The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1918-07-25

Z. 1911. by the MCCLURE New spa
per Syndicate1
BY NAPOLEON S. zARicK

IdcheQ AT AuCUuu WdltiuS TOT tuS
east-hound train Bruce Carman. &
kodak enthusiast In the first stages OF
the disease. had photographed every
attractive view from Albany and Nj
agara Falls 10 Aneona. From the back
platform, from the steps OF his own
car. and from the observation smoker,
he had ''shot'' the flying landscape.
AT Ancona he was standing on the
last platform Of the side-traeked train.
and had jotted down his Photographic
memoranda OF snow-erowned Catskill
mountains.
A shrill whistle. an oncomlng roar.
and the express Numbered past on the
| main track. AS Ii slowed up at the
| station Carman's train moved ON. but
not before he had indelibly fixed on
| the film of his kodak glimpse OF the
back platform of the passing train
He raised his head and saw. vaguely,
girl bending over kodak focused,
apparently. on him. but before she
looked up his car had rounded curve
and she was lost TO view.
Carman returned 10 New York after
several weeks. and one OF his first acts
was IL develop his views. With the
luck of the ordinary amateur, a few
of them were good. but most OF them
were bad. Only one view was sharp
and clear. Framed by the doorway of
a sleeper. beautiful young girl looked
straight from the film into Carman's
eyes.
by Jovet' he exclaimed. "what
beauty She must be the Ancona
girl
The AncOna girl she was and the
Ancona girl she remained FOR days.
weeks. and even months. Carnan
printed the picture of and she Was
charming: in blueprint she was
beautiful, and blueprints are crucial
tests of beauty; ON carbon paper she
was exquisite. and with each expert
mental printing her image penetrated
deeper and deeper into Carman's
heart. AT last he enlarged her or. not
quite at last. for the GROWING point
OF his folly was 10 frame her In silver
and install her on his dressing table
as mistress OF his heart and possess
siOns. Then. one evening. she was
~aAA ArlFAEAf anu - ~ ~ TINS NAt
Jack Brennon ran up 70 Carman's
rooms 10 communicate some bit of
personal information: wandering idly
about the room, he saw the photo /
graph. picked II up. glanced at II care
lessiy. then put Il down. Good photo
graph" he said amateur. Of couas-. ] 4
didn't know you knew Edith 50 well 1
She's a jolly girl. Isn't she7'
+N-nO-y-yes. stammered carrnnn. /
Edith and there was a man who knew 1
her, But what 8 fool he would be e 1
ask the name Of girl whose photo 1
graph was enshrined IN the privacy u 4
Ms dressing table, In moment more /
BrennOn was gone.
BY this time Edith's Photographic /
presentmeuf filed Bruce carfnan's lie. /
and the entire world was merely e
dense veil hiding her from him. He 4
went 10 every dance and dinner. he 4
even haunted tess. hoping thar h.
might ind her. Once be Was inyited 1
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