| Show 0 TWO I 1 NEGATIVES IVES by henry 8 winthrop I 1 I 1 copyright by tl 0 8 8 mcclore mcclure company 9 VW everybody bald said when old general Ain morth died and it wag was found that injudicious stock speculation bid wiped out his entire fortune that cyan evan should establish himself as a florist several of their set they argued who had bad suddenly found them compelled to earn their own living had bad followed this court courim and the set betl 4 resented in sinnova it ova alons moreover tha the kinsworth con sera sena a had been fan ous precisely because everybody had suggested a florists florist is shop evan alna alas worth decided against JL t it was all very well at first arst he argued when your shop Is a donelty and people bought fl clovers overs lu in the name of swe sweet et charity chail ty but be knew little about flo flow ers ere not riot enough to make the business an independent success on the jtb other er band hand his amateur photographs had bad gained distinction at various arious exhibit tlona N ery sensibly he be decided to develop this talent and so he secured a position as operator in an art obscure gal lery abere ft here he be could gain exter lence with skylight work two months later evan Alu ainsworth was practically tor for gotten by bis his old associates for this lynn mas as thankful for the dark days fol following lowing his big father a death had been made more gloomy by the repeated ifsits of self constituted ad who failed to appreciate the tact fact that there are some men who would rather earn less money independently than be dependent upon bor rowed romed capital for the success of a hazardous venture it cut him a little at first as one by one hla his friends drop ped off but in the end be he regretted only evelyn hope with whom there had been an understanding at the time of the crash armstrong hope her father had been one of the first to suggest the florist shop and when evan had ex his view of the matter and had declined the proffered aid ald mr mir hope had stormed through the house declaring that evan was a headstrong youngster and that the rising genera uon tion was going to the dogs then he had bad promptly exiled evelyn to europe in care of an elderly aunt now you take care of fi celyn elyn h he e had said to her when the steamer we was 8 M I 1 R I 1 A I 1 I 1 I 1 q 1 i I 1 Z I 1 I 1 11 na I 1 IV 11 av 1 I 1 t I 1 THEN THEIN SUE SHE WENT FORWARD BOTH HANDS about to sail and remember that your european vacation Is going to be cut short the moment I 1 hear that she has entered into communication with young ainsworth A letter which evaa evan had sent to her had been returned unopened with a curt note from armstrong hope antl matins that he desired all further communication between ainsworth and the hope family to cease absolutely and find assuring evan that he had taken steps to fee see that this desire would be carried out evan instead of a assuming suming a mourn ful air nent ment industriously to work and within two years so advanced him elf self in bis his profession that be he was en aged raged S as chief operator in the most fashionable establishment in town years of hard study supplement ed by none too luxurious 11 ring living the first year bad had wrought marvelous changes in his appearance and none who corn com dented on the excellence of his ills photographs realized that the artist was a man who nho at one time had been wel corned coined to their homes lie ile was nas too proud to remind bis his old associates of his existence and they la in turn had quite forgotten him As chief operator be he was supposed to exer exercise elsi general supervision sup erIston over the work and one afternoon going into the dark room be he found a young developer bending over some plates mr lir ainsworth aissis orth he called I 1 nv wish ish you would look at this negative air jackson took it while you were at lunch and it doben doesn t seem to be quite right he ile only took two and the first one was lost entirely through tog fog ainsworth carelessly lifted the plate and held it up to the ruby light then he gave a start for there was evelyn 9 face ft a trifle wistful but still the face of the woman rit ho be loved dearer than bis his life fulling pulling himself er he handed it back to the operator N alth ith a barele careless 85 remark but let the glass slip from his hand before th the 0 other could grasp it my fault I 1 he lie ald said in answer to the operators profuse apology the wet ivet film slipped out of mv my hinds send down stairs kad fell tell miss to write the sitter bitter to come again jhao r bo days later lelyn hope again to the ote operating rating room and noted rioted anith satisfaction that the opera tor was not lot the one she had sien aten on her first visit As be he turned to re oclee Cs iva her she gave a cr er of surprise evaul she gasped Is it really you t then impulsively the went for ward both hands outstretched 1 11 I I 1 e a confession to make he said as s he looked into the tender eye 11 shy ly IY upturned ui ul turned to his I 1 smashed smash teat your y hy last lecture on purpose BO so that you would haie hale to come down and posa pose again to me I 1 she gave a happy laugh then you still cire she aske I 1 earnestly caro care I 1 lo 10 e rel eaic I 1 I 1 11 d have e I 1 the sk ilal t if it had been n nicanara ni essary canary an ail t yon you realize that I 1 ve e been hungry for a sight eight of your face tor for tie tl e last tu avio 0 bearor years ell at ale e return cl I 1 with a tiny pout POUL 3 ou on might at least have base writ ten but I 1 did he assured her I 1 wrote rote and your father sent back the letter N naming arning nio me that any I 1 feer sen to europe would not riot reach you in spite of that I 1 wrote halt half a d dozen oz en times but received no word in reply abat 1 b a t did you say lit z she b e InquI inquired reu fouad hail abasi halt hal f c curiously u r ly halt f bashfully f U i ly I 1 can t tell you here be he nn answered sered you lou re here to give me a negative e I 1 she smile 1 roguishly take two platts sl at c e suggested and as he look ed a it bittle dazed she i her bands hands on oil bis his shoulders you stupid boy phe she finished don dont t you realize bat that two negatives make an affirmative nd nit you will marry me lie he asked incredulously I 1 refused two dukes and a count this with seeming irrelevance to marry a photographer a assist ant she stood on tiptoe till their lips met to marry the man I 1 love I 1 she reeled |
