Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-03-26

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themselves with pistols. the two frisRas
came back very softly. and lay in wait
near the lower room. the door which had
been left open. .
/ The elder Lecoq having left the house,
there followed an interyal'of complete 81,
lence; and Wide. awake's friend was be.
ginning to think il nonsense TO, watch
any longer, when slight noise was
heard in the room where stood tile two
chests, and on further investigation turns
ed out to proceed from the chests them.
selves.
AZ say. Jean. are you thsre7" cried q
scarcely audible voice.
"Yes-and we seem to be masters of
the house; SO suppose we get out of these
Internal boxes, and stretch cur legs till
the folks return home.
"Do you think they suspect anything?"
said the first speaker.
"Not bit-young Lecoq. Wide awake
as he may be, is eaten up with his love
of self. My lady was quite right there
So only let us wait till midnight. when
we shall hear Eve taps on the shutter,
and then let her take her revenge by
draining the last drop of the wretch's
blood. %
'Fite!' cried Wide>awake, letting of
couple of shots in the direction whence
proceeded the voices, while his compan>
ion initiated his example. Then bring
ing out a lighted lamp they had conceal.
ed in a cupboard. and looking into the
room. they perceived the two robbers
lying each in a chest, one dead, and the
other wounded in the thigh.
The sound Of the pistols shots alarmed
tho neighbors. and the night patrol soon
made their appearance. Wids.awake now
regretted his precipitancy. fearing that in
less than an hour. the news of what had
taken place would be known all over the
neighborhood. where the band of sssas-
sins had. no doubt. number of spies.
and that he had thus furnished them the
means Of escaping second time. Still,
as Paris is. after all, large place, there
was chance the news might not trans
pire in all quarters of the town. Besides,
nobody would stir from the house, and
the police agreed to furnish him with a
detachment Of archers, which he posted
in the lower room, where they awaited
midnight in silence:
AT the moment agreed upon. there
was heard trampling Of feet in the
street, and then the foot steps stopped be-
meath the shutters Of the lower rooms Of
the house. Five raps were now heard
against the window. The new comers
could not be introduced that way. on ac.
count of the iron bars that secured the
windows, but the two robbers that bad
been smuggled in by means Of the chest,
were to have opened the door. after TAX.
ing possession Of the house. Sure enough
the door was opened, but not very wide.
so that the person who acted porter was
not seen to be a strange face. The new
corners were counted. and after the 9Th,
who was a woman, had entered. the door
was shut with a loud crash. A whistle
gave the signal. when torches and lan>
terms speedily lit up The hall, and at the
sight Of thirty archers the bandits let fall
their weapons. They were at once seiz
ed and bound, while Wide.awake ap.
preached the woman, and lifting up the
hood that concealed the features. beheld
not Lady Guildford. but countenance
completely unknown to him
Wide awake was excessively surprised.
On the following morning. however. he
received letter brought him by mes
senger, who said it had been given him
by veied lady. The letter ran thus (:
"Tremble for one OF US shall perish !
Yesterday l stood in front Of your house,
when the impatience OF nay two messen>
gers bsfled my plans. The new chief
Of my band prefers an unworthy rival TO
. pealf ord nhNea 10 Nha1 hA0
together. l did not warn them Of the
snare into which our vanguard had fallen.
and | allowed them to start on the ex
pedition. well knowing that they would
fall prey to your Vaccinations aud those
of the police. have succeeded. Let
them pay the penalty Of having braved
me You see know how 10 take re-
yeDge on those who tempt my displea.
sure. Your turn will come next, young
braggadocio, who thought yourself So,
cure from my blows, and have only drawn
them all the more certainly on your de-
voted head"
The latter has been preserved in The
archives Of the police. but Lady Guild.
ford's threats were never carried into ex-
ecutiUn. After this last adventure, the
police never lost sight OF her. and the
true history of this modern Margaret Of
Burgundy has remained forever sealed
chapter in the annals of crime.
FRoM UrAu.-Sr LOUIS. March 12.-
The Council BIufs BugIe Of the Sd inst
says: Wingste arrived from Salt Lake or
the 25h. and reports no snow in Sal
Lske valley and very little in the noun
tsiDs. He came by route known onlj