The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-18

NO said Polly. II never did"
Come along with me, then" And he
led the way toward the clock Then Pol
~ noticed that the door in the lower
part Of the clock was open. The Brownie
stepped IN between the weights and the
pendulum, and Polly found that she had
suddenly growh snail enough 20 follow
him When they were inside. the bottom
of the clock began TO 20 down, carrying
them with IL as though they were IN an
elevator
"Who are your Polly asked the
Brownie as they started.
II am your Time Keeper" he answered.
Il live in the clock with the Time-Keep-
ers for the rest OF your family. l tell
your servants what you want them 10
do"
MY servants" cried Polly, I'm aston
ishment; and then she held her breath,
FOR they We're going down very swiftly.
Presently they stopped before an open
ing i'm the wall of the passage through
which they had come.
Through this opening they stepped into
lighted corridor, 50 long that Poly
could not see the end Of it. The roof.
floor and walls of the corridor were MADE
OF something which looked like yellow
sand and opening off both sides OF IL
were smaller passage ways, from wnicn
came clicking sound, Ike the ticking OF
many clocks.
The Brownie led Polly into one Of these
SIDE corridors.
Here is one of your servants" he
said
Then Polly saw another Brownie ut
work with a pickaXe, breaking OF pieces
OF the yellow wall: and his pickaXe click
ed against the wall as regularly as Tie
tall old clock had licked.
What is his Nance asked Polly.
He is called one Hour answered the
first Brownie. and he is gathering min
Utes. which are OF pure gold and which
belong to you. When he has gathered
sixty Of them your next Hour VIII come
TO work In his place and this one will
take the minutes ne has gathered Tor
you and do with them whatever | tell
lin 10 do. Some OF them viii be made
into gold dollars all stamped with your
name. Didn't you know before that
Tire Is money! And Of course. being
fairy money il buys much more than
knowledge and goodness ana greatness
all can be bought with well-spent time"
but won't all my minutes be made into
geld dollaro?" asked Polly.
"Walt and see" said the Brownie
Presently a bell sounded, like the strik-
ing Of a clock. Immediately the Hour
Brownie threw down his pickaxe ana an
other Brownie came rushing in 10 Work
I'm his place. But the first Hour put MS
sixty minutes into a basket, and looked
at POlly's Time-Keeper.
Keep fifteen and throw the rest
away" sid the Time-Keeper. and the
Hour ran away. with the basket on his
shoulder.
'Why cid you tell him TO throw away
his minutes" cried Polly.
because they belong with the wasted
minutes" answered the Brownie. Eff
teen minutes OF this hour you have used
sewing. Those minutes would he made
fairy dollars. The rest OF the time you
have spent playing with the kitten and
sleeping. and those minutes you yourself
have wasted"
II have been asleep" exclaimed Polly;
and Just then she woke up.
Well" she thought, beginning 20 sew
very hard on her napkin, chose minutes
NAV be thrown away. but this next Hour
will have TO make every bit OF gold into
dollars"
And she has been careful about saving
her minutes ever since.-The Cnild's
Hour.