Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-03-07
! The Camera That
! ...Gerald Bought

SCHOOL anu Salu tnat ne nau given Car
ter Major his second best racket and
half crown for his old camera, as
Carriers uncle had given Carter a new
one. Harry went on to say that he was
looking forward tremendously to going
with pater and mater to Normandy for
the holidays and that now he would be
able to photograph all the jolly places,
and he inclosed his first attempt. taken
all by himself. 1t is true that father
thought this was the photograph of a
turnip field and mother thought it was
a seashore with bathing machines on
it, but Gerald thought how grand it
was to be able to make a real picture
like that
Before long home came Harry, cam
era and all, and the days before he
started for Normandy were spent in
photographing every person, place and
thing, from Gerald himself to the rab-
bits and the flower pots. Gerald felt as
ing Harry and now and then being al
lowed to take one photograph himself.
But the days flew by, and soon Har-
ry was off for six weeks, and Gerald
and Kitty, the baby, went off, too, with
nurse, to stay by the sea.
OF course it was very jolly by the
sea. There was q great big stretch of
sand where one could dig trenches and
build forts and write names in huge
letters for the waves to wash ont
again. There was bathing, too, and
padding, and the rocks all warm with
the sun, with wonderful pools on top
of them where anemOnes opened out
their scores of tiny arms and baby
crabs scuttled away under the sea-
weed. But again and again ever so
many times n day Gerald remembered
Harry's camera and longed to be able
to take photographs Of all the places
and persons he saw. 1t would have
been so jolly to have had whole lot of
pictures to take home just as Harry
would have to bring back from Nor
mandy.
And then one day it really seemed as
If his great wish might come to pass.
1t happened that nurse had bought
him a magazine to read, and, his mind
being full of cameras, his eyes quickly
lighted on the advertisement of one on
the last page.
1t was a most wonderful bargain,
and as Gerald read his heart went
thump, thump, with excitement, for
there, plainly written down in big
print, he read that Mr. Georgius Jen-
kins of London sold real cameras to
take beautiful photographs for only
siXpence.
In his delight Gerald rushed to nurse,
chattering so fast that she could not
understand what he was saying. When
he had given her time to read about it,
she laughed kindly at his eager face.
ut sounds very fine, Master Gerald"
she said, "but you haven't got six
pence have you?"
That was a sad recollection. 1t was
hard to face the truth. He had not a
penny in the world, and even by saw
ing all his money, without buying so
much as a chocolate all the time, he
would have to wait three weeks before
twopence week would become six
pence.
How he wished he had not spent the
shilling his father gave him on that sill
ly little boat. OF course it was jolly
enough boat, and he had liked taking it
out to sea when he bathed But now
as he looked at it, faded and scratched,
he would have given anything to have
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the toyshop window and feel his shil-
ling in his hand.
"Oh, must have it, nurse, l mustw
| he said after few moments reflec-
ton. What can / do to get siXpence?
| wish Kitty would buy my boat. 1
don't want anything but the camera"
Miss Kitty has spent all her money,
too" said nurse. But don't be in such
n hurry, dear. Let me have time to
think"
Eyes, do think. nurse! Think hard
rs hard as ever you can-and quickly
tell me some way"
Before very long nurse had thought
hard enough TO have found way by
which Gerald might really earn the
money. She reminded him how often
In the winter, when playing games,
they had to collect old buttons and
things TO get enough to play with. Ger
nd remembered it, too, but he did not
see how that could help him.
WELL" said nurse, IF you will find
some of those little yellow shells, such
MS you picked up yesterday, all alike,
so that they will do for counters, will
give you penny for every twenty"
Gerald squealed with delight and
scarcely waited to hear the end of
nurses offer, he was in such a hurry to
begin. The boat was left floating in
pool, the magazine was left flung down
on the sand, Kitty was left to play
alone, and Gerald paced about as if his
eyes were glued to the giSund, eager to
earn the six pennies which meant so
much TO him.
The first twenty shells We're not so
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