Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1889-06-14
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HER PORTRAITS.

have beon photographer for some
time, but my business has now dwin-
died down to almost nothing The
neighbors are unkind enough to say
that drink too much and don't attend
to my business, but that is because they
are jealous.
One day as | was eating my frugal
lunch very handsome lady entered the
studio aud asked mo to take her picture,
Us her husband had been worrying her for
some time to have some taken.
obliged her, and had soon taken her
in several positions. When I returned
from the dark room she , had disap-
peared
was worried, thinking that perhaps
| would never get my money. but |
finished the pictures, nevertheless, in
the hopes that some day she would drop
in and pay for them.
And sure enough few days after
they were finished the lady entered
She admired the portraits very much,
though i strnak .nA IL. .L.y '''''-
ashaiowy IN general effect.
4 One of the portraits she finally &C.
sFcuIsI from the rest.
/ Put that in your showcase for luck )"
ishc said, write Margaret Arlington
beneath it,"
Now. as you know, most private ladies
would feel very angry to have their
photographs exhibited and it occurred
to inc that the lady might be an actress.
! thanked her and she held out to me
ten dollar bill. My charge for the half
dozen was So, and ran downstairs to
get the change at the store in the lower
part of the building. for had not ten
cents to my name. AS | went put the
photograph in my case that the lady
might be pleased by seeing it as she
passed out.
Mr.. Phillbury," said to the druggist,
will you kindly change this for me, 80
that can give four to customer p
| held out the bill-or thought | did
What is it :" said Phillbury.
Ten" said I.
But where ID it 7" said he
looked at the hand stretched out to
ward him, Certainly, held nothing
between the fingers. | looked on the
counter. We both looked. Tho clerk
helped. 1t was not to be found
rushed back. rummaging all over
the bit Of street between the doors, the
halls the passages. | got to the studio.
What should d. il the money was
really gone and tho lady waiting for her
change
thought | would at least tell her
about IT, Perhaps had not taken it
from her hand
Madam" / began; but there was
no one there. She was gone, but the
five photographs lay upon the table
Ii was mysterious thing altogether.
| made up my mind at last that it was an
actress, who had played a trick to adj
vertise herself, and had cleverly whipped
the money out of my hand. Butactresses
are generally generous, liberal and will
ing to pay for what they get, or to give
anything they can spare; and, on the
whole, did not think would take tho
picture out of the case.
IL was vol | did not. Sitters began
to come from that moment, and every
one remarked; "That photograph of
the blonde lady in your case struck me
as so beautiful that | came in"-or
words to that effect. began to make
money hand over hand, and bore no
grudge against the lady, assure you
| would have been quite willing to give
her five photographs and thank you"
into the bargain And | always felt
that should hear something more about
her
| did.
A year from the time of her visit
gentleman walked into my studio--a
tall man of fifty, wearing large over
coat and travellers cap. He was very
pale and seemed agitated
Sir" said he, "you have photo
graph Of beautiful blonde lady in the
case below. Is the name written below
it Margaret Arlington p
EYES," said--"Yes, sir, that is the
name"
"Do you know the lady" he asked =.
'Only through her sitting to me, "
said |. "Do you. sir ?"
1T is my wife's portrait" said the
gentleman, "and her name, but | did
not know that she had had her photo
graphs taken
"This lady said that her husband was
anxious TO have her likeness" said |.
land that she was going away, and they
would be separated long time
The gentleman turned pale.
when did this happen p be asked
"a war aOo % | answerad