Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-14

louHS iit's:, NlSu 10 make all I'M
portaGt announcement said Miss bar
boy. teacher of the class in French n:
he 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
tishing. Fresh meats and vegetables
| will be supplied every day. Ii is Il
new departure. and hope it will be
| 4 success"
1t was seen that she hadn't quite
| finished yet, and the applause was
| withheld
ut will be young ladies' camp in
| he sirictest sense of the word" she
| continued. No members of the other
sex will be permitted near it. Farmer
Jackson will see 10 that. That is all
| Hand in your mines as soon as posi-
| ole, please"
But won't our brothers and cousins
be allowed 70 come to see u.s." asked
Miss Harden for the rest of the class
''lmpossible." she replied in French
In your case. Miss Harden | happen
10 know that YOU have neither broth
FRS nor cousins at 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,
and her widowed mother had only IL
| limited income. There were other pu-
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 totaied seven names. Six
| Of them had no complaint of the rules
| to be enforced; the seventh said moth
| ing, but seemed To be thinking Il 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
week. and the enemy was lulled into
sense of security. No pirate craft
approached. and Farmer Jackson went
10 bed with conscience free from kill
ing. Then Miss Darboy took chances.
| She wanted some things from her room
N 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
lnounced 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 short cut across the
| fields and went off with the horses, but
| lie did not warn her to watch out for
Il red and white bull pasturing in one
Of the fields.
| Miss Darboy soon had use for all her
French EXPLANATIONS. She first heard
| like ulSidDl lhSb a
savage below. then trembling of the
earth and the sight of a creature bear
+, ing down upon her. She ran. of
course. There were two shade trees
standing close together and she reach
| ed ole and had gained Il 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.
60 away-go right away from
bere. 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
Oh the charge He had satisfied his
.,.::e:. ,-.A.S-S BE suddenly emit. :
below of defiance and went dashing
across the field. There was another
intruder. This time it was young
man. He heard the below, saw the