The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-21


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b. Every Family" and "uneie
Newt published by Lpplnedst.l
60 KING. LIVE FOR EVER b
henry Myers. fantasy. published
D. CrOwn Publishers. New York
CITY. zit pages1
he quest Cor eternal life has al
waya been Q subject dear 20 the
hearts q writers az imaginative
Seton. Henry Myers has spproarh-
ed Il from a somewhat unusual an
Ga In 20 King. Live Fer Ever
Ills story begins with the mar
eai0r'a rescue one evening Of On
sold gentleman" who ls crossing
against the nghi on Fifth Avenue.
ne old gentleman. 0utwardly q
man of about fifty, takes his bene-
factor home. gives him . drink and
dinner, and tells him what ia ap-
parenlly Una history a bis lie.
Aitho the storytelier never dent.
lies himself 81 Pal. Gibbs. the
proiag0nist II the tale. II IL obvious
o. bis listener shat the two are iden.
deal. This knowledge be finds .
little starting. since Paul Gibbs
was Q child during early years Of
vietoria's reign. thus placing bis
age AZ something over . hundred.
Paul Gibbs story IL most inter
esting In tho parts which deal wiih
his actual world his determination
10 live In spite Of the doctors pre-
dietions that ne Il too trad 10 sur.
viye: his hatred for Mr., jameson,
bis stepfather. and the incidents
which lead up 10 the climax dur.
lng which Mr.. jameson finally
loses aad Paul wins. The story Ia
less successful In the parts which
deal directly with the theme Of the
novel the long conversations BE-.
tween Paul and hia fianeee about
the ancient clay tablets IN the Mn.
scum which contain the secret Of
life, In the old genueman's harplng
On the Importance Of living . long,
long time.
AZ these points h Ia almost I'm.
possible 30 avoid seeing traces Of
the ancient mariner In the old Gen
tleman. lie Is luekier In his choice
Of q con.idant, however. for the un.
named Il who records bis history
IL . willing, even o sympathetie
listener" Unlike reluctant wed.
ding guest. he IL attentive from
The first moment, and In the end.
at his own wedding. allows the old
gentleman--now bis father .ln.law-
20 conduct somewhat unique eere-
mouy, thus providing him with an
other opportunity 10 hold forth on
his favorite subject.
This novel. with its curious blend
lng of the actual with the fantastic,
seems . little weak Of the seams.
where the actual ends and the fan
sassic hegina. This, Of course, Ia
The danger point in . fantasy whose
roots are in the earth. Pure fan.
tasy Il simple. when from the very
beginning the reader is set down In
heaven or bell or on . mythical
Island, the Illusion IA unbroken by
island, the Illusion Is unbroken BY
excursions back In time and back.
ward 10 the imaginary world.
but when the author starts
him out on . street he knows,
Ms almost impossible 10 transport
him from the real 90 the fanciful
and back again several times,
without somewhere along the way
sacrificing his belief In both
worlds. It's q little like starting
out on q tranS-eoniinental flight.
and having your plane keep max.
Ing stops AZ places like Mars and
The moon. between places like Al.
bany and Chieag0. Makes an In.
teresting trip. but reader spends
most Of bis time adjusting 10 the
changes in altitude.
GA MULTITUDE OF SINS by Rob.
srt Molloy. period novel Of the
south. published BY Doubleday and
company. New York City. sI7
pagesl
Miss Julie Gerard was anticlpal.
Ing an earthquake In the city Of
Charleston during the spring Of
1915. She had hung an earthquake
bell on her bedpost In order 10 be
warned al the earsh's first tremhle
that she might leap oul Of her
nighsgown and into garments
suitable Cor the occasion.
Henry o'Donnel. Miss jules
aitectionale but irritable sonlnlaw,
scsffed at her preparations. and
later bad 20 eat bis words In q
most unpalatahle manner. For the
earthquake did come. on schedule,
even though not N quite the form
Miss Julie had predicted. The
whole city OF Charleston received
. thorough shaking.up.
II would be difficult 10 say who
was really 90 blame for the up.
heaval. Miss Sidonie Lebrun vas
responsible in q way. since she was
the one Who informed Miss Julie
that the latter's second cousin once
removed, Aurore MeKelyie. was
suffering from . carbunele on the
back Of her neck. Miss jules re.
Spouse vas that Il was . pity one