The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-02
!. 4 PAIR OF CULPRITS.

three most intimate and devoted chums
and reduced them to q state Of utter
distraction, desolation and despair, by
announcing her intention Of departing
from their time-honored custom, now
some five or six years old, of enjoy
ing their summer outing together, in
some place to be mutually agreed upon:
The faithful four they had termed
themselves, and summer after summer
they had gone to some pleasant country
resort for a good time; and now in
this aggravating, mysterious, unexpect-
ed and altogether unreasonable fashion,
Belle, the life and soul Of the party,
had, mutinied, deserted and forsaken
them. They had met at her house, as
usual, to discuss their selections Of
prospective resorts only to be met by
this dismaying, disconcerting announce
ment - ~
"Whatr' Kate Conway had sl,rieked,
starting from her chair as though
bomb had exploded under it, mot going
with us? Where are you going, then"
Il intend to stay at home, my love-
for change" responded Belle denure-
ly, but with a sparkle in her eye and a
deepening Of the dimples in her pretty
'Stay homer echoed Kate in still
more astonished tone. "What on earth
will people say? They will surely think
your father has failed, or something"
my dear, they are at liberty to think
exactly as they please" rejoined Belle,
with mistaken serenity. "But it is not
| likely that they will know anything
about it-unless some Of you tell them.
Mamma and Lou will go away, of
| course, and the house will be shut up
as usual, but papa will come here to
sleep, and will be here to pour out
! his coffee for him at breakfast. He
is satisfied with the arrangement, and
so am 1'-with another bright look
that almost drove her friends frantic
with curiosity.
"But you don't mean to tell us you
are going to NOPE all alone by yourself
in an empty house for six weeks?'
demanded Anna Day ton.
my dear, don't mean to tell you-
allything!' was the sagacious response.
when y,u get home well compare
| notes, and see who has had the best
time"
Il know what it is!'' pronounced Kate
| cracularly. "She's in love, that's what
it is. And he's pcor-a clerk or some
thing; and instead Of going to the coun-
| try she is going to take walks with
him evenings. I never should have
| thought your father would have let you
have such lover, Belle"
you wise-acrev' laughed Belle.
pray don't lose any sleep worrying
over my love affair, my dear Kate.
| It will take care Of ITSELF -
And you won't even tell us Fl az.
you are going to do or anythI;ss@f +hroo
ploded Matte Burns in th ro1 aren't
| Of despairing curiosity. IL S bo Role
Mathew, Come girls, let's leave"
"Now don'tgo away mad protesteu
| Belle, kissing each one IN turh' uAeA
she aeeQpIant98d nt tPfFm1 o TO- ne eol,
closet, and taking out a small oblong
box regarded it with absolute affection.
IF they had the slightest idea of the
way I intend to spend my summer,
that would be the end Of all my pleas
ures and my secret, too" she unused.
Il only hope he will be there-and that
I shall be able to get some nearer and
! better views. But the poorest are prec-
! ious. Kate guessed nearer than she
knew when she said had lover-but,
ha, ha! a queer kind Of lover, after al,
! when I don't know his name and never
even spoken to him. But I have got
his picture-his DEAR handsome likeness
all my own, too; and can talk to it
and kiss it to my hearts content"
Which mysterious soliloquy can be
explained in few words.
About a month before Bellies cousin
had sent her q Kodak, and having a
great delight for anything Of that kind,
she soon became quite skillful. not only
in taking pictures, but in finishing them
afterWard. -.
On one Of her excursions she had
gone to the park, and was wandering
aimlcssly around when, in directing he1
camera to take a particular view that
pleased her fancy, she swerved her po
sition a little unconsciously, and found
on examining the result that the pict
ure Of the landscape included the figure
Of young man stretched at full length
on the grass absorbed in a book.
She had only procured his profile, but
something in his face-what she could
see of it-interested her strangely, and
advancing softly she discovered his po
sition, and moreover convinced herself
that her own position was such as tt
be secure from observation. g.
ton of Patience on a monument, fol
nearly two hours, waiting for him t.
take position that would bring hi
full face toward her. > ~
At last she was rewarded; hastily sh,
took 4 snap shot at him, and then tuck
ing her camera under her cape, like :
. guilty creature, she hurried home tt
perfect her pictures.
, She had to pass the road where h
was sitting upright on a bence, and i
she had paused to look around-at tn
right moment, that is-she might hav
been considerably surprised in he
| turn. .F:sa .. ~, s}'
But she did not, and soon after tn
young man left the park with a yer.
| gratifed expression on his handsom
face. s4.5 # @ p
The pictures came out nicely, an
Belle would not have wanted her mos
intimate friend to know how man
times she looked at that picture in tn
next few Gays. 81. +
It was a clear case Of love at frs
sight with her. and if the face was ]
fitting index to the character Of ii
IL o,.1 or