Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-24

building. Eut suddenly the alarm
sounded tina, the French were counter
the cellar OF the church. saying. The
FRENCH VIII not lombard their own
church You are safe here. Wait for
He returned in another hour and in
formed me that the counterattack had
been completely repulsed and that the
After receiving further instructions
ana giving Information | returned to
the French lines very carly the next
morning, and was received as 4 real
heroine by the French officers and SOL
diers for having made the attempt to
attend TO the wounded on the battle
had scarcely left the ndmiring
and said:
Madame. have the honor to carry
TO You message informing yNau. that
the War Office in Paris feels il Jsces-
sIry to Interview you regarding 'suit-
aDle compensation to be paid 10 you
for most valuable services you have
rendered in the very battle lines /
have come from Paris to escort you
personally. which l deem great
honor!"
How foolish was! never suspect
ed that the compensation" that the
way ONCE wished to bcstow on me for
most valuable services" | had rendered
was a very different one than / then
anticipated.
Proudly and joyfuliy 1 accompanied
the French officer !>ot once did he
cause me to suspect that my life as a
German spy had already ended. and
mat my physical lite would also end
very soon!
On reaching the War Office 1 was
again politely requested to accompany
the same officer to the hospital, where
a soldier wished to testify to one OF
my most daring acts in the very thea
aeT , or the battle: | began TO, grow
tainted had il not been for the extreme
courtesy and gallant demeanor OF the
French officer. He offered me his arm
and escorted me TO the hospital where.
on entering, he requested me TO remain
in the waiting room and then disap
peared. 1t was, nearly four hours af-
forwards that he returned with pro-
iuse apologies for having kept me 80
long. Then he again offered me his
arm and led me through the hospital
wards until we came TO wounded
man whose face was covered out of
recognition. The man was barely alive.
but seemed agitated. The officer ac
me outer bandaSes and / recognized
him instantly. But even then 1 could
not not connect him with anything had
the officers whom / had entertained
Just previous to the attack ny the Ger
mans But l had not rendered. any
Service TO that man to entItle me to
reward b. the War Office.
You recognize him. do YOU not,
madaneT the French officer asked me
with little sarcasm in his voice.
Yes, ! do. He is one of the group
/ entertained previous to that unfor-
tunate attack" replied. Something
In my heart told me that things were
not right;
You do not remember seeing him
later. say few hours afterwards. do
you, madame?" he asked again.
felt horriIied. | lost all my senses
and my reason. For minute 1 felt
as though lost in black cloud.
Perhaps madame does not recognize
the wounded officer because she
though, mo, nj ne he. was dead p. when she was
French officer in Il still more steeiy
tone.
Tell me. monsieur. what is the
meaning of ali these intcrrogations ;!
l exclaimed. half crying.
Let US see, madame. Shortly after
the defeat Sustained by us you heroic
ally volunteered to go with bandages
ground"
"But you urged the driver to go on.
unmindiul OF the .nen lying in agony
on the field. And Iieve: once you at
tempted TO minister TO the wounded.
Never. once did you use your band
Il thought the means came from
German wounded. hor ,hat reason
diSresarded their cries and proceeded
to,hnd French wounded. as knew they
must be far in the rear"
and you 81, ere "a ksd Cross attend
suddenly became v!oivnt.
DEAD RISE Up AND
ACCUSE WOMAN SPY
You kept an appointment at the
ruined church with the commander of
the German forces opposite the sec
tion where you ente5tnincd shortly be-
gazed at the wounded officer before
me like blind person. Where had l
seen him:
make lep.E; Let me refresh your mem
DRY. The German commander congrat-
ulated you for your services. That was
q, very happy meeting. was it not?"
Still you do not care to make reply.
l Will further refresh your memory.
There were several dead French sol
church,, Am ! correct"
l could hardly hear my interrogation
The officer lying before you was one
OF the apparently dead soldiers. He
was nearly d :ad. Yes. he would have
died by this time: But the very pres
France is revealed before him in the
dead Of night, in the midst OF his dead
comrades on the floor OF his church.
hum inspiration. No. he shouts to his
bleeding wounds. to the blood that is
fast leaving him. You shall not bleed
shall not die a while; he shouts TO
himself. We counterattack. There is
panic: , YSu take refuge in the church
SSiIaI. lHe SIeFnan &C commander ruSheS
out OF the editice to give orders The
dead officer makes super human efforts
He crawls out Of the church building
over the sacred bodies OF his dead COM
rades. Miraculous? Yes! He finds his
way to our lines. He"
Stop! In the name of God I beg
you tC stop! Do not torture me any
longer. You have caught me, lead me
out Of this place. l will confess IL ALL
Perhaps l can" l cried sobbing
1t was many houfJ afterwards that
regalned consciousness. The time has
come for me to pay the great penalty
am ready.
Would l do differ ,ntly had 1 the op-
portunity to live life over again?
! do not know.
(TFIE ENID