The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-18
By LOUISE THUuER.

~ OAAo41 A14AAAs. Paris, April 18.-It was all simple i enough.
 I was in Brussels when the Boche came, and saw all around me scat 1 tered bands of French and British l soldiers who had escaped from the 1 frontier after the first disastrous bat | ties. I~war.cd to do something for 1 France, and, as they would not let me fight, I thought the next best thing 1 was to help the fighting men to get away.
 They told me that in the Forest nf Norval there were hiding many Allied soldiers who had been cut off by the 1 swift advance of the Germans. thought ] would go and help them. When I got there I found that my countrymen had not the reast idea of where they were and where the enemy were. They said they wanted to join the nearest Allied army, so [ volunteered to act as their guide.
 At that time the enemy cavalry pa trols were everywhere.
 On my way back to the forest had seen Uhlans in some force, and twice had narrow escapes
 Once a patrol appeared, and the commander called on me to stop I ran as fast as I could, and some of the men d-smounted and fired after me, while others rode as fast as they could. I took to the fields and in among the growing corn managed i' hide myself from them, and they did not find me.
 Caught. The next morning I came on an- other patrol very suddenly at the turn of the road.
 They seized me before I could get away.
 They asked me had I seen any French or British soldiers. I refused to answer their questions, and they said they would shoot me if did not tell them all I knew. I just said I did not mind dying for France. Then they said I was a French spy. and they would give me five minutes to make up my mind whether would speak out.
 They placed me against a wall. and six of them stood with loaded car pines. The officer in charge took or his watch, and held it in his ham. Tn the other hand he held a sword The carbines were IeveIled and the officer asked me for the last time whether [ would speak.
 It mE5s have been at the last sec ond of the last minute that the of ficer put back his watch and gave the order to the men to go away Then he came to me and said, You are brave, but you are dangerous You will have to go back to Charleroi and h0 tried by Court-MartiaI. You must le a spy"
 Saved By BeIgial1s.
 I d'd not mean to go back. but at that moment did not see how I was to escape.
 However, my chance came very soon afterwards.
 We were climbing a hill crowned by little wood when shots were fired on the patrol The officer shouted something about being led into a trap by the spy, and came towards me. I ran swiftly towards the direction from which the shots had come, knowing well that the Germans would not fol- low me. I felt the bullets flying past me, and once l thought I was finished for bullet struck a buckle of my belt, but fortunately it was diverted and fell at my feet.
 I came in sight of d number of BeY- gian soldiers. I shouted 10 them in French, and they ceased to fire. I told them I was going to the Forest of Norval 10 help my countrymen They wished me God-speed and l went on my way.
 From the forest I wanted to take the party to the st. Quentin road. be- cause I thought that was the best route to travel by. Once on the road they would shift for themselves, and l could go back to Brussels.
 We had not gone far before we came on a body of the enemy. They were Uhlans, and behind them came a motor machine gun battery. The T-1 once. and, after a stiff fight, the Ger mans withdrew, leaving our road open.
 Trapped Again. Very soon after that I parted from the F'renchmen and started on my way back to Brussels. I was close to the outskirts of the city before 1 met any German soldiers. It was just my luck that they should have been the party from whom I had escaped be- fore. They arrested me again, and I was taken into Brussels, which had just then been c -upied by the Ger mans. I was put on trial before the Court Marital, and the officer who had first arrested me to-I many lies about me: said I had admitted that was a spy, and that I had led q party of German troops into an ambush. was sentenced to death. and was told that would be shot the next morn ing.
 In my sleep T thought Joan of Arc came to me. I know it was only a 1 dream. but 1t was a dream that con- forted me. I thought she said to me. Be brave. my child, for you are gtv- ! ing your life for a great cause" From that beautiful dream and the sweet face of the great and good wo- man who was bending over me, I woke to find a. German soldier of ugly and evil face standing beside the bed, on which I lay fully dressed. The visitor from the Embassy asked me many questions, and told me he did not think I would be shot. I was kept in prison for a few weeks, and 1 then I was released.
 Why, I don't know.
 With Nurse CaVell. For a time I was associated with | Nurse Caveu helping to look after l sick and wounded of all armies until l that noble woman was shot by the | Germans. It has never been stated 1 var hut + is the truth that the Ger