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man was in a hurry. She then told him that an old man, Thompson's father, had called the day before, Friday, and, enquiring for these very photographs, had expressed keen disappointment on not receiving them. Mr. Dickinson asked for the negative, and immediately recognized from it his caller of an hour before. On the following Monday Mr. Dickinson again asked Miss Simon for the negative in order to make the prints; but in the search for it a pile of negatives was upset, and the very one wanted was broken. A letter was therefore sent to Mr. Thompson asking him to call for another sitting, and offering to recoup him for his trouble and loss of time. There was no reply. On the following Friday, January 9th, Miss Simon, speaking from the lower office to Mr. Dickinson, said that the gentleman had called about the negative that was broken. "Send him up to be taken at once," was the reply. "But he is dead," said Miss Simon. Hastening down to the office, Mr. Dickinson found an elderly gentleman, Mr. Thompson's father, who seemed to be in great trouble. "Surely," he said, "you don't mean to tell me that your son is dead." "It is only too true," came the reply. "It must have been dreadfully sudden," exclaimed the other, "because I saw him only last Saturday." "You are mistaken," said the old gentleman sadly, "for he died last Saturday." "Oh no!" exclaimed the photographer. "I am not