The Washington times., 1919-02-02
Studied Destruction
By the Countess de Gaza- Pascal
CHAPTER XI.

TIT d
of the finally is written there will be many
Edith Cavels listed in the record of the German in
Vason have told of two French girls who gave their
lives perhaps dramatically did Miss Cavel but
with the courage and devotion to the flag of France
want to-day to tell of the fate of Mile Adrienne the
nineteenyearold daughter of the Mayor of Sancour
little city ten miles east of Epnoy.
Nile. Adrienne had been frequent visitor to my
chateau in the days of peace and had been favorte of
mine because of her winsomeness and charity Her
brother was the cure Of Sancourt and while Adrienne
gay and vvacous always pagung her good brother
by her escapades and hrtatiOns with young fellows who
into district from Paris each Autumn for an
outing she known throughout the countryside for
her benefactiOnS and her readiness at all times
the sick perform other acts of charity for all who
needed kindly deed
ALI Of Mile Adriennes family, which consisted of
elder brothers and sisters and aged mother had left
the negborhood before the invaders came except the
brother who the The other brothers, of course
called into the mobilization They had insisted that
the mother and Adrienne 90 to safety at Paris but
Adrienne refused She would stay with the cure she
said and she certain the invaders would not moeSt
girls that her old mother not unwilling that she
should remain to help where help might most be needed
Mile. Adrienne sadly dSlusioned. Mere girls
merely the choicest prey for German soldiers. AL
most with the first occupation of the district Adrenne
became martyr. soldier her performing act
of kindness for refugee family driven from their
home-I do not remember, if / knew the details
of this incident The soldier spoke her She replied
with courtesy but cOdness The soldier demanded
than mere poteneSS. Adrienne repulsed him. That
night she taken in charge by sergeant of the guard
He took her house in which six soldiers bieted
He released her in the morning Her brother complained
to the commanding officer III the city. An investigation
promised, but it never held
After that Adrienne suffered terribly. The soldiers
seemed to know their commandant would chide them
for any advantage they took of her hepessneSS When
her brother, the complained again and demanded
the investigation that promised him, the commandan
told him to be satisfied that his church allowed to
stand and not be asking protection for who just
girl and who was fortunate enough to be attractive to
the soldiers.
am sure no one will blame Adrienne for seizng an
opportunity which let her friends in the free pOT
tion of France know of her predicament. British
aviator with engine trouble forced to make landing
within the German lines His machine gded to the earth
during the night great field just beyond the town Of
SancOUrt. Adrienne returning from surreptitiOuS
visit to family who lived outside the city She
trying to reach her home by short this field
hoping she would not meet German sentry and be sub
mtted to humiliation as a punishment for being
abroad after dark, She heard the crunch of the wheels
when they struck the earth She shvered in terror until
she discovered that the aviator in distress friendly
visitor At any moment he might be discovered
Already his presence the German lines known
and hundred German planes searching for him.
Great white lights played the whole neghbOrhOOd
but Providence seemed to protect the brave soldier from
discovery
Adrienne told him where the German hangers
Something he needed which he said he could obtain if he
could creep into the Toulouse of a hangar He
ceeded but before he went his peOus quest he heard
the pfu story of Adrenne-hOw the soldiers misreated
her. He took her and made of il IN his report
book and of the of the city and her brothers posi-
tion
/ do not know how he escaped. Even Adrienne did
not know that. She told of the incident upon
of the occasions when she allowed to visit me-
We wondered If anything would come of it. We were