Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1922-12-28
photographs which had remained on

graphs In the time fnat elapsed and
had apparently not discovered the
temporary absence of the spook pic
ture that so interested his credulous
aunt
a Sunday came and went. and then
on Tuesday a!ght Tom came home
from his office In apparent excitement
/ He hurriedly fumbled through the pic
! lures In the envelope on the living
room table until he found the "spook
picture He studied 1t carefully. and
then looked as carefully at a news
( paper clipping that he took from his
/ pocket and then opened and read
| or reread-a letter also taken from his
| pocket
At dinner he was little abrupt
| to his aunt. who has had those
| prints?" he demanded, and the poor
aunt hedged, but had to admit the
| truth.
Did you know the fool medium
gave the print to the newspapers,
and also gave my name and my bust
ness connection? The whole thing
came out In Sunday supplement
day before yesterday. Lucky no one
at the Office happened to see it. But
got letter from the girl
"rhe girl in the picture-your soul
mate? Oh, do let me have the letter.
/ must show it to the medium"
"Show it to nobody said Tom.
you've messed things up enough
already"
And that was all the satisfaction
that Mrs. CIaverly got from Tom
The next morning Tom announced
that he would not be home for dinner.
No, he was not going to work, he
he might not be back that night. Still
no satisfaction, and the next week
end he was away-''yisiting friends, -
said Tom. and that was still all the
satisfaction that Mrs. Claverly got
Monday at dinner she was frank
ly repentant
you have been 80 cool to me late
ly," she said, little tearfully 81 am
sure it was all because of that snap
shot of yours. Honestly, | didn't
know what the medium was going to
do with 1t, and ! think 1t was real
mean Of her to go and give 1t to the
papers and to give your name and
everything But, Of course, 1t is in
teresting-its one of the best pieces
of evidence OF the occult that there
has been for long time. You've got
TO admit that. But honestly. Tom,
I'm sorry If l offended you. | hope
you'll forgive me-"
Don't talk about forgiveness, aunt"
said Tom. "Of course the fellows
have been Raging me about It since
they knew. It's given me a little
notorlety that l didn't quite expect
But after all I'm much obliged to you
and your medium friend. The laugh
may be on her after all. But to
change the subject, aunt, | want to
tell you of my engagement. I feel
sure you'll like her. She"
"But, Tom, you'll never be happy
with any one but the spirit girl She'll
haunt you and make you regret"
That's the girl I'm engaged to.
You see-but suppose you let Eleanor
explain. I've asked her and her aunt
to come to ladies night at the club
tomorrow. You join us and then well
get the general inroductlons over
with"
And that was all that Tom would
say.
At the club the next night when
the preliminarles of introduction were
over with, Mrs. Claverly looked long
and intently at the girl
excuse me for staring" she said.
"but ! couldn't believe that you were
really the girl In the picture. So
you're Toms occult sweetheart after
all Isn't 1t wonderful to feel
Wasn't 1t the funniest thing2"
| giggled Eleanor. And we are so much
obliged to the medium. too, because
| If ii hadn't been for the picture
| never would have been able to find
| Pom. You know how It was7 You
I oNtt YIN oAbBPth lpi lAAt lliEiAA " llit
| hotel where my aunt and | were stop
| ping, | admit that | was attracted
| from the first and knew that Tom had
| noticed me, but of course there was
no way Of our getting an introduction.
Wen. anyway, the next morning quite
by accident, I left my little camera
in the lobby
Fred Gage had taken snap of
me with ii the day before, but we
! hadn't turned it. and Tom must
have left his camera in the lobby,
too. and when he went back for it he
| got mine. That was just before he
went away. | knew right OFF that |
had the wrong camera and | rather
| thought II was his. Ii somehow didn't
look like mine. | was so anxious TO
find out what Toms name was, but
| auntie wouldn't let me ask the clerk
| or look at the registration book
| rather thought he'd find that picture
| of me In the camera he took He took
one over 1t and made double ex-
posure Then when my picture APP
peored In the paper, of course aunt
| insisted on our writing and asking
| him to explain All my friends