St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-16

her coming along. got the plate ready
and just caught that bow in the cutest
way you ever saw. If the picture de-
velOps in good shape I'll show 1t to her
Just to make her mad. She's so exclu-
sive, you know, she actually refused to
exchange photos with me, and I've met
her at least score OF times at parties"
"Won't she be mad, though" chimed
in Nellie with that ready appreciation
which is easy when the joke doesn't
happen to be on oneself.
81 didn't have very good luck to-day"
continued Burt, land got a whole aft
ernoon off just to take pictures"
"Wlat was the trOuble?"
"Oh, left one plate too long in tine
'hypO.' Then somebody opened the
door of my chemical room just at the
critical moment that let broad streak
of light across two more plates and
spoiled them" he replied. adjusting his
eyeglass with wearied air.
Can you take anybody'S picture just
when you please with that little box?"
asked Nellie, beginning to Midget with
repressed curiosity.
"Sure, but hate just conventional
pictures like they have at regular pho
tograph galleries. Character pictures
are my forte. You'd take a splendid
character picture, Miss Nellie" he re-
marked, casting reprOachful glance at
me. 1 knew that he wanted me to go,
and could understand that an amateur
might feel some shynesS i'll trying his
skill before two feminine critics. But
he didn't look shy. | wanted to see the
performance, and was conveniently
blind and deaf IT, all hints.
OF course Nellie felt f1attered and
wanted to sit for the picture at once.
She is not handsome girl, but has
most expressive face and graceful,
wiilowy figure. Extremely proper"
and we'll bred is she, but occasionally
carried away with an enthusiastic i'm
pulse which causes her often to repent
at leisure. She belongs to that old and
time-honored race of people who strain
at a gnat and swallow camel. In short,
she is one of the girls over whom mar
ried men rave and single men are often
unappreciatiYe enough to pass by.
Nellie spends some of her leisure time
wondering whether or not this be a COM
piment.
THE FLATTERING REMARK
about taking her picture instantly
aroused her enthusiasm, but how take a
character picture when her dress was
only brown plaid OF simple make, and
the surroundings in the office only COM
monplace.
Burt may be an amateur at photog
raphy, but there are some other lines in
which he is an artist. He kindly Sug-
geSted that she perch on the top of the
The proposition was promptly vetoed.
Various poses were tried, aided by book
and armchair. They all looked too
conventional. "Try the radiator" said
Burt.
Nellie did, and, glancing at her shoes,
saw that she had neglected to button
them after exchanging them for the
damp ones worn out at noon. Burt saw
the shoes at the same instant, and said:
ooh, Nellie, you must button your
shoes, or they wouldn't look right in
the picture. I've got an idea. Just
wait a moment!" and he pushed the
waste paper basket forward as foot
stool for one foot and piled some books
lower for the other. Now we have 1t"
he said, jOyfully. You just De fasten-
ing your shoe. I'll insert the plate
when you get to the top button. That
will make quite all original picture"
Nellie obeyed orders faithfully. L
crept out in the hall, not to look shocked,
but to laugh. Nellie couldn't see her
self as [ saw her. She had forgotten
my existence anyhow. and an audible
laugh might spoil the tableau. came
back in time to hear Burt rejoice over
the success of the attempt.
After all my unselfsh devotion to
their cause, he didn't even offer to try a
likeness for me. Maybe | am not the
clay from which character pictures are
modelled.
After some general conversation the
photographer took his leave, promising
to bring Nellie the picture ''if itdevel-
oped ali right" Thursday he called to
say it was no nearly spoiled in the
''hypO" what that is? that
with her permission he would keep it
and some other day to get one for her.