The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-10-31
All these will be

tenth Of the second. All these Will be
shown on one dial
That much alone puzzles and aston
ishes me. 1t will be the most useful
clock in the world"
80 far that is all easy. and would not
make it even II very remarkable" cock.
mother. 1t will take account "f leap
years. and be constructed to run till the
year ten thousand of the Christian era
when once wound up:
"Oh. no, you simple mother. 1t will
have TO be wound up every week
but will not the machinery wear out"
"Yes. the metal and the stones will
wear out and rust ont before eight thou
| sand years. But TIE principle will have
eight thousand years of vitality in II.
Steel and brass and rubies yield to fric-
ton and time. but a principle lives for
ever il it is n true principle
And a good principle" interrupted the
voice Of the old woman piouSly.
"Good or bad. if it is true it will last
said the voice of the hunchback harshly.
Then he went on in more gentle and even
tones: con 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 Il 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 figures! Why, it will
cost a fortune!"
-Four thousand historic figures each
rroe,,AoJ IN tbo oppivo,sarv of lCoth'
l am at work on the figures of those who
died on the ODD of August just now. They
are very intere sting to me. and one of
them !; 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.
"Yes. Hump and all. l am now making
, the figure of the most famous hunchback
in history. / take delight in modelling
the figure of my Hunchback Tyrant. In
, body and soul l can sympathiZe with
! him. He spoke furiously, and there was
:, a sound in the room as if he rose.
r ooh, 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, mother!' went on
Leigh, in a tone of excitement. "What
hurt can words do? Look at me! Nc!
@ If l were to say my heart was broken,
no one would wonder. l am not reproach-
= ing you. Heaven knows, if l turned upon
q you, I should nave no friend left in all
, +hn v-nr11 Nof M u-hn yrnJ11 narn for
me-care whether l lived or died, whether
l prospered or was hanged by the common
hangman on n gibbet"'
+ "Oh, Oscar! What has soured you so:
You never talked in this way until now
What has changed your The woman
was weeping through her words.
Y "a girls face. A girls face has chang
ed me. l. who had a heart to the core o.
adamant betting the crooked carcass ir
q which it is penned and warped. But there
l have been vaporing, mother. Let my
4 words pass. l am myself again. | know
u your advice is good. l mean to fo,,ow it
| will marry a wife. l will marry ;
= pretty. shapely wife. You shall have
grandchildren at your knee, mother, be
fore long, before you 60"
:, "Who is she? Do I know her? d,
l know even her name:'
e 'All that is my secret, mother. Wi
not say any more of her but that | IN
;, accustomed to succeed. and l will succcc,
r. here. ] will keep the secret of her nam
w. in my heart TO goad me on. | am accus
toned e succeed. Rest assured | wi,
i, succeed in this. We will say no more o
Va it. Let it be n forbidden subject betwec
~ us until | speak of it again; until. PEI
80 haps, l bring her TO You. All. that stori
y hnS clpDJ.rI the air. was pXritrn
have reason to be excited to-day. At thi
moment-it is now just twelve o'clock-a
- this moment l am either succeeding q
~ failing in one of my most importaI
~ aims
" jus now. Oscar. Do you mean here:
go NO. not here. In Chicago. You d
-. not believe in gic. MOTHER"
!: surely not. What do you mcan:'
~ "Or III clairvOyance or Spectcrs:'
y "No. my child. Nor you, l hope
IS "And yet not everything-not half .,
" erything-is understood even now"
xvii you not tell me of this. either:'
"Not tonight, mother. You know
Iva had a week ago no intention of comm
!, here to-day. / did not come to WELDON
,ne Miss Grace. | had another reason fc
coming. | an trying an experiment L
-, night. At this moment | am putting II
result of many anxious hours to the touc
VI If my experiment turns out well | sla
10 come into Il strange power. And nov
ne mother, it is very late for you. We mu
81 90 10 bed. That patent couch still e
ables you to do without aid in dressing
III IRA no continual