Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-28
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tones: "On another face it viii rcii i'.-
time Of high water in fifty great Tiar:-
time cities. There will be four thousand
figures Of time, figures OF all the great
men OF the past, each bearing symbol os
his greatest work, or thought, or achieve
ment. and each appearing on the nnn.-
versary Of his death: thus there will be
from eight to twenty figures visible eacn
day. and that Jay will be the anniversary
Of the one on which each OF the men died
years ago"
-Four thousand figures! Why. IL Will
cost q fOrtunc.'
"FOur thousand historic figures each
presented on the anniversary of death.
l am at work on the figures of those who
died on the Odd OF August just now. They
are very interesting to me, and one OF
them IL the most interesting of all the
four thousand figures. Richard P'anta-
genet, Of Gloucester. commonly called
Richard the Third Of England. and nick.
named the Hunchback Tyrant." mali
eiously.
''Oscarr in q tone of protest and mis-
''y; w.. Hmm, . ,a ~ , o., ,ou maxine
the figure of the most famous hunchbac6
in history. 1 take delight in modelin:
bA0 A80kO VI ny AAuhChouCh = III
body and soul can sympathize with
him" He spoke furiously. and there waa
q 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 frighten me when you
look In that way" She spoke in terror
and anguish.
Break your heart, mother" went on
,aiOh m nf aynitou,ant ho
hurt can words dor Look at me! Me!
If 1 were to say my heart was broken.
no one would wonder. ! am not reproach-
Ing you. Heaven knows, if turned upon
you, l should have no friend left in al
the world. Not one who would care for
me-care whether lived or died, whether
prOspered or was hanged by the common
hangman on a gibbet"'
"Oh, Oscar! What has sOured you SO ?
You never talked in this way until now.
What has changed you:" The woman
was weeping through her words.
"A girls face. girls face has chang
ed me. !, who had heart to the core Of
ndamant befitting the crooked carcass in
which 1t In penned ard warped. But there,
l have been vapOring, mother. Let my
words pass. l nm myself again. l know
your advice is good. / mean tn fo..ow il.
/ will marry a wife. / will marry a
pretty. shapely wife. You shall have
grandchildren mt your knee, mother. be-
fore long. before you co.
"Who Il she? Do l know her? Do
know even her name"'
''All that IL my secret, mother. ! will
not say any more OF her but that ! am
accustomed to succeed, and will succeed
here. / will keep the secret OF her name
In my heart to soad me on. L am nccus-
toned to succeed. Rest assured l viii
succeed in this. We will say no more o!
It, Let IL be o forbidden subject between
us until 1 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 / am either succeeding or
falling in one of my most important
aims"
Just now, Oscar. Do you mean here:''
NO. not here. In Chicago. You do
not believe in magic. MOTHER
Surely not. What do You mean"
''Or In clairvOyance or specters?"
"No, my child. Nor you, hope"
And yet not everything-not half cv-
erything-is understood even now
VIII you not tell me OF this, ether"
Not tonight, mother. You know
had a week ago no intention OF comm;
here to-day. 1 did not come TO welcome
Miss Grace. i had another reason for
coming. I am trying an experiment to-
night At this moment l am putting the
result Of many anxious hours to the touch.
II my experiment turns out we'll l shall
come into . strange power. And now,
mother, 1t II very late for you. We must
60 to bed. That patent couch still en-
ables you to do without aid in dressing"
(To be continued)