“I see. Will you tell me how she first attracted the attention of the police of Paris? That might be interesting.”
“Yes. That was a curious case. There was a certain Prince Turnieff here in Paris as a diplomatic agent of the Russian government. We were keeping half an eye upon the prince, not being quite sure of his status, and we noticed that he was frequently seen in the company of a beautiful young woman who was a stranger to us.”
“And that woman was Juno?”
“Eh? Who?”
“The woman you call ‘The Leopard.’ I know her by the name of Juno.”
“Ah; an apt name. It fits her. Yes; that woman was—Juno.”
“Well?”
“It was known that the prince was a very rich man in his own right. Whatever his capacity was here in representing his government, he lived in regal style, spent money lavishly, possessed a fortune in jewels and precious stones, and did what in your country you would call cutting a wide swath. He was also a handsome man, young and gifted. Just the sort of a man that the average woman would admire. See?”
“Perfectly.”