Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
OfCourse, There Were Certain Con-
AtioHs byTf/hich the Purse and IbWeuLH
Were A0aiIabIe, and These AH Go to
Form One ofthe Most Interesting Bits of
Fiction E0er Featured in The Stars
Sunday Waga2ine.

pockets were empty now. He had to get that
money!
He got into the smoker and sat down by
window. A strange feeling came over him. 1t
seemed to him as if he were the only man on
earth without job, as if he pariah, an
outcast. A little shiver down his spine;
and then, suddenly, he became aware that
some one was staring at him"
Ccnsadinc paused. You mustn't object to
my telling you all of hero's thoughts and
so on he said. You can put it down to
intuition. Well, 1 saying Ansell
became aware that staring at
him, and turning his head he found man
sitting beside him.
"A thin, spare man, the other was, with a
black beard and yellowish face and remark
able eyes, tawny, unwinking, with the mel
anchoy, mocking light in them that cats and
tigers have. He was not at all abashed to be
caught staring; he kept on doing so.
"A pleasant day. he observed.
"Ansell muttered something, and turned back
to the window. But he still felt the others
eyes fixed upon him, and it was making him
angry.
See here he began. You scent
"Then he stopped, for once more the strange
and unpleasant thought came to him that he
was an outcast, and that his desperation was
plain to be read in his face.
THE other took out Of his pocket,
drew out card, and handed it to Anscll. DR..
Alphonsus Raven, was engraved upon it.
"'I am a professor of history ne proceeded.
but should prefer to describe myself as
student Of history. I have written book.
Have you by chance heard Of it?-"The Philoso-
ply of the Fairy Tale
Fairy taller Ansell repeated with faint
smile.
"CYOU smile said DR.. Raven. My dear
sir you have perhaps heard a
or less common theory that the dragon of the
fairy tales was not a childish invention, but
racial memory OF the pterodactyl' And" said
Consadine, "he went TO develop a theory.
He assured AnselI that fairy tales we're facts,
exaggerated sometimes, sometimes distorted,
but bascally true; dragons witches, fays and
all. The supernatural powers described in the
old legends DR.. Raven proceeded, are still
active
"'What? There still are witches
Undoubtedly said Dr. Raven. And still
an actual tangible power of evil. That is one
OF the conditions Of life. have learned only
one thing of value in my Investigations, my
dear sir. Only one. And that is that life is
rigidly conditioned by forces beyond our
control
well natural Forces Ansen began.
mo said DR.. Raven. am speaking Of
supernatural forces
"I don't believe in that sort Of thing said
Ansell, bluntly
1T doesn't much matter whether you do
not said DR.. Raven afIably. To proceed:
People used TO understand this The old fairy
tales were designed to teach this-to teach that
success is attained by faithful submission to
supernatural conditions. The prince can win
his kingdom only on condition that he obey
the orders of frog enchanted horse. The
princess can regain her lover only on condi-
ton that she keep silent twelve month, and
so on. For time, coincident with the rise OF
that arrogant empricsm which is called
science, men forgot the old wisdom. But we
are going back to it.
"Ansell had nothing to say TO this, and DR..
Raven. too. fell silent. The train went flying
along through the country.
I've got to get that money thought Ansell.
MAY I speak frankly?" said DR.. Raven
presently. Tt is obvious to me that you are in
some difficulty Ansell started. And DIR.
Raven went on. I should like to be of assist
ance to you. The most valuable thing, of
course, you would not accept
whats that?" asked Ansen
The benefit Of my experience said DIR.
Raven But nobody will accept that. There
are other things however. There is money.
For example, if you want money, I can give
you all you want
"'He's crazy!" thought Ansen.
mo. I'm not mad said DR.. Raven, reading
the young mans expression. I happen to be
in position to offer money, unlimited money.
TO any one choose offer it to you
"Ansell believed now that he understood and
he smiled not pleasantly.
I'm not in position to buy stock, whether
it's an oil well or gold NINE, he said.
DIR. Raven smiled also, without a trace Of
resentment .,+
Your opinion of human nature IL poor