The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-17

| The Euesting Story
Snapshots Of sally.
(By Molly Nc1Easter.}
When Elfreda returned from her
two weeks holiday at the seashore she
had acquired q wonderful lot Of freck-
les, very sunburned neck and arms
and many rolls Of exposed kodak films.
Snapshors were Mfredk'1 hobby
Her small wage from the department
store did not permit her to indulge a.
freely as she would have liked, yet
she managed to take considerable
pleasure during her annual fortnight
away from the ribbon counter.
When she returned to her small
room in town she had. therefore. to
await q few weeks until her savings
permitted her the extravag1nce Of hav-
Ing her films developed and printed.
E1freda chafed at tho delay, but that
state did not raise her salary nor give
her more pin money. She did. how
ever. curtail her luncheon orders and
by the end Of three weeks she found
enough in her small iron bank to pay
for the developing Of at least one roll
of films.
Elfreda was delighted on her way
home from the photographers that
she had stepped into this particular
kodak shop. for a most engaging
young man had served her from be-
hind tho counter. She decided. then
and there, to take all her films to him.
Elfreda was wont to try various photo
graphers in her effort to find q good
one.
She had. in this instance. discover
ed an exceptionally sAtiSfactory one.
| When she called few days later. for
her holiday snapshots, she was charm-
ed with the results.
my pictures have never been 30
perfect" she told tho good-looking
young man. There IL not 4 failure
among them"
your grouping Is very artistic"
said Derrick Vale, and thought 1t q
pity that Elfreda might not use her
self as q model. He found her smile
fascinating thing. since it brought
into play dimples. Tho light effect
is excellent on some Of these heads"
And these are not my most choice
ones" admitted Elfreda with . soft
blush. 'Tfwas in doubt a. to what
kind Of work you would do. 20
brought in my least attractive roll OF
films"
"And the others?" laughed vane.
81 will bring them AZ soon as I
s;ne 70 for x ny Sens .ns told
and with a second smile turned away
with her prints.
It was three weeks before Elfreda
again m 1de her way to the photog-
rapher's. The riot OF freckles was be-
ginning to fade away and Derrick
vane more or less regretted their de-
parture. He smiled in recognition
when she entered and Elfreda exper-
| fenced feeling Of citation. Evidently
she had not been forgotten.
These are some Of my very best"
she told him as she handed her roll
Of films over the counter. IT want
them to be particularly well finished"
| They chatted q moment and E1freda
made her way to the department store
| his home life and whether or not he
was married. She hoped he was free
and the wish made her blush.
She did not know whether 1t was in
who would hand them to her that
made the three days seem 30 long
time. He had promised them at the
end Of that time.
| However. the time did pass. and FL
freda found her way along Broadway
and into the kodak shop. The young
man was smiling. AZ usual. and when
they looked over the pictures together
as before, Elfreda realized that she
was more than interested m vane.
! Suddenly the man glanced at .
snapshot Elfreda was showing him
ana his face grew q shade pale.
isn't she 1ovely?" QUESTIONED FL
freda. "She is the most beautiful girl
I know, and I have taken at least q
dozen snaps OF her"
Vane was SO startled at the unex-
pected likeness to sally Drew that he
was guilty of taking the picture swift
w from Elfreda's fingers.
'sWhere did you take this?" ques-
toned vane with an interest to deep
that Elfreda answered quickly:
'Down at Asbury. Sally Drew was
one Of our cro H:S She cam: ra,s1 back e to
her sunday" she added while her own
heart sank. That vane Was in love
with Sally was all too evident do
you know herr. she asked.
shore also and Sally was one OF the
i crowd. I played the part Of q fool but
IL was jealous OF her other admirers.
We parted and I have not seen her
since"
IT am sure could arrange for you
to see her." E1freda told him with her
rarely beautiful smile coming bravely
forward
ssWin your he asked eagerly. and
Iunconsciousiy put his hand over the
tslim fingers on the counter.
That's easy" laughed Effreda and
added lightly. II always thought sally
had q secret love affair. She took
her packet Of photographs ana gave it
Ito vane. '-There-you may have
From the light that came into
Ivane's eyes Elfreda knew she had
done q generous thing. and with =
promise to speak to Sally ct the first
meeting, she went out Of the shop. Her
feet Jagged ~ she walked. and the joy
tseemed to have been wrenched from
her heart
She knew that vane would have
imuch worry should he win Sally. The
girl was . wretched little flirt and
beautiful beyond the ordinary. Her
beauty vas Of 20 appealing type That