Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-05-01
II. Lighthouse
Keeper

aoTOA, oauarely.built man promenaaed
along Ne Quays Of the little fishing VII
lAsO o. the Island Of Pelworm. He
was dressed IN . black Prince Albert
eoAA white vest and stovOpipO hae
whoa ho walked along the QuayS, but
when he disappeared he took up hin
vocation Of attending the lighthouse
on Bishops. rock.
Why ho had entered this branch Of
the government service I have never
boou. able 70 nnd out. Now. q the ago
Of forty.nine. 10 was Allied with . hcr-
roT Of the sea, and the Prince Albert
coat, which he wore during his week
OF. 10 put on 40 . protest against bis
work. Nothing gave him moro pleas
ura than to be taken for . drummer.
ZiGglOr was his name.
The sea II % smooth ~ q polished
Aoor," he said to me one day when We
were sitting together on the shore
looking westward to where the light
Aouso was dimly visible against tho
Sky, nut the sea 70 treacherous.
.Around Bishops rock there are I'M
dsrtowS, currents and eddisS which
nohody. knows. Fortunately ! have
only one more winter to spend there.
though Il would DO Just like my luck
u The old tower should blow down this
winter IN . storm from northwest"
He voiced the general opinion OF the
islanders. The former lighthouse had
beeA swept away BY the waves. ano'
although the new one had been stand
inH for several years. every ono knew
that tog.horn situated sixty feet
above the rock had been carried away
By the fcAminE waves duripg stormy
night.
Ileeier trembled and stood up.
'Thank the Lord, have only one
more winter to spend out there" he
Oald. =
"And then?" I Queried.
'"Then / am TO be transferred to the
North Foreland lighthouse and will be
able to live ashore with my wife and
boy. By the way, wanted to speak
10 you about Leopold. he VIII soon
finish school, ana what are We 70 90
Win hin, then? Come along home
with me and have . chat with my wife
and the boy"
Frau ziegler was q red-cneekeu'
buxom matrOn. whom no one "OulO
suspect de morbid ideas, but she. new
srtheleSs. shared her husOanoS noFEO'
Of the sea.
"It seems . miracle that II mas mo-
blown down." sne saio' lor II 'OOA'
70 me like challenge 70 goa.
Then We TAXED ABOUT inc OO' AnO
Ais prospects -. A.,
Il hope TO meet you next scAr.
said when lett Snsn cal y" 'OU
In your new nome. 1'eeler' ..,.
II me hSntnT..e :OeS IV' 'O'p'~
over this winter ne repheo.
The ngntnoSse OiC nCt 'Opp.s Ovs W,
that winter, Ous 1'eSaer VS. vI ~
transferred 70 Nortn EorSlAnu nsHs
TWO years passed Oeiore ! re1uInsu'
But one DAY IN splins ONE mVso - W
Nea sne lS'sno; anu ~ LIZ "~
me through tne ntt.e cs%e'eIy =
new ADlet IN tnc x.l c~Ts"t M ~. -
! Weo tne m.c.apuO0s = ~ :"
1ee1ce mas GAco Sne go . 49, ~ -
49, AASn.. ~ a G.s 49,.
Se,spoOa ~ ~ .N .OH..S -. w.,,.
= S.-S".-s.-,I,, 60.
meaang yIaSe Ano ln. ~ ",, x 49,
"a my S'op. tON1ru .no ILL., IN
on sne clin, l ~ 30 neu =.
thoughts OF 1ieS'er snu W. ~ 49, =
al surprised 70 nnC ms WIG .nele
staring toward tne "sn'n"u'o 90 "
OLD: - "A. ,
! hao neAro nOIaln ~""~' "
OAld % shook Der nand.
Tnen Sne toid mo no" ner nuSOA"u
GisAppearcd. 4.
On CnInmeS eve N. ., n' ~ - 49,
hAys bsen u q four o'clock put w
minutes passed ara o IAN peG w
AiShep's Foek wNa stu darG Vn !nS
iSianA people realised tnat sometnIns
had AAppsRsd and ths cuNeF wa
made clear.
OF the three men IN the lighthouse
only two were found. They said that
ZIesler had taken the day watch wAile
the other slept! HI was 70 eAA teeR
q Mttle before four but wAea they
wake VI Il WAS dark ana NeeieF Wa