[1] All numerals throughout this volume relate to the stories herein
told--not to the chapters in the original books.
[2] The Governess here tells of an interesting little flirtation
between the Crown Princess and an Englishman because the Crown Prince
"had flirted furiously with several athletic but beautiful ladies at a
Winter Sports place in the Engadine."
"FROM CONVENT TO CONFLICT"--A VISION OF INFERNO
_Or, A Nun's Account of the Invasion of Belgium_
_By Sister Antonia, Convent des Filles de Marie, Willebroeck, Province
of Antwerp, Belgium_
This is the appeal of a nun, who in the fullness of her heart tells
the American people of the noble efforts of her Sisters to bring
solace and comfort to agonized Belgium. Sisters Mary Antonia and Mary
Cecilia were sent to the United States with the approval of Cardinal
Mercier, Archbishop of Malines, with the following credentials:
"The Superior of the Convent of the Daughters of Mary, Willebroeck,
Provence of Antwerp, Belgium, state by this present (letter) that
the Sisters Mary Antonia and Mary Cecilia are sent to the United
States in order to examine if there are means of establishing a
colony (mission) of the Daughters of Mary there; she gives to Sister
M. Antonia the power to act in her name as to taking the measures
necessary to this effect." Sister Antonia tells her noble story in
a little volume (published by _John Murphy Company_, Baltimore.
Copyright, 1916) with this introduction: "The hope is indulged that
the harrowing scenes witnessed by the author in Belgium, after the
German invasion in 1914, may induce her own countrymen and women to
more fully appreciate the blessings of peace. The events narrated
are set forth as actually occurring, and--'with malice to none, with
charity for all.' Any profits derived from its favorable reception
by the reading public or the charitably inclined are to be devoted
to the reconstruction and repair of our school and convent, damaged
during the engagement at the Fortress of Willebroeck, or for the
establishment of a sewing school, with a lace making department, for
young women in America or England, as our Reverend Superiors may
decide." The editors take pleasure in commending this book and in
extending their appreciation to the publishers for their courtesy in
allowing these selections.