New Britain herald., 1919-10-11

towards the wall Stopping down, she planted 6 passionate kiss on the face of the dead hero, and afterwards, picking up her infant, she walked from the scene of the tragedy like one in a dream.
 It was from M'KiIlOp that I had the above facts regarding the fate of Dr. Leroy. The doctor was only one Of many who sealed with their lives their devotion in those days of ter TOT. 1 was just recalling the other day that of the eight of us who met that night in Brussels to start this work Of aiding Allied prisoners. am the only survivor. The other sev- en were shot by the Germans or died in filthy prisons after they had been captured in aiding the prisoners.
 Of these seven who joined me in pioneering this good work, four were Belgians-MM M. Jean Leroux, Paul Gerard, Louis Beville, and Gull laume Pieters-while two were Irish-i men, pr. O'Hara and MT. John Mur- phy. The seventh was a young French woman, who had come to Brussels to finish her art studies, and was engaged to be married to O'Hara.
 -AS tue story OI tile late mat De16l Dr. O'Hara and his beautiful fiancee is closely bound up with that of MKillop, the wounded Cameron High lander of whom 1 spoke before, I will tell it here.
 pr. OHara was in the hospital when MKillop came in. It was the intention of the authorities to shoot MKillop as soon as he had sufficient 1x- tO ho to ordeal. He became worse, and ulti- mately was removed to small hospi- tai (where Dr. O'Hara was stationed) behind the Hotel de Vile, which had just been taken over by the Germans as a military hospital
 Dr. O'Hara had seen M'killop be- fore, and knew what was the matter with him. He protested to the Ger man authorities that the man was in great danger and required better treatment than he was getting. For reply he was told to mind his own business but he persisted with his complaints. No notice was taken of them, however, and, without saying a word to any of us, the doctor deter mined to attempt to get M M'Killop out of the hospital It was his intention to remove the man to a nursing home kept by a Mile. Breille. His fiancee and a Belgian nurse were the only parties to the plot
 Tho Escape.
 On the night decided on, Mile. Marie Cru, the doctors fancee, changed places with the Belgian nurse, and, as she was the only nurse in the ward where M'Killop lay, it was easy enough for her to assist M'Killop out of the ward and across the lawn to the car which the doctor had brought to take him away. The doctor was able to quiet the sentry who challenged them by producing an order for the rem oval of the pa tient, and the party drove off before the matron arrived to reveal the truth.
 Unfortunately for the doctor, he was recognized and next day he was arrested on an espionage charge, Mile. Cru being accused afterwards. Both were put on trial, before court martial, and though there was nothing against them beyond the fact of their association with the es- cape of MKillop-who was by this time pictured as a dangerous spy of the Allies-it did not take much to
 
 of death passed on both
 After their experience with Dr. Le- roy the Germans did not attempt to induce the doctor to betray us by of fering him his own life, but they of fered to spare the girl he loved if only he would betray the hiding place of MKillop, and give some particu- lars of those who were aiding the escape of Allied prisoners. The doc tor did not deign a reply to this of fer, which forced on him the terrible alternative of saving the girl he loved or keeping silent about the hiding place of stranger of whom he had never known the existence until fate had brought them together. The girl answered for him. and, according to Q wounded German officer who was associated with the court martial proceedings at the time, this was her answer
 For a daughter of France there can be no choice between death and dishonor, and it would be worse than dishonor to purchase my life at the expense of that of brave man who has come to fight for France without ever having known France and with out thought of the consequences to his loved ones in far-away Scotland. I scorn your offer of life. I am ready to die with the man I love-
 The decision of the Germans was that the doctor should die first, the decision in the case of the girl being held back pending confirmation by headquarters; but, in accordance with the practice then followed, the girl was forced to be an eyewitness ot the death of her lover. They were ; not even allowed a farewell meeting Died Together.
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