The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-10-27
1 TALE OF 1 PHOTOGRAPH.


1 TALE or 4 PHOTOGRAPH.
"Woulln't IL be fun L" exclaimed
Lucy Clare to herself, looking up from
tho letter shc was reading.
II was in the morning before school,
and M tho bell would not ring for half
an hour she had plenty Of time to enjoy
her letter and devise the answer.
She was girl Of 20 summers, Of
medium height, plump figure and good
English complexion-for she was an
English girl. though for some five or
six years resident Of Amcrics. Her
hair was short and iark-brown in color,
her forehead broad, high and full, one
Of which 4 poet or a philosopher might
10 proud. But the chief feature Of her
face was her eycs-largc, expressive,
brown eyes, bright with intelligence and
fun. Yes, though she was working
hard ut Greek, Latin and mathematics,
she could find time to break rs many
hearts rs those who thought Of nothing
else. At present she was student in
enc If our best colleges which had re.
Gently opened their doors to the gentlcr,
though by no means less intelligent,
The letter she was reading was from
girl friend and former neiphbor. who
then lived in one Of the towns of Central
Ohio. 1t contained the photograph Of
young gentleman whose acquaintance
the young lady, Miss Ada Vane, had
made during recent trip to the South.
In former letter she had mentioned
II he was particularly handsome and
rich, and Lucy had asked to see his
picture. Accordingly Miss vane sent
il to her. charging her to return it. but
adding that il she said So she would ask
for one for her. The visions that this
brought before Lucy's eyes are what
caused her glce.
The gentleman in question was
gosi-looking widower Of %, one of the
+. 4. ", and petted member of socie.
~. Seven years before he had fallen in
love with and married beautiful but
penniiess school. mistress, who had lived
bnt few months afterward. He felt
the loss deeply ut first, but soon reccv-
cred and again appeared in the world Of
gayety, a target tor bright eyes and
victim for schcming mammas-and why
not Did he not own half the town in
which he livelg
MISS Nanc was making tour of some
III tho Southern States, where she had
relatives, aud in the little town If II.
met this Arthur Darcie. Both were in-
corrigihle illrts. and soon were engaged
in contest If wit and rcpart@c. So as
sidnously dill they devote themselves to
each other that people exchanged sig.
nsG.an& .,ian.,.,s ,..,.,o.,.,~ Nl,.~. .,.,s>
seen together. But they understood
each other, and neither was in hurry 10
take any serious step, hut both were
bent on getting all the good there was
in life. At last tho lay came to say
good.hy. and Ada left for the North.
However, both expected to attend the
Authors Carnival, in Boston, the fol-
lowing spring, SO did not say good-by,
but au rveoir.
soon after her return home. Ada had
some photographs taken, and sent one
10 her relatives in H. One of her young
nncles showed it to Mr.. Darcie, and he
Immediately, 10 use her uncles Ian.
guage, "nearly t~ok AT, sent his pho.
g. with his very best respects, and
would she he SO kind ~ to send hers ia
return ~ OF course he didn't get il, as
Ada WAS wise. made all the additions she
could To her album, hut WAS careful
that her own picture should he all the
Morc desirable that il WAS hard to Oh
tain, and this is how she came by the
photograph.
In due time the other picture was
written for aud obtained. When Lucy
received ii she exhibited il t. her school.
mates rs recent conquest, making NIL
the boys Jealous aud the girls envious
Ala told her that he would he in Boston
NJ the Carnival. ami. as the spring vaca
ton would come in April. she de
termincd tn persuade her brother I,
take her. After consultation with Ads
they reso we'd 10 80 in a party, rs that
would he the more ENJOYABLE way.
April came, and with 1t came vacation
On the 10th, Lucy, her mother an,
brother arrived at G., the home of Mr.
Vanc. They found all ready. and, aftel
days nest started direct for Bosto.
to secun, their apartments, lest the,
should he given up Ia earlier guests
They found their rooms all that coul,
bc desired. Everybody went tn he'd early
- no one expected to get much sleei
after that night.
Next day. in looking over the list al
arrivals, Charles vane found that his
Uncle Hamel, with his SOU and ,laugh,
ter, Frank and Florence, had take,
rooms At the same hotel. H. hastene,
~ inform his sisters. who were DE-
nghted, jennie that IN her cousin
frankie she would have companio,
somewhere near her own age, and Adj
that Florence Hamel and John Clar,
ouldagain he brought together. The,
had been schoolmates aud had forme,
an early attachment for each other, bn
both were sclf-Mliied and hence ha,
quarreled more than once. Their On
gagcment had recently been broken on
and Ada hoped finally 10 reconcile them
Accordingly abe fastened tn hsr uacle',
ruoms. AMI, as soon rs y ,ssihlc. carsic,
oH her cousin to help them arrange thci
plans for the weeks enjoyment,
They were soon interrupted hy waitc
bringing up two can's FIR Miss Vanc
On looking NJ them she saw that the,
hone the names III Arthur and Ala,
Darcie. Canrnscilv t>lliag the wait.,
IN show them NJ. On his exit she turn :,
exaltlngly Ia Lucy aud said:
Good Here is the original of yo,,
photo. Let me So. how Won look. Cl,
heightened color is very becoming"
80 dear, | am sorry he is in such
hurry TO call. ] should much rather |.
introduced in crowd, nj the Carniv;
for instance. when John woald likely Ii
occupied in interesting Florence. Yo
know what an awful te,se he is, aud II
should happen to he the leas. hit ner,
Gus shall never hear the end If it,"
why should Won be nervous? 70
have had introductions enough To ha,
outgrown that silly trick, hope"
We'll, you know" returned Luc,
this will he mn introduction under rath.
different circumstances What does |,
think OF me? What would mamm
say If she only knew2 I must be car,
ful ON her account. But Won have tw
cards, whose II the other, II ma
know"
90, guess you are not the only ON
who is to have beau. MFR. Darcie In
brought with him his brother Alan. H