told the latest news Of this or that
| overdue ship.
On the day when the assembled
throng of underwriters and brokers
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