Desperate Girl.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 437, 9 June 1902, Page 3

Desperate Girl.

Pari=, April 19, Another tragedy among the American students in the Latin quarter has been averted by the merest chance. Evelyn Maxelle, a girl from New York, being absolutely destitute and starvingi called three weeks ago as a last resort on a young Californian follow painter, Andrew Coburn by name, whom she had met at social functions. Sho found him seriously ill and without anyone to attend him in his garret room, except a gruff janitor, who reluctantly climbed tho stairs once a of asking for a loan, Miss Mazello went home, sold her bolongings to buy food and medicine, went to attend her countryman and savod his life after five weeks nursing night and day. As soon as Coburn was well enough he married tho girl, but their abject want became unbearable. Neither could find work, and they had not even money enough to get painting material. Finally, a 3 neither received an answer to appeals sent to relatives in America, they determined to commit suicide. At 9 o’clock last night, a telegraph boy went to their room with a message, deceiving no response to his knocks, he took to the janitor a telegram for Mrs Coburn, at the same time telling him he had noticed a strong odor of gas on the top floor of the house. . . , The janitor rushed upstairs, burst in tne door, and found the young couple unconscious. But he revived them with some trouble. , The despatch was from Evelyn s married sister, and read : “ Have cabled you fifty dollars, American Express. Hundred more by mail.”