West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-03

NEVER llefe Il am, Wild mt
sleeves up and me hair down, au,
tie sweat droppin' off me nose, ant
I'll have no pictur' taken that m a,
fall into the hands OF me Thoma
and break our engagement. IT.,
either you or me hat goes out o.
this kitchen at once, and | dom
care which -
Mr.. bowser argued and threat.
ened, but the cook refused (.
''po c, and he had to Withdraw.
lie had secured half dozen plates,
however, and as he returned up.
stairs he said
owe will now see what we shall
see. III use one OF the clothes
closets for developing my negatives.
You probably won't be satisfied
with your picture. on account Of
your mouth but VIC can take an.
other aud twist your head clear
around"
Mrs. Bowscr felt the sting, but
she also had an intuitivc feeling that
her revenge would come later, aud
she therefore held back the retort
on her lips. A smell of chemicals
from top to bottom OF the house
soon proved that MIR. Bowser wus
developing" something or other
in the closet to which he had re-
tired with his plates and bottle. 1t
was quarter of an hour before Ee
issued forth, and then there was a
puzzled and dubious look on his
face.
"This is the picture of the hall"
he said as Mrs. Bowser approached,
"but it doesn't look quite natural
You must have jumped in front of
the camera just as l pressed the
button"
"Why, l was behind you all the
time" she replied. Chow funny
It looks. The umbrella stand
seems to be hanging from the cell.
ing, aud the halltree is on its back.
/ thought 1t would be a wonder il
| you could
He turned away and brought out
another plate. 1t was the picture
of Mrs. Bowser. 1t showed one
eye. one foot, shoulder and the
back OF the chair. She began to
laugh as she looked at it. but he
glared down upon her and said:
"Mrs. Bowser, when ! broug hit
home this kodak you made mp your
mind to thwart me. You seem to
have succeeded. Here is an IS
cabinet photo gone to wreck, be-
cause you raised up your hands and
kicked up your feet as l pressed
the button"
"But l never moved r. she pro-
tested.
"You certainly did. You want.
ed me to fail, and you wifully and
maliciously brought it about.
"Let's see yours"
He hesitated to bring it out, but
she insisted, and as they gazed at
it ne drew himself up and refused
to believe what his eyes beheld.
There was the picture of man sit.
ting III a rocking chair glued to the
ceiling. The face was com posed of
ears and mouth aud an idiotic
smile. A stranger might have
wondered whether 1t was the photo
Of a jack-lantern made out of a
pumpkin by a farmers boy, or of
some new arrival at the geological
gardens. Mrs. Bowser looked and
choked and gasped, and Mr.. Bow.
scr looked and turned from red to
white and finally settled down on
white as 9 permanent color.
"Was-was l to blame for that?"
she asked, as she started to 20
upstairs.
| lie glared after her, but didn't
answer. She had scarcely reached
the top Of the stairs, however, when
something went smash, followed
by crash. and she knew that Mr.
bowser had dashed away his nega
tives and jumped in on that. kod ak
and was kicking it into the middle
OF next week. She waited to hear
him call out to her that his lawyer
would consult her lawyer as TO tho
divorce and alImony, but in bis
pertuberatiOn he clappod on his hat
and got out Of doors, and it was
miduigh; when he cane softly
smoking IN and erept quietly
into bed.
"
Here is way to end your future.