Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-10-08

sion. These figures will differ from all
others to be found in horologes. They
will be designed wholly to please and ed
ucate the eye by their artistic virtues and
graces. The mechanical movements will
be wholly subject to naturalness and
beauty. / have been in great difficulty to
find a worthy model for my Pallas-Athe-
ma. Until to-day 1 was in despair"
There appeared nothing unpleasantly
marked or emphatic in Leigh's manner;
but Hamburg knew he meant the model
for the donor Of the olive had been found
in Dora. Good heavens! this creature
had dared to select as his model for
figure in this raree-show Of charlatan
mechanism this girl to whom he, John
Hamburg, was engaged!
Mrs. Ashton understood the implication
in the speech by an almost imperceptlblc
reverence of the poor blighted, deformed
body to her beautiful, shapely, well-born
daughter A look Of amusement and ten
derness came into her thin, mobile, SYM
pathetic face. "And you have been so
fortunate as to find a model for your
goddess"
eyes, and no. I did not find so much a
model for my goddess as goddess who
had strayed down from the heights of
Greek myth
"This must be lucky day with you,
Mr.. Leigh" Mrs. Ashton said pleasantly.
"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 l may know
what he means. The false sneak!' lie
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 if the little man referred to their
earlier meeting.
"AIr. Hanbury was with me at the
time" said Leigh.
Hamburg fixed his eyes on the mechan-
ist with threatening delibera teness. Dora
grew cold and paler and faint. She felt
there was certain to be Il scene, a most
unpleasant scene. Mrs. Ashton saw MOTH
ing. understood nothing.
"Where did you meet this Pallas-Ath-
ena?" she asked.
with bow to Miss Ashton, and aflook OF
! malignant triumph at Hamburg.
The latter started and looked round him
with as much surprise as if he suddenly
found himself unexpectedly in strange
place. This man was too subtle and 1.-the
for him. Who could have expected this
wriggle? Dora glanced up with an ex-
preston of relief. The color came back
H. Fo0 nd
! alarmed expectancy vanished.
Mrs. Ashton turned from one to an
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?"
"No mystery at ALL" answered Leigh,
in a quick, light, off-hand way. II hap
pened to come across Mr.. Hamburg acct
dentally, and we met the lady of whom
| I speak"
ooh, then she is lady. She is not a
professional model"
"Hah! No. She is not professional
model.
81 wonder do know aer. May hear
her name?"
"Mr. Hamburg will, l have no doubt,
|
smile. HE was introduced to her at the
meeting. l was not He was as much
struck by the likeness as l."
"The likeness! The likeness to Pallas-
| Athena?" said Mrs. Ashton in perplex-
ity.
eyes," said the dwarf with another
smile, as he made room for two men who
| were coming up the room to Mrs. Ashton.
CHAPTER NI.
The air OF 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
Hamburg all words were intended for any
ears who might hear. After strolling
through the rooms with Hamburg 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 l have been lucky to-
day."
| She looked in perp:exity at Hamburg,
| and then at the dwarf. She had no doubt
he had alluded to her when he spoke of
Athena.
| She said pleasantly: Zone always likes
to hear of good fortune coming to those
| in whom one is Interested"
81 was speaking a 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 find no pointed refer
ence to herself.
Precisely. But did not do myself the
| honor Of telling Mrs. Ashton of what ma
terial the figures were to De composed"
mo. ] do not think you said what