Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-21

q some Grecaan gue had been re-
voA&ed to the aWe-strucA gaze of the
cardinal.
As he ga2ed from the deep-set but
luminous eyes. true Jowine lightning
seemed TO issue. and . deep rumbinR
sound like distant thunder shook the
door on which they stood.
The legate unvoluntarily crossed
hzmselt and then looking at Bacon.
who slowly dropped the cuutadn which
concealed the head, he asked in half
whisper
rs this thy work."
Mine, and one other cherished
brother in science, Master Bungay Of
Ox0ord, answered the monk. '"This
u the slow work Of seven years, my
hord cardinal, and. as thou mays&
guess. wrought for no common pur.
pose. This head d formed with ut
mort care and skill by direction which
found writ out in parchments more
a0cdenf than the ehuch we worship.
II my work have NO flaw when all il
do0e. this head will speak and tell me
how l may encircle my England with
. wall of brass, which now and here
after will hold her invulnerable to the
assaults of all enemies Think of such
. taat," said Bacon, his face glowing
with enthusiasm. Is it not worth my
work TO leave my name on such q
monument to my country's great
neR?"
Truly, good friar," answered Gle
meut, little coldly, II doubt whether
h be for the good of our mother
church and her power over the ma
lions which are gathered under her
wings, to have one of her children 90
walled about. But for thy good inten.
ttons, do not doubt them, and for
thy learning have nothing but re-
spect. No doubt, thy brazen head, If
perchanpe it should ever speak, will
tell thee other wondnous things. Thou
shaE nck repent it thou lettest me
have such advantage as may come Of
ID teachings. But confess 1 should
not like TO see this little island so girt
with brass Suppose she might then
oa.ke 1t into her head to defy papal
authority, as. armed with such power,
she might
you reckon dmpossibilities, my
lord" exclaimed Bacon. In so i'm
ptous a case the WALL which should
guard England from enemies, would
topple down to crush her"
| Il pray thee, put such a charm -
that inIuo thy coujurationis, good friar. -
said Clement Gdsing to depart But
whatever betide count ON me as thy
patron, and remember that in telling
thee Of my ambition, 1 have left my
secret in thy keeping, ais thine lies in
my hands. Fare thee well, my son;
peace remain with thee; and with q
gesture OF blessing, the cardinal ief.
the apartment.
1t was might, and in Friar Bacon's
| study the faint CLEAN of one solitary
r1ysh-Mght made the deep shadows
which lurked in every corner more ap-
parent and more awful. The turRinl
which screened the head we're with
drawn, and it doomed p i, the dim
nees to a gigantic size. bending ovea
THE table on which the liitle candle
burned, with a manuscript spread out
before him salt Friar BAG IN, his face
worn and pinched as Of one who suf-
ters for want Of repose and proper
nourishment.
The marks upon the hour glass be.
side him showed that it had beer
turned six times since sunset, and thu
sands of the last hour before midnight
were swiftly Shipping through thu
ElaEs. Ever and anon the friar tool
up the little timekeeper and shook 4
gently as if to hasten the passage O
the slow hours. and often, amid hi!
watching and study, his head sanl
Bower and lower towards the table, q
Il tired nature would assert her right,
md steep him in the sweet oblovion o.
Aeep, against his own powerful will.
All at once he STARTED up and strik
Ing cymbal with a MttLe silver ham
mer, he waited till the summons was
answered by his servant Miles, wht
came in sleepily rubbing his eyes, tina
he might be sufficiently awake d
answer his master.
The friar sat earnestly regarding
Miles till he had rubbed and stretched
himself awake.
"Are you ready to do me a great
service, Miles?" he asked at length
when the servingman' attention haS
been riveted by his own fixed gaze.
Anything which thou canst ask
good master" returned Miles. eek
cept it be to go ON errands to the evi
one That 1 would rather excuse my
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"such service 40 require has NJ
such conditions. Listen, Miles. Tho1
seest the head yonder?"
Miles looked cautiously over hi
shoulder at the awful presence, an,
nodded assent.
"Thou knowst that for nine an,
thirty nights Friar Bungay and hav
watched by day and night waiting b
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nresure to utter. II St should speak an,
it's speech be UNDECIDED. woe betide tn
makers, and woe hetide our hopes O
encdrcGng our fair country with
well which wiN make her forever in
Nncfble. Tonight I have waited TO
Friar Bungay tin my eyelids ar
; heavy and would fain take a brie
rest. But I dare not leave the heaa
unguarded, lest in my sleep it shoul,
utter that which must heed. Can
trus,. you to wait here in my sleep
and Il the head gives signs of speech
10 wake me suddenly that I may fol
low IT'S magical instruction? 1t is bu
for an hour or two, and then 1 wial n
sumo my watch"
81 will watch here as bravely as
I never knew what fear meant. goo,
master" answered Miles 81 warran
ne head wild do me lao harm, Lib
Will repeat so many AYES and Pater'
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