The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1903-05-14

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a long debate, Wadsworth declared
that he would have tt marry Louise,
despite parental objection, and follow
some other calling.
Il am tired of taking astronomy"
he said. 81 believe that I had better
go back to civil engineering. You
know that I can always make a liv-
ing for two," he added as an after
thought.
"Of course you can," she said,
proudly, 'but I love my father and
1 want you to win me under the con-
ditions he has named. Anyway, you
can't leave the observatory until he
returns"
"That is true. In the meantime,
however, I can be looking about for
something else to do. Although I am
a bad astronomer, I am a good engi-
neer. I know that I can make my
services valuable some place. Here
my talents are as good as wasted"
ooh, Harvey!" she exclaimed, eff
you only could do something near
at hand, where I could see you, and
share in your triumph! Why can't
you discover a comet or a new star,
or get famous in some way like
that?"
Wadsworth did not answer immedi.
ately. His eye scanned the heavens
as if it might light fortuitously upon
some hitherto undiscovered star. But
every star there he recognized as
having had a name since the days
of the Chaldeans. Of a sudden he
evolved an idea when would have
done credit to Copernicus himself
had Copernicus been a lover and I'M
derstood telescope photography.
"Who knows but what [ may" he
answered, evasiyely. Mrs. Muller
showed signs of waking. Wadsworth
stole a kiss before the chaperone was
fully awake, bowed the ladies out of
the observatory, and sat down to
map out his campaign before the
photograph of C~assiopeia was COM
pleted at two o'clock. At that hour
he took the plate from the camera
and spent the rest of the night in
developing it. AS he worked he
whistled a lively air.
1t was, early in May that the news.
papers announced the sailing of Prof.
Muller for Easter island. A month
later the papers chronicled the dis
covery of a new star by Harvey
.Wadsworth while at work in Prof.
Muller's observatory. The new star
made its appearance in the constel-
lation of Cassiopeia at a point on a
line drawn from Gamma through
Kappa, and extended about half it's
length. The star was identified as
the Pilgrim Star, described by Tycho
Brahe, as having suddenly appeared
in the summer of 1872, and by many
regarded as the Star of Bethlehem.
When this announcement was made
all astronomers brought their tele-
scopes to bear upon Cassiopeia, but
without result. 1t was evident that
the star was rapidly r%eceding when it
was so fortunately observed by Mr..
Harvey Wadsworth. The picture of
the constellation containing the Pill
grim Star was published in the lead
ing astronomical periodicals, and re-
produced in the yellow journals with
fantastical theories as to what was
the portent of the unusual visitor.
From its appearance in 1879 and it's
momentary appearance at the pres
ent time astronomers set to work
to calculate it's orbit. It was grave
ly asserted that it was travelling at
the rate of 1900 miles a second, and
that it would not appear again until
the year 1854.
famous. 1t was even suggested that
the star should bear his name in the
future, but this offer he modestly de-
clined. He was content to ask as his
only reward the hand of Louise
Muller in marriage. Mrs. Muller
thought with a shudder how near
Lysander had been to dismissing him,
and, fearing to lose such a celebrity,
she readily agreed to an immediate
marriage. The nuptials were sol
emnized quietly on account of the
absence of the brides father, and
the honeymoon was spent in the OBJ
servatory.
On the return of Prof. Muller to
America he was informed at once of
the visit of the Pilgrim Star, and
shown the picture secured in his own
observatory. The professor FASTENED
home, and, after greeting his fam
lily and congratulating it's latest ac-
QUESTION, he asked to see the plate
which had been used. Mrs. Muller,
Mrs. Wadsworth and the astronomer
watched Harvey as he produced the
plate. There was b~reathless silence
while the professor scrutinized it.
young man." remarked Prof.
Muller, dispassionately, "it is strange
that you did not notice it., but your
Pilgrim Star is caused by a curious
flaw in the plate"
"But there is no flaw in the mar
riage contract" whispered Harvey to
his wife.
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