Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-08-01


YES, the same place" I replied
1 IT you have anything ~ cbnt[znni-
iHte, yosSgan either cali, or bend
Il 1therespon dsRarted fors TIE uiet
Acuse at Which susually take B nv
habode whsn in<Earis. The big Mtels
are places l. steer clear of, FOR the
1 simple reason that I often have bust
ness in connection With them, and Il
does not pay me TO become too well
known. At this little house can &c
+ out and come in just as please.
1 have my meals at any time aof # the.
1 day or night, and am as we'll cared
i for. as*at my own abode in. Lond or
On this occasionrthe Old lady Of the.
house greeted re with fattering en-
thusiasm. She had received my tele-
Egram, she said;Sand my usual room
awaited me. accordingly assembled
Ito it-in order tosdress myself for the.
dinner Of the evening,,*and as I did
ESQ thoughtSof the pretty. bedroom ];
.Ishad 5seenz5on thez previo on day, which
| naturally led me to think of the
/! owner of the house, at that moment
i my employer. In my minds eye +
could see her just as She had stool
on that old stone bridge at Bishop
! stowe, with the. sunset behind: he;
and the church bells sounding across
the meadows, calling the villagers to
evensong. How much better it was,
+ argued, to be standing talking tc
her there in~-.that old world peace,
than to be dressing for dinner at
an up-tO-date = French restaurant.
My toilet completed, I descended TIC
the street, hired a facre, and drove
to the restaurant where had al
ranged to meet my friend. The place
in question is neither an expensive
nor a fashionable one It has nc
halls of mirrors, no dainty little
abinets, but, to my thinking, you
can obtain the best dinner in all
Paris there. On reaching it 1 found
my guest had been the first to arrive.
I We accordingly assembled the stairs
to. the room above, where we select
ed our table and sat down. My com.
panion was a witty little man with
half the languages Of Europe on his
tongue, and knowledge of all the
tricks and lodges of all the crimina ]
fraternity. at his fnger-ends. He has
since written book on his expert
{ Eences,., and a stranger volume, ,or one
Emore Tepletesswith a acknowledgement the
Y darker Side Of human nature it would
be difficult to find. He had com
1nenced his professional career, as
dpctor, ana Ike myself had gradual
i II driift edAinto the detective profess
1 Sion. FA1nong other things he was an
inimitable hand at Disgusting him
self, as manyasa a, Wretched criminal
now .kn ooWs to@his cost. Event., who
know him SO we'll, h. i've been taken
in by him. I have given aims to a
blind beggar in the streets, have en-
4 .countered~ hin. as a. chiffonier~ prowl=
ing about the cutters, have sat next
|stos:shim on a PIP pmnibus. when he has
blouse, and on not one of those occa-
sions have ever recognized him I'M
til he made himself known to me.
Among other things, he was a :decid-
ed epicure, and loved good dinner
as well as any Of his compatriots.
Could you but see him with his nap
kin. tucked under his chin, his little
| txvi kline avoS Sro i,.<1
and his face wreathed in smiles, you
would declare him to be one of the
jolliest-looking individuals you have
ever encountered. See him, however,
when he is on business and has a
knotty problem to solve, and you
will find different man. The mouth
has become one of iron, the eyes are
as fierce as fierce can be. Some one,
I remember, ikened him to the great
Napoleon, and the description is an
exceedingly apt one. =:
by the way" said, as we took a
peep into our second bottle of Per-
rier-Jouet, there is question I
want to- put to. you. DO you happen
to be acquainted with a certain Nine.
Beaumarais?"'s. <aw%@% s s1g 49,
II have known her for more years
than she or would care to remem-
ber," he answered. For a woman
who has led the life she has, she
wears uncommonly we'll. A beauti-
full creature! The very finest Shout
ders in all Paris, and that is saying
something" . go. s-
He blew a kiss. off the tips Of his
fingers, and raised his glass in her
honor. =: 49,,
II drink to her in this noble wine,
but do not let her touch my money.
Oh, no, Ia belle Louise is clever
woman, q very clever woman but
money trickles through her. fingers
like water through q. sieve. Let me
think for . moment. She ruined
Marquis = Dismal, the Viconter Cot
foret u. DArmier and many others
whose names I cannot now recall.
The d,sE>is with our noble troops in
coehin Chin. tho sscoadz is in Al
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