Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-03

| Treves-there existed occasional business
relations. But whether the money fur
| nished by these worthless had been given
for the bonds, in whose hands those docu-
ments now were, and how was to re-
cover them, and yet keep the whole affair
quiet, wss more than l could see my way
to; and in my difficulty, as matter of
course, l applied to Scotland yard, and
got one of the best officers of the detec
tive force put under my orders.
It was the first-and I hope it will be
the last-time that | ever had anything
to do with conducting criminal affair.
But notwithstanding my inexperience, l
could see at once that the man sent me by
the London police, although recommend
ed especially for the work, would never
carry out the business He was an hon
est, upright fellow as ever breathed, and
would, have no doubt, have braved any
amount of danger in order to carry out a
point of duty. Had l sent him on the
track of any one who had absconded to
America, and had furnished him with
the name and photograph of the indi-
vidual, | have no doubt that he would
have brought the culprit back with
him. But when asked for an opinion
as to where he thought the stolen bonds
were, or even, after having got clue to
the person who probably had them, he
was asked what would be the best means
of recovering them, he seemed quite at a
loss what to do or what to advise. Then
again, like the rest of his brother detec-
tives from Scotland yard-at least all
those that | saw-he was the police
man all over. Although dressed in plair
clothes, there could be no doubt whatever
O To hot "a
costume was black billycock hat, dark
cutaway coat, and drab trousers; but he
might just as we'll have worn helmet,
blue tunic, and a leather belt round his
waist. More than once as we went along
the streets heard cabmen, roughs, and
others say to each other, s'There goes
Sergeant Henry: who is he going to nab ?"
And when, upon one occasion-having
previously procured him a suit of fash
lonable clotnes--1 sent him with a letter
OF introduction to the man we suspected,
stating that be was Yorkshire gentle
man wishing to discount bill, Mr.. Nual
knew him at once, and ordered him out
OF his office. In a word, it seemed i'm
possible to make use of him in the way
required, owing to his appearance being
so perfectly well know in London. Had
lie been able to go to any one and say, II
am Detective Henry, and want you to
tell me so and So" he might have been Of
considerable service to me; but to con-
duct delicate inquiry of the kind had
N hand he was Of no use whatever, and
was, in fact, only hinderance to me.
would have intrusted him with untold
gold; but as detective to find out what |
wanted to know would rather have paid
him to keep away.
CHAPTER III.-THE RIGHT SCENT.
After beating about the bush for some
ten DAYS in London, it struck me that
might just as well try the other end of
the wood, and see whether | could not
lind my game with less trouble in Paris.
Part of the notes which the young man
had paid away at Havre had been paid to
VI. Treves, the money lender in that CITY;
and as 1t seemed hopeless to persevere on
this side of the Channel, [ thought
might as well see what could be done on
the other; and the morning after nv ar
rival in the capital of France / went to
the Rue de Jerusalem, and sent up my
caro-, asking as a particular favor to be
allowed an interview with the Chief of
Police
L was not kept waiting more than ten
minutes before [ was ushered up to the
s2nctum or the man who had such power
IN Paris. | at once told him, although
without giving names, that my business
was to recover certain bonds that had
been stolen. He asked me if [ suspected
any one in particular I said I did, and
TOLD him the name and address of NJ.
Treves. He asked me if | would like to
know the kind of character the man bore.
replied that | would like very much to
do so; although | had heard already too
much of him. He then wrote the name
down on piece of paper, spoke through
tube to some one in room below. and
put the paper in sort of small lift which
was in the wall by his side We went on
talking upon various matters for about
five minutes, when a sound was heard
through the speakingpipe The Chief
then opened the lift, took from it slip
Of paper, and read out the few words
which were written as the character of
NJ. Treves:
a money-lender"
Has dealings with young men of good
family"
"usurious ia the extreme"
suspected Of receiving stolen bank
notes from England"
Never been brought to Justice"
"A character furnished in many ways"
Has been twice bankrupt"
Now" continued the Chief of Police,
Il know that you Englishmen like to
take everything by storm. If you attempt
to do this in Paris you never will gain
your ends. You don't know in London
what the word detective (l205jce secrcte)
means, although none of your novels or
plays are complete without one or more
OF that occupation among it's characters.
You had better not be seen speaking to
any Of my people here; but give me your
address, and one of my best men" Che
called them employees "shall call at your
hotel tonight. Leave the matter to him,
tell him al you know, and if the matter
can be sifted, depend upon it he will do
so. We have" he continued, sin
France, three branches of secret police
namely, the political, the criminal, and
the civil. Your affair comes under the
latter category, and l will send you an in
dividual who will be useful to you in
France, and much more useful than any Of
your policemen detectives in London,
even if you take him there with you"
The Chief was evidently too polite to
cast ridicule on anything English before
me, but from his manner, more than his
actual