Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1910-12-15

tory over the Spaniards and naval
men became the rage. Mr. Margotson
is always looking out for something
new, so he says to me, Dupuy, let's
have few statues of naval officers of
history. Do you remember any"
Sure said |, there's Villeneuve and
st. Page and Quit talking French
said Mr. Margotson. What about
John Paul Jones and Nelson? So l
set to work and made replicas of
them. The one of Jones was fair, but
the Nelson statue was first-rate. l did
it ali from his portraits, and there he
stands in the gallery with one arm
and one eye, and everybody who
comes in recognizes him at once. And
that brings me to the point"
"Ah, you've had trouble with Mel
SOM" cried Brodsky
Mon dieu!" said Dupuy, lapsing
into his native tongue as he wiped his
forehead, hes trying to murder me-"
The man broke off and eyed us fur
lively. | had long learned to keep
guard over my face, but incredulity
was in my heart. AS for the doctor,
he said nothing, and the man contin-
ued:
1T must have been a week ago that
the first thing happened. | was adjust
ing the scabbard of his sword-we use
real swords in our scabbards-and the
point few through and went right into
my wrist-just missed a large artery
Look"
He held his hand up for our inspec-
ton. There was a ragged cut, half
healed, along the base of the hand.
And III swea, that the figure
pushed the sword through the scab-
bard-pushed it violently, for it cut
clear through the leather But | didn't
catch on just then. Then, four days
afterward, as | was passing it, the
thing flew from its pedestal and keeled
me over. My head just missed the iron
radiator by two inches. And tell you,
it didn't fall, it fairly threw itself at
me-"
What does Mr.. Margotson say to
that? asked Brodsky
"He laughs" answered Dupuy. 81
asked him to let me melt 1t up to-day,
but he refused. But there's worse to
come. Yesterday, when | was passing
by, felt all at once the most peculiar
sensation of sleepiness come over me.
| remember stopping and passing my
hand over my forehead; an instant
later my wife's voice seemed to ring
in my ears. Paul. wake up for Gods
sake' she cried | opened my eyes
and | was standing in front of the wax
figure, with the naked sword in my
hand, pointing at my heart. And yet
| have no memory of II all. But when
looked up the face was leering at
me"
"A figure of wax" began incredu-
lously.
Then the man shot his final bolt,
which he had kept in reserve, with
all the dramatic power of his race.
1T isn't wax" he screamed, and fell
to shaking from head TO foot.
WHAT" | cried.
It's turning into flesh and blood,
sir"
What does Margotson say to that?"
He laughs at me. don't know
Z
and let Margotson discharge me: and
yet / have my wife TO think OF. and
there's no demand for such men as me-
the business having fallen off so. And
II ! stay there. one day the thing will
kill me"
Enough" said Brodsky Wen go
there at once. Can we get in2'
Il have the key" answered the
Frenchman, putting on his hat.
We three left the house together
We caught a car on the main road.
, which ran past US one block away. and
half an hour later stepped out at the
entrance 10 the waXworks theater.
which stood in what was now the
/ heart Of the business section OF the
| city, and was. I'm consequence. almost
completely deserted al this hour of the
| evening. our companion pulled out
/ a key and opened "a side door We
went up into a great hall round which
were ranged statues OF celebrities. life
size figures Of strIkingly human as
pect.
And yet mused l3rodsky, stopping
/ TO regard a group Of clcverly arranged
heroes of our civil war. the men who
erect these think they have nothing
more than the external shells How
| Ignorant they are ot the psychic quail.
ties OF their actions Indeed. what do
they dream af anything beyond the
material Yet this gallery Is almost
a breeding ground Of souls Who can
measure what Influences such beings
/ draw down 90 them Well at least
no eyilaplrit would be- attracted hither
I among these men Who offered up their
I lives for their country"
uupuy lrd tho way toward an end of
/ th' great hail Here { saw Froup Of
I ururea utt.red in Georgian dreaa. ey..
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