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Show Escape From Danger Makes for Pleasure interest is sustained by a oumiier ut minor escapes, tieginmng with thf Wicket Gate whereon was written "Flee from the wrath to come" and ending with his final escape frmu the river, which he found deeper or shallower shal-lower according as his faith grew weaker or stronger. Thomas Nis.-y I'arver. Harvard Professor of Political Economy, in the Magazine of Business In escape from dangers ol all kinds we tind one of the greatest thrills In life. The fundi child asks to be chaseo and squeals with delight as she es cas; small boys skate over thin Ice. grown men hazard their fortunes n gambling, und women risk their repu tations by reading risque stories a:t that they may have the thrill of es caping from something. The stories of universal appeal, from -Little Ued Hiding Hood" and "Jack tho Giant Killer." up to the Inches-' traizedles, are stories ot escape or at tempted escape. Even out spiritual struggles are dramatized stories ol escape. "The Pilgrim's Progress" ls the storj of Christian's escape fr-p. lite Citj ot I 'et ruction i ) uirti (:. |