The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-07-19

mates, especially when I went to sleep
thinking about my new camera"
You have now cameraa" she asked.
Eyes, he answered, "and beauty too
Would you like 10 see it'''
She expressed wish to see It, and when
they reached the KurLaus she went with
him up to his beautiful room, where he
spent his time In the company Of his mi
croscope and his chemical bottles and his
Photographic possessions.
"If you sit down and look at those pho
tographs, will make you some tea, " he
said. There is the camera, but please
not to touch 1t until am ready to show
1t myself"
did everything so daintily, this Disagree
able Man. He put handkerchief ON the
table to serve for an afternoon teacloth,
and a tiny vase of violets formed the GEN.
terpiece. He had no cups, but he polished
up two tumblers, and no housemaid could
have been more particular about their
glossiness. Then he boiled the water and
made the tea. Once she offered to help
him. but he shook his head.
Kindly not ~ interfere" he said
grimly. mo one can make tea better than
can.''
After tea they began the inspection of
the new camera, and Robert Allitsen
showed her all the newest improvements.
He did not seem to think much of her in
telligence, for he explained everything as
though he were talking to a child, until
Bernardine rather lost patience.
'You need not enter into such elaborate
explanations she suggested. ~ have a
small amount of intelligence, though you
do not seem to detect 1t.
He looked at her as one might look at
an impatient child.
kindly not to interrupt me-, he re-
piled mildly. "How very impatient you
are! And how restless! What must you
have been like before you fell ills"
But he took the hint all the same and
shortened his explanations, and as Bernar
dine was genuinely interested he was well
satisfied. From time to time he looked at
his old camera and at his companion, and
from the expression of unease on his face
it was evident that some contest was 60
ing on in his mind. Twice he stood near
his old camera and turned round to Ber-
nardine, intending to make some remark.
Then he changed his mind and walked alb
ruptly to the other end of the room, as
though to seek advice from his chemical
bottles Bernardine meanwhile had risen
from her chair and was looking out of the
window.
You have lovely view," she said tit
! must be nice to look at that when you are
tired Of dissecting cheese mites. All the
same, think the white scenery gives one
a great sense of sadness and loneliness. +"
"Why do you speak always of loneli-
ness9" he asked.
Il have been thinking good deal about
it, she said. when 1 was strong and
vigorous, the idea of loneliness never en-
tered my mind. Now / see how lonely
most people are. If believed in God as
personal God, should be inclined to think
that loneliness were part of his scheme, SO
that the soul Of man might turn to him
and him alone"
The Disagreeable Man was standing by
his camera again. His decision was made.
Don't think about those questions, he
said kindly. Don't worry and fret too
much about the philosophy of life. Leave
instead. Here, 1 will lend you my old
camera
do you mean thats" she asked, glanc-
ing at him in astonishment.
'Of course / mean it, " he said.
He looked remarkably pleased with him
self, and Bernardine could not help smil-
ing. He looked just as child looks when
he has given up toy to another child and
is conscious that he has behaved himself
rather well.
II am very much Obliged to you" she
said frankly. Il have had a great wish to
learn photography
Il might have lent my camera to you
before, mightn't I9'' he said thoughtfully.
No." she answered. There was not
any reason"
"No,'' he said, with kind of relief,
'there was not any reason. That is quite
true"
"When will you give me my first les
SOM" she asked. perhaps, though, you
would like to wait few days, in case you
change your mind"
1T takes me some time to make up my
mind, " he replied, but do not change
it. SO will give you your first lesson to-
morrow. Only you must not be impatient.
You must consent to be taught. You can
not possibly know everything"
They fixed time for the morrow, and
Bernardine went off with the camera and
meeting Marie on the staircase confided %
her the piece of good fortune which had
befallen her.
s'See what Herr Allitsen has lent me,
Marie!' she said
Marie raised her hands In aStonishment.
''Who would have thought such thing
of Herr Allitsen?" said Marie. "Why, he
does not like lending me match"
Bernardine laughed and passed ON to her
room.
And the Disagreeable Man meanwhile
was cutting a new scientific book which
had just come from England. He spent a
good deal of money on himself. He was
soon absorbed in this book and much in
terested in the diagrams.
Suddenly he looked up to the corner
where the old camera had stood before
Bernardine took it away in triumph.
81 hope she won't hurt that camera, Z"
he said little uneasily Il am half sorry
that.
Then kinder mood took possession of
him.
swell, at least it will keep her from
fussing and frctting and thinking. Still
hope she won't hurt it,
CHAPTER Kill
A DOMESTIC SCENE.
One afternoon when Mrs. Reffold came
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