Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-25

for the donor Of the olive had been found
in Dora. Good heavens! this creature
had dared to select as his model for q
Figure in this raree-show Of charlatan
mechanism this girl to whom he. John
Hanbury, was engaged!
Mrs. Ashton understood the implication
In the speech by an almost imperceptible
reverence Of the poor blighted, deformed
body to her beautiful, shapely, well-born
daughter. A look Of amusement and ten
Iderness came into her thin, mobile, SYM
pathetic face. "And you have been 20
fortunate as to find a model for your
Igoddess!"
"Yes. and no. l did not find 30 much a
model for my goddess as a goddess who
ihad strayed down from the heights OF
IGreek myth"
This must be a lucky day with you-
Mr.. Leigh" Mrs. Ashton said pleasantly
I"And when did you meet your divinity!"
"In the afternoon. l saw her in the
afternoon." He looked angrily at Han
bury. The latter thought. He is under
obligation not to say anything OF the
Chetwynd street event; he. the traitorous
wretch, will content himself with refer
ring to it, SO that Dora and may know
what he means. The false sneak" He
felt his face burn and blaze.
Dora turned pale. She knew nothing
Of what had passed between the two men
since she saw them last, and felt faint
when she thought of John Hanbury's
rage il the little man referred TO their
earlier meeting.
"Mr. Hamburg was with me at the
time" said Leigh.
Hanbury fixed his eyes on the mechan-
ist with threatening deliberateness. Dora
grew cold and paler and faint. She felt
there was certain to be a scene, most
unpleasan scene. Mrs. Ashton sa " moth
Ing, understood nothing.
Where did you meet this Palias-A -Ath-
enai" she asked.
"In Grimsby street." answered Leigh
with bow to Miss Ashton. and look Of
malignant triumph at Hanbury.
The latter started and looked round him
with as much surprise as II he suddenly
found himself Unexpectedly In a strange
place. This man was too subtle and 1.-the
| for him. Who could have expected this
wriggleT Dora glanced up with an ex-
preston of relief. The color came back
! quickly to her face, and the aspect Of
alarmed expectancy vanished.
! Mrs Ashton turned from one to an
J other, with quick, inquiring, puzzled eyes
She saw now there was something un-
usual beneath the surface of all this
What is the mystery? You will tell me,
Mr.. Leigh?'
mo mystery at ALL" answered Leigh
In a quick, light off-hand way. 81 hap
| pened to come across Mr.. Hanbury acci-
| dentally, and we met the lady Of whom
| speak"
! "Oh, then she is lady. She is not
professional model"
"Hah! No. She 10 not a professional
| model.
81 wonder do know aer. May hear
| her name?'
"Mr Hamburg will, have no doubt,
| tell you," said Leigh, moving off with
| smile. He was introduced to her at the
meeting. l was not. He was as much
struck by the likeness as !"
"The likeness! The likeness to Pallas-
AtheuaY said Mrs. Ashton in perplex-
| ity.
"Yes," said the dwarf with another
smile, as he made room for two men who
| were coming up the room to Mrs. Ashton.
CHAPTER XI.
The air o: pleasant badinage which
pervaded the room had no more effect on
/! Oscar Leigh than on the gasalier. No
] one spoke to him, for no one knew him.
Except what passed between Leigh and
Hanbury all words were intended for any
! ears who might hear. After strolling
| through the rooms with Hanbury for
some time, Leigh approached the table
where Dora was dispensing tea.
When Leigh finished eating the bread
and butter and drinking the tiny cup Of
tea, he said: "You wish, Miss Ashton, to
know In what way have been lucky to-
day"
She looked In perpsexity at Hanbury,
II IL h. h. L>l -
he had alluded to her when he spoke Of
| having found a model for the Pallas-
Athena.
She said pleasantly: "One always likes
| to hear Of good fortune coming to those
] in whom one Is interested"
81 was speaking q moment ago about
the figures Of time in my clock. / had
the honor OF telling Mrs. Ashton that
, there would be thousands Of them, and
that they would be modelled, not chiefly
or at all for the display Of mechanism,
but, in the first place, as works Of art; to
these works Of art mechanism would be
adapted later"
(which will make your clock the only
one Of the kind in the world" said She
much relieved to 6nd no pointed refer.
ence to herself.
Precisely. But did not do myself the
honor of telling Mrs. Ashton of what ma
teriaI the figures were to be composed"
''No. l do not think you said what
| they would be mnde Of. Wax, is it not?'
1.-The models will. of course, be made
| Of wax, but the figures themselves, the
| figures which intend to beQueath to pos
| terity, will be made Of gold"
"Gold! All those figures made Of goidl
Why, your clock will cost a fortune"
'It will not cost me as much as it
would cost any other man living. l am
going to make the gold, too" He drew
| himself up and looked proudly round. Il
have invented metal, compound which |
Is absolutely indistinguishable from gold, !
which is, in fact, gold, and of which
I shall make my figures. Mystery gold !
was a clumsy juggle that one found out in I
the FIRE. My gold is bona 6de q miracle, ;
and / have called it Miracle Gold. Ny |
gold will resist the acid, and the blow.
pipe, and the crucible."
"And does the good fortune you speak
Of concern the manufacture Of this mira.
! Gle goldr' she asked with q faint aush.
and eyes shining with anxiety.
1T does"
"a discovery which perhaps win mako |
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