[maxmsp] line object help

Hello!  I'm having some trouble getting the line object to work.  What am I doing wrong here?  Why am I getting the same readout from the counter and after the line object?

Thanks!

John

max v2;
#N vpatcher 634 67 1310 566;
#P window setfont "Sans Serif" 9.;
#P window linecount 1;
#P message 386 256 31 196617 0.01;
#P flonum 248 353 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P newex 257 280 30 196617 pack;
#P message 414 199 26 196617 500;
#P flonum 268 77 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P newex 262 304 40 196617 line;
#P newex 287 257 39 196617 bucket;
#P toggle 182 75 15 0;
#P flonum 265 220 35 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 221 221 221 222 222 222 0 0 0;
#P message 278 146 41 196617 min \$1;
#P message 296 123 14 196617 1;
#P message 322 149 44 196617 max \$1;
#P message 320 128 20 196617 16;
#P button 317 61 15 0;
#P newex 322 98 51 196617 loadmess;
#N counter;
#X flags 0 0;
#P newobj 218 170 66 196617 counter;
#P newex 218 128 58 196617 metro 500;
#P window linecount 4;
#P comment 150 318 100 196617 why doesn't this work? I want this bit to rise smoothly in value. --------->;
#P connect 10 0 1 0;
#P connect 8 0 2 0;
#P connect 6 0 2 0;
#P connect 1 0 2 0;
#P connect 12 0 16 0;
#P connect 9 0 15 0;
#P connect 15 0 12 0;
#P connect 2 0 9 0;
#P connect 13 0 1 1;
#P connect 11 0 15 1;
#P connect 13 0 12 1;
#P connect 14 0 12 1;
#P connect 7 0 8 0;
#P connect 9 0 11 0;
#P connect 17 0 12 2;
#P connect 3 0 7 0;
#P connect 3 0 5 0;
#P connect 4 0 3 0;
#P connect 5 0 6 0;
#P connect 3 0 17 0;
#P connect 3 0 14 0;
#P pop;