Too bad, you ain't using lw8.
Yet an other idea, even Marks suggestion sounds the way to go: Set the emitters behind or under letters with gravity (or wind) and select letter(s) add FX_Collision to them. Set Type= Object, Mode=Stick.
This makes particles come behind the outline but gather to front surface before flying away as other. Maybe not what you asked but best I could think of, and is a bit different effect to object as emmitter. Think of smoke sneaks slowly from behind and as the letters starts to smoke from behind you still can easily read, then smoke gets thicker and looks like the front face was smoking too (even if it isn't).
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