Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-04

Why not, when this might hc ihevory
means Of bringing IA together And
then thought how l should pcftuade
her that my wish 70 find her out had
overcome nll siruples. and that with the
seeming liberty which had taken had
shown myself ready 10 surrender myself
her prisoner and await hon sentence
Tor life Or deathl
conld hardly wait for Saturday after
noon TO come. and WAS IN fever until
the few clouds ~ the morning had die.
appeared and leis me the golden sun
shine needed TO print the prise picture.
watched tho frs. print with breath
less attention, lest e should be too dark
orashhdc too light. And when Il seemed
ctnc,ly right ! removed Il carcfully and
put IL in dark place, aud laid another
piece Of freshly funnel paper upon tho
negative. Thon put the printing franc
out again on my window sill and began
ia fuss with another negative.
How It happened never knew. bu,
there was crash--aud when / turned
10 the window the printing frame was
gone.
uickcd II up on tho sidewalk forty
feet hclow-,viih my precious negative
shiycrcl into thousand pieces.
All my hopes how centercd ON the one
print which fortunately had occurred
And Oh. tho agony oi anxiety that I went
through IN the toniug. mounting md
furnishing Of That one priceless. print
But ID WAS safely finished NJ last and
perfect in Every wny-beautifnl. artistic.
beyond question tho best piece Of photo.
graphic work that had cscr done.
80, In spite OF tho irrcpaiablc loss Of
the negative. felt almost happy. for
with this would surely accomplish my
double purpose. II could not fail to win
tho T.ize-a small tribute 20 pay % my
unknown dafllng's beauty. And it
would also b. tho means Of bringing us
face to face. For tho picture must GER.
tainly find H. way into tho hands of
some Of her family or friends, aud sho
would hear OF II, seo IL. be little indig.
uant perhaps. but her father or brother
or guardian would DO certain to resent
the supposed liberty. aud might even
wrtc TO tho successful amateur 10 tnku
lim 10 tax for his presumption; that
was my most ardent dc,irc-ths very
Glow wanted. Once knew where 10
find her. aud then could manage al tho
rcst
was radiant with satisfaction. and
was now only keeping the finished pct.
ufc until should have n chance ,o talia
a copy Of 1t for myself: for I could not
make up my mind 10 part with II alto
gcthcr until had found the original.
was coming up town the noxt after.
noon. my mind full II tue beauty aud
winsome grace Of my fair unknown,
when ran across my oil chum Fred.
I, was the first time had seen him
since his marriage. and we each had
much TO say.
II want you 10 meet my wife. Tom
know you'll like each other. She wiz
as disappointed ns | was that your M
meas kept you from coming TO our wc,l
ding. Are you all right again now
You look well. Can't you drop Ia upon
us tonight We Are stopping nj III,
buckingham until our house Is ready"
II shall bo most happy TO-" answer
Cd. And accordingly presented myrol
that evening at the door Of their private
paflor.
Fred welcomed me cordially. and MI
young wife dropped tue roses she WA
arranging ~ ,niarod, turned and cant
forward smiling and with ouistreichct
hand.
staggered backward-i believe
should have fallen II Fred had mo-
caught mo by the arm-for the bcauti
ful unknown IA my prize picture will
whom | had fallen 80 desperately II
love was ~ other than rrcd's wife,
What rs the natter You ara ili!' shl
cried. while she hastily brought me
glass of wine.
at " noihing-noihing, staminnrcd
~ believe in not yet quite strong.
beg your pardon for being such fool ("
The wine restored me somewhat, am
stayed long enough 10 remove the feel
ing ~ embarrassment that naturally FOL
lowed after this awkward scunc.
When at last got back TO my room
looked a. my picture eagerly. The rans
: beyond tho shadow Of doubt An
thon began 10 realize the full extent q
, , my double lost imTnsiblc TO continu
my alteration Of the fair unknown
sipoe now know har 10 be the wife q
my friend, and impossible 10 send III
stolen picture Of another inan's wife INT
apublc competition.
turned the picture 10 the wall, an
rat for u long time lost in thought. Tile
] seized pen and wrote;
DE.R yHrn- Truth Is stranger than Action. VII
this send you the photograph ~ = fair stnriF'
who deliberately and uneon.eiousy walksi Int
, my picture When wsh az on a Photographic
tr,p Two weeks ago. This viii alsn caplain m
T, peculiar collapse tais evening. II takes enaii,
thing than rufh queer colnu deuce 10 W ct Z,
a low when be ~il below par I know you vi
0 Prize the PICTURE, for u y tho only one In cxii
, tnce, and tho negative unfortunately u broke
|. with re4pceifgl remembrance ~ your vlfe yoi
y old fn-fd Tow
A. 1 scaled my note the word Xxi
!, met" CLEANED mockingly mp from III
dark wax. ! tied NJ the photograph m
nont II OF by messenger before | Ia
time 10 reconsider my decision.
! "dood.by to my dreams aud to IN
: prize picture" I said sadly, ~ the me
! tenscr pursued his way down the dAr
I aud silent street.
:, II was gone, and alrcady repen,cd Z
my haste. Then, as a sudden though
struck me, ioXclaimed;
9 "By Joyc, II can find Il III tone III
pTooir'--rrank Leslie's Weekly.
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