Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-14
by MELVILLE DAVISSON Pos
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THE NOTIFIED BUTTERFLY

III MOI LII
TuE opera had opened. The
music began 10 an the cor
rldors. But NJ. Jonquelle did
not so In,
lie remained idling IN the foyer,
cigarct IN his fingers. his manner
and air. well.brod. bored indif'
ference. The whole house was
crowded There was not a vacant
seat.
II was the last performance In
Paris % Mime. Zirtcnzof's Salome.
A few bclatod persons passed NJ.
Ionqucllc and entered the doors 20
the boxes. Some o. these persons
addressed him: all regarded him.
lie was wcllllnown figure In Paris.
Ills friendship was worth some
hing. and whether one knew him.
or cared 10 know him. all were
curious about the man.
The vast music assembled and cx-
tended Itself
The foyer became empty, and still
81. Jonquellc did not go IN. Per
hans n was because Mime. Zirtcnzon
had not gone on. She was a famous
beauty. her salomo had the abandon
witch stimulated even the faded
nerves OF France. II had been on
at the opera FOR ffty days. and
Paris was still keen 20 see t.
Tho woman was a Russian exotic,
one Of those alluring creatures that
always assemble a fabulous legerd.
There was wild passion IN her
Salome. and her conquosts were
the gossip OF Paris.
Tho opera had continued Tor per.
haps thirty minutes Mime. lirton-
zofi had come on: her voice, like "a
silver bell. reached 81. Jonquelle
clearly where he sauntored In the
foyer
Presently the door 20 box opened
and one Of the pages OF the thcatcr
appeared with an immense bouquet
az orchids. Tho flowers were worth
"a thousand francs. They could have
been grown In Paris only with eX.
treme care aud under every perfcc.
ion OF light and temperature. j.
was mass OF flowers that would
have drawn the attention OF any.
body. exquisite orchids OF he genus
Oncldum Kramer, called the
Notified Butterfly.
n seemed 20 have drawn the al.
t.ntion OF VI. JonQuellc. lie stopped
the page a. he passed him.
"Garcon." he said. handing him "a
piece OF gold. find me box o.
clrurets before YOU so on with those
flowers Quickly-run. ! VIII hold
them until you return"
Tho boy knew the great chief %
the Service De In Surcte.
lie gave NJ. Jonquollc the bouquet
81 orchids and disappeared down the
stairway. lie was gone hardly q
moment: when he returned. N. Jon.
quelle had not moved from his posi-.
ton by a pillar OF the foyer He
handed back the orchids 20 the pare
and received the box OF cigarcts
He paused a moment fingered the
box but did not open Dc. instead. De-
walked few steps down the foyer
and entered the box from which the
page had come out with TIE or.
chids.
One looking on would have won.
dered why the Project OF Police re.
quired a pack OF ciearots. 40 the
cost o. tcn.fTanc goidp.ece-
especially as. after having turned b.
In his hand. he had pat % carclessly
into his pocket and entered a box.
II would appear that he waited
for these clgarets before entcrin-
the box But 70 what cnd7 one
could not smoke iu a box az tho
Opera. az its most expensive point
IN the ultra Fashionable audience of
Paris Althourh the great Opera
house was packed with pcorle-uoi
"a vacant seat visible 20 the eye
there was but one person 90 the box
which NJ Jonquelle bad entered
lie was a person that anyone
would pause almost anywhere 90
observe lie was young De- vas a..
qgisitely dressed dress in which
there was some OF the over cxtraga.