The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-03

after our engagement I told my
wife what / had learned about Aus
| trian intentions concerning certain
| Balkan states. / noticed that she
| listened with deep emotion. She hated
| the Austrians and seemed to dread
| their encroachment. My information
| confirmed certain hints she had re-
ceived that the emperor of Austria
was about to appropriate her native
state and that certain Austrian
diplomat was then In the capital-in
which she lived-who was taking GER
tain preparatory steps for the occupa-
ton. This seemed to work upon her
mind, distressing her very much.
Il was glad when our wedding day
arrived. for she was TO leave her home
with me for America. The bridal was
solemnized with a certain bnrbaric
splendor which was enhanced by the
picturesque costumes of all but myself.
wearing the usual American clothes
and looking for all the world like q
weed in a flower garden.
in the evening after the ceremony
my wife babe goodby 10 her family and
friends with SO much emotion that I
wondered If she would be content In
our far distant home. Then we entered
the carriage that was TO take us 20 the
station. Before starting my wife told
me TO ask the coachman TO stop at
the house OF a friend OF hers to whom
she wished TO say goodby. l noticed
that Anna carried In her hand a small
package. and i asked her why she had
not put IL in a trunk or a satcheL She
replied that It was glass and perishsble.
when we reached her friends house
she asked me 20 remain In the carriage
while she went in and babe Der friend
goodby. She would not be gone more
than two or three minutes. assented.
She went 20 the door. still carrying the
package. A young woman admitted her:
the two disappeared inside for about
minute: then Anna reappeared and re-
TO me-without the package. I
saw no evidence OF an emotional part
Ing between the two girl friends. IN
Iced. both seemed absorbed In some
hing else.
From Annals home we passed into
Hungary. In the morning we were &C
Budapest, and at the hotel / noticed
Cnots OF persons talking cscitedly On
'One subject and on inquiry learned
bat an attempt had been made during
he night "a the city we had left 20
ssassinate the Austrian diplomat. who
vas preparing the way for the states
A woman had thrown n
'omb through an open window into
Dom where her INTENDED victim was
ittinE He was badly injured bat rot
filed. The news did not appear IN the
ewspapers. II was simply whispered
rom ons person 70 another Indeed.
was never published 20 the world
When I rejoined nv wife tod her
hat ] had heard She rurued pais
I'd IN two quick questions askea n the
iri who had thrown the bomb had
cen captured and II the attempt had
zen successful The snswer 70 the
rst question did not know. TIE SEC
IA ] answered meehauicaIiv. Ter my
tfes emotion. taken vita ether
rents led me 20 suspect that she hsH
siirerel % TIE assassin the bomb inst
u t.ssn used
The look ~ horror On ny face re-
a I'D 10 Anna whnt was On rus mind.
aHT'ing her arms Htsuut me- she ron
sssd that she hHd h-cn n parry - fi,e
teu,psed assasstnafion and isaarsd me
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