The sun., 1898-01-23
NESTLED ON THE COURT.
MADEM0IsELLE CLUNG FRhNkLY
TO C0MNIsSI0NER SHLELDa

Ht seeuna That Some Psrnsns Censider Her Hp-
sane. but ne DeeAn't Knew About That.
AithsuEh she Did Ask Hirs to write for
Her 70 Her Friend. tho Empress or Russia.
United States Commissioners Shields was seen
yesterday sitting at his dcsk in tho Federal
building and waving his arms in the air in an
apparent endeavor to free himself from dark
haired woman, who was trying to bury her
nose in tho left-hand side Of his collar.
The Commissioner had been triio late in
getting TO hls office, and was removing his
ovorcoat whom dbnunitive French woman in a
state of excitement bounded into the room and
CALCULATED:
II have found him; ho is here; am saved
And thon abe skipped around the long table
in the middle OF tho office and fastened upon
the Commissioner, who had sunk into his chair
exhibiting not a little tropidation. She scizod
him by tho shoulder and In managed to get hold
Of his left hand and placing her lips close TO his
left ear she exclaimed.
"0h, yss; you'll know you will sa vo mol
Dieui Ihave great Joy that am here"
But, my dear madam" began tho Com
missioner.
mo. no, not madame-it 10 mees I have
been prosecuted. crucifcd. like the good Lord,
oh. 30 muchi But you are not Pontius PLATE.
All, no. I will toll you," and at this time the
sioner's neck, whio he endeav ored- some of the
spectators thought he endesvored very gently
to free himself from her grasp.
II will tell you," sho said. They said was
folle, insane mad-so you describe it, is 1t not
I am from Paris. i have large money there,
and now that Russia is to take my beautiful
France want my jewels and my-my other
things"
But my dear madam-miss-I havo no juris.
diction. do not find here that I can inter-
fero." and o finger Of the Commissioners free
hand rested at random upon a paragraph In
the Revised Statutes relating to the punishment
of mail robbers
You win not find my case there, not at all. -
o his E % 6s '9
pethy. Doctors have hear my case. They say
have my head. mR,y brains al right i ann set
Of Off Russia; See, I VIII give you the words to
gan to search in her reticule.
Just at this juncture Post Office Inspector
Jacobs, who had a warrant for two mnil-box
II think had better telephone to the polioe." "
little woman did not know that, and in less
time than it takes to tell It the astonished
"Poiice % she shreked, % Sah, has' yon do not look
a man like that. You are not insane, you have
head he has from side to side, and then up and
down in answer to both questions
"Ah, YES. And l have my head. don't you
think soF'
Jacobs. who had recovered his voice. said
yes" and dmurmured.something about 1T being
very pretty one.
Then why the policef
light dawned upon Jacobs, but while he
was trying to explain matters Clerk Donovan
came in with the announcement
Those policemen are coming with"
with my enemies" ejacula;ed.the woman.
Then she smiled scornfully at tie Commits
sioner and the Inspector.
"Canaile!" she exclaimed you would
make q trap for me. But see, ] am gonc," ana
her skirts whisked down the corridor toward
the elevator as two policemen entered the office
with their prisoners.
We'll, IN be blanked," remarked Inspector
Jacobs.
Possibly" said Commissioner Shields.
She 8 mad as March hare" declared the
Inspector.
The Commissioner smoothed down the left
side Of his collar and replied, We'll, may be sho
is-maybe sho is and then his features grew
stern as he turned his attention to the mail box
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