Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-03-19

the son of parliamentary counsellor has
fdisaPpeared sutld ehfiY II ON, h6nIaS 2 There
is every reason to sdppose that this aun-
fortupaser yeuth3zaged eighteen,. hasVfall-
engas Yleim To, ona Of those emys eriRps
| kidpapPers. who have been rayagilg Par
tis for several months past. The King iu-
sists-mark the word, sir-tn$ists on The
perpetrarorsi Of these 5abominatioas rbeing
discovered and bloughtato condignl pun
ishment, It is your duty, as the Iieuten-
ant general of police, to act in, conformity
with the kings orders" .,'
On readingsthis PASSAGE hi. de la Rey-
ME buried 'lrisafacein hisohands, and re-
NAMED in a,brpHn study for thetspaee of
several minutes, at the end of which he
rang Tie bell, ana said to the servant y ho
FnsweTed the summons, ''B e aaick! sshd
off a man at full 'gaiiop to fetch me LIE.
coz" y.s.i zr ia-bta 10 algaar,s si, azssI
s. In about an hours time the individual
in request made his appearance in N. de
Ia Reynie study. ,Lecoq was. IN point
of fact, a personHge of great Importance,
being at oncelthe subLl6st, most active,
IepnRingr and daring emissary belonging
to the police. He was Invaluable, for all
dangerous and arduous ertakings-
possessing the natural scent of d thorough
bred blood hound. besides a keen eye.
rapid decision. a cool head. remarkable
muscular strength and, above al, ,de>
gree of boldness that nothing could
daunt. . '''@
''Lecoq," began M! dc la Reynie, al
know how Jealous and how. clever you
are.' -,-, adt ,.r trrgds
You are pleased to overrate M poar
services, monseigneur.' - said the new
conner. bowing with mock modes,y.
while he said toihimself. "l'm az a pre-
tnuRti ituseelps, by .hfso sped king soifair.''i
=, ,Ii35B yrno. means" replied the magnatei
Of, The police; II am hut alive to your
! REAL merit aud am about TO give you a
Iproot of my unlimited confidence in your
abilities. Of course you have heard Of
this kidnapping and lmurdering;o young
men, to, the great alarm and horror of all
fathers and mothers"
'"Of course fave, monseigneur," res
turned Lectq; "it,has been the utown talk
for the iaststhiee tmoaths.H -f H,.a
nWel!-a!ga Rsqy whom and what, do
you suspcct?'
Nothing in the world, monis5eigneur,'
replied LecoQ; ''and l fancy that wiser
heads than mine1are not any nearer the
mark ia their guesseS."4u. ,5jci t.5r.f.a.d
g. Although these words we're uttered
with an air Of the most simple hearted
innoccnae, they seemed fraught with an
epigrammatic tendency " hich did not es.
cape, The acute perception OF, the licnten-
1isHs eLtpqIisBba wh9b EQra ah.yHaiah ,.toYaksq 4
t9ngSt 4sRS9 gd8GA 81 9b fnSHgtlFa cRHseibl bs &A
.soYtWafd t6GGn q annoy ante, PfG>tht1y,
tYJ&asvefts fts lf9$AhfdYS in p p8Ft6hizF3g Et6ta,
E"Np"Q asnPpokeal were eos oseEtTqsta you
4 aithjal altrestjnissipn of disqovA q III nd
hen gse9YsFsI9i jq9HiGsit t4hqSePa qSePa wPetqAes
i07NEc}Y2yr i}7E}2 idil,1Hp9eq BAa}gRff RI be Win
Fsuc!1 marRs Of 1oada hse9,' qnteFrdbttu
i Lbcoq y@'l sliou!a enerGAvs ounzxNbalIen
aey1luE.1Plpg soge pse rqrthlar g4ep,glI
self ,i.,...,.k
The grea, mat knit his arrows. ~ N''
Come. coiuc1 Lpc0q said he. lets
have 90 Sinking the quF sriOn -fur'E'time
runs short: lis majesty 1jnsisgs ,qn -uul
| finding q clue y this blqodssained- -myste
ry, aud depend upon yourself for find
ing it out - L.9'&ia s
rhen seeing that Lecoq was aboutite
urge fresh objections, he added. Il knov y
that you are a9out to object that it vii
require large sums, vi mUuey-but, never
mind tha,! Money is the siinew Of tn,
police US wcll as of war. Here are hun
= dred ouis.'
Lecoq's eyes were. Illuminated with {
sudden ii sh He. held opl his hand t,
receive lie tyll III money, s hich he slip
ued into the pocket of his trunk hose
while bowing respectfully to his employ
er. who promised him double tina
amount il he brought the business to
favorable issue. .,r
In week 1T thetutmost, monseigneur
I I shAt have',hg Short and the long Of it
: oFhIy names not Lecoq. said the cleve
I: ferret whose instincts we're great,
81 sshayPeued blythe pr9mised dsreward. n
On; leaving NJ, de la Raynie. Lecoc
t went home, pondering by the. way on th
: best ne3Hg ot carrying his uudertakin,
t:in,ogeffect. TO say Nde. truth, he wa
i somewhat Startled by, the numerous diE
: rfculueg chat stared him in the face, ant
secrerty.fearsd hes had given his .wor,
: somewhat tighsly@tst'lfl ihavinga reputa
: lion to keek up in his peculiar branch
g land enterlainings no, meaa opinion OF hi
4 own ability, he trusted he should 6
). through The ordeal with dying colors. BE
Il sides, last but not least, there was the al
e tractNe prospect Of two hundred louis
: over and above Itheshundred he had re
e ceiyed, aud1whieh hesVould haye4 blush
;: = ed 10 keep Without earning them honest
g Yet tie reader must not t { conclude fror
S tWhat we have just statea5 that Eecoq va
81 s1avarieious. His fondness for none
= might be simply traced tofhis devote
e love for his son. a youth. about :twent