The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-02-20

in secret. He is bound by his oath I
tell no one at any time whether or no
he Is the chosen man."
The papers were put into a hat an
each man in the room drew one. Th
chairman put his in his pocket as di,
the others. The doors were unlocke,
and each man made his way TO hi
| home.
Next evening Bradley called at tn,
room of the chairman and said: s'Ther,
Is the marked paper which drew las
night"
The exposition building was CAV will
/ buntlHg and was sonorous with tn,
sounds of band. The machinery tha
| would not stop for six months was still
motloniess, for it was TO be started il
an hours time by his Highness. Hi.
ness and suite had not yet arrived
put the building was crowded by ;
weii-dressed throng of invited guests
the best in the land as far as fame and
money went Underneath the grand
stand where his Highness and the dis.
LIhgulshed guests were to make
! speeches and whore the finger of nobili.
ty was to press the electric button.
Bradley walked anxiously about with
! the same haggard look on his face that
was there the night he thought of slip
ping into the Thames. The place
underneath was Wilderness of beams
and braces. Bradley's wooden tool
chest stood on the ground against one
of the timbers. The foreman came
through and struck beam or a brace
here and there.
Every thing is all right" he said IN
Bradley. There will be no traubro
even if it ocaS put up IN hurry and in
spite of the strain that will be or it to-
day"
bradley was not so sure OF that lint
he said nothing. When the foreman
lett him alone he cautiously opened the
ia o. his tool chest and removed tho
carpenters apron which covered some
thing IN the bottom. This sometime
was a small box with y clocl, work
arrangement and small miniature m
lifted hammer tia: hung like the sword
OF Damocles over little conner can
lie threw the apron over it again.
closed the lid of the chest. leaned
against one OF the timbers, folded his
arms and waited
Presently there was 4 trerneodo,,s
cheer and the band struck I'D. He is
coming said Bradley to himself and
closed his lips tighter. Carpenter
cried the policeman, putting in his
head through the little wooden door at
the foot OF the stage; come here
quick. You can get splendid sight of
his Hignness as be comes up the pas
sage Bradley walked TO the opening
and gazed at the distinguished process
sion coming toward him. Suddenly he
grasped the arm of the policeman like a
wise.
Who Is that man in the robes-at the
head of the procession?'
Don't you know? That is his High
ness
Bradley gazed Cor breath. He recog-
nized his Highness as the man as he
had met on the embanlzment
Thank you," he said to the police
man, who looked at him curiousIv.
Then he went under the grand stand
among the beams and braces and
leaned up against one of the timbers
with knitted brows.
After few moments he stepped to
his chest, pulled out the apron and
carefully lifted out the machine. With
a Quick jerk he wrench off the little
hammer and flung it from him. The
machinery inside whirred for moment
with soft pUrr like clock runnincr
down. He opened the box and shook
out into his apron n substance like
damp sawdUst He seemed puzzled for
awhile what TO do with it Finally he
took ii out and scattered it along the
grass-grown slope of railway cuttiuv.
Then he returned to his tool chest. took
out chisel and grimly felt its edge
with his thumb.
1t was admitted on all hands that his
never made a better speech
in his life than on the occasion of the
opening OF that exhibition. He touched
lightly on the country's unexampIed
prosperity, of which the marvellous col
lection within those walls was an indi-
cation. He alluded to the general con-
tentment that reigned among tho class
es to whose handi work was due the
collections there exhibited.
His Highness was thankful that the un-
fortunate state of affairs that was un-
happily prevalent in other countries
could hardly be said to affect our own
and. Then there was a good mauy
light touches OF humor in the discourse
hat is so pleasing when they come
rom people in high places. In fact,
he chairman said at the club after
wards (confidentially, of course) that
he man who wrote his Highness
peeches had in that case quite ogtdone
.imself