As this-The Captain's Toll-Gate-is the last of the works of Frank
R. Stockton that will be given to the public, it is fitting that it
be accompanied by some account of the man whose bright spirit
illumined them all. It is proper, also, that something be said of
the stories themselves; of the circumstances in which they were
written, the influences that determined their direction, and the
history of their evolution. It seems appropriate that this should
be done by the one who knew him best; the one who lived with him
through a long and beautiful life; the one who walked hand in hand
with him along the whole of a wonderful road of ever-changing
scenes: now through forests peopled with fairies and dryads,
griffins and wizards; now skirting the edges of an ocean with its
strange monsters and remarkable shipwrecks; now on the beaten track
of European tourists, sharing their novel adventures and amused by
their mistakes; now resting in lovely gardens imbued with human
interest; now helping the young to make happy homes for themselves;
now sympathizing with the old as they look longingly toward a
heavenly home; and, oftenest, perhaps, watching girls and young men
as they were trying to work out the problems of their lives. All
this, and much more, crowded the busy years until the Angel of
Death stood in the path; and the journey was ended.
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