Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-08-25
THE CHAPERON,
How She Came to Withdraw One
of the Camp Rules.
BY CLYDE LAWRENCE.

Urignt. 1908, by Associated Literary
Press.l
Young ladies' | wish TO make all i'm
portant announcement" said Miss Oar
boy, teacher of the class in French at
rho wellington private school for young
Qadies.
The fourteen young ladies looked up
an expectancy.
During the summer vacation, be-
ginning two weeks hence. | shall have
e,fents on the shore of the lake. and
your parents may summer there,
There will be boating. bathing and
fishing. Fresh meats and vegetables
win be supplied every day. 1t is a
new departure. and hope it will be
IA success"
1t was seen that she hadn't quite
finished yet. and the applause was
withheld.
1T will be young ladies' camp in
the strictest sense of the word" she
~continued mo members of the other
ssex will be permitted near it. Farmer
Jackson will see to that. That is all.
Hand in your names as soon as posi-
sble. please"
But won't our brothers and cousins
I be allowed to come to see u.s." asked
miss Harden for the rest Of the class.
Impossible she replied in French.
@-'ln your case Miss Harden. happen
no know that you have neither broth
: ers nor cousins of the male sex"
But have "a
No. she didn't say it. The teacher
~opened her eyes very wide and drew
herself up and frightened her
Miss Pearl Harden was fatherless.
land her widowed mother had only
limited income. There were other pu-
pills who had to consult the matter Of
Income as well, and when Miss bar
hoy had made up her list for the sum-
mer camp it totaled seven names. Six
Aof them had no complaint OF the rules
$40 be enforced; the seventh said moth
sing. but seemed to be thinking a great
IDEAL.
Vacation came. The camp was
pitched and occupied. and Farmer
jackson took shotgun into the fields
with him and kept an eye on the APP
sproaches to the camp.
Everything went along quietly for
week, and the enemy was lulled into
"A sense Of security. No pirate craft
approached. and Farmer Jackson went
ITO bed with conscience free from kill
sing. Then Miss Darboy took chances
She wanted some things from her room
fl,n rtl loo nd rh. -,ftn
the driver of the provision wagon TO
ride up with him.
Halfway to town a wheel came OF
stbe vehicle. and after gazing at the
wreck for FIVE minutes the driver an
rnounced that no four wheeled wagon
could continue its mad career on three
,awheels. This meant that Miss Darboy
must walk. She gave up her errand
Ito 20 back to her charges The boy
showed her short cut across the
fields and went OF with the horses. but
he did not warn her to watch out for
a red and white bull pasturing in one
r0f the fields.
Miss Darboy soon had use for all her
sFrench EXPLANATIONS. She first heard
rumbles like distant thunder, then
savage below. then trembling Of the
earth and the sight Of q creature bear
ing down upon her. She ran, Of
course There were two shade trees
standing close together. and she reach
ed one and had gained perch ten feet
high while the bull stopped to sni6
at the hat that had blown from her
head. Women are not natural climb
err. but under stress Of peril they have
been known to add that feat to their
many Accomplishments.
-Go away-go right away from
here" commanded Miss Darboy In
both French and English az the bull
came up and paved and beloved. He
absolutely refused. Then Miss Darboy
called for help. but no help came.
An hour had passed when the bun
went to the creek to drink. He didn't
forget the lady up the tree. however.
He kept looking back. and she realized
that TO descend would bring him back
on the charge He had satisfied his
thirst when he suddenly emitted a
below OF defiance and went dashing
across the field There was another
intruder. This time it was a young
man. He heard the below, saw the
bull and at once made for the trees.
He came up at hot pace. made q
long spring to catch a branch and
escaped a vicious sweep Of the horns
by inches. He had been settled on a
branch for three minutes before he
heard voice asking:
"Sir, what shall we do?'
Good lands. lady up a treew be
gasped. How did you get there"
THAT creature chased me. and IL
climbed"
Il can't hand you my card. but my
name is Randall Hope"
"And l am Miss Darboy Of the
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