The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-04-05

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Before lunch was over Dorothy set
tied to go home by returning dog cart
| that had come out with fresh supply
of cartridges, and as she was leaving
she saw Miss Green preparing her
camera for action, young man in at
tendance busy with the tripod and the
! legs.
! John helped her with her wraps, say
ing as he did 50:
Il am sorry you are going home,
Miss Lane, l wanted you to be in the
group" and then, in a lower voice:
You know very well shall not care to
have copy unless you are in it."
''Never mind, Miss Green will be
there" said Dorothy, as she clambered
up into the dog cart
John made a pretense of settling the
rugs round her feet and whispered:
THANK goodness, she will be busy
with her camera; have had enough of
Miss Green's society for one day, and
you know very well that at all times /
infinitely prefer yours"
Seeing a doubling look in Dorothy's
face, he added: You do not believe it,
Dorothy, but it is true. l swear will
not go near Miss Green again to-day"
The cart moved off, and Dorothy had
plenty to think of during her home
ward drive. She knew very well that
she cared for Gilbert Hurst. aud that
she had cared TO; hi m ever since she
met him on the river two years ago;
they had often met since, and now had
been for a week together under the
Same roof. Surely those honest gray
eyes could not lie; yet why did he 80
often avoid her and why did he always
make way for John Beasley whenever
he tried to monopolize her society?
Yet, surely he must have meant some
thing just now-or was he only anus
ing himself, and did John really care
more for her than Gilbert did?
After dinner that evening she was
playing some dreamy German music
that seemed to have a particularly
soothing effect on Lord Harley, who
was half buried and half asleep in a
big arm chair before the fire, when
John came up and leaned over her
shoulder till his lips almost touched
her hair, and said in a low voice:
81 kept my word this afternoon;
what is to be my reward?'
THAT you shall be allowed to turn
over the next two pages of music for
me-" she answered. And this, after"
she added, nodding toward the gar
denia that she had left with her gloves
and fan on the piano.
Gilbert's jealous ears heard the an
swer, and he went off with rage in his
heart.
The following day it rained in tor
rents. Miss Green and several of the
guests were leaving, and Dorothy went
off to the dark room at the far end of
the house to develop some negatives
that she had taken of aruined castle in
the neighborhood.
She found all in order as she had left
it, and soon had everything ready for
business, developing solution, alum,
hypo, all in their respective places, and
red lamp lighted, the matches close at
hand and the candle blown out. She
reached up to the shelf for the slide,
took out the negative and slipped it
quickly into the developing tray for the
preliminary wash and then poured the
solution over its surface.
She gently rocked The tray to and fro
in the dim red light and saw the high
lights make their appearance one by
one.
She searched in vain for the turrets
of the ruined castle and for the high
halt e ha L.
gan to fear she had taken two pictures
on the same plate Presently odd shapes
and strange figures began to appear,
which, after little fresh developer
had been poured over them, took the
form of folding chairs and benches, and
Dorothy saw the shooting party at
lunch before her.
Her hand CROPPED about for the match
box, but the thought struck her that
the negative was not hers and must
not be wasted, SO it was left in the
alum for a few minutes and after a
wash was left in the hypo bath, but her
quick eyes had seen enough to tell her
that John Beasley had lied to her, for,
fixed in her memory as surely as it was
now being fixed on the plate, was the
picture of that young man sitting by
the side of Miss Green, his head turned
toward her, his hand almost touching
hers
She sat thinking for some time, and
was only reused by hearing footsteps
in the passage, followed by knock at
the door.
Yes, who is it?"
st is l." answered Gilbert's voice.
They are trying some new music in
the drawing-room and Lady Harley
wants your help May come imp
Yes, the negative is fixed now, the
light will not hurt it. You can come
in"
Gilbert CROPPED his way into the room
and found Dorothy seated at the devel-
oping table. MAY see the photograph
you have taken? Has the castle came
out well?"
She lifted the plate from under the
running water tap and held it up be-
fore the red lamp for him to see. She
turned her head, and their eyes met
for a second as he leaned over her
shoulder, but before he could say a
word of surprise there was a sudden
flare, snap and gurgling sound, and
with one wild flicker the lamp went
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