St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-18
THE CHAPERON.
How She Came to Withdraw One
of the Camp Rules.
BY CLYDE LAWRENCE.

portant announcement" said Miss OAR
boy, teacher of the class in French at
the Wellington private school for young
ladies'
The fourteen young ladies looked up
in expectancy.
During the summer vacation, be-
ginning two weeks hence shall have
tents on the shore of the lake. and
such of you as can arrange 1t with
your parents may summer there.
There will be boating, bathing and
fishing. Fresh meats and vegetables
will be supplied every day. 1t is
new departure. and l hope it will be
a Success"
1t was seen that she hadn't quite
finished yet, and the applause was
withheld.
ut will be a young ladies' camp in
| the strictest sense of the word" she
continued mo members of the other
sex will be permitted near it. Farmer
Jackson will see to that. That is all.
Hand in your names as soon as posi-
BILE, please"
But won't our brothers and cousins
be allowed to come to see u.s." asked
Miss Harden for the rest Of the class.
Impossible she replied in French.
I'm your case, Miss Harden, happen
| to know that you have neither broth
ers nor cousins of the male SEX"
But have az
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,
and her widowed mother had only
| limited income. There were other pu7
pills who had to consult the matter of
income as well, and when Miss OAR
| boy had made up her list for the sum-
mer camp it totaled seven names. Six
Of them had no complaint of the rules
to be enforced; the seventh said moth.
| ing, but seemed to be thinking a great
| deal.
| Vacation came. The camp was
pitched and occupied, and Farmer
Jackson took shotgun into the fields
with him and kept an eye on the ap-
proaches to the camp.
Everything went along quietly for a
week. and the enemy was lulled into
sense of security. No pirate craft
| aho To-
to bed with conscience free from kill
ing. Then Miss Darboy took chances.
She wanted some things from her room
in the village, and she arranged with
the driver of the provision wagon to
ride up with him,
Halfway to town a wheel came off
the vehicle. and after gazing at the
wreck for five minutes the driver an
nounced that no four wheeled wagon
could continue its mad career on three
wheels. This meant that Miss Darboy
must walk. She gave up her errand
to go back to her charges. The boy
showed her a short cut across the
fields and went off with the horses. but
he did not warn her to watch out for
a red and white bull pasturing in one
Of the fields.
Miss Darboy soon had use for all her
French EXPLANATIONS. She first heard
savage below. then trembling of the
earth and the sight of 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 a perch ten feet
high while the bull stopped to sniff
at the hat that had blown from her
head. Women are not natural climb
ers, but under stress of peril they have
been known to add that feat to their
many accomplishments.
go away-go right away from
herew commanded Miss Darboy in
both French and English as 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 bull
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
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 a
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 a voice asking:
"Sir. what shall we do?"
| Good lands. lady up a treew he
gasped How did you get there"
THAT creature chased me, and IL
climbed"
81 can't hand you my card but my
name is Randall Hope"
And l am Miss Darboy of the
school,"
Eyes. You are the French teacher.
You have charge Of the summer camp.
You have issued an edict that no man
shall approach it within half mile
That old farmer with shotgun turned
me back Yesterday, and | was irving