Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-04-05

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sieur, bat you just arrived ny
steamer :" he asked.
~ did,
81 had friends, relatives, two
sisters, who were to sail by her
from New York. They have not
arrived. am very anxious. Per.
haps you met them y
"What is the name -
( "Dubcis, monsieur
"Ah, yes. Well, l have sad
news for yon. They were swept
overheard and drowned on the
third day out"
He threw up his hands, uttered
a sort of shrek and fed down the
corridor. He had simply come to
make sure that | was an American,
and to get a closer look at me. HIS
asisters" were myths, and l gave
him the guy because knew that
such was the case. We landed be-
fore noon. After dinner took a
walk about, and l hadn't gone four
squares before / tumbled to the
fact that | was Swallowed. My spy
bad changed his hat and coat and
donned a red wig, but | knew him
by his build and gait. Men can
disguise their faces and bodies, and
draw on gloves to hide scars on
their hands, but no man living can
long disguise his gait. He may
limp, toe out, toe in, or make any
other change, bnt he will uncOn-
sciously relapse into his old gait
after a few minutes. gave the
fellow no attention, and after a
little he grew bold enough to al
most walk beside me. | was out
for couple of hours, and he shad-
owed me back to the hotel. That
evening / went to the theater, and
he had a seat not far away.
After breakfast next morning |
received a visit from the spy's
superior. If l remember right, he
said he was chief of some division
acting under orders from Paris. He
politely asked for my passport, and
not only gave him that, but some
letters which seemed to open bis
eyes very wide.
"Oh, yes - certainly - excuse
excuse p he FASTENED to say. "Mon-
sieur is a prominent American, of
course. l am very sorry, and hope
you have not been lnconYenienced.'
He went away seemingly salts
fed, but when 1 went out for a
drive the spy took up my trail
again. When l went out after
dinner it was on foot, and the man
had now become very bold. He
must have argued that | could not
remember his voice nor penetrate
his disguise, for, as l sauntered
down toward the Quays, he over
took me aud said in French
"Well, Julius, what brings you
here -
81 think you have made a mis-
take" l replied, in English.
"Ah so l have a thousand
pardons ~ he exclaimed, as lie
lifted his hat and bowed. "NOu
closely resemble a valued friend of
mine, and | was so sure of his
identity, you know. You are
English, monsieur, one from Eng.
land ~
"Welll"
81 like the English My mother
was an English woman. Are you
seeing the sights "
eyes, trying to-"
"Ihey are not grand, monsieur,
but it is a pleasant place. Has
monsieur been long from London p
"Only a few days"
"Ah,l And monsieur can only
speak English ? 1t is too bad"
ayes, so it is.'
understood that his object was
to find out something about me,
and that it did him lots Of good to
have me tacitly admit that ] was
an Englishman when he knew bet
ter. l could speak French, and he
knew it, but he encouraged me ia
deny it. In this way he could
make me out suspicious charac-
ter. lie was with LRe two hours,
and we seemed to part with regret
That evening as L walked out he
followed me IN new disguise. lie
lost sight of me only as / slept un
til l took the train for Paris. Al
ROueD we had. a delay of half al
hour owing to an accident, and
second spy to ok me in charge. Ht
was got up as a shopkeeper on bl'
way TO Paris on business, and h'
addressed me in French and an
swered him promptly enough.
felt sure of his identity, and as w
rode together he exhibited th'
desplcable side Of character fO
which the political spies are no
torious. He had discovered tha
1 was an American travelling fo
pleasure
"Ab how glorious to live IN
republic where the MASSES reign
he exeEarmed. 'gThe American
are night To detest monarchy. Mon
archy is corruption and Oppres
sion.1
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