Show GIRL IRl IRli i I AM AMONG N PARIS PAHI APACHES I I I Narrates Her Experiences Among Outlaws of Metropolis E Editors Editor's Note Note Note-MI Ml Gordon nl lna Is an Am American girt Irl with a rooted root love for tor ad adventure She Shea as a. a found It Il In the last lut place where ne no would esp ct a a. Irrl t to auk ek ekL e t among L the Apac Apache e t the terrible bandits of ot tho the Parts underworld Below Delow Be- Be low sw ahe abe ten tells her own elory ator of her life life- terrible terrible- aur- aur or 1 six fix weeks In thin these By Lillian Higgins Correspondence of the Worldwide News flews Service PARIS June 16 I 16 I cannot fully tuny explain the reasons that induced me ne to embark on this adventure It t was largely a a. question of ot ImI Im- Im I ulso I Iwas was In Paris Parts after ater my near ar waiting wailing to get home nd I felt bored with the life One day I read something In the apers about tho into fate that had danen a a. countryman of ot mine in he Montmartre region at the ands of or these terrible Apaches of or horn hom people are so 50 much In terror I n i Paris today I thought I would like to see of or this wildest of ot wild I J found round Vests of ot Paris Parts and soon hat the surest wa way to sec see It for tor was i to go 10 as a n. nurse amon among he ie sick poor in that region It Itras ras 35 as easy enough to fix tb It up and was soon at work My 11 expert aces as os a nurse nurse- were interesting nough and that side of or It rought homo to me the scam seamy Ide de of ot life liCe as I ha had never realized before But It s not of oC m my experiences that I am gog gog goig go- go ig g to speak I am more con- con with t Ith m my experiences as a on the heights of ot Mont Mont- in tho the quarter given o cr tho the night birds who prey proy ruth- ruth sly on the well weIl to do who como come cometo comoto to their clutches ho Has Hu Her Wish Wih It was with a a. Jaunty step and a a. I elf If possessed manner that I set ut lit on my first visit to tho the much region but as I 1 became tangled In the maze mazo of or dark sets eels with their lurking figures began to wish I had not been Ite so daring So far tar there had been no at- at pt to molest me in an any wa way id d I was beginning to think that might be as safe cafe here as In the recta of ot London or New York hen a sinister figure with the a lo appearance of oC tho the pache piche one sec on tho the screen aced assed by peering Ice rIng Into my face taco as ase ase e poised passed He stopped a a. few birds f ds away and arid gave a II low whist whis- whis I t e. e e It was answered by another t tu pd a 5 second cond figure crossed tho the reet higher up and came towards c e. e. e I tried to act a as though I had hadt ot t the tho least fear of or harm to my- my If If It but m my heart was wildly boat boat- g and I was cursing ln y folly in venturIng on this fools fool's and by Apaches Suddenly ono one of or tho the figures retched out of or the darkness and 1 Izod my arm Another hand wab was over ocr m my mouth and I felt felty y senses leaving leaving- mc me When hen I covert covered cred my senses I was ns lying a no dingy room which was quite part o of ono one of ot the tho slum of ot tho the quartier jit It WR was pitch dark and I was as Jono ono but I could hear henr voices out- out le voices s-voices voices raised to boisterous and indulging in tho the foulest of or the tho French lan lan- I age jage Shortly I heard a door oak cak and into the room camo came a a. ain In stream of ot light I In the doorway I recognized ar an ani d i d crone cron and ind behind her the tho figes fig fig- I es cs ot of oft two men One I could see is 18 s the evil looking villain who II 1 id d passed d me In the tho street before le e attack I was nas terrified I Tho The old woman called out in ench rench So you jou OU are arc awake at st at st st. my beauty Sho gave ga a low laugh and camo came and Sized mo me roughly by the r pulling mo me towards the door 10 o 0 of oC the men called to me to toK tot tol K t l up and I was taken to the room s 1 entered at nt one end of or them the tho sm m a man of oC about 35 entered at other On Bee seeing In me he ho gave ave a art art rt rt and then said uld In a no that fd d none of ot the harshness of ot the era eu What arc you do doing In here ter ler I 1 looked hard at him lum for tor p fJ voice seemed familiar but I 1 IId Id not him t last lass the explanation of ot my prose pros pros- e dawned OH on him for tor ho he turned denly to tho the others and started I pour out a 0 torrent of or colloquial ench tench I could not understand 1 rd enough h. h however 10 lo realize ho hos s reproaching my cap captors torn for what I y had done colle and I 1 boon saw that was ma master ter In the house houst for tor the theer I Ier er ers seemed emed terrified and eager to cato him I hen he had finished with them turned to me mo and said I ache acho Apologizes I 1 I 1 am sorry sister alster that this int in- in In-I In t should o have been heen offered you wa was not with any will of or mine minet t it was tas denoMy My Iy name is Lere Lo Lore Le- Le r re Hero they call me Le-I Le the Able le I What I 1 am or what made meat me mo mot at t you see seo now nOW now-ft a criminal and ls Is Is not of or much concern I you ou but I am not nol altogether hoot hout gratitude You have been beenIng I Ing today ono one who It la even everything thing i the world to me I 1 am more th than n I can tell you jou and I 1 Iret Iret ret rel very much that any harm uld havo have como come to you jou OU You are free to go now All An that taken from you will bo be restored I 1 will give elve you a note ote that wille will wille e you from harm should you be eked by any of ot tho the criminals of That is la all I l can do dor r repay you for tor your jour our kindness to child C Protector hen I realized that I was wa In the tho sence Bence of at the tho father of or tho the little 1 I had helped to nurse