The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-21

the halfway and thence up three ntghto
Of stairs into Z great room. Il wa
feebly lighted. Window was dimly con.
scious that some huge object occupied
| q large part OF the apartment Thea
everything else was sunk In the physk
clan, for on a lounge lay an old man
gasping for breath, but with 4 convul-
sive Joy in his face.
II think my father II dying" Wills.
,, pered the girl. "He had stroke only
a few minutes ago carried him to
| the couch"
A look told Window that Il WIS .
case Of paralysis, He took flAsk -
brandy and was about to apply Il to tn
old mans lips. The stricken man look.
cd at him with glittering eyes. mo
brandy" he said: zone sight was slim.
ulant enough. This night have seem
the men on MAr. Show him. Mary,
lest he soon show himr'
An enthusiasm like that which light
ed the countenance Of the sufferer came
into the girls face. She turned great
chair about, sprang into II lightly, and
bending forward looked intently into .
small tube.
| Window turned from his patient no
huge object by which the girl sat took
form. 1t was a telescope with an Oh
jcctive thrice greater than the largest
he had ever seen.
'Show him, Mary"
| The girl sprang from the chair with
a great wonder In her face. Quick
she said.
Half believing the whole thing .
dream, Window took tho chair and bent
over the eycpiece Of the telescope. His
senses were staggered by what he saw.
lie was looking upon a world. A soft
light suffused everything. He saw seas
and mountains, even buildings, AND
then--men; yes, living men. minute ~
the life that Ia picked out of the water
drop by the microscope. but still men.
Window felt benumbed. He turned 70
the sufferer. "You have solved tn
problems Of the universe" he said.
aye. 40 I have. l, Caleb Htrong,
crank. ms the scientists call ma They
.-..e1a farty-inel laneaa that cost 4 mill.
Ion, aIl eaa'i zee beyond the ends Of
Their noses with them--thc fools.
built that" and his eyes looked at tho
telescope. Il made the multiple Tense
that science has scolred at for ages.
Each tense docs It's work separately.
but the results come Into one. There IL
no limit. can pick up pin on tho
nethermost star"
There was triumph In the mans
tone and face M he continued. these
small lenses had to be 80 Joined that
the light would not interreAect. I'm
possible said the wiseacres. did II.
Two years ago Louis Gathmann just
missed the secret. II In mine and there
Is the perfected work.
u know you. doctor. I owe you an
explanation. came here with my
daughter Mary and built my telescope.
The fools hereabouts thought the OBJ
jectiye was a window. l dared not look
ut star Mt first for fear Of disappolnt-
ment For mile and n half TO tho
south the ground was open. focused
ON the light In your library Small
though the flame was. II answered my
purpose, and by II | proved my theory
Of how to prevent inter reflection. Did
=. see you? Why. practically you were
In this room with me- At times made
Mary look. though she shrnnk from II.
for the stendy gaze hurt my old eyes.
As she counted the reflections adj
justcd the lenses, but at times her at
tentioD wandered from the light. She
has lived alone with me and shared my
toll and prlvation. and she made a
friend Of you In your far-away library.
When knew was right changed the
window lens to the roof. This night
have seen the men Oh Mars. and to-
morrow. nay, to-day. the world"
At that instant the earth trembled
and the building swayed There was
crashing Of glass and n rending Of iron.
A section Of the roof was crushed In
and carried lenses and telescope to
ruin. The shock gave the stricken man
momentary strength. He raised him
self from his pillow. Gomez he said.
Window caught him AZ he fell back
ward. The secret had gone with its
owner.
The Chicago evening papers OF that
day, Nov. .. 1895, gave scant half.
column account OF the slight EARTH
quake shock that early that morning
had visited the southern section Of the
city.
1.-THE only property damage" they
said, twas the breaking of hole In the
; roof Of Fifty seventh street residence
, by the fall Of partition wall that rose
: above the buildings caves" -