The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-31

done, or put the police Dn our track, |
we have the means Of vengeance, and
your life will be the forfeit! Conner
She led me to the bed. In all my eX-
perience up to now, Izhad never beheld
80 beautiful a creature as the one be-
fore me. She lay on her back, with
her arms thrown over her head, her
wealth of golden hair lying on the pill |
low. I cannot describe her features;
it would be folly to attempt it. They
were perfect as human features can
be-. Her skin was soft as velvet. Her
face was pale; indeed, but for the
short, quick breathing, in the soft light
thrown from the lamp, she might have
been taken for some divine piece Of
statuary chiselled by a master hand.
She bore the operation quietly, pa
tiently, with scarcely moan. verify
believe I was the greater sufferer Of
the two. I had to probe deeply before
I discovered the bullet; I felt her love-
ly form culver; slight moan left her
lips, nothing more. When I had per-
formed the task, examined the wound
and done what I could she rewarded
me with the sweetest smile that ever
illumined the face Of fair woman
Pens, ink and paper were brought
me by the yelled lady, and wrote full
instructions indeed by this time I had
become deeply interested in my lovely
patient-how to treat the wound, what
was to be her diet, etc. At the foot of
the sheet I put these words: IF any
dangerous symptoms appear, do not
fail to seek my aid. You are safe with
me now and ever.-J. S., NJ. d.
''You have done your work well, doc
tor, for which I thank you-nay, I
101r NJ f.,11 ~ 4 lie
you. She is my own child, and you
may perhaps guess how I love her.
Madam I said, this has been
strange experience for me. do not
know who you are, nor the mode Of
your life; but I am glad to have rem
dered service to that lovely creature
whom you call your daughter. One re
quest I should like to make"
"What is it?'
LET me touch her cheek with my
lips!''
The lady paused a moment. I saw
her breast heave and swell, as her
dark eyes flashed upon me through her
veil.
Granted" she said; "but I beg you
will do it quickly and unseen by the
others present"
l turned to the bed, apparently to see
that all was comfortable. I put my
ear to her face as though listening to
her breathing. Then, for just one mo-
ment, my lips rested on her cheek.
Turning around, I saw the yelled
lady with the bandage ready for my
eyes.
rs it necessary ?'.I asked
~ must be-; are do no other, She
answered. IS. y Sss 81 e u "
Then I submitted to be blindfolded
once more, but my hands were left
free
Here is your fee hundred gum
eas,' said the yelled lady.
"A hundred guineasv' I exclaimed;
lit is too much-ten would have been
sufficient
You are welcome Remember, we
have bound you by an oath, but not
word to living soul Of what you have
seen and done! I should be sorry to
be your enemy!'
Madam, am silent as the grave"
I need not prolong my story by re-
lating the return journey. was taken
back alone in the strange conveyance
used to convey me thither
Everybody old enough will remem-
Der the startling discovery made by
the police, some twenty years ago, of a
band Of female housebreakers. The
whole country was reused to intense
excitement by the revelations then
made. The newspapers for weeks pro-.
vided the most thrilling accounts Of the
depredations the gang had committed,
dressed in mems clothing-robbing gen
tlemen's mansions and the better-class
houses. Only three Of the gang were
captured, an elderly woman and two
younger ones; the rest escaped, and
nothing could persuade those captured
to betray their companions in crime.
The elderly woman was said to belong
to Continental family of title, and
it was supposed that she was the lead
er of the gang.
On the day Of the trial went to the
court, for strong suspicion had taken
possession Of me that my strange cpl
sode some years back had a connection
When the prisoners were brought into
the dock at once recognized the form
Of the yelled lady! Casting her eyes
round the court they fell upon me- I
saw she recognized me. She gave a
faint smile, put her fingers to her lips
and waited me kiss. So artfully was
this done that even the lynx-eyed re-
porters failed to notice the action, and
so missed what might have been
very romantic bit of news for the mil
lions who read an account of the trial
next day. She and her two conlpan-
ions were sentenced to long terms Of
imprisonment, and so ended the great
female burglar case.
I have often wondered what became
Of the fair creature, whose cheek nv
lips pressed for the first and last time.
Did she die Of her wound? If living.
will she read what have written? #
she reads my narrative, I hope she will
pardon my giving to the public what
has been locked up in my own breast
SD many years, the telling Of which
cannot bring harm to the gang Of
thieves who practiced their unwomanly.
calling more than 4 quarter Of cen,
tury ago.-Ht-Bits. # .=,s.zs.s i
Next to Paris, Lyons and Marseilles.
Bordeaux is the most populous town in
France. Though during the last ten
years the population has increased nv