Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-17

many years. The Paisley shawl had a
little history of its own. and Camilla,
sitting in the sunny western window
of her sky room. spread 1t in her lap
and tried to recall what her mother
had said about n.
Years before. when Camilla was
quite a little girl. the Atwoods had
been driving along a country road
when they discovered the beautiful
shawl lying in the DUST. where it had
no doubt fallen from some passing car
rage.
When Camilla was twenty-five her
father failed in business and lived but
short time, and as her mother had
died some years before Camilla was
left alone TO make her own way in the
world. That was why she was oceu-
plying this sunny top floor room in a
city boarding house. She taught
French and music in a private school,
and the slender salary she received
was sometimes eked out by engage
ments to play ut musicales at the
homes of her pupils.
She expected to play tonight at the
ChanninSs', and she had spent all her
spare time since o'clock in furnish
ing up her one evening gown. cleaning
her white gloves and carefully darning
a small tear in her small black slipper.
Camilla had sadly lacked cloak to
wear on these occasions. and she was
ashamed to appear again in her faded
raineoat. That was why she was sit
ting on the floor before the old cam.
phor wood chest looking speculatively
at the Paisley shawl.
Suddenly she sprang to her feet aud
shook out the folds of the shawl. 1t
beloved away in lustrous tints of red
and brown and gold and green. Ca
milla caught it up. dropped one fringed
corner over her black mist of hair and
gathered the rest of it over her arms
and about her slender figure. AS she
surveyed herself In the mirror a swift
blush of pleasure at her own lowell
ness heightened her beauty. Her dark
eyes shone like stars. and a charming
smile played about her tender lips.
She was going over her evenings
repertoire when the whistling tube
warned her that Mrs. Cummings car
rage was at the door. With a last
glance at the reflection of her tall.
graceful form clothed in flmy black.
with string of tiny pearls at her
throat. Camilla draped the Paisley
shawl about her shoulders and went
downstairs.
The evening was much like other mu.
ciaaI nj xuhnn
Camilla declined to partake of refresh
ment and was glad to re-enter the car.
riage which waited to take her home.
Just as the carriage was turning into
| the uptown cross street where Camilla
! lived there was the sound of an auto
mobile horn, hoarse shouting and then
a sickening crash as the horses swerv-
! ed aside and swung the vehicle against
a lamppost
| Camilla was flung from side to side
of the softly padded carriage. but suf-
| fered no injury beyond severe shak-
ing up and a violent fright. At last
! the babel of confusion outside ceased.
while some one forced open the door.
| mans hatless head and a pair of
! broad shoulders were thrust within.
II hope you are not hurt?" he queried
anxiously.
mo. not in the least What has hap
/ pened?" asked Camilla in her turn.
"A motorcar frightened your horses.
! and they SHE'D and threw the carriage
against a post. May l assist you to
| alight and call another carriage for
you?"
! Camilla placed her hand in his and
descended to the pavement, where a
crowd had gathered. The motorcar
was putting impatientIy on the other
side Of the street, and the coachman
was striving to quiet the FESTIVE
horses At a little distance an am
! bulance was backed up TO the curb.
! and couple of white. clad hospital
doctors were bent above form on the
pavement.
Some one has been injured" cried
Camilla as she moved toward the am
! bulance. The tall man with the broad
! shoulders kept beside her as IL 10 pro
tect her from the inquisitve crowd.
Yes. An elderly woman was cross
! ing the street at the time. and. while II
is not believed that thar carriage struck
/ her. we think she has been so thorough
ly frightened that it has resulted in Il
/ shock OF some sort
"Oh. are they going to take her to q
hOspitai?' asked Camilla as they drew
| near.
They were. but as my Office 1,
| close by have persuaded them r.
turn the case over TO me am a ply
sician. you know. and the woman beg
+. ged so hard not TO be taken to n pub
/ lie institution that could not resist hei
appeal"
Camilla turned and. looking up al
4 him. found his glance resting on her
with nnmiStakable admiration. Ht
hastily turned his eyes away and ben
over the woman on the pavement
Il think ! can carry her IN now" be
suggested. and rs one Of the attend
ants started to throw sheet around
the shrinking old form he added, I'll
send into the house for rug"
oh. take this" snid Camilla. and
| an instant she had tossed OF the Pals
ley shawl and was whipping it about
| the injured woman