St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-20

with the idea that he had hidden rival, and
he applied to an agence de renseignements
to obtain the verfeation of his misfortune.
A large fee was demanded. Some weeks
later NJ. NORM, who had been sent to spy
the lady, called on the baron to inform him
that a divorce case had been made out. he
was a handsome fellow, and might have
been an attache to an embassy The notes
in his memorandum book. which were coun-
tersigned by witnesses TO the facts they set
forth were to this effect sSaw Nine. la Bar
onne X enter maison Meublee in the Ave
nue. d. ALBA at l in the afternoon OF Satur-
day, Now. Saw an aristocratic looking
gentleman follow her In. Waited until
when they both came out togett4Jr Heard
them appoint to meet at the same place and
at the same hour on the following Monday.
Witnessed with two other agents, their arriv
al At the house and their departure thence
together. Witnessed third meeting" Per
feet ~ cried the baron, "that is if it can all
be proved.'' Oh, you may be easy on that
score" replied the stylish detective. II
think I deserve a handsome reward, and as
am in immediate need of money, should
be glad to receive it at once"
s'Certainly," said the baron, who handed
him several bank-notes. "Another capital
fact, which is not in my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
remains to be told.'' '''What is it!'' Before
| tell it / shall require a supplementary fee
of 800 francs. / have not stated who it was
the baroness met in the Avenue dAiba. "
mo; but that surely should be comprised in
the information already given" ''You may
think so, but don't.'' ''Well, here's the
money, now let me know the name" The
bank-notes were coolly put away in pocket
book, and then the gentlemanly-looking
agent astounded and COMPOUNDED the baron
by saying: sIt was |. You said you wanted
evidence against madame, your wife. which
would enable you to divorce her. was di-
rected by my employers to obtain it by hook
or crook. AS could get nothing to go up
on, followed her about and acted the part
of despairing adorer and besought her to
have pity upon me. have nothing more
to say.n
The suit was brought against the baroness.
Before it came on third and bouncing fee
was demanded by the handsome agent as an
indemnity for being obliged to appear in an
compromising character. But throughout
the facts of the case were stranger than
fiction. The lady threw herself on her knees
in court before the chief witness, whom she
vowed she had never seen before. He ape
peared painfully agitated-as well he might;
if what she said was true, he had let himself
in for charge of swindling, which liability
was explained to him by the pursuer's coun-
sell The baroness continued to weep, i'm
plore and deny The judges were all atten-
dris, and the president appealed to he moral
| feeling of the witness; and not in Vain, for
he said in answer: at is never too late TO
repent. i have cruelty wrong the lady. She
is perfectly innocent. But l was in c1tress-
ed circumstances was offered large bride
to make her out guilty, and yielded to the
| temptation The young man has been
sentenced to six months Imprisonment for
calumny. The lady is suing her husband
for conspiracy and cruelty. 1t is quite on
the cards that, if she gets divorce and re-
marries, it will be to the penitent detective.