Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-10-03
NOT ALL HE HAD TO DO.

After He Had Aimed the Camera and
Pressed She Sutton the Trouble began.
"All you have to do" said Mr..
Trap. as he showed his wife tho cam
era no had purchased, sis to press this
little knob, and there you have pic
turo. u
"I'm sure that doesn't seem hard. :"
ut isn't hard. It's as easy as any
thing you ever heard of. There" he
exclaimed, as no held the camera up in
front of her face, Il have picture of
you.
DO you mean to say thnt my like
ness is in that box?'
Eyes. indeed. Z" Unanswered proudly.
How nice LerS take 1t right out
and look at It,
"No. You mustn't do that. And he
entered into al elaborate but unappre-
ciated explanation of the effects Of sun
light on the sensitive film. She was
very eager to see the portrait, and he
promised to develop tho contents of the
camera that night and print the picture
tho next day. She was not very highly
pleased with the arrangement but 90
copied it because there was no alterna-
tive. When he got home. he had with
him tho chemicals for developing a
negative.
Here they are, F" he said cheerily az
he waved the package over his head
"I've got the whole business in this
bundle. You have the kitchen table
cleared off. and I'll get the lantern
ready, and Well send the hired girl out
of the house and make all the mess we
want TO. "
Tho only response to his greeting was
an icy stare
whats the matter? Have you lost
your interest in tho camera2'
mo. On the contrary, my interest
has been enormously increased. have
read of unexpected discoveries i'll story
books, but 1 never expected to find out
myself how true it is that perfdious
plotter is almost sure to be discovered
in his iniquities. To think of you flaunt-
ing that camera IN my face and me
trusting you all the time. "
when you say 'perfdious plotter,
do you allude TO mef'
II certainly do. You yourself placed
in my hands the proof of your treach-
cry. You probably chuckled as you
thought of how you were leaving the
evidence of your guilt with me for safe
keeping. But l have found you out
There is only one thing that 1 want to
know now, she said in a louder tone
rs she tragically held photograph be-
fore his face, land that is. who is the
woman?"
"whero did you get that?" ne asked
III surprise
~ was anxious to see what was in
the camera, she replied. $50 took 1t
over to my brother. who is Oh expert in
such things, and got him to make the
pictures for me- He sent them over to
me an hour ago. and this was among
the lot Now. sir, have answered your
question frankly ard promptly. Can
you answer mine? Who is - this
woman?"
Don't you know who that is?'
81 certainly do not "
why, that is yourself F"
Don't libel NE. You have injured
me deeply. Do rot. Oh, do not mock
me us well. -
Maria. wish you would not behave
SO much as il you were performing at a
matinee. tell you thnJ is your picture.
You can recognize it by the way the
bow ct your neck is tied and by the pat
tern of the goods your waist is made Of
if you can't recognize the features y
She locked at it steadily, and he held
out his hands 10 her Tor reconcilia-
ton. The gaze she turned on him was
even chillier than before.
"Do you mean to say" she asked in
hinty accents, that you intended that
picture of lantern jawed monster as a
portrait Of the woman whom you prom
ised to cherish and protect?"
"Why, it wasn't my fault " he said
soothingly, but the door slammed.
That evening the sailors who were
hanging about wharf saw man hur-
~ to the waters edge, take several
packages from his pockets, put them all
inside a cubical, leather covered box
and drop the entire outfit into the wa
ter. 1t was the last OF Mr. Trapp's cam
era.-Chicago Times-Herald.