South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-21
BY NArOLEON 5. zARICK.

~easfbOund train. Bruce C.rman. a
kodak enthusiast in the first stages
or the diseased had photographed
every attractive view from Albany
and Niagara Falls 20 Ancona. His
rolls Of films would have made a
fairly complete panorama OF his pic
tsresque tourney. with occasional
|laDrts. OF course. when night had
interfered with his labors. From the
hack platform. from the steps OF his
ovrr. car, and from the observation
smoker. ne had shot the flying
landscape. From early dawn until
the last faint light OF the lingering
northern twilight had faded away
he had labored.
At Ancona he was standing on the
last platform % the si~de-tracked
train and had jotted down his pho
~tosraphic memoranda OF snow
crowned Catskil mountains. with a
distant glimpse or the beautiful
hotel nesting on the mountain side.
He was feeling we'll pleased with his
work. for these last views were SUI
perb. and II they could be success
fully developed would doubtless
prove a source Of pride TO him.
4 shriI whistle. an oncoming roar.
and the express Numbered past on
the main track. As IL slowed up at
the station Carman's train moved
on. but not before he had indelibIy
lAed on the film of his kodak a
e.impse OF the back platform Of the
Passing train. He raised his head
ard saw. vaguely. a girl bending over
"a kodak focused. apparently. on
him. but before she looked up his
ear had rounded a curve and she
WIS lost 20 view.
Carman returned 20 New York
after several weeks, and one
az his first acts was 10 develop his
views With the luck OF the ordin-
AIRY amateur. a few Of them were
GOOD but most Of them were bad.
Marry views Of the beautiful Cats
kill mountains had diminished them
selves into the eve OF the kodak TO
such an extent that they were hard
is distinguishable from the low-ly-
ms Hills that border Lake Superior,
while glaciers. lakes and rivers. red
woods and farm laEds were hope
lessly confused. Only one view was
sharp and clear. Framed by the
doorway Of a sleeper. a beautiful
young girl looked straight from the
Slim into Carman's eyes.
by Jovei' he exclaimed. what a
beauty, She must be the Ancona
rtrl"
The Ancona girl she was and the
Ancona girl she remained for days,
weeks, and even months. Carman
p inted the picture off and she was
c1arming. in blue Print she was
bcautifD1. and blue prints are crucial
rests OF beauty, on carbon paper she
was exquisite. and with each expert
rlentaI printing her image pene-
trated deeper and deeper into Car
MANS heart. At last ne enlarged
fer; or. not quite at last. for the
crowning point of his folly was TO
frame her in silver and install her
ON his dressing table as mistress OF
his heart and possessions There she
stood for several weeks. returning
his elances-not in kind. perhaps
bat in nUmber-and known 10 him
only by the prosaic name Of the
"Ancona girl Then. one evening
-he was christened, and il was in
THIS way:
Jack Brennon ran mp 10 Carman's
rooms 90 communicate some bit of
personal information. wandering
idly about the room. he saw the pho
tosrarh. picked it mp. glanced at il
care,essly then put il down. Good
photograph" ne said. amateur. Of
coarse I didn't know YOU knew
Edith so well. she's a jolly girl.
isn't she
"N-no-y-yes." stammered Car
man Edith, and here was "A man
who knew her, But what a fool he
would be 10 ask the name Of "a girl
whose photograph was enshrined in
shc privacy of his dressing table,
I'm q moment more Brennon was
some. Carman felt a mad impulse
20 ush after him and ask who.
what, and where Edith" was. but
pride held him back. and the very
ucNt day Brennon sailed for Europe
with an ambulance corps.
BY this time Edith's ~otoErapbi
Tresentment filled Bruce Carman's
Ule. ana the entire world was mere
ly a dense veil hiding her from him.
lie went 10 every dance and dinner
ne even aunte teas. hoping that
he might find her. Once he was in
vited 10 a dinner 10 meet NV
cousin. Miss cambridge. OF Toronto. %
His heart beat with an overwhelm-
ing JOY rs ne heard the words. At
last she would be his, He entirely
ignored all intermediate steps OF ac-
qusintance. intimacy. proposal and
acceptance He gazed az his photo
graph with rapt alteration. Mine.
rnine. mine,' he cried. and the sweet
eyes smiled back at him from under
the wind-swept hair.
When he stood before his hostess
that night his face was white and
his voice hoarse with emotion.
Edith. Nr Carman. Miss Rain-
bridge. Mr. Carman." The words
: were spoken and Carman turned 10
meet her. Alas, this Edith was not
his Edith. but only an elderly Scotch
spirster Carman never knew how
nc lived through tina evening. hut
when he returned TO his room and