Show It I FAMoUS FAMOUS WOMEN I 4 0 MAGDELEINE D DE Copyright 1923 New York Evening rJ l. l I Publish Publishing In a Co Magdel Magdelein- Magdelein in n in lA was born In 1607 at Havre de do Grace Fiance She he heI was a woman Of wit vit and talent and I at a very early earb age went to laris to toI Join her brother Georges a writer I Not being rich she sho supported herself by the pen and made a wonderful suc sue I cess Such uch was waa her fame that she was wall chosen to succeed the celebrated Helena Cornaro by the learned heads of ot the Academy of the at Padua A curious Incident happened to this lady In a Journey she took with her brother e At a great distance front from Paris their hel conversation one evening at an Inn turned upon a romance they were Jointly composing the hero of which they had called Prince krince What shall we do with the Prince l said eald she to her brother Is IsIt isit is isit it not better that ho he die dlo by poison polson than by tho the sword 1 it lt Is not time for that business replied her brother We will dispatch him as we please Indue in indue indue due course Two merchants in the next room overheard the conversation and concluded concluded concluded con con- that they had conspired to murder murder murder mur mur- der some prince They immediately imparted their suspicious news to their I host who sent for tor the police M H. and Mile 1 were put in Irons and ana andI later taken back to Paris under heavy guard Here after acter much trouble and I expenses they secured their release Magdeleine l died in hi 1701 aged 9 94 |