Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-12
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Old Mr.. brewer believed himself TO
be ncting IN a manner more broad and
libcral-minded indeed when he told
Philip Maintenon that he might call on
his daughter Gertrude as often rs he
liked. provided he spoke or wrote no
word Of love 20 the young woman.
This embargo was 20 last until Ger
trude. who had just passed her eight
ecnth birthday. was twenty.
II WINS delightful 10 see Gertrude as
often as he liked. certainly. especially
after the long weeks IN which he had
wondered how much longer he would
be considered a welcome guest at the
Brewer mansion. but he soon found
that the permission 20 see her often
meant far less than II had appeared to
do NJ first sight. He was not the only
young man who saw her frequently. 90
begin with. Gertrude wns a pretty
girl. bright aud popular In the bargain I;
Philip began 20 live 10 n chronic state
Of fear hest some other fellow, wise
enough 20 speak 20 the girl FIRST and
then the father aftervard. should step
In ahead OF him. The girl herself did
not seem. to his excited fancy. to take
nearly 20 much interest In his atten-
tons rs she had done heretofore.
Sometimes he was on the point Of
throwing up the whole thing for a
year or two and going West. All Of
which was precisely whit Mrs. Brew
er had counted upon when she had con-
suited her husband 10 make terms.
After q time. however. Philip be-
came 30 deadly tired OF waiting that
he gave up the idea Of going West and
decided to change his tactics entirely.
Tie had promised 20 write or speak no
word OF love 20 Gertrude. certainly.
but proposing had never been mem
toned. Surely II was possible to make
q proposal OF marriage without utter
ing love-sick speeches. Yes. he would
certainly propose. and that as soon as
the opportunity offered.
But the opportunity was long In com-
ing. Mrs. Brewer had n nose for
news" which would have made the for
tune OF a metropolitan newspaper re-
porter. and while she did not exactly
suspect Philip Of endeavoring 20 break
his compact. 30 she gave her husband
90 understand. still she meant him 10
have no temptation Of that order. New
er a moment alone with Gertrude
could he find or obtain. Even when
they went upon photographing e1pedi-
tions together-both being enthusias-
tlce Photographic amateurs-they were
Invariably accompanied by Gertrude's
brother Benjamin, spoiled youth OF
fourteen, his mothers darling. and
plso bSdly afflicted with the picture
taking craze. And yet n was through
a Photographic process that Philip
finally carried out his win IN regard TO
his lnamorata and. cireumvented her
mothers care. =,
The bright idea occurred 10 him one
Sunday afternoon. as he worked over
his newest lens. and he lost no time In
frying II. Carefully printing a certain |
egend upon transparent white pa
yer. he pinned the paper up against
he windowpans and went over II
gain more boldly and on the wrong
lde. with a charcoal crayon. Then he
ttached the paper. still wrong side
20 the wall and photo
raphed the legend-backward. This
e did because characters OF this kind
In the ordinary way. are
ways reversed IN the negative. II IL
My In the printing that matters be-
ONE straight again. and II was in
he negative that Philip was particu-
arly interested.
He carried u with him when he
allied upon Gertrude the following
vsning. Gertrude ran upstairs 10 her
wn little darkroom 90 develop the
late Immediately. Philip had eH-
lained that he thought she would I'M
erstand the new experiment he want
! 10 share with her more clearly n
he developed the negative. II
Meteorological suggest as a devel-
per-" Philip had told her as she ran
pstairs with the plnte-holder contain
e the experimental" negative. and
lis agent she had accordingly pre-
ired. She rocked the little tray back
I'd forth for two or three minutes.
zen exposed II 10 the rays OF the red
mp. And this was the message:
MY dearest girl: win you marry
81 Philip Maintenon.-
The girl grew white and pink as she
nd a. Then she laughed merriiy and
I down TO consider. Ten minutes
ter she went down 20 the parlor and
planned that she had broken the pre-
Dus negative.
Philip colored hotly. and Mrs. Brew
plying his fancied disappointment
er the lost negative took Gertrude
ntly 20 task.
Il don't see how you could be 80 4
reless. my daughter" she remonstrat-
. Nobody knows how much trouble
:. Maintenon may have taken 10 Sc