The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-11-02


She wanted to catch his face. at
certain angle and with a certain expires
sion, and then she meant to expend
her very best skill in finishing it, so
that when the time came-as she began
to feel melancholy certainty it would
that he would SO away somewhere
| perhaps on business or for some other
reason-she might have this dear me-
mento of him.
But for several weeks fate seemed to
battle her. Not that she did not meet
| him.
He seemed fairly to haunt the park,
| but the moment she would approach
him, he would start up and hurry away
someWhere-just as if he felt guilty
about something told herself in
impotent vexatjon. ~&
| One day, how eyer, she came upon him
unexpectedly, as he was sitting in Sc:
Guided corner of the park, looking
down at picture On his knee-per-
haps his mother or sister, or-sJ1e had
to confess with q half-chOking feeling
in her throat-perliaps his sweetheart.
She would have given a good deal
| to have been able to steal up and
see what it looked like--for the ex-
preston on his face as he sat regarding
! it was proof enough that it was some
| one very dear to him.
But there was no time for idle specu-
lations; she must improve her opportu-
nifty; and stepping upon fallen log
for a better vantage ground, she pre-
pared for her shot.
But just at that moment the stranger
sprung up; Belle attempted to hide her
Kodak under her cloak so that she
might at least retreat gracefully-but
in her haste her foot slipped, and she
rolled most ignominicusly to the ground
uttering an involuntary cry Of alarm
and vexation. Her Kodak went tunl-
| bling from her hold, and rolled right
Curely fastened lid few up, scattering
at his feet-for Belle had never dared
to leave her treasures at home, con-
sequently had taken them with her
en- her photographing expeditions.
He hardly noticed them at first, how
ever, but sp1ung to Bellies assistance,
and lifting her to her feet, inquired
! if she was hurt, and then added:
"Stay here a nOment then, please,
while recover Your property" and
then turned away, while Belle, with
81 :rlct face ond ht aving bosom, watch
ed him.
But before the exclamation of sur
prise that was too evident on his lips.
could be uttered a vigorous step csty
crunching the gravel, and aug man
voice cried, as a stalwart~
appeared in view: 81, cousin. Aunt
"Ah, there yo1lkely find you here.
told me I VIC: by all that's jolly
And--~s1ght OF the gentleman
catcbitoo, Max? Why, I'm delighted
b see YOU, old man! And have you and
Eelle gone into partnership in that
Kodak I sent her? Let's see some OF
your work"
"Charlie!" faltered Belle, imp]a;;insgly,
ready to sink with embarrassment; but
quietly slipping the pictures that he
had gathered up into his pocket, Max
! replied. holding out his hand:
II have not the pleasure and honor
] thus far Of your cousins acquaintance;
SIT I will gladly avail myself of this
| opportunity to make it, for I have j
confession to make, and'-with an IL
resist1bly mlScn1evUus glal1Ce at Belle
Il even suspect that we are pair Of
culprits." ~. a. ~ z'-
II insist upon knowing all about it!'
exclaimed Charlie, as the words of
introduction were spoken.
Well said Max, drawing a much
smaller Kodak from his pocket, "seme:
months ago, while sat here in a rev.
erie, a very pretty lady, passed me.
I secured one snap shot at her as she
passed, and ever since-fnding that by
good fortune she frequented this park
a great deal-I have been trying to OBJ
tain other views. By mere accident
have just discovered that we have
been playing a sort Of game Of hide and
seek about the park .all this time with
the same object. We have managed
very skilfully to elude actual contact
until now, when this truly fortunate
circumstance has effectually diSpelled
that barrier, Or any need Of it."
His last words bore a significance that
brought the warm blood again to Bellies
: cheek, and glarcing up at him in con-
fusion, she encountered a look in his
handsome eyes that made her heart
throb wildly. Charlie at once assumed
the role of master Of ceremonies, and
bore his friend back to his aunt's house
with them, from which Max departed
some time later with cordial invita-
ton from all to repeat his visit.
You may be sure it was not very long
ere Belle solved the mystery Of that
photograph Max had been looking at
that day; and as he laid it in her lap
one evening, he said tenderly:
, Darling, I want to hold you where
have SO often kept this precious little
picture-taken at one time when ]
stole upon you unawares- close to my
heart always, while life shall last.
May IT,
: Belle told him in whisper; and as he
did so, the lips that had been SO often
pressed to that cherished counterpart
received the warm, thrilling touch OF
; ; the original that sealed their betrotlal
\ | 49,. E--- High Art. zs@<sa 5S SCI.
i In decorative age all sorts Of things
Z become decorative. The Detroit Free
Press reports that a colored man went
into a grocery in that city not long ago