The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1908-11-24
Photographic
Aileen.
By LITTELL MCLUNG.
Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.

Marvin Morton, with some little ex-
perience at snapshotting as an incen-
tive, decided to go In for amateur
photography on a more extensive
scale. Straightway he went to fash
ionable dealer and bought an expen-
sive camera, with plate holder attach
ment.
I'm call by for 1t tomorrow morn
ing" he told the clerk. please be
sure to have a couple Of plates in the
holder, for i want to take some pic
lures If the weather Is fine"
'Tll have the plates put In and ev-
erything ready for you, sir" the sales
man replied.
Then Marvin began to think Of what
he should most like to snap with his
new camera. There were the new
library, the new custom house, the
new art gallery. But somehow or 9th
er none of these marble structures APP
pealed to him.
There's nothing like human sub
ject when 1t comes to photography"
he unused. The next thought followed
naturally. "And the best of human
subjects is a pretty girl in pretty
gown!v
A moment later he was talking over
the telephone.
Hello, Aileen! I've just bought
new camera" he announced.
Indeed, Marvin, that's interesting"
came back over the wire. "And what
are you going to do with it?'
Take some pictures Of Ailsen If
she'll let me-" he replied.
"Oh, that will be splendid" she ex-
claimed. "And when are you going
to take them?"
Tomorrow morning If you say So"
"All right. I've got nothing on hand
for tomorrow morning." she answered.
Where shall we go?
''Out into the park"
'HThen I'll don frock that will be In
accord with the setting" she laughed.
Aileen was as good as her word, for
when Marvin stopped for her next
morning, camera In hand, she wore
the smartest blue suit imaginable, al
most matching the clear autumn sky.
"Oh, l know we will have nice lit
tie expedition" she ventured. And
I'm to have my picture taken for
why, let me see-for the first time
since early spring. Let me get peep
at your new camera. It's beauty,
isn't 1t?"
Eyes," he replied 1T is supposed to
do extra fine work. You see, l am
somewhat of novice, and the camera
has to be a good one for me. This one
has holder for plates at the back.
I've never used plates before, but the
clerk filed up the holder for me, and
I'm going to try them this morning"
Soon they were strolling down one of
the velvety slopes Of the park. The
leaves were falling from the larger
trees, but the occasional bushes were
as green as In springtime.
They passed lake, and presently
they came into a little glen that ran
right up against hillside.
This ought to be a fine place for the
pictures he suggested. Suppose you
strike pose anything you like
"WeIl, how's this, Sir Photogra-
pher?" she queried, putting her closed
parasol back over her shoulder and
holding 1t at both ends-as huntsman
sometimes carries his gun and throw
ing her head back in merry laugh.
Every fetching" he commented, "but
1 believe that with the parasol up and
a side view would be even more So
Try it, If you don't mind"
She turned slightly, opened the para
sol and held 1t back over her shoulder
with one hand. Her dainty head was
silhouetted against the turquoise sky
for she was standing on the slope sew
eral feet above him.
"This ones a stunner!" he declared,
shifting his position. Then he drew ou
Of the plate holder the thin little board
protecting the first plate. and, click, it
was over.
How did l look?" she questioned,
with an alluring glance.
How did you lookT' he repeated.
'sWhy, you were-but please don't ask
me such questions, for the first thing
you know I'll be telling you more COM
plimentary things than would be good
for you-or me either"
"Oh, very WELL" she laughed, shrug
cling her shoulders prettily. Now
what am to do for picture No. pr
Lets have this one sitting down"
he requested.
She assented by seating herself on
the slope and gazing at him seriously
with her chin poised on her dainty
little fist.
"Don't look so solemn" he protest
ed. you're not posing as a tragedy
queeng'
"WeH, then, how's this?" she asked
resting her chin between both hands
and smiling radiantly.
He suppressed reply and concen-
trated his attention on catching that
bewitching, tantalizing smile.
'Tye surely got itp' he thought as
he withdrew the second plate pro-
tector
THAT was prettier than the other If
comparisons are not distasteful," he
opined. Now If you will
But of a sudden something caused
him to rivet his glance on the plate
holder side of the kodak. Then he
pulled out one Of the thin protectors
and peered more closely at the box
like arrangement. With look Of dis
gust he shook the camera savagely.
"Wen, 1 am a prize gooser' he NUT
tered
"Why, what's the trouble, Marvin"
she questioned, coming up close and
looking at the camera.
whats the trouble?" he echoed.
.aThere's trouble a-plenty. All youl
posing has been for naught. There's
not a single solitary plate in this
blooming thingl Look at it!'
ooh, how funnyT' she gurgled.
How did 1t happen?"
1T happened because that forgetfui
clerk failed to put in the plates after
solemnly assuring me that he wouldT'
he answered. "Well, there's nothing
to do but come out here again some
time. Let's go over and sit down I'M
der that big tree and chat awhile and
try to laugh off this fiasco."
She readily agreed, and they sat
down on a rustic bench and comment
ed on their failure.
Gust to think those poses had to be
lost on an unappreciative camera!
she complained, with little pout.
Eyes, it was a pity" he agreed
but, after all, they weren't lost on an
unappreciative photographer
''Really, weren't they" And her
eyes flashed pleasurable surprise.
81 should say not" he affirmed ear
nestly, his voice unsteady. For a long