The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-13
A RANDOM SHOT
BY HARRIET LuMM1s SMITH.
UPRIGHT. 1910, by Associated Literi

Copyright. 1910. by Associated Literary Press)
each other Tho camera belonged to Westcott who
enjoying the surf at that moment, and was NO.
girl belonged-temporarily-t the young man who
had driven her over from the Breakers INA, m h
his claim permanent one.
The name Of the slim young man. , who cana ne
offending acquaintance by holding his head an s.
water does not signify He had grown SIX T rec:
morning under the exhiliration of his dip and the
unity Of the camera and the girl appealed to him
irresistlbly. He picked the former and took
tier picture than he had expected, che looked
dreamily beyond the antics OF the bathers to the
wound the film and went on grinning diabolicaly.
to play fresh pranks on long suffering public.
stood where he had left it, and the girl who had
consciously posed for the slim yoans man in tho
ton that Fate had been at work II did surprise
there We're bu, three left. instead Of four Weseott
took several animated views of the bathing beach, and
left the film in the hands of an accommodating pho
When the prints came him he experienced
a distinct shock For along with the miscellany to
be expected when carries the board
walk, was the face OF a girl Westcott knew he had
never seen her. since it would be impossible to
her and forget it what she doing his roll
of films mystery beyond his solving, but there
escaping the of presence.
Westcot gave n dangerous amount OF thought to
the pretty. dreamy rear face lie Vas not unaware OF
ageiy that in all probability she was married to
lnCOnceNable
piece OF perfection should grow to maturity with
out being snapped by some hgnrative early robin.
ing the picture in his watch looking at it wistfuy
at east once day. and thinking about it consid-
habit or regarding strange young women with the
alert lost retriever search
At the expiration of year vestcott and the pie
ture in his watch were on terms of close intimacy
He told it good many things he did not conhde
to others and even asked its advice certain ques-
tons.
he oh cling
summer his lost retriever expression was notceahy
himself liking visiting the resort
season after season. and he could not rid himself
of the impression that he might find the original
exact opposite OF his hopes For one afternoon as
he attempted To consult his timepeee To inform
himself AZ to proximity of the dinner hour. he
made this horrifyng discovery. His watch was gone
Under ordinary circumstances this calamity might
have been faced with westcotts watch
a substantial serveeahle article, without any
reliable simepieae The campieasion in this case
that the watch contained the girls picture A
sentimental reluctance duplicate her. which in tho
OF events appeared TO Westcott incredible stu
pdsss mad nro.sh. Il aeeas .hat me picture IN an
film had been accidentally destroyed Westcotts
state OF mind was that of the conventional honess.
While his frenzy was at its height. an automobile
road. halted by shrek from blond young
woman on the first seat Stop she cried. Il saw
a gold watch lying beside the road"
Nonsense. Irene exclaimed the other gri OF the
party. "Ycs couldn't possibly distinguish a gold
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