Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-10-15
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$50 far that ID all easy. and would moi
make 1t even 4 very remarkable clock
mother. It will take account 1T lear
years, and be constructed to u till the
year ten thousand of the Christian era
when once wound upy'
"Oh, no, you simple mother. 1t will
have to be wound up every week"
"But will not the machinery wear on? 2
Eyes, the metal and the stones will
wear out and rust out before eight thou
sand years. But the principle will have
eight thousand years of vitality in it.
Steel and brass and rubies yield to fric-
ton and time, but a principle lives for
ever II It il q true principle
: "And a good principle" interrupted the
voice Of the old woman piously.
GOOD or bad, il it is true it will last
said the voice of the hunchback harshly.
Then he went on in more gentle and ever
tones: ION another face it will tell the
time Of high water in fifty great mari
time cities. There will be four thousand
figures Of time, figures Of all the great
men OF the past, each bearing a symbol of
his greatest work, or thought. or achieve
ment, and each appearing on the ami
versary Of his death; thus there will be
from eight to twenty figures visible eacn
day, and that lay will be the anniversary
OF the one on which each Of the men died
years ago."
-Four thousand Sgures! Why, it will
cost q fortune"
"Four thousand historic figures each
presented on the anniversary Of death!
l am at work on the figures of those who
died on the 22d Of August just now. They
are very interesting to me, and n of
them Is the most interesting Of all the
four thousand figures. Richard Planta-
genet, Of Gloucester, commonly called
Richard the Third Of England, and nick
named the Hunchback Tyrant," mali
ciously.
"Oscar!" in a tone Of protest and mis-.
cry. ....
Eyes. Hump and all, I am now making
the figure OF the most famous h%unchback
in history. 1 take delight in modelling
the figure Of my Hunchback Tyrant. In
body and soul l can s%ympathize with
him." He spoke furiously, and there was
a sound In the room as il he rose.
"Oh, you break my heart, my boy, my
boy, my son! Don't. don't. You cut me
to the soul! You brighten me when you
look In that way" She spoke in terror
and anguish.
"Break your heart, motherv" went on
Leigh, In a tone Of excitement. what
hurt a words do? Look at me-! Nc!
rynpo <n rov M hao~% urn. h~o6n-
no one would wonder. ! am not repsaach-
ing you. Heaven knows, if I turned upon
you, I should have no friend left in all
the world. Not one who would care for
me-care whether l lived or died, whether
l prospered or was hanged by the common
hangman IN a gibbet!"
"Oh,. Oscar! What has soured you soy
You never talked in this way until now.
What has changed your The woman
vas weeping through her words.
"A girls face. A girls face has chang
ed me. I, who had a heart to the core o:
adamant betting the crooked carcass in
which it is penned and warped. But therei
1 have been vaporing, mother. Let my
words pass. l am myself again. l know
your advice is good. I mean to follow it.
l will marry a wife. I will marry a
pretty, shapely wife. You shall have
grandchildren at your knee, mother, be.
fore long, before you CO."
"Who is she? Do l know her? Do
I know even her name?"
"All that is my secret. mother. | will
not say any more Of her but that l am
here. l will keep the secret Of her name
in my heart to goad me on. l am accus-
toned to succeed. Rest assured l will
succeed in this. We will say no more Of
it. Let it be a forbidden subject between
us until l speak of it again; until. per
haps, l bring her to you. All! that storm
has cleared the air. l was excited. |
have reason to be excited to-day. At this
moment-it is now just twelve o'clock--at
this moment l am either succeeding or
failing in one Of my most importan.
aims
'Just now, Oscar. DO you mean here!"
mo, not here. In Chicago. You do
not believe in magic, mother!"
"Surely not. What do you mean?'
"Or in clairvoyance or specters?"
mo, my child. Nor you. l hope"
"And yet not everything-not half ev.
erything-is understood even now"
"Will you not tell me OF this, either?"
"Not tonight, mother. You know |
had a week ago no intention Of coming
here to-day. 1 did not come to welcome
Miss Grace. l had another reason for
coming. l am trying an experiment to-
night. At this moment l am putting the
result of many anxious hours to the touch.
IL my experiment turns out well l shall
into a strange power. And now.
mother, it is very late for you. We must
80 TO bed. That patent couch still en-
ables you to do without aid in dressing"
(To be continued.)