The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-07-15


ming with t'p'' that does not describe
her. She was not pious. She was rath-
er perverse, and especially was she per-
tinacious
Miss Burnham had recently made |
the acquaintance Of Edwin Summers.
a young astronomer who was astonish- |
ing the world with marvellous discover
les. Miss Burnham had intimated to
Professor Summers desire to visit his
one was admitted.
Not long after this refusal, while
Summers was at work computing. he
received a card bearing the name of
drs. Amelia Hubbell Bodman. Now,
Nrs. Bodman was an English lady
who had worked with her husband and
achieved distinction for herself in as.
tronomic photography. Summers had
not been aware that Professor Bodman
or his wife was in America. BE vel
coined the lady cordially, expressing
great delight at receiving so distin
guished q person. Mrs. Bodman, like
most women of brains, was not beauti-
full. She wore blue spectacles- she
said she had injured her eyes observ-
ing-there We're deep dark burrows in
her face. and several Of her front teeth
had been LOST without being replaced.
Summers invited her to inspect the OBJ
servatory, taking her first to the equa-
torlaI room
"Our object glass" he said. us
thirty inch achromat.c lens. 1t has not
the reach of some Of tie larger glasses.
but has admirable defining power.
What is tic size Of your glass ut The
Trickenhurst observatory"
Ours? Why, think ours is fori
nine inch
Now, the professor knew We'll that
no such glass had ever been ground.
But he was a polite man and possibly
thought Mrs Bodman had worked
especially with Photographic instru-
ments and had got the sizes mixed
At any rate, he did not take notice OF
the blunder
In here" he continued, 'fs our
meridian circle. Have you a meridian
circle or n transit, or both?"
Both said Mrs. Bodman hesitate
ingly
What styis Il $:aafonograph do you
-we-dont use a chr0nograph."
1t began to look as If Mrs Bodman
was an imDostoT.
I'VE are preparing for observations
on Mars continued the astronomer.
"at the approaching conjunction. We
propose TO watch the color changes
creep dowa the Canals"
DO you use the meridian circle for |
asked tbe Htt,a yGoma,, ~ = r 800 -
..Tha nar;fia, cir,.Io :. ra,,,Ia,3 g.,
mars
He nust have s,,oka, !, iron, a.. "a
frs+,,,,,4 -. 80 - = Oiis ~ ',ie
Of no mar, ,,So Ie ppF se you'd he
Tbey wera ls,,.f.,, m II, - 7' the ,ns+r,
mant ros go, $3.50. - ~ Y, tne ils'f,i.
ayes rssfin - 800 oai,,s ,g,eseope Us
narrovy sIit u ~, o,s TIL ,r,, ".,'e
the onenin@ pncassa,.v s,,,aa ~ - 80 ~
Gle" was fire,l 10 swaan o,,I,. tI,o ~
ri,Iian
II do,,.r 500 :, ra,,,r,.o,, ~. -,
man "bo,,- -, N r,,a.,,o ~, :, 80
through that strIp IN there IN =, f,c
ro,.." "
.oh, / use t,..s instrument when I'm
tired. 90 to eleeD on the obsar,.i,,.,
chair ana wait till the star wish 10
observe comes aloag."
~ good idea" renlled Mrs. Boamnn
'IH suggest it to Professor Bodmap
"Do. Tell him not to hesitate 10
use it. I give my full permission
By the hive CAM Won come -, +,,ia
evening? Venus is in fine position fo,.
observation.
The lady started. \ color came into
her furrowed cheeks. II have nm on.
gagement this evening. I'm sorry,
ITO visit some scientific society
suppose. dare say YOU are in ,rreot
demand"