The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1896-10-02
NOT ALL HE Hal DONE.
AFTER HE HAD AIMED TIE CAMERA
AND PRESSED THE BUTTON THE
TROUBLE BEGAN.

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Trapp, as he showed his wife tn
camera he had purchased, lis to pres,
this little knob and there you have ;
picture"
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 he held the camera uI
in front OF her face, Il have il picture
Of you"
"Do you mean to say that my like.
ness is in that box?r
Eyes, indeed" he answered. proudly.
GLOW nice. Let's take it right out
and look at it"
mo. You mustn't do that" And
he entered into an elaborate but un.
appreciated explanation of the effects
Of sunlight on the sensitive film. She
was very eager to see the portrait,
and he promised to develop the con-
tents Of the camera that night and
print the picture the next day. She
was not very highly pleased with the
arrangement, but accepted it because
there was no alternative. When he
got home he had with him the chcmi-
calls for developing a negative.
"lIcre they are" he said cheerfully,
as he waved the package over his
head. 1--WE got the whole business
in this bundle. You have the kitchen
table cleared off and I'll get the Ian
tern ready and we'll send the hired
girl out Of the house and make all the
mess we want to-"
The only response to his greeting
was an icy stare.
whats the matter? Have you lost
your interest in the camera?"
"No. On the contrary, my interest
has been enormously increased. |
have read Of unexpected discoveries
in story books, but | never expected
to find out myself how true it is that
Il pertidlous plOttcr is almost sure to
be discovered in his lnlQuities. TO
think of you Haunting that camera in
my face and me trusting you all the
timc!."
"When you say 'pcrfldious POTTER
do you alludc to mc?"
81 certainly do. You yourself placed
in my hands the proof of your trcach-
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 n thing that l
want to know now" she said in Il
louder tone, as she tragically held Il
photograph before his face, land that
is, who is the w0man?'
"Where did you get that" he asked
in surprise.
81 was anxious to sec what was in
the camera" she replied. $50 | took
it over to my brother, who is an ex-
pert 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 and
promptly. Can you answer mine?
Who-is--thiS-wOman?:"
"DOn't you know who that is?:"
81 certainly do not"
"Why, that is Yourself"
Don't libel me. You have injured
me deeply; do not, oh, do not mock me
as we'll"
maria, | wish you would not be.
have so much as il you were perform
Ing ut a matinee. / tell you that is
your picture. You can recognize il
by the way the bow at your neck is
tied, and by the pattern OF the goods
your waist is made Of, if you can't
recognize the %featurcs.n
She looked at it steadily, and he
held out his hands to her for a recon-
ciliation. The gaze she turned on
him was even chillier than before.
$40 you mcan to say" she asked in
fiinty accents, that you intended
that picture of Il lantern-jawcd mon
stcr as a portrait Of the woman whom
you promised to cherish and p%rotcct?"
"Why, it wasn't my fault" he said
%soothingly, but the door slammed.
That evening the sailors who were
hanging about a wharf saw Il man
hurry to the waters edge, take several
packages from his pockets, put them
all inside Il cubical, lcathercd.coyered
box, and drop the entire outfit into
the water. 1t was the last of Mr..
Traps camera.
"~CHEsrNUT' IN SLANG.-Thc origin
OF the slang word chestnut" has al
ways been in doubt, but as the word
sticks and seems destined to push its
way into the language accepted by
the dictionary makers, testimony