Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-06

come near me. 80 goodnight alnu 40
sleep. Let me but get my irusiy stave
which se'ts without, that ] may arm
myself, " any one enter to do me any
hurt; and in u trlce ! will be here W
guard ,hey wondrous hand,work."
So saying, Miles brought In huge
bludge0n, which he Carried ON MS
shoulder in true soldierly fashion, The
irar rose, and pouring small glass
OF strong liquor from flask no
handed II 10 Miles, saying, drink that,
~ viii keep thee from growing limor-
Ous In thy watch, Remember that on
thy wakeruness rests all my hopes,
and than a moments slumber may
wreck them. Goodnight and Benedi-
elite" Thus saying the frinr, who
could hardly speak from WEAKNESS,
passed through the door which led
Into q smaller inner chamber whefo
he slept,
Miles was doubly brave from the ef.
feet Of the potent liquor the friNr had
given him, which now seemed 10
course through his veins like a swift
serpent Of flame lie glanced defiant
~ III the head, wrlch hitherto he had
only regarded with profound awe
Withdrawing himself as far MS pos
Sible from the mortar In which ne
knew his master was wcnt to mix The
terrible pow,lar whose production had
branded him az one In league with b.
tan, lSa sat down near the brazen I'M
age 10 wait for amy event which would
break up the tcdum Of his watch
The minutes before midnight moved
slowly ON and the hast sanls were
dropping through the gas. Already
in The adjoining chamber the heavy
breathing of the frlNr told how quick
ly sleep had sized upon his weary SEN
FPS,
"Slecp away, good master" said
MlesapprayloglN ~ willtnke a's good
cnre Of matters here ms IL thou vert
bread awake, For my own part see
little sense in 50 much watching OF
head, which for aught we know was
made ont Of an Old kctlie or II PAIR oil
bnttered helmets. As for my master,
wise Ms he IS he must have crack
IN his hea,lpcce; else instead Of starN"
Ing me ag,t himself on bread crusts
and spring water he would eau 10 hls
aid some Of the brave splLts his ART
can command, and oTlnr g1od smolt'
ing hot mCals and wine rs good ms the
king us,s, and have rich raiment ane
soft beds, instead Of such poor ncco'
modatlon Us he keeps now. II thou
canst tell him nnythng to better his
conditions, good Master BraHen-pate,'
went on M,lgs, looking up at the
gloomy ftatureSwhch in the dim light
seemed to frown upon him, do 50,
and I'll set thee up for IN oracle
As he spoke THESE last words, u low
sound of thunder muttcred through
the room, and shook gently the pedes-
lad on which the head rested. y single
flash If light lit up the mmovable
features for one brief instant, and
from the lips, Il Voice scarcely louder
than Whisper yea distinctly audible,
uttered the words:
TIME 49,
is that the beginning of youI
speech, Old Ura2en-nosa, sald Mites,
cooly regaliINg the head as It itwere
The most natural thing In the world
for " to speak thus. go ON, ] pray
.hcc, and lst me hear IL ,lhou intcndeal
ND say anything worth n0;ng ! Will
s3t wake my master lor 50 slight Il
matter as that thou hast Just AN
nounced. Time u.s. rorc'ooth! as II
that would he news 10 such scholar as
Frlnr Bacon. Thou h0dSt hest speak
sense IL thou WOUNDS, have him DSten
10 thee"
Again the thunder muitcrcd, but
Judcr than az first; again The light
ming CLEANED over the impassvc feat
ures, and the voice murnercd--
TIME WAS,"
"On my life," said Miles scornIuIIy,
Ito think that my ma,cr aud his
friend should spend seven good years
in making "a head which says no more
wonderful ching than amy fishmonger
could tell ia, Time was' ! am but
a fool, and | hope know MS much as
that. Why not say something IN
Greek or Latin, or any Of the learned
tongues that Master Bacon knows as
wen ms he knows his breyiary? Or II
thou canst speak nothing but common
English. tell us something more
strange than This. Dosl think ! shall
wake up my master 10 no better en-
iertaInmeMt CT CO.. vs"+a,Dn than thou
hast offered him? Ga, upon thee for
braggart, that promises by thy
looks more than thy tongue can NeE
perform for thee"
While he was speaking, sudden
light VT up the head with brightness
like that of day. The terrible features
wore a frown so dreadful that the
glance struck dismay 10 the heart %
the staggering Miles. rs he stood
motionless, with awful accent and In a
voice of thunder the head cried out,
"TINIE IS PAST,"
Then came a lightning flash so vivid
that the serving man fell prone TO
earth. and with u fearful crash the
grand head fell, u shattered mass OF
fragments without shape or sem
| blanCe.
Amidst the dire noise Friar Bacon
Started up and rushed to his doorway.
| At his feet was the work of seven
years Il blasted ruin. Grovellng among
the fragments lay the wretched Miles,
uttering loud screams OF fear.
Peace fool" commanded the friar,
raising him to his feet, "Silence! and
tell me- how this hammered, Did the