The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-11-04
A Clever little Woman.

nOSpltal WINDOW one afternoon In
March when ! made my rounds. left
Marta TO the last, as felt that on a
dreary day like this she would be more
than ever glad OF n chat.
had not sat beside her for five min
utes before | found that she was in a
highly-strung condition, her eyes were
so bright, her skin dry, and her pulses
Guivcring with their rapid beats.
After few commonplaces, sad
What is il, Marta? What is the mat
ter to-day? You have no new pain
40 fresh troublc?"
"No monsieur" she answered, sit is
that | cannot still my thoughts-to-day
Is the anniversary" and she stopped.
Her beautiful gray eyes were full of
tears, and she was trying hard to exer-
else self control.
Tell me-" l said, "all about the an
niversary."
at was L. years ago to-day since l
met my husband. Jean Louyain," she
began eagerly, "and our meeting was
a strange one indeed. | was in search
of clever forgcr-whom the police be-
lieved to be woman-and had to go
70 Riviera in search of her. / had been
in the Hospital of st. Jacques to see
man whom I thought could give me in
formation, and il occurred to me sud-
denly that the dress of Sister of Mercy
would be a good disguise. left Paris
in time to reach Marseilles early one
lovely morning, and going to the house
of friend / changed my clothes, and
scarcely recognized myself us l looked
in the great glass at the railway station.
No hair could be seen, and the large
collar and winged cap gave me quite
different expression. ! had bought
smal bag, exactly like those the sisters
carry, to hold the things needed, and
l had my papers sewn inside dress
wore. l was young then and the cases
that interested me occupied me so en-
tirely that l became sleepless and suf-
fered at times from sudden faintness,
which would be succeeded by violent
pains in my head. To alleviate these
troubles l carried always bottle of
ether and tiny phial of chloroform,
ia,r,,ors, on..o,n
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formnr farn5 .,n-n a'b '.u ', = ioui
stupefy you."
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My me Is uear 70 me- and nothing shall
s'@hu III 'he way OF my 1reedom-do
you understand Nothlng'
AS he said this he took from his bag
a large, Sharp knife. such MS shopmalyers