Show INSTINCT OF THE REALIST writer wanted game played to the limit without departure from proprieties A story about robert louis steven sou eon not generally known la Is told by mrs Steven sons grandson austin strong when mr air strong was a little chap mr stevenson liked to sit propped up in bed to watch lilan bilm at play lit in the next room and often it happened that tho the bigger boy of tho the two would make suggestions for the ninke make believe beleve games and insist that they bo be carried on too ono one day austin bad arranged some chairs in a row playing inlaying il that they nvere ships and lie he standing on the front was the captain for a long time lie ho proudly walked tho the deck of ills his vessel encountered pirates and weathered nil all kinds of storms until lie ho felt the floor positively heave under tinder his feet mr tr stevenson looked on in perfect silence but complete absorption no doubt playing the whole thing much tho the harder of the two finally austin got tired of his vessel climbed off ills his chair and began walking across tile tho roam room to some object which had attracted his interest this was too much for ills his uncle tincle still deep in tile tho game earne mr stevenson rose in ills his sick bed and shouted excitedly at the recalcitrant sea captain swim d you swim |