The task of finding a new keeper fell to the United States consul living in Panama, and this task was no small one: first, because it was absolutely necessary to find the man within twelve hours second, the man must be unusually conscientious, it was not possible, of course, to take the first comer at random finally, there was an utter lack of candidates. The only guide at that time for the numerous vessels is the light house. Among these navigation, even in the daytime, is difficult but at night, especially with the fogs which are so frequent on those waters warmed by the sun of the tropics, it is nearly impossible. Mosquito Bay abounds in sandbars and banks. It was necessary to fill this place at the earliest moment possible, since the light house had no small significance for the local movement as well as for vessels going from New York to Panama. The place of light house keeper had become vacant. This supposition seemed the more likely as his boat was not found next day in its rocky niche.
Since he disappeared during a storm, it was supposed that the ill fated man went to the very edge of the small, rocky island on which the light house stood, and was swept out by a wave. On a time it happened that the light house keeper in Aspinwall, not far from Panama, disappeared without a trace.
IN LOVE WITH THE CZARINA BY MAURICE JOKAIįrom "Yanko the Musician and other Stories." Translated by Jeremiah Curtin. THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS BY MAURICE MAETERLINCK THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER OF ASPINWALL BY HENRYK SIENKIEWICZ This eBook was produced by Nicole Apostola, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
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