The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
Thirteentho Seres of Stories
Author, Appearing Each Sunday in THE Sun"
Which Represent His Earlier Style

they will concern no one but yourself
by the time you whistle up p. TO
door. Stop reviling me and ui..y.r
Here's the MASTER"
Uncover! / would have dropged a,
my knees had not thu Devil pre-. n,ed
me, at sight of the portly form ~
Maitre Francois Rabelais. som. mo
Cure of Meudon. He wore a .,n,k.
stained apron of the colors - Gar.
gantua. I made sign whi.l va,
duly returned. IAN Entered Ataras.
tice in difficulties with his Rough
ashlar. Worshipful Sir" explain the
Devil. / was too angry TO speJk
Said the master, rubbing his hin
Are those things yours" "Ey,, So
Worshipful Sir" I muttered. pr..ing
inwardiy that the characters ,.yj
at least keep quiet while the n. ..,r
was near. He touched one or two
thoughtfully, put his hand anon
my shoulder and started: az, Tho
Great Bells Of Notre Dame, y3I arc
in the fiesh-the warm flesh thu
flesh l quilted so long-ah. S. .a,,
And you fret and behave unsc.u
because of these shadows. f....n
now. ]. even I, would give my 2 rec
Panurge, Gargantua and Panta.-rue,
for one little hour of the life taa, is
in you. And am the master
But the words gave me n, ON.
fort. could hear Mrs Ma. Yves
joints cracking-or it might haye ueen
merely her stays
"Worshipful Sir. he will nat be-.
lieve that" said the Devil WI,
h,, ho
Tell him something more t. his
need"
The master grunted contempt.
ously: And he is flesh and jll.d'
Know this, then. TIL. FRS Law
is to make them stand upon ,a,.
feet, and the Second is to make them
stand upon their feet, and thu Thr!
is to make them stand upon ,..r
feet. But, for all that, Tram Is
a fisher of frogs" He passed 1r IN!
/ could hear him say TO himself.
"One hour-one m!nute--ef IL. IN
the flesh and / would sell the Gr,4.
Perhaps thrice over"
We'll" said the Devil, "y.lvg
made the master angry. seen .,...
all there j. to be seen, excel. The
Furnace Of First Edition. and, "a The
master is in charge Of that s.rsd
avoid II. Now you'd better G. va
know what you ought TO dor
81 don't need all He'll"
Pardon me. Better men than ygl
have called this Paradise"
"All Hell, / said, and the .-'.s
to tell me what I knew b.. 70.
What I want to know is how" Go
a,,I g.
turned to the door. and I was aware
that my characters had srollei
themselves at the exit. "Th-y are
going to give you an ovation. T.ak
o that. now" said the Dri'
shuddered and dropped my eye,
while one and fifty voices broke .r'.
a wa!ling song, whereof the w.rls.
so far as / recollect. ran:
But We brought forth and reared 20
hours
OF change. alarm. surprise
What shelter 10 grow ripe is ou.s-
What leisure 10 grow wise?
ran the Gantlet narrowly mi~-.'
collision with an impetuous sou. f..
hoped he liked his characters VIII, &c.
met them), and flung free int 'a-
night. where I should have KIN. -~l
my head against the stars. Blu '.a
Devil caught me.
The brain fever bird was flu'"-
acroes the gray, dewY morn, an .'
punkah had stopped again. &c %
Jchannum and get another ma :.
pull" I said drowsiy, zen '""
said a voice from the inkpot.
Now the proof that this - ~. IS
absolutely true lies in the fi.' ID,
there will be no other to follow a..