The Cairo bulletin., 1911-03-03
A QUICK
RECOVERY
By nARJORIE CLOUCH
Copyright b. american Press Asso-
c.1t,an. 1911.

duced to poverty.
l found position as governess in
the family of Ms. Woodward, q
widow with several children. Lucy, a
gil nearly my Al 4, was the Oldest
daughter and, of course, | had moth
ing to do with her education. Then
there was son, Harry, absent at.
tending lectures. He eu.le home dur
ing vacations. but paid ire no atten.'
ton whatever during these visits. He
was interested in young lsdics occu.i
pying the social world in N.iiCl | had
just made my debut and disappeared
lie used to talk a great deal about
them, ana | thought that had 1t mott
been for my misfortune had he metI
NE In the gay world he would layel
spoken of me in the same way.
MY duties We're to take care Of .ael
little children who had only begun o.
learn, was something, bat not mu 4
better than nurse.
Mrs. woodward was taken dow
with typhoid fever. The doctor ord ,,r.
cd Il trained nurse, bot when she came
the Invalid directed that be with h.
constantly while the nurse should onl
attend her when necessary. This
threw upon me the brunt OF the nurs-
ing, the trained nurse only carrying
out such work as the doctors assist
ant And just when she was most
needed she took herself off to accept
a permanent position
The night the nurse left the patient
had had hemorrhage, and the doctor
dreaded her having another. He told
me TO keep her in the utmost quiet,
for she was in q dangerous condition.
Her life depended on this.
In the middle Of the night my mis-
tress asked me feebly for some Cruel.
| stepped into the hall and was sur
prised TO find the lights that had been
left burning below were out and all
was In darkness. | returned for
matches and went down the staircase.
At the bottom a light was flashed in
my face and mans voice called
gruftly:
81 want the valuables"
I was always tinlid girl, but in
this case my mistress condition con-
Guered fear. | told the man that
there was an invalid upstairs and II
she knew he was in the house it would
XII her. He evidently did not believe
me. for he spoke very harshly to me.
holding n revolver right in front OF
my face and ordering me to tell him
where the valuables were kept
Now, there was not bit Of silver
plate or iewelry in the house that was
not in the sickroom. My mistress had
always kept them there in health and
insisted on the silver being carried
there every evening after dinner.
They were nothing to me beside her
life. begged the man so hard to be-
lieve me, Mt the same time telling him
that | would bring him everything OF
value, that be permitted me to so for
them.
But how was | to excuse myself to
my mistress for carrying the things
out? If | told her nothing Of what
had occurred would she not believe
that I was robbing her when she was
too i'll to stop me? Her son AMI
daughter were both in the house. but
to awaken either one Of them would
be death TO their mother must
think quickly What rut the plan
adopted into my head know not 1t
came like flash,
Going back into my mistress room.
I began to turn the gas NJ and down,
finally turning it out as II by mistake.
ooh. dear" | said, "how urlucky!
And I don't know where there are
While I pretended to bn hunting for
the matches was gathering some val.
unhle Jewels that / knew were kept
in n drawer Of the bureau. Taking
them and picking up the box In when
he silver was kept, went downstairs.
The burglar was waiting for me. He
turned his light on what brought
him and remarked that there was "a
good lot of swag. Then he ordered
It INV tit hltChtu anu, tdhlujs u
'lothesIinc hanging against the wall.
led me to 4 heavy table In vain
begged him to let me 70 to my mis-
ress. ooh, no. he SAID you'd can
he police
He went away, and began at once
rying to free, myself, Nv joints were
very supple and / soon slipped my
hands out Of the rope, after which 1t
was no great work to free myself.
Taking UP the grlidl that was on the
'angc, went back to my mistress and,
'clighting the gas, gave her what she
would take Of it, Then. telling her to
-ry to get some sleep, went down
'tairs to the telephone and reported
he robbery to the police. Fortunately
he burglar had not had time to get
% n place Of safety with his swag.
md by communicating quickly with all
he policemen within range he was
aptured
The next morning whefi'T told Harry
nd Lucy what had occurred they were
'eside themselves with terror till /
cached the end when Lucy sank down
nto chair and Harry I shall
ever forget the look Harry gave me.
ust then there was a ring at the tele-
hone. and the police reported that
he robber had been taken with Jewels
nd silverware.
Mrs. Woodward recovered, and the
octor said that had certainly saved