The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-12-09
ADVENTURE WITH
FEMALE BURGLARS.

I had just retired TO bed after hard
days wurk, tagged and weary. wish
ing that / were almost anything but
what | waS-a doctor practicing in II
dcnsely populated working class neigh
bOrhood. where the calls were plcnti-
tul. but the fees mcagrc. til" said fees
having to he collected in small weekly
sums 10y my agcnt-an arrangement
which seriously lCssCued the sum total
OF my annual income.
was unmarried Though ! may say
/ am now sixty, with SONS and dauSh-
tiers In plrntyl. and therefore had no
sympathizing ear into which l could
pour my troubles.
| WAS stretching out my weary limbs,
when clanG went the night bell. such
was the force used on the bell wire
that l wns certain il had broken. and
therefore lay still. thinking however
much the knob Of the door was manip-
ulatcd. should not be disturbed
In this ! was mistaken. A few mo-
mcnts. AMI | was again disturbed al
most startled by the Savagencss of'the
ring.
| went down stairs. turned up the
gas in my surgery. and unbarrcd The
door. II was pushed open impaticntiy.
so impaticntly that | was compelled Ia
retreat. or otherwise | should have
been bruised. 4 lady entered. closing
the door behind her.
She was tall. well dressed AMI thick
~ yelled. | could not discern her feat
urcS but | saw through the veil Il pair
Of dark. flashing eyes fixed upon mo.
Without waiting for me 10 speak. she
said:
You have been long in coming. doc
tor. But let that pass; ! want yOu 10
accompany mo At ONE. \l" YOU ready
10 go:''
WAS struck by the voice ii was
certainly that of Il lady. but 50 intense
ly charged with SORROW or anguish. |
knew not which. that its tones seemed
10 Curdlc my blood. and Il Shivcr ram
down my back. as though some one
had poured irc-,'old water there
| Seeing me pause. startled, she .hur-
Firdly continued:
J YOU must come. sir: make your fee
as high US YOU like. ii shall hr paid
1t * Il r.iS' .nl life or death. Good
heavens, sir. she may be dying now
while Eoll stand Their" h'sitatinS
Quick"
Without n word returned Ia my
bedroom and r,sScl. did not like
the case. The lady'S manner prrplrNcd
and not II it'll" terrified mo. Yet fell
COMPELLED to obey Some one was in
danger. il WAS my boundrn duty Us Il
doctor I" give professional service.
Al
mind AZ | quickly dressed. ON again
reaching Tia" surgery. | noticed the
ladys eyes fixed on The door through
which entered. She had evidently
never taken them of il since | made
my exit
Il am ready. | said.
You llav" got your Instruments"
NO: will they bc nordral:''
II do not know: bctl II bring them.
tir!'
| took my ease Of instruments from
the cupb, ard in which they wcr" Kept.
and placed them ia my ovcIroat pocket
ALLOW me-" | said. hut the door was
opened before ! could rrl,h it. nul the
lady WIS standing or the step.
What Il terrible night or rather
morning it was. Neither moon nor
stars We're Visible.
The lady walked on in front-it was
more II trrt than II walk: followed,
wishirg | had refused 10 come out mt
all. Turning II corner. suddenly
observed Il vehicle. 1t was not Il ear.
riage: it wa. not Il handsom; To this
day | don't know what to "hriSt"lI
that stang" conveyance. 1t was some
thing oh four wheels. with Il dark
cloth probably tarpaulin thrown over
1t. | noticed that the horse wis black,
and the driver was mulli"d up So that
his face would not De- recognizable
even with better light.
The lady opened the door AMI bad.
mc enter. She sprang In. closed the
door. and sat down opposii" M" with
out word. The driver dashed the
horse, and away we ratified over the
stones.
I was familiar with every street in
the district. AMI nearly every house;
| could almost have tElvcisrd IL blind
fold. But soon tho district WAS left
behind. On. on, we went. through tho
heart Of the city; On. on. ill the wheels
Of The Convc!an'" no longer r,nnllcl
over rough stones. hut gli,icd almost
nolS"lcSsly over IN" country roads.
! became doubly nervous as W." rode
along. What did il Ill p"rtcnd: Where
was | being carriCdE \ fear possessed
.nr that all was not rs il should br
was checked IL. my lgtatCd mus
iI.gs by the sudden Stcppagc If The
vehicle. Where We were | Ill not
klppw ANY more tlian H." man Ia the
moon. excepting that W were in The
country. and must bc mil, : away frOu
my sIrgrry. II was Il mercy. N least.
thar we had arrived II, the end "f on.
IbntpCy. ard | should find ont Tie
object for which had been brought 80
far from home.
Tie mystery was dccp"ncl. however.
when instead Of our aliglIiing. thu door
VI the vehicle was opened frp.a t!i@