Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1888-07-21
RAYVIILE RCHLAND PARISH. La, JULY q. NUMBER
''It was Heine who said it first" says
Herr Rlum

at was Heine who said it first" sayl
Herr Blum.
| HE always attributes everything b,
says to some one else. 1t relieves him o.
SO much responsibility. Mrs. Carter cx
plans amiably to Jack. And, as sh,
does so. with smiling, strong, restfu
face, Jack grasps nervously at the chair
on which he sits, as if to steady himself
for incongruous and inexplicable as il
may seem, she also reminds him of tha,
picture. Not in the lines of the face
certainly, but rather in its entirety. its
strength, its repose-
"Well, the worst has come" thinks
he, rising with determination. "While
the last faint spark of intelligence re-
mains will make my way home If
don't go soon shall have to be taken"
"iou are not going says Cara mo,
before Helen comes, anyhow. See. She
is here now."
Jack takes one look at the girl who
enters, and turning to Cara, saws:
my dear girl, am losing either my
brains or my eyesight."
1T must be your eyesight," laughs
Cara.
"Oh." saws Jack, desperately; "you
don't understand. see re,emblances TO
that pictured face in sections everywhere.
In you, in Miss lie Croix, in this Helen,
and just now l notice that even Herr
Blum looks little like it."
"You have the photograph on your
brain, answers Cara, SO that Eugene
hears.
speaking of photographs, says she,
"makeS me think of a new theory of
Herr Blum. lie thinks if we could get
a composite photograph of peoples
brains, as We can of Their faces, it would
be an easy way of getting the average in
telligence
"A composite photograph" Jack
caught at the phrase with frantic hope.
"A composite photograph is-T
"A composite photograph" echoes
the Professor, settling himself to be in
structive, sis obtained by exposing diff
ferent photographs of the same size, for
the same time, on the same sensitized
plate. These ladies were taken in this
way recently, and it made beautiful
face. ''how could it do other 2" he ad.
ded, simply enough.
"Apropos Of your explanation, Pro-
fessor, " said Jack, IL have a story to tell
of friend of mine, who was the victim
of an unparalleled Joke"
Mrs. -" says Cara rising, sis
beckoning to me, and think l shall 60
and speak to her for moment, if you'll
excuse me. Will you come. lieutenant"
"You had better stay and defend your.
SELF says Jack, "for I'm going to tell. I"
II shall need no defence here, am
sure she says, laughing softly. EAU
revoirw
Three weeks after, as Jack and Cara
stand before the newly framed picture,
he says: 1T was rather shabby of you
to do it, but forgive you, and am just
as much in love with it as ever"
That's discouraging,' says Cara.
"You can't marry them ALL"
unfortunately, no. Utahis remote.
might do it in turn. Who sat first."
81 refuse to tell you," says Cara; but
she colors slightly as she speaks.
"Your eyes have told me already" he
answers, and there, for a minute, they
regard each other steadily. She has so
huCu anu ne 30 llttle. one mas refused
him once before, and yet-of late, he
has almost dared to hope
"Do you think, Cara-that you ever
could love-" His eyes finished the SEN
tence for him, and he reaches his hands
toward her with infinite longing.
~ think" she says, smiling little,
as she lays her hands in his, "that
l might-if l were sufficiently urged"
And then, with one of those passionate
veerings that he knows so well. Il
think l have always loved you. Jack"
Ten days later she receives a note,
over which she smiles, as it has been but
q few hours since he left her:
To Mrs Jack Hannaford that wiu bel.
WheRdid you say that you would form
that composite which will make you Madam
Me. want to see statement of the fact IN
your own writing. Yours, JACK,
To which she answers;
You spoke Of next month when you were
here. Let it be the 10Th. With all nv love
and sympathy for the terrible future before
you. Lovingly, CARA.
Washington Star.