Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-07-15


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Tte pietgre now bad q new value for me.
In tire first place, was sure that IL vas
terfe-t ikeflesa. and then that brief glance
nad satisfied ne that she Wa really beau
tiful zansaA I s.w that what ! had at first
e9usisIeTssi a provoking aeciient Was piece
q good lEsck. it bad given u,e an Ideal face
and hgure-a tout ensemble which the Dry
Plate club Eren would rave over.
But / never showed il ~ the Dry Plate club.
Il occurred TO ms that this would te an In
deileare thing 10 DO, c'JnsbtFing the say In
which the picture came INTO my E.o@se-sion.
k-pt il N lay rnautel for my personal ad-
u.irati9n. Every morning took II IN my
hands and gave II a long look One morning
I fslt a desire 70 press IL 10 my hls-and
did ~.
But .se - no my camera, owing To the sx
action. VI my profession and other reasons-
I parked it away with my Old bows and ar
rows. tlAs ~ pi.asurG "a the act II demon
stratiLs iHat st saa a. sasy for me 70 over.
Guns, tasze IS u form one.
GAi.rs rarely came % ny bachelor quar-
ters, and aone Of my Boston friends saw the
likeness If my unknown III Col Blsbse
dr0pp-.l ia ono evening.
-Haaoof7 he said, looking at the picture,
'where1 you get thatf
"Whyr
seems to me I've ssen that face tefore -
either the original or another photo,
"EhereH
Blamed If I know7
But you'd know II you'd only stop 10
think
Pom honor. Charles, can't remember
But who Is shef
Don't know"
"Oh, coin,-. Charles
That's business Ive not the slightest
idea - no ans is. bat, by Jove. mean 70 tnd
outr'
I'm hum, I'm hum i-whyf
The picture has history
"Um-hum-l thought ~.
Mt such a history you suppose, colo
mel, and don't want you 10 speak u it III
that tone"
Then / give him full account Of my Bar
Hartor adventure and my unavailing ef-
forts 10 discover the identity Of the young
woman.
"You may think it an odd case, colonel, ~
SAID but I've made up my mind TO find
that woman If IT takes every dollar I've got.
The colonel looked at me with a curious e1-
preston.
An odd case eh r said he No, nothing
50 very odd about it--simply a case OF falling
In love-of falling in love with pretty
face
And with ieer that was not half 50 effec-
two as he evidently imagined 1t to De- the
colonel picked mp his hat and walked laugh
iusly out Of the room, without waiting TO
hear my reply
The colonels egotism did not affect my es-
TEEN for him have always said that ego
tisnl Is desirable possession, and have always
credited myself with having just about
enough.
Bishee believed that he had told me some
thing, but he hadn't. knew that was in
love had known 1t for some time, and had
offered no opposition to the development Of
the passion. Had resisted 1t with my native
resolution the result would have been alto
ec'hef inherent ,or II ever man possessed
t"e 'H' u''5 " va IN " 80 10 w.
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c'up.
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~ 'niS 70 marry 'na' "o''iah'
bu'' u"fleS
hu1 WHAT
suppose you can una hert
n',h vet a"ou' p" 'niiis 1 """ts ~
c"'hp'9u IL ihat mas oe"h tie iuie Vi my
ne
nut 'upioSe sue won i'ave your
VA rs '"I lua'' euess sue Won reiuse
M 'u' No. N'"'H, ii"' ia -,
Don y"u feinn'hoef no" poor ferk' "ey-
u aln,4' S''i'7 Jul
ihat unjust Is no' ian ifel'iied, win
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eht persons ne mas no VIII oi HIS own
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u' il."' e'eA
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''Chaunyl' | exclaimed with feeling,
you can't sympathize with me because you
never were in love. You don't know what
1t is to lavish all your hearts warmth on one
person and on one alone | never loved a
woman till saw that face, and | know
never can love another, She is my fate,
Chauncy."
Il wish | knew who mine is"
tf't bi4ilh 10 iet. whoever sne may De!'
and we finished the bottle,
From that time on, for many months, my
life was a quest The fall, winter AID spring
passed without bringing any light, but my
purpose never wavered and my courage
never waued.
In July. | arranged 10 take a longer vaca-
ton than usual and started for Bar Harbor
on tho 81 leaving directions that my mail
Ia. 4 : A
found many If my old friends there and was
invited to numerous hops. luncheons and pic
MICS Contrary to my custom, accepted all
these invitations. hoping to meet her-but
everywh here was disappointed
quickly lost my relish for these gaveties
and began To think of making tour of other
watering places in the prosecution of nv
search One morning. when | was on the
brink Of leaving Bar Ilarbor, | called at the
n.,s,ot,ice wicket and was handed n SQUARE
fat, firm little package, bearing the imprint
of "A well known New York photographer.
Some friend evidently had remembered me.
| waited until | returned to INV hotel and
then opened the envelope
confess that was surprised. yes, amazed,
yes, agitated. at first. 1t was one Of the rare
occasions in nv life when NV emotions tenn
porarilv unbalanced NV reason Before m.
was the face of the object Of nv searcb-tbs
duplicate Of the figure had photographed
on the cliff
For a few moments nv mind seemed to be
in a whirl. but | soon recovered my self Dos
session. and the significance Of the receipt OF
the picture gradually dawned on me After
canvassiug th0rourhlv every exclamation that
suggested itself could come but to one CON
clusiou. Il was clear that by some fortunate
accident the fair stranger had become aware
Of my pursuit and had employed this delicate