The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-10
SHE LAID A NEAT TRAP.
AIT GER INTENDED VICTIM WAS
WARNED IN TINE.

From tne AeD L O1h AeTcNFH
a somewhat mysterious affair has Just
oone TO light and is being investigated by
the Partisan police. While walking in the
bois recently young engineer named Blau-
vat observed a richly dressed and closely
yelled female attired as q widow. who was
looking about as if for something she had
lost Raising his hat Blauvet accosted her
and asked il he could be Of any assistance.
She replied that she had dropped her purse.
which contained large sum of money, but
that it was of little consequence, as she had
friends to whom she could go. Blau vet
suggested an immediate visit to police
headquarters, with view to recovering
tbe missing pocket-book. The lady, who
then offered her card, asking his in ex-
change. agreed to accept his escort to the
notice station, and went there to register
her loss. In the interval she had informed
Rlauvet thet she was wealthy widow, and
that ste lived at an old chateau, her own
property, not far from Dieppe.
SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD HOUSE
near the Champs Elysees. but that it was
closed up for repairs. Mutual condolences
beinc thus encouraged, Blauvet was induced
10 give Nine. Blanc, as the lady styled her
self. llDb Ills own HuulTS. ne
stated what his profession was. and also
said that he was deeply interested in patent
ing an invention out of which he was GER
tain to make lar1e fortune,
but that lack of funds pre-
vented him from carrying out MS
schemes. He mentioned. however, that
friend of his had agreed to let him have
1000 francs toward preliminary expenses
in few days. The woman then said that
she would like to have talk with him at a
hotel concerning the patent, and that if
she formed favorable opinion of it she
would advance all the funds necessary to
the undertaking.
A meeting at the botel where the lady
was stopping was arranged and Blauvet
left his new acquaintance feeling considera-
bly, eleted over his adventure. AS arranged,
be saw Nine. Blanc the following day at
her hotel, taking with him a model of his
his invention and full details. The lady
showed the deepest interest in the matter,
declared all was satisfactory and invited
Blauvet, who, she said, apparently
NEEDED A CHANGE OF AIR,
to go with her at the end of the week to
Dieppe and stay a few days. She promised
to write and instruct the servants that she
wonld have guest. and promised to make
his visit an entertaining one, also to let him
have 900 francs more toward his scheme
before he left. Blanvet, who IL a somewhat
sbrewd fellow, seems to have had his sus-
picions awakened that all was not correct
with the woman, aud to have investigated
her and the truth of her statement concern
ing who she was. He inquired in the neigh
borhood of the house in the Champs Elysees
and found that it was owned by lady
named Blanc, who was supposed to be out
Of town or travelling. He also made in
quirles In another quarter where she was
presumably known, but found nothing to
encourage his skepticism. He therefore
concluded that all was correct and that his
suspicious were groundless. Desiring to cut
good a figure as possible he procured the
1000 francs promised by his friend, out of
which he purchased new outfit and a small
present. for Nine. Blanc, who declared
herself delighted at his attention.
On the evening before leaving for Dieppe,
when passing out of the, hotel, he was
stopped by the chambermaid. a pretty girl
whom he had tipped oace or twice when he
made his calls on Nine. Blanc. The
girl, like many Of her class, was inquisitive,
and had wondered considerably what the
cause was which had brought those two
people together. She informed Blauvet
thas the
WOMAN WAS AN ADVENTURES
Of the worst type, and that she had been
elected from hotel where the chamber
maid formerly lived at the request Of the
guests. Blauvet determined to use his own
strategy to discover the real purpose of the
mysterious Nine. Blauc. Aiming him
self with O revolver he sought his pretended
pat.oness on the following day, and, with.
out showing any signs of his change of pur-
posa, asked If she was ready TO 60 to DIeppe.
IA - diao ot-ata in
receiving q sum of money promised her, ,
and which it would be necessary for her to
receive III order t. keep her promise with
MN, as her fortune was all invested in
securities, and she always carried
as little cash as possible. Blauvet then
asked her il she would not accept a loan
4 from him for the time being, and finding
'nstsh acquiesced, he Immediately con-
SIaled THAI size was thu fraud he had been
leo to anticipate. He then said in style
calculated to carry conviction and in a man-
hev 50 well simulated that it completely
tooK the adventures by surprise, MADAME,
\ u is useless for us to play this farce out any
Iui tner | am detective, aud have been
i e.hpIoyed to investigate your methods for
Uno purpose OF causing your arrest. 1t may
surprise you to learn tbat know precisely
What your future intentions were concern
ing me,
BELIEVING ME TO BE A CARELESS
auu unsuspecting creature You determined
~ ~ uAdke me the victim of o hideous crime.
1 ne LUZ trcncs which you believed me to
nave received we're the bats which reused
your cupldlty and made you mediate MUIR
oer. LuTed to your den, to which others be-
lore me have been led to meet an awful fate,
Isl SHOULD nave added another victim to your
ASt, Ior supposing me to have had the cash
aEpHU me you would have murdered and
.opoeu me, leaving my disappearance a
mystery which would probably never nave
oeen solved" The woman with bIanched
Oneeh and staring eyes listened to this
peech Win every evidence of terror in her
peneanor and at its conclusion fell on her
Auees before M. Blauvet implorinp his
mercy. She confessed that he had df7ined
ner intentions exactly, but said that she did
uoV mink that she ever have mardered him.
SsAe mad grown to love him deeply since
~rmlng his acquaintance.
TAKING A MAGNIFICENT DIAMOND RING
rom her purse, she begged him to accent
and allow her to cscape nromisiro 10 ra-
agtqulsn ner mode of life and to do any,
So sus possible TO merit his forgiveness. The
fSas man, VINO is respectfully connected.
brs. d scandal. was only too willing to
WI. vac matter up, but he feared from
wss -. We woman had confessed that she
for, criminal of the worst class, and there
CON-. le reluctantly informed her that no
No. IoiLllse could be effected. While his
ns~ss turned for a second the woman
S'asaged to throw over his head and around
m,' slfIoat moose Of silken cord, which she
wiz nave had concealed about her, and
Bhe agility Of a tigress she sprang upon
aS.'t', throwing him TO the floor aud
noss suuocsting him by tightening the