Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-12

low hen, in amazement; "if the cop
per man can do half of these things
he is a very wonderful machine. But
l suppose it is all humbug. like so
many other patented articles"
I'VE might wind him up" sug-
gested Dorothy. "and see what he'll
do"
Where is the key to the clock
work." asked Billina.
Hanging on the peg where I
found the card"
"Then." said the hen. "1et us try
him. and find out If he will go. He
is warranted for thousand years, it
seems; but we do not know how long
he has been standing inside this
rock"
Dorothy hal aleardey taken the
clock key from the peg.
(which shall l wind up first?" she
asked, looking again at the directions
on the card.
Number One. I should think" re-
turned Billina. THAT makes him
think, doesn't it?"
Eyes" said Dorothy, and wound
up Number One. under the left arm.
He doesn't seem any different"
remarked the hen, critically.
"Why, of course not; he is only
II wonder what he is thinking
about"
I'll wind up his talk and then
perhaps he can tell u.s." said the girl.
So she wound up Number Two, and
| Immediately the clock-work man
| said. without moving any part of his
body except his lips:
Good morning, little girl. Good
morn ming, Mrs. Hen"
The words sounded a little hoarse
and creakey, and they were uttered
all in the same tone, without any
change of of expression whatever;
but both Dorothy and Billina under
stood them perfectly.
Good morning, SIR" they an
swered, politely.
Thank you for res-cu-ing me-"
! continued the machine, in the same
monotonous voice. which seemed to
be worked by a bellows inside OF
him. like the little toy lambs and
| cats the children squeeze so that
they will make a noise.
| Don't mention it," answered
Dorothy. And then. being very cur
ious. she asked: How did you come
to be locked up in this place"
"It is a long story" replied the
copper man; but 1 will tell it to
you BRIEFLY. I was purchased from
Smith & Tinker, my man-u-fac-tur-
ers, by cruel King of Ev, named
Ev-ol-do, who used to beat all his
servants until they died. How-ev-
er. he was not able to kill me. be-
cause / was not alive, and one must
| first live in order to die So that
all his beating did me no harm. and
merely kept my copper body well
polished.
This cruel king had a lovely
wife and ten beautiful children
five boys and five girls-but in a fit
of anger he sold them all to the
Nome King. who by means of his
magic arts changed them all int
other forms and put them in his un-
der-ground palace to ornament the
/ rooms.
"Af-ter-ward the King of Ev re-
gret-ted his wicked action, and
tried to get his wife and children
away from the Nome King, but
without avail. So. in despair he
locked me up in this rock, threw the
key into the ocean, and then jumped
in after 1t and was drowned"
How very dreadfulw exclaimed
Dorothy.
"It is. indeed" said the machine
when found myself imprisoned
shouted for help until my voice rar
down; md then 1 walked back ahC
forth in this little room until my
action ran down; and then 1 stood
still and thought until my thoughts
ran down. After that l remember
nothing until you wound me vi
again"
ITS very wonderful story" sale
Dorothy. "and proves that the Lane
of Ev is really a fairy land. as
thought 1t was"
"Of course 1t is" answered tn,
copper man. "I do not suppose sucf
perfect machine as l am coult
be made in amy place but fair-S
land"
"Pve never seen one in Kansas,
said Dorothy.
But where did you get the Ike,
to unlock this door," asked the
clock work voice.
II found 1t on the shore where 4
was prob-ly washed up by tn,
waves" she answered. And now
sir IL you don't mind I'll wind III
your action"
THAT will please me very much.
said the machine.
So she wound up Number Three
and at once the copper man in
somewhat stiff and Jerky fashion
walked out of the rock caven tool
off his copper hat and bowed politely