The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1868-12-01

III terretiire ont and bringing to ligN,
crimes "a al kinds had won lul' Inn ihr
tit'er enniity u aii offenders, both roiiti.
cd and c'imi"ai, il tic c;,y They had
fpea'ediy yawei yr1gcarce against him,
ior they 'cclorel ;ilere VII, no chance o.
,a'eess for 'fsG Willie he rrmrined III
.rs, L3TTahic only laugltcd at their
6s7F4tS 1pra kept his wits about ! in. lie
declared his rsudin $ to meet 'hem when.
ever they desired it, proy;aei oily they
gave hun fair play.
This, however was the last thing they
intended doing They had, Cred at him
frequently without success and had been
equally unsuccessful in their attempts at
poison. They had gotten up mock con-
sp racics, with the hope of decoying him
Into their power; but he saw through
them in an instant, and only laughed at
them Tor their trouble. Still, they had
not abandoned the hope Of capturing him:
AMI it was very certain that if they could
succeed in doing SO, NJ. LarOmie's state
was sealed.
One day he was Longing idly near one
Of the most noted shops Of the Paais
Royal when woman passed by. She
was very beautiful, and was richly and
tastefulIy dressed. She was evidently a
lady, and one Of the most beautiful the
detective had ever seen. As she passed
She looked ut him with fixed gaze, and
then smiled. Instantly Laromie lifted
his hat "a! bowed profoundly. When he
raised lis eyes again TIE lady had disap-
peorai. lie was annoyed at this, for he
was anxious TO learn more of the beautiful
stranger; and, from the smile she had
given him, he knew that she was not
nversc to such course on his part
Eugene Laromie was a true Frenchman
in regard 10 gallantry; and this was the
only thing that ever brought him into any
real danger. Several times he had
narrowly escaped death at the hands Of
Jealous husbands and his friends were
confident that if ever he died by violence,
4 woman would be the cause oft.
During the day he could not help
thinking of the beautiful unknown who
had fascinated him. The next morning,
about the same hour, he took his place
again at the Palais Royal to watch for her.
lie was not kept waiting long. Sue soon
appeared; and as she passed him she again
smiled, and this time the smile was
accompanied by bow. Acting upon n
sudden impulse, Laromie started forward
and placed himself at her side.
He was about to speak with her, when
she SAID, hurricdly and in low tone
"Not yet, Monsieur Laromic. Wearc
observed. Tonight, at the Opera"
Zone word, Madame" exclaimed
Laromie, impulsively. Whom have l
the honor Of addressing 2"
The lady laughed slightly, and then
handing him card, said impatiently:
$50 now. l will gee you tonight at
the Opera
LarOmic bowed low, and drew back /,
while the lady passed on. CHANGING ct
the card she had given him he saw written
on it, in delicate hand, Julie dc Noel ;
but whether it was Madame or Madcmoi-
sells, (Mrs, or Miss. the pasteboard did
not state, and the detective did not care.
He only knew that she was a most beauti-
full woman, and that she had consented to
grant him an interview
"Who knows muttcred Laromic,
twitclling his mustache abscntly, "what
may come of it? She is superb? But
how the deuce did she find out my name ?
Well it is not strange. Every one in Paris
has heard Of me-"
In Paris, when one wishes 10 learn any
thing respecting an inhabitant Of the great
city, he can be satisfied by applying to the
Chief of the Police. In the Office of his
Chief Laromie now bent his steps upon an
errand ofthis kind respecting the lady he
had just parted with. In answer to his
inquiries the Chief consulted in n ponder
Gus ledger, and after brief inspection
declared there was no such person in
Paris.
"Wliat is it. Laromio I" he asked
public business, or an assassination :"
"Oh. merely little affair of my own"
said Laromic, laughing.
Take care, my friend" said The Chief
graycly. You run great risks in these
little affairs Of yours. We could not
afford to lose you just now"
"Neycr fear" returned the detective
gaily, Il always keep my wits about me- "
That night the detective was at the
opera at an early hour He waited impa-
tiently as the audience came in, and he
thought they had never been so slow be-
fore. He scanned the boxes and parterrc
closely, but could see the lady nowhere.
As the performance begun his attention
was attracted by friend, and he turned
to speak to him. As he looked back TO
the audience, when his friend left him, his
heart gave great bound ofdelight. The
lady was sitting in one of the most retired
boxes, radiant in her beauty. She saw
him and nodded smilingly. In an
incredibly short lime he was seated by her
eide, pouring forth bis thanks for the hap
piness she had given him.
In reply to the question, the lady told
him she was the widow of gentleman of