A Servant of Satan: Romantic Career of Prado the Assassin — page 200: what you’re looking at

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>” of 192 A SERVANT OF SATAN. 4 dents, he sent him sprawling on the ground at some ‘listance, on seeing which the other prudently took to his heels. Then bending down Frederick picked up the little man’s hat and returned it to him, at the same time express- ing the hope that he had escaped without any serious damage. ‘The stranger was most profuse in his expressions of gratitude, in which the lady cordially joined, and insisted that Frederick should poco Pay them to take supper at the Cafe “Americain.” Nothing loth, Frederick acqui- esced, and it» was almost ashore before they finally sep- arated. Frederick found that his new acquaintance was an American, whose name is equally well known in the highest social circles both of New York and New Cieleahas and. whose mature age and sedate appearance does-not prevent him from burning the candle at both ends, in Hurope as well asin the States. ‘The lady by whom he was accom- panied was a Mme. Varlay, who had deserted her husband some three months previous to this date, and had adopted the ‘‘nom de guerre” of Eugenie Forestier. During the course of the supper the fair Eugenie cast several admiring glances at the man who had displayed such muscular power in effecting their deliverance, and Frederick quickly per- — ceived that he had made an impression upon her. Before’ they parted a mutual interchange of addreszes took place, and arrangements were made for a theater party to take place some days later. On the following afternoon Frederick called on Mme. Forestier, who soon became deeply infatuated with him. - Indeed, from that time forth Frederick may be said to have practically lived at her expense—or rather at that of her American lover. When, however, in the month of April — the latter took his departure for the United States,the finances of the lady underwent a disastrous change. ‘The drafts re- ceived from New York and Newport were few and far be- comicbooks.co