New-York tribune., 1902-04-27

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she had succeeded as IN his sou m, ne ;T KIeT nG s
anxious @Gda SpSSsH glance asked the question
plain to her he shouted It IT. from @ whs6e c1s6
ioned parapet before her, She raised her hand and
He turned and with firm and rapid step he
oksd hs sPfg h e
was fixed immovably on the man, Without VII the the
TFh a4d IT ne Sow the TO point Of the sor
i tFs Did the tiger out Of the door. or did
How did the princess decide? To save her lover,
that he might be anothers. or to have him torn
The question Of her decision is one not 70 be
TO myself up the person able TO answer
It. And so leave 1 1t with tn all OF y YOU t t'ea Wnlch came
The little story. while It created much comment.
was stumbling block for Stockton. For long
time his stories returned to him by publishers
who thought that the public would want some
thing better from the author Of The Lady or the
Tiger"
His Wifes Deceased Sister another of Stock
toms stories written with view to telling OF
the disadvantages under which labors rho
has produced a work of extraordinary value or one
by which he becomes popular" His wires de-
ceased Sister is the story OF who had re-
ceved his manuscript back from the publisher only
because 1t was up the standard which the
writer had for himself in a story which was the
result OF inspiration. The young author was
finally compelled TO write over another name IN
order to find a market for his works. The story
says:
Time passed on very pleasantly: one year an a.
often difficult. believe for thoughtful persons TO
career career or the earliest weeks in the life Of their
born be the happest and propdest period of of their
exaltation of mind. the same ratification OF idea
day when the succession story was written)
upon me now My boy was about six weeks
evening. We sat before comfortable fire In our our
sitting and the s DaPy b nry 5 r We m the
When had finished my wife arose and threw
You" she said her glad eyes sparkling. las
at this moment. That is a wonderful story; II is
Deceased Sister" she spoke these words
In the same moment the terrible truth had flashed
on us both. The story good as His Wfe's
Deceased Sister"
NY wife approached me and took my hand in
hers which was as cold as mine BE strong nj, and md
YOU must brace yourself against it. Be strong and
pressed her hand. and we said no more that
written and carefully enfolded it in stout wrapping
and TBSn to
Intended for biscuit with cover that fitted
ghE tha In hs box to Paeea tnsth and had the top
fastened on with hard solder When went t home
| asCended into the garret and brought down TO
nv study ships cashbox. which had once be-
bd to of y4 my a ea1 Sn h9 rm2 tahh h
iron and was secured by two massive locks. Call
can when / then placed in the box and: having
shut the ss a nnag aSuR in 1oGfsd y Il
shall throw into the river when go out this af-
Ny wife watched me eagerly with a paid and
firm set countenance, but upon which l could see
'Woudn't it be we'll she said Ito secure it still
fnhs sg sa DO noe ana beeTe that @ will
attempt to tamper with our prosperity And And now
one but you. and. in the course of time. our son.
shall know that this manuscript exists When l
tns box to be split II open and and the the story pub
harm me then"
There can he doubt that the title His Wife's
Deceased Sister was cloak for The Lady and
the Tiger" and there many people who believe
that Mr.. Stockton may have put away a story
which he considered equally good and having all
the elements OF popularity of the little story. and
that mis- death may cause his heirs to open the
box
''Our Fire Screen the story of Eastlake
frame with a handmade screen to fit 1t. and how
the furniture and finally the whole house was al
tered harmonze with it. is one of the best OF
Stockton's little stories. When it had all been
done all the changes made at the sacrifice Of
money and comfort, the owner of the screen
turned the frame around and said;
There was blank expanse the back of It, and
wi With R which my wife had been painting stS5ks on
why OH why, have taken
And And dTny no any
But as | do understand Itaran. II Is not
likely that any OF the words wrote are correct:
but il makes difference, few persons un-
derstand the language. and | can always tell
them what l meant the inscription to mean.
A few days after this went over TO Toms
house (He had induced the owner of the screen
to make all the changes.) A brighter. cosier home
YOU never saw l threw myself into one of my ex
armchairs lay back | stretched out my legs
under the tablet could never stretch out my legs
under my own tables because they had heavy
Eastiake oars under them. and you had to sit UP
and keep your legs Eastlake angle l drew
a long sigh of satisfaction. Around me were all
the pretty tasteful, unsuitable things that Tom
had bought from us-at 81 per cent off. Our own
old spirit Of home comfort seemed to be here l
sprang from my chair.
".Tom I cried what will you take for this
house this furniture everything just 1t
stands
Tom named a l closed the bargain.
We live in Toms house now. and two happier
people are easily found Tom wanted to
Sell him my re1nodelled house. but wouldn't do It,
He would alter things. l rent 1t to him. and he |
has to live there for he get other house in |
ue,Sbborhood. He is not The cheertul fetioY !