The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-01

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makes men prematursly old What In
jury such strife does not Of itself eject D
wrought by the stock market
The usefulness Of q Trustworthy exposi-
ton Of pre-senillty win be disputed by no
one who has marked the unwelcoms fire.
quency with which In our larger cities men
Of fifty or even younger seem to have
grown old before their time, N. W. H.
The Pines OF Lory.
We're the lot ours to be set down acci-
dentally on an uninhabited island we should
wish TO find matters arranged for US pre-
cisely a. Mr.. ]. A. Mitchell has ranged
thcm In his engaging history. "The Pines
Of Lory' 0ife Publishing Company.
Nothing surely could be moro convenient
for anybody coming unexpectedly and
with no more than tho ordinary amount
OF baggage upon an u~ninhabited Island
than to find In 1t. among the whispering
and solemn trees. . chateau arranged ac-
cording to the best French taste, with
tapestries Of Adam and Eve In the Garden
Of Eden. with plenty Of other art work
mellowed and hallowed by the centuries.
with claret and mineral water In the cellar.
with a lot Of things In the larder and with
q company Of fat chickens parading In the
door yard.
Mr.. Mitchell has q way Of encouraging
Us In his stories. He knows how TO make
life seem beneicent. A chateau would
be nothing In France. There one Is cloyed
with such things. But to como out OF a
sea fog Upon an uninhablted island thou
sands Of miles away from France, and TO
find there q chateau equipped with every
thing that n yearning stomach and an @s-
thetio temperament could desire, was an
other matter. Pats and Miss Marshall. from
Boston, who had only known each other
for a day. were fitted to appreciate a morcy
and a comfortable manifestation Of the sort.
Miss Marshall was not In the best Of humors
when she found herself and Pats all alone
together on the island. Very likely she
wondered where she was to find lunch
and how she vas to ave tea. Such a
place as the chateau proved itself to be
was found to have a solacing effect upon
a young lady In this state OF mind.
the interior Of the building was prac-
ticaly a single room. From the objects
contained 1t might be the hall Of q palace
or Of an old chAteau-or Of q gallery In
some great museum. On the walls hung
splendid tapestries and rare old paint
ings. Beneath them stood Italian cab
NETS Of rare design. a marriage chest.
q Louis XIV. sofa In gilt. upholstered with
Beauvais tapestry, chairs and bergere to
match. Scattered about were vases in
old SAvres, clocks In ormolu. miniatures.
and the innumerable objects Of ancestral
and artistic value pertaining to q noble
house. Over all lay the mellowness OF age.
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antiquary.'
The story does not say how many clocks
there were. but there were at least three
that were going. As Miss Marshall sat
In a fine old armchair, sulking. one Of enor-
nous size behind the door struck twelve
and played a minuet. and two others struck
up before this one had finished. 1t is re-
assuring on an uninhabited island to find
the clocks going and keeping step. Really,
she was ready to be amiable as she looked
around upon the clocks n the tapestries,
and the epergnes and the Italian cabinets
and the ~parading chickens. and she found
herself able to forgive Pats for considerable
that he was not At all hareeable with
when he announced at I o'clock that lunch
was served and placed before the lady
a portion OF ham. a plate Of crackers. some
marmslade, and a bottle Of claret.' Pats
had a beautiful way Of bearing with perss-
cution-by which We mean the superficial
and ~insincere III nature Of his lovely COM
panion. There were provisions In the
cellar Of the chateau. he toll her. TO last
for a year-sacks Of -four. dried apples.
preserved fruits. potatoes. all sorts OF canned
goods. and claret by the dozen. II IL In
formation Of this sort that lends to life
on an uninhabited island q hue brighter
than would attach 10 the same ordinarily,
and that permits bric-A-brac TO exert some
thing like It's legitimate fascination. ,
After q glass or two of wine the spirits
OF both were quite cheerful and Pats CON
hded 90 his companion that he had found
a CONN In the cellar. Luncheon finished.
they strolled forth and came upon the
figure Of a man sitting on a bench. He sat
with his legs crossed. bis head resting
on bis hand. and seemed To be enjoying q
nap. Il beg your pardon. sir. said Pats,
but the figure did not stir. and II proved
10 be- the earthly residue OF the Duo dc
FontrevAult Who had Inhabited the chateau
and who had died peacefully. IN the fulness
Of years. while stting thus. a day or two
before. And why did this FrehchmAn Of
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will feel that the chief Interest Of tho Duo
do fontre vault vas afforded ~ the oircum-
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