West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-01-02
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"lnt'rcstd ia Photographic firs,
rate chance here FOR good subjects
Caught fellow with his arm around
glrl IN sleigh. as we were coming up.
Got en- from behind-driving like fun,
Say, doctor, send down 10 the station for
cur Trunks, will youF'
Up to this time Jack and | had had IL
all our own way with Miss Belle Prcndcr-
CAST, Perhaps Jack had moro Of his way
than ha of mine; but was playing a
waiting game. am waiting still; but
that Is all right
Now, however, all was changed Jag
worth old man, it seemed, had made
TWO or three millions ont of hair-oil.
Cohce was his particular friend They
owned the house, to all intcnts and pur.
poses. The Bebus family bowed down
aud worshiped them, and old man
prcudcrgast, with one foot and a half i'm
The grave, actually chuCkcd his lovely
daughter at Jagworth's head. And
what seemed TO me most remarkable was
that Jack, although Belle seemed to take
kindly to Jogworth md his guitar,
actually hung ON 20 Cohcc lust as Cohcc
hung ON To iagworth | did a solo act
in this concert of admirable happiness.
and passed most of my time sitting ON
the front fence
1t was photography all day and Jack
was taking lessons of Cohce. He was
mcommouly stupid about it, and spoiled
most of the plates Cohcc let him develop.
Jagworth hadn't much TO say for himself,
he iuSt hung about Belle all day, and in
the evening hc played the guitar until
the whitewash began TO drop down in
ilakcs of the ceiling.
was pretty near ready TO die when
one night heard there was TO bc a va
rintion. Cohce had got some flash pow.
der from New York. and he was going
to take MS 10y hash-light He cot his
thrce-egged machine set up in the par
Tor, where we young folk were left TO
ourselves, now, as much as we pleased.
There were Jagworth and his guitar, and
Belle, and Cohcc and Jack and Miss Be
bus who was making a sort of a dead
land buricd) set at Cohcc, and was
there, too
First he darkened the room and
flashed up the light, and took Belle,
standing before the white mantclpiccc.
looking too pretty for any use. And
Jack sat there, handing him his plate
holders, as much as if he liked it.
couldn't have done that was out of
1t; but couldn't have done that.
Then hc took Jagworth, standing up
with his left hand ON his hip and his
right hand on the head OF his guitar,
like the goddess IF music. Then Miss
Bcbus began TO curvct, and he had 10
take her. That made me tired using
the same camera for Belle and Miss
Bcbus, and | went upstairs To bed.
The next morning we were gathered
IN the parlor, in Our strictly limited
family way, waiting for Cohcc to develop
the fiash-light pictures Pretty soon he
came out Of his dark room. which was
the hall-closct, with dead wasp in his
hair lie looked puzzled
81 can't make 10 out, hr said; GIVE
got Miss Belle all right; but there amt
thing on any Of the other plates cx-
ccpt one, and can't make out what that
is. However" hc continued 'I'H take
~ blue print Of it, and sec how it looks.
] guess focused a little wrong.
lie printed the blueprint, and brought
it iu, and we all helped him wash 10 of.
Blue prints arc Whitley yellow frst-you
wash them in cold water, and they turn
blue, like % baby
II came ont after while. and we aI
saw what 10 was There was tho mantcla
piece. There was Jagworth. .tandipQ
mp with his arm around Miss Bobus
Jack had given Cohcc the same plate
holder twice, the same way. kept that
blue print
80 Nj. Jagworth" said Miss Bebue.
GLOW could you take such am adyau-
taee'
Young people will bc young pcoplcl"
said Doctor Bcbus, smiling.
well, / wish / may die if / ever"
said Jagworth, and there language failed
him
But language didn't fail old Prendcr-
CAST
"Lemmc get ont of this" hc shouted;
81 have been grossly deceived. Lommc
aet ont OF house where such goings ON
are allowed This is healthy saui-
tarIum! This is "a nice Don JOon you've
played ON my innocent dorfcr and me.
Max" ont my bin I'm going by the ten
o'clock train. You, Belle. go and pack.
SIl cit the sleigh Make out my bin.
you mauODvriu' cobra"
Belle cried but 10 was mo- usc. The
doctor eaid hc wolidu't hove any one in
the house who bad so rcvilcd arcvclation
OF innocent and natural affection The
doctor wl proud and cHey since hc had
seen Che photograph 70 came in handy.
Che following SPRING in thc brclch-of
promise rtru