The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-05-24
CAMILLA
BY MoLLlE MATHER.

Cinderella and her stcp-sisters. There
Il not a doubt that Camilla was so
Swectly charming that the step-sis-
'crs above mentioned had little chance
of attention while In heI company;
masculine attention especially. Not
that Camilla put herself forward in
any way, or tried for the admiration
hat was Invariably hers. Rather, II
came 10 her naturally, as one bends
20 inhale the fragrance Of flower
which was, after all, Camilla's secret.
Her very personality was all fragrant
with unselfShness and charity and
friendlIncss toward others; you felt
his instlnctiycly as you talked TO her
n looked into her crystal clear eyes.
And II you were man, weary OF pre-.
tense perhaps. or too much Inslncere
coquctry, you appreciated Canllla's
truth. when you met her. But the
stCp.Slsters could not understand.
Cami!la's mother had died when she
was born, which had IN a measure
placed her under her sisters control.
However, rs time passed aud the
Thornton finances dwindled, Camilla.
who had not been fitted either by re.
lationShip or advantage for the social
life that Grace and Gwundolen en-
loycd--tOOk up cheerfully the neces.
SGry tasks Of the household aud fell
heir to garments discarded. Frocks
and furbelows for Grace and GwendO-
ZEN were all, and more, than the
driven fathers purse could manage.
Camilla secretly and laughinrly MS.
sured him that she didn't mind a bit.
AS Grace was taller than she, and
GwendOlen futter than she there was
always material enough In the CASTOR
dresses TO insure remodellng. And
Camllls was very clever in the re-
modelling, so much So, that the sis
ters gazing In wonder at the dlSap
proved one, clad In some charming re
incarnation Of united blue and gold or
perhaps III dainty pink and lavender,
would forbid emphatically the young
er girls presence at parties.
1--WE are sorry. Camilla" Grace
would remark decidedly, "and proha.
bly, your own time win come later.
But Just now you must not reflect IN
on our hRrd-held position by appear
ing IN that very apparent madeOyer
AFFAIR. You will obilge us IN this win
you uOt?"
And again, Camilla did not mind. In
fact her elder sisters imnrpssly. Inn
ruace never failed In it's purpose %
imbuIng her with that same Idea If
superiority TO which she had been
raised. After all, what lid she want
with their high flown company? she
confidently asked old father And the
two Womb sneak on pI.etully together
IN n hammock far back I'm the garden.
Ana sometimes 10 sit on the grass
beside the hammock came the man
from next door.
II. WAS s.rious humorous inter.
esting sort az man this who haJ m,yaI
there I'm order m c,nnIete ia. writing
OF his great book Father told he,
This. an nm. NJ their hnpny talking.
things evenings Andtha
man wos preat too father said
1
known across I'm. country because al
his last success
Cou,u. w.s ,ovous,y excited ohout
| 4, o.. ,olI ,ha man os n. ana pa.
thor ond .he sat out under IN. star.
ne tro.s toye,l,nr how y.rr Glad she
was ,h.t his earnest Labor hoJ won
| .ncc.ss Ana tho man was nIcased
and rroti6ed tbat she recognized m,
| claimant ~ Iohor
"Most n.onIe" n. tolJ her smiling
"regard literary success MS mer,
mcky chance"
And as the evening hours beneath
| the trees grew into regular and ex,
| pected meetings. the man OF letter.
looked forward gratefully to the re
| spite and inspiration, while Camilla
listening TO the music that came from
her household, felt no envy or deslr,
for aught beyond her own small world
The sisters were giving n ten one az
ternOop; they told her about It. TIA
bles were Ia he laid In the lovely OLD