that day daya dayL a L garret quite close to where 1 t been attacked he mother lord had b been n reticent ut herself and th the tho father when came in in had avoided meet meeting ng my directly so 10 i it n was not surprie- surprie I did not recognize him at first 9 two men camo came forward sheep sheep- Jy h and handed over r some of m ray my perty that had been taken from I It 1 and L calro gave save me a R. folded t et of ot paper on which was waa 1 She who carried this la Is II Ill T d nd and mu must t not nol be molested I II l A piss as I signed t cd That pass pas a I r I hive have had occa occasion lon to use more than on onto o and it has been of greater value to mo me HS liS a 0 safe conduct than anything I 1 can think of S Salute lule Her I was soon out o of the house after thanking my deliverer and nd on m my way back to the lie settlement having had more than enough h adventure for tor forene Cine cne night I However er I found a n. few days das later that t it c seemed re mcd to o hi got abroad that I was entitled to the freedom of ot the district and to my surprise some porno of or the- the most terrible looking cutthroats T J h have ve ever set act eyes on were cro thu tho first tint to salute me mo respectfully respectfully respect respect- fully un as ns I made mado my wa Wo way about One night as I 1 was passing along alonga a dimly lighted street I became becam aW aware that t I 1 was tho the object of or close attention from a man on the opposite opposite site side Bide of or tho the pavement It was not not a question of at a bandit this timo The figure thure was that of or a young man In evening dress ft who ho had evidently e been en making a night of ot It U some some- where He lie crossed over ocr and spoke to me making an observation that roused m my indignation to boiling point I 1 Imade Imade made to get et out of ot his way but ho he laughed an and seized hold of or my arm ann Rescued by Apache I I 1 confess contess that I should have o been I better pleased at being cl attacked attached ed by bya a 11 bandit than this gentleman gentleman gentle genUe- man n. mJ and I was as terrified beyond measure I screamed with terror It is no use UBe my dear ho he said as aa he leered evilly c Into my face tace There Thero are arc no gendarmes here and ond we are nc alone Terror overcame me and Md I rank to the tho pavement p In a swoon As I 11 did EO so I heard that same camo whistle that hat had warned me of or the attack rome come nl nights before II I 1 dimly conscious of or hur- hur footsteps and when I 1 came cam cameto I to myself again I saw lIaw two men standing standing beside me and stretched I on th ground a few yards away was v the f form of the gay youth h The Tho O two nf g i men n who v had como come to aid l lne me ne In such uch lImel timely manner were the tho two who had waylaid mo me the tho day jay before II Sad SOld Commentary I 1 th thanked them for tor their deliverance deliver deliver- deliver I ance anco of ot mo nie from the brute lying se senseless on tho pavement but I was nf aid they had d done him some serious harm They told ma mG that hilt lie he was only stunned and that they had no Intention of or doing him I further injury though hough they thou thought ht he richly deserved an any ale fato that could be ho muted out to himI him I 1 could not liMp lp realizing what a I commentary it w was on our civilian Rita that hese two outcasts from society should have played the chivalrous chiv chiv- chivalrous I role rolo which one is 18 too ready to 1 associate to with the tho dress and manners manners man man- ners of or the young blood lying senseless sense sense- en e- e less on the pavement A few days after this adventure adventure- I wag a asked to visit tho the house of or Le Lee lIre to Lo nurse nurEe a n. good hood camarade who h had received a dangerous d knife wound in a L brawl bral To my surprise the apache p was waR a young oung Scottish co co- co lonial evidently of or good education Homicide and arvd Desertion I It appeared that he had como come across with one of th Australian contingents to fight with the allies and from tram the documents he showed mo he had fought rought with distinction Unfortunately ho hit met his evil genius who had shamefully cheated ted him at cards carda and nd in a fit of ot anger they had quarreled In the tho tru struggle gle the other othor man was knocked down and his head com coming In into contact with the pavement ho he was wan killed Tho The boy deserted and over ever since ho bo has bas been living a life of outcast in tho the underworld underworld underworld under- under world of or Pari Paris Pans I was wall deeply moved by his story ston His sincerity lInearity was obvIous obvious ob ob- and I havo have no doubt that tho the poor lad ladAS was waa moro more sinned Binned against than sinning but it was Impossible to persuade persuade- Mm him to set eel about returnIng returning return- return Ing to his old life me in Australia Hit His View of Life Lifo Wh Why should I If 11 he asked me mo m Mother other and my friends all aU think I Iam Iam Ic am dead c L Let At t them hem think It Better Detter the they should think of ot me lying In a soldiers soldier's grave Bravo thin than that the they should know the truth truth that that I havo hae been I leading a a. life of or shame and crime crimo In ono one of ot the UC worst quarters of or Paris If It I went back bick they would have to l learn arn tho the truth truth that that I am a n. de deserter deserter de- de and worse Morse I would rather die dlo a thousand times Umes than destroy detroy their illusion about tho the brave bray son Ion who died Ie with his hili face tace to the foe roe I think tho the truth would lull kill my mother Sh She has become becom resigned to m my supposed death likes to dwell cu ca the tho memory of or her brave soldier boy I 1 cannot let her know the tho truth I 1 shall live this lIfo life to the end and nothing on earth can change my mind |