Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-18


excuse 10 talk ~ long 90 she could
with Frank Wilsey, who certainly did
OIL In bic power to be obliglng.
Public opinion was divided on the
subjectS the older people said that Of
course Il was Franks business to cell
all he could to Q person who would
pay ready cash, while the girls said
that Miss Trait was o bold, assuming,
artful, hateful thing, and was merely
making q plaything Of q young man
who ought to be old enough to have his
eye.tceth cut and not to let anyone
make . fool Of him.
Public interest on the subject became
70 great that two apple. pairing and one
quilting bee were started In great haste
20 that there might be some good, big
talks.
In he meantime Miss Trait, who
wasno fool. became immensely weary Of
her enforced stay In Q village where
she knew no one and found nothing to
do. One day, while she was making
some small purchases at the store, Chip
Tyler dropped In for Q moment, with
bis camera, and Frank asked him how
business. The young woman, after liz.
tenlng . moment, asked abruptly!
"Are You an amateur photographerr'
"lm the only photographer OF any
kind II this whole country, ma'am,"
replied Chip with Q pardonabis pride.
"I've always wanted to learn some.
thing about It." said Miss Trait II
wonder II could employ you to teach
meT
I'm ready for anything, ma'am, that
means business" said Chip.
The lady made some inquiries Of
Frank Wilsey, who said that Chip was
. clever little fellow, and bic studio
was In bic mothers own house, and
that the boy had made some pictures
which were not bad, 10 within an hour
Chip was engaged, at the princely sal.
AIRY Of dollar an hour. to teach Miss
Trait all he knew about photography.
He began BY taking picture Of Miss
Trait herself, telling her the meaning
Of each detail Of the operation, and
after the sitting he had her take pic.
ture Of her Instructor. Then teacher
and pupil went into the room, with
windows screened with yellow paper,
which Frank had called his studio, and
Chip taught Miss Trait to develop"
Q plate.
Chip began with bic own portrait,
which the pupil herself had taken, and
It "came out" % we'll that the pupil
was delighted and insisted upon hold.
ing the plate In the sunlight outside,
20 that Il might dry quickly and 'bs
printed"
Meanwhile Chip developed the plate
OF Miss Trait herself, In taking which
he had reen extremely careful, for II
would b great feather In his cap to
display the portrait Of 20 notable per.
son - specimen"
But the peculiar way In which that
picture slowly came out In the devel.
oping bath" made him wonder greatly.
No other persoa had been near by when
the picture was taken, but the shadows
seemed those Of man instead Of q
woman. A. the details appeared It be.
came evident that he had used, by mis-.
take. the plateholder containing plate
for which Frank Wllsey had "set."
Well, never mind; he would finish Il,
and then pose Miss Trait again, on the
plea that the plate was bad. But how
oddly Franks vest showed on the plate!
Chip could not understand II.
Chip finally washed and fixed" the
plate. set It aside to dry and posed Mise
Trait once more. The lady wished to
develop It herself, Of which Chip was
very glad, for he wanted to print that
picture Of Frank. and nnd out what
was the matter with II. He soon found
out for . print, taken quickly In tho
sunlight showed that the matter with
Franks vest was that Il was. entirely
covered By Q face "as pretty % Z pic.
ture" Of Miss Trait! He had acciden.
tally taken her picture on plate which
had already been used once. although
not developed. and the Offset was q
print wh;ch-well, It looked - II Miss
Trait had given her confidence and her
her heart to Frank Wilsey and was
resting her head on bis breast.
Chip thought the picture very dread.
full. that ID, It might be. II his new pupil
CHANGED to zee it-so he made haste to
hide the print. and also to put the print.
Ing frame and plate out OF sight. But
isn't It astonishing how things will per.
sist In working just 40 they shouldn't.
In spite Of all you may do to prevent?
Miss Trait developed and dried her
plate. aud looked at It sidewise. a.
Chip had taught her to do, aud she
greatly liked the expression, and was
wild to take a print from the plato at
once. Chip tried to empty the printing
frame his only oue-without being
seen. but Miss Traits eyes had not been
trained In big city for nothing. 1t was
quite plain to her that her youthful
teacher was trying to hide the plate
which be took from the frame, 20 she
said:
"I.et me see that plate. please"
tits spoiled one" said Chip. throw
Ing the plate upon the floor. Up to
that time be never had dropped plate,
no matter how lightly, without hearing
the sound Of breaking glass, but the
dreadful plateof Frank Wilsey and Miss
Trait fell as solidly 40 II It had been a
stove lid.
Chip stopped to get It, but Miss Trait
was too quick for him; she got the plate
and took 1t to the light, saying:
"What II IT."
TITS an awful blunder--thats what
| II is," replied Chip. In desperation. ~
stupidity used plate on which another