The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-14
= MY :
PHOTO GIRL
BY DWIGHT NORWOOD

balls from the winters packing. and
draw out a large brown envelope
of which you have no remembrance
containing a photograph of the love
/ Hest face of young girl you have
ever seen. And, to cap the climax,
written across the lower part of the
card are the words in ink, ITO dearest
Dick"
! That was what happened to me on
! putting on for the first time since the
autumn before a spring overcoat.
Looking at the face before me, q smile
perched on the lips between two DIM
| pies, saucy look in the eyes, ex-
claimed
pretty enough to kiss"
After feasting my eyes for some
time, drinking in at the same time the
! words, "To dearest Dick" I began to
/ concern myself as to how the photo
graph came into my pocket Taking
| off the overcoat, examined it. casting
a glance at the makers tag sewed on
/! the back of the neck. That solved the
| problem so far as the coat was con-
| cerned. The name was not that of my
tailor. I was happy to observe, how
| ever, that it had been bought at a
store in the city where l lived-happy
because the nefarious design was
born In my mind to rob. If possible,
this other Dick OF his sweetheart.
However. / was not common thief
and did 10, care to keep a coat ! did
not own. | took it to the tailor who
made it, told him that had probably
exchanged it the autumn before in
some coat room and asked him to find
the owner. He succeeded in doing so,
and an exchange of coats was made.
1t was not long before, at a dance,
who should appear on the floor execut-
ing the tango but the girl of the photo
graph. | must pause to say that she
not only danced gracefully, but prop
erly. Her partner was a handsome
young man whom | assumed to be
Dick, and he was Dick.
spent half an hour in finding some
one to introduce me to my photo girl
and succeeded | was and am still fond
of dancing and invited her to dance.
Before the evening was over told her
that had her photograph, and after
/ had leased her for some time as to
how ! got 1t gave her the story.
Il cannot understand" added, "how
dearest Dick could have received
back his oyercoat without asking for
the picture in the pocket
1T wasn't complimentary, was it?"
Il should say not. IL shall not PASS
out Of my possession so easily. No one
shall have it except yourself, and
will only surrender it to you on an uiI
equivocal demand"
"Indeedr' she saba very conven-
lent word by which to say something
that means nothing Encouraged by
not receiving an unequivocal demand,
| proceeded:
my name is Dick"
"Indeedr
Not being stopped in this abrupt love-
making to one | had not seen before
that evening, | proceeded to describe
my feelings on finding her photograph,
using much the same language as
have used here. Suddenly stopped in
my encomiums. asking to be excused
from charge of flattery.
''You are perfectly excusable," she
said Have you anything more of the
same s0rt?"
/ told her there was lot more, but
words We're inadequate to express it.
I cd oh snl- al 60,
as dared toward direct question as
TO whether or not she was engaged TO |
him-since she had been called Miss |
| knew she was not married-but she |
gave me no satisfaction. | have no
ticed that woman when man gets /
on to the subject of love, so far as she |
is concerned. is quite willing to listen. |
but constitutionally opposed to talking.
At any rate, when we parted this one
had my secret, but / had not been hon.
ored with her confidence.
1 asked permission to call upon her,
and it was granted. After calling once
or twice | asked her to go to the thea
ter with me- She said she would refer
the matter to Dick. HE is very easy 1
with me- she said. Il expect he won't
object"
He must be a remarkable lover" l Il
said, ito permit his fiancee to go out
with men other than himself"
She vouchsafed no reply TO this, but
me later that Dick had con-
sented to her going out with me. put
ing an accent on the me" that led me
% think / was not to be feared.
One evening when | called on my .
photo girl l found Dick sitting snug |
yled up to her on a sofa. They were
oolling over a book OF pictures to-
,ether. AS / entered the room. with
'ut even nsing she said unconcern-
IDLY:
Dick. this is Mr. -, who exs
hanged overcoats with you" Il
Il think it must have been my a
ault." l said. Il believe you didn't a
Mss anything that was in your peck 1
is, did you?" 6
NO; didn't"
"The photograph I had taken about :,
hat time" said the girl.
'My sister is always giving me her
remarked Dick, and he 4
eft the room.
"Humphr I said. Brother. eh?"
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