The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1921-07-08
CAMILLA
BY moLLle MArHEa.
&c. 1891. Western Newspaper UNION,

tS. 1924. Western Newspaper Unieal
This is tie story Of model sort OF
Cinderella and her step-sisters. There
1t not doubt that Camilla was 40
sweetly charming that the step-sis.
tiers above mentioned had little chance
OF attention while In her company:
masculine attention especially. Not
that Camilla put herself forward in
any way. or tried for the admiration
that was invariably hers. Rather, 1t
came to her naturally. as one bends
to tnhale the fragrance Of a flower
which was, after an, Camilla's secret.
Her very personality was all fragrant
with unselfishness and charity and
frtendltness toward others; you felt
this tnstinctively as you talked to her
or looked into her crystal clear eyes.
And II you were man, weary OF pre-.
tense perhaps. or too much tnsincere
coquetry, you appreciated Camilla's
truth. when you met her. But the
step-sisters could not understand.
Camilla's mother had died when she
was born, which had in a measure
placed her under her sisters control.
However, as time passed and the
Thornton finances dwindled. Camilla,
who had not been fitted either by re-
lationship or advantage for the social
life that Grace and Gwendolen en-
joyed-took up cheerfully the neces-
sary tasks Of the household and fell
heir to garments discarded. Frocks
and furbelows for Grace and Gwendo-
len were all, and more. than the
driven fathers purse could manage.
Camilla secretly and laughingly as
sured him that she didn't mind bit.
AS Grace was taller than she, and
Gwendolen fatter than she there was
always material enough in the CASTOR
dresses to insure remodeliEs. And
Camilla was very clever in the re-
modelling, so much so, that the SIS
tiers gazing in wonder at the disap-
proved one, clad In some charming re-
incarnation of united blue and gold or
perhaps of dainty pink and lavender
would forbid emphatically the young
er girls presence at parties.
1--WE are sorry. Camilla" Grace
would remark decidedly. land proba-
bly, your own time will come later.
But Just now YOU must not reflect up
on our hard-held position by appear
ing In that very apparent made-over
affair. You will oblige us in this will
you not?"
And again. Camilla did not mind. In
fact her elder sisters impressive Ian
guage never failed in its purpose Of
fmbMng her with that same idea Of
superiority to which she had been
raised. After all, what did she want
with their high flown company? she
confidently asked old father. And the
two would sneak off gleefully together
to a hammock far back in the garden.
And sometimes, to sit on the grass
beside the hammock, came the man
from next door.
He was a serious humorous, inter-
esting sort of man this, who had moved
there in order to complete the writing
of his great book. Father told her
this, on one of their happy talking
ngs-over-together evenings. And the
man was great, too, father said.
Though still yousy, his name was
known across the country, because Of
his last success.
Camilla was ioyously excited about
1T. She told the man, as he, and fa-
ther and she, sat out under the star
lit trees together, how very glad she
was that his earnest labor had won
success. And the man was pleased
and gratified that she recognized the
element of labor.
Most people," he told her smiling,
"regard literary success as mere
lucky chance"
And as the evening hours beneath
the trees grew into regular and ex-
pected meetings, the man Of letters
looked forward gratefully to the re-
spite and inspiration, while Camilla.
listening to the music that came from
her household, felt no envy or desire
for aught beyond her own small world.
The sisters were giving tea one af
ternoon; they told her about 1t. Ia
bles were to be laid in the lovely old
garden. A celebrity was coming whose
presence was always difficult of at
tainment. The celebrity positively re-
fused to be lionized, SO they had
gained his consent by the assurance
that the tea was merely family af-
fair. They we're, therefore, too busy
to be curious. when Camilla informed
them that she was going that after
noon for drive.
Leave everything ready before you
60" Gwendolen admonished, land
have flowers on oil the tables"
"And Camilla Gvace reminded her,
"lf you come back before six, do not
pass through the garden; your .old
straw hat is too shabby for public
display. Later. you may have mine.'
1t took painstaking planning after
that for Camilla to fashion lace pic
ture hat. out of Gwendolen's old lace
waist, but the hat was delightful
success, with golden rose that Grace
had discarded for punishment.