Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-05-28
MEDICINE LODGE BARBER CO, KAs, FRIDAY MAY % 1886
A FRENCH ADVENTURE.
How a Lady Was Compelled tn Change
Male Passengers Appearance.
paris Cor Chlca1n Her,ld

Wate taSsenger's Appearance.
| Paris Cor. Chicago Herald.I
| Recently the line between Borde1ux and
Montanban was the scene of one of the
most thrilling adventures ever recised in
the chronicles of hold an1 DARN deeis.
1t was six O'Clock p. m. that Mne. -,
the 81 ter-in-law OF a high Il .ial of Bor-
deaux. took the express train at that city
/ for Montauban.
! AT Marman1e-no in-i LEM. Agen va
rerchnd in safety. Ths nexs station was
Mon'auba1. Nine. - set'lel her se II in
a corner of her coups, tuctel her fur,
m 're snu lv about her AMI gave a si!h OF
relief as 'hs tain movei OFT of thu deD0s
doubling its spHe1 at evary revol i'ion of the
wheels. At his Nom mt tis conra was
ooened hrusqusly and ma1, mufl d 70
the cars IN fur coat. entered. He un-
s'ranped his va'ise to ex9lors its contents.
With half-closad ewes M1dame - spiel
every movement. The SICILY ii n, of the
tinv oil lamp sIsDsnla, in the center of
the come concentrated It's ravs on tho
sharp steel hla les of pair CT large
/ scissors and the barrel OF a revolver
/ which the traveller had taken from his
/ valse.
"Madame. prav Won. render me a
I light service. This long hair wear is
/ horribly unbecoming BE so kind as to
short n it for me. Cat it as close as pos
4 sihle."
"Indeel. sir,r stamm4r4d his victim. al.
/ most paralvzel with frirh.. "who eyer
heard of such request: Surely, you do
not meHn it.'
II m an il so earnestly that IL Won per-
re- IN in~
! fication of blowing a hole through vorr
head. Choose. then. this hand or thai ~
brandishing as he said this the revolver
/ In one hnn1 and the scissors in the other.
! Nine. - dill Just what we all would
have done under like stances-she
| chose the srissors-and more than once
this new Delilah felt a strong desire to ,ut
/ the iuoular vein or this imnertnent Sam-
son. hut the monacing revolver warned her
| that prudence was the better part of valor
! in this ordeal. The operation terminated.
J Samson took from his v~liSe n small hand
mirror and compla"ently viewed the ef-
feet. Evidently sntisfel, with gracious
smile he turned to her:
! ~ thank you immensely, madame: a
skilful harher could not have done il bet
ter. Now, another and a last favor: I
have some changes to make in my toilet.
! While occunv myself with them, give an
/ eve TO the scenorv; it is very fine"
without protest Nine. leaned her
check against the window-pane and can.
tinusly loo'el Mt her watch to see how
much ion@er this martvr ION must last. It
was 9:41; in ten minutes the rain would
enter the station Mt Montauhan.
! Su ldenlv a little couch warne her that
/ that part of the toilet in which she had not
! been askel to assist was cOmnle'ed. She
| turned around. Oh, surp isa! Instead of
the gentleman cleantv shaven she saw be.
fore her monk % the order of Dominicans,
with long. flowing nrav heard.
"Montnuhan! Ten minu ses!" shouted
the conduc' o..
The monk openel qni-lSlv the door and in
tone almost menacing. sal
81 hope. madame. that bafore Won len We
your seat you will give me time to make
INV exit"
Tho request was sunerAuous. The ladv
! was more dead than alive Her friends
awaited her Mt the depot. She told them
! OF the adventure. The sta'ion-mas'er was
immediately warned; the traditional gem
! darme was put in pursui.. hut in vain. In
the avenue laadin TO the town they founS
only the robe and false beard of the monk.