Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-06
Short Stories For Evening Hours


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OF solitary and moody tipping.
So ten years passed, and Mande
villc's hair gre wgray. and his eye dim
and his gait unsteady. People pi,tied
and Stunned him. He returned scorn
for pity, and secluded himself II his
habitation moro than ever.
At length the fame of Dagucrrcs
/ discovery reached him, and while he
was vaguely pursuing the study OF
this now art, daSucrreotypist came
TO Laurel Vale, and set up a studio.
Vaudeville was one OF his earliest
patrons, and had pictures taken. not
only of himself, but of all the anatom-
lcal preparations in his cabinet. This
collection OF bones and other relics
OF humanity. grotcsquely grouped. he
hung round his study walls, and held
iaCchanaiian discourse with them over
! his bottle.
Paul SHELTER, the dagucrreotypist,
was wandering Bohemian sort of a
fellow. who easily humored Mande.
villc's strange whims. and occasional.
ly was his boon companion. until the
doctor thoroughly scared him by his
horrible blasphemy. after which,
though he still worked for him when
called upon, he never revisited his
/ house.
THE Doctor" said Paul. was q
Vaudeville by name, and demon by
nature"
Doctor Walter Vaudeville sat in his
study one clustering day of March.
with the inevitable bottle and glass
beside him. His face wore an evil
expression. heightened by the spiritI
he had drunk. and he gazed round up.
on his CHASTITY picture gallery and
cabinets with n fiondish smile. laugh
ing now and then to himself. as some
sacreligicus thought crossed his NOR.
bid brain. Suddenly his eye rested
upon tho skeleton he had no ingenious
~ Jointed years ago, and strange
fancy seized upon him.
Good. Capital" he exclaimed.
Life is game. they say. Well, hn'
ha! ha! | will play for mine against,
fate, or Providence, or whateevr they
choose to call 1t. Let me scr. Yes!
that will make glorious picture. III
leave Il TO The church In my will
Come. old fellow, to the skeleton
"wc'll have n last famous game to
gcthef."
Thus muttcring he took the skele.
ton carefully apart, wrapped II up in
o compact bundle, went To drawer
Of his table. took thercfrom chess.
board and men, and putting the whole
under his arm. strobe from the house
needless of the wind. straight to the
rooms OF Paul Skclter, the daguerrco
'ypcr.
The artist was alone and doing.
"Skeltor." said Vaudeville, wake
mp. man; I've brought you a splendid
subject Tor picture, Get your plates
and things ready, while ! arrange the
group. Don't stare at me. man: but
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When all was ready he sat down.
and calling Panls attention, said
I'm gong To try delicate expert
ment; ! shant stop TO explain IL 10
you Just now. You observe that these
chessmeh are so arranged mat SIN
gle move OF the black knight checK'
mates the white king. wen, place
the hnger OF this skeleton upon the
black knight, In such way that the
least forward motion OF the said mn