The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-04-20
VILLAlNY UP TO DATE.
How Far tho Camera Fad Will Sometime
Lead :. Man.

How Far tho Camera Fad Will Sometimes
Lead :. Man.
Rapidly closing and locking the
door, the villain turned to the fair
lady.
CAT last" he exclaimed.
She looked around in dismay. The
room was at the top of the house,
and it was useless for her to scream
for assistance No one would have
heard her.
II have been long waiting for
this" he said. lie chuckled sar-
donically. His hand grasped his
deadly weapon.
"This is cowardly. You have en-
trapped me. You told me that from
this room was to be obtained the
finest view in all England.
"The finest view in all England, "
he replied, with profound bow, "is
actually in the room at this mo-
ment. -
eff you think thatI have beauty, "
she faltered, "why destroy that
beautys lam too young to die
He laughed again, as though she
had spoken in jest. II long," he
said, "to gloat over the inanimate
features that =
Coward! Coward /" she cried, and
once more she looked for some
means of escape. All, there was an
other door Immediately behind her
She opened it and hesitated, for
within all was absolutely dark.
Enter" he said, "by all means.
1t is but a small room, with no win
dow in it and no door but this. YOU
cannot escape. You are in my pow
er. Enter if you will, but be care
full lest in the darkness you knock
against anything and hurt your
self.
"would you care?" she asked bit
terly.
81 could never forgive myself
never!''
Chow daro you say it-you-you,
with your hand already on the trig-
ger2''
'sIt is stronger than I. cannot
help myself. must do it. Pre-
pare."
With a long sigh she sank on a
low couch and buried her face in her
hands.
"Do not do that, 81 said the villain,
almost tenderly. She made noreply.
There was silence in the room for a
moment, and then he spoke again:
II cannot do it unless you take
your hands from your face. -
"'Then I will keep them there for
ever
''In that case" he replied coldly,
'.I will wait. " He took Il cigarette
from his case and proceeded in q
lelsu1eiy way to light 1t.
70 Go so he had to put down his
weapon. Watching him narrowly
between her fingers, she saw her
chance and made sudden rush, but
it was of no avail He had snatched
up tho weapon again before she
could secure it. Once more she flung
herself on tho couch and covered her
face.
"You know" she said, that I de-
test the smell of tobacco.
ga thousand pardons' hereplied
ashe flung the cigarette through the
open window. II had been misin-
formed, and certainly you carry a
silver matchbox.
"That is only for my bicycle
lamp"
"They always say that, :" he said
meditatively. However, I can wait
just as patiently without smoking.
am not a slave to the habit. -
There was once more q moments
silence. She changed her position
restlessly. Suddenly she srrang up
and stood erect, letting her hands
fall by her side.
go on, she said. "If it must be
done, let it he done quickly. Get it
over. Do your worst.
She looked superb as she stood
there, graceful figure in the sun
light. In her eyes there was an in
finite kindliness, as though she bore
no malice against her prosecutor.
Now, just at the end, she smiled.
He Saw it all, unmoved, without
wavering for one moment from his
fell purpose.
"That's magnificent he cried as,
raising his camera, he pulled the
trigger and photographed her abom-
inably.-Barry Pain in Black and
White.