The evening world., 1901-08-09
Sphinxes Stand
Guard at the Portals
and Patients Are
Admitted and Dis.
charged at the Dead
Of Night.

Sanford Hail. the place where Geore.a
cayvan has been immured since last
October. and where persistent rumor has
had her dying or dead during tho past
forty-eight hours. 10 an ideal institution
Of its kind.
The kind" Is place OF absolute
secrccy-a place where an oflciai ad.
dressed would deny his own existence. II
that suited his purpose. 1t Is a place
OF mysteries.
Sanford Hall. or. As Il II better known
to Flushing. "the marble hail." Gts we'll
back from tho jamaica road, ten
minutes walk from the Main stree,
station.
Hidden IN . Grove.
Il Is surrounded by 4 dense grove,
through which white giinpses OF the
front wall are caught by the passing
traveller. 1t Is approached by nnc
travelled drives among the trees from
either end OF tho long high picket fence
that skIrts'thc front OF tho ton acre plot.
The front OF marble hair' Is Of pures,
white marble up 10 the roof OF the
broad. high veranda that runs Nifty feet
along the whole front.
This veranda Is curiosity. It's
vaulted roof IL Of italian marble. pure
and almost translucent. Above arc two
other floors. wl:h square roof, and
there is wing on either side, TO the
rear. ana square like the main building,
but they are OF brick. painted white.
This massive building has been for
nj et.
Always Guarded.
FROM entrance 10 exit the patient Is
ever under guard. and poor Georgia
cayvan. who was wont TO make her
myriad lovers In the old Lyceum chairs
weep In sympathy Cor her mock sorrows.
mas been as good rs dead here for ten
months. 20 far az the world Is con.
ccrned.
To the left and back OF Sanford Hall
Is the stable. with dozen horses and
a variety OF equipages.
To the rIGht Is n gloomy brown man.
sion. where DR.. willet s. Brown, DR..
Kline and the nurses and attendants
live. Opposite Is modern mansion,
the home OF James A. Macdonald,
SsS soSSVas WV ~ kUc NWeElENU ycDIcs
sentative OF tho Queen Insurance Com
pany. and has Offices at No. 81 William
street. Manhattan. s President OF the
Sanford Hail Association. and has been
President Of Flushing Village. His sis.
ter. Eliza Macdonald. who h President
Of the village Good Citizenship League.
Is Secretary.
But DR.. Brown. lessee and manager,
Is tho heart and soul Of the white sepul.
chre OF dead minds among the trees.
sphinx At tho Door.
Enter by broad. Inviting doorway in
the centre OF the marble vcranda to q
square. white-pa!nted and whhc.walled
lobby-a door In front Of you, a door
to the right. a door to the left-ail closed
tight. In answer to your ring the rattle
OF bunch OF keys Is heard behind q
door. key Is inserted-turned. The
door opens Just a weo crack. not moro
than six inches. and through the aper. |
iure slips a thin. apprehs1sive. white.
faced. hnllow.eyed maid In white. She !
locks tho door behind her. She turns
and stands-dehant. suspicious. rcpel.
leat.
you can't see DR.. Brown. Nobody
can see Dr.. Brown. He says nothing to
1hy one
You ask II It 10 true that Miss cayyan.
the adored heroine Of your boyist fancy
or your older sense. Is really dead.
II don. know. You must see Or.
Then the little maid, whitc and thin
and 6verstrainsd lest by an insdvertent
wink Of lash she bstray secret Of
the hail." turns. unlocis the door.
opens y crack. alps through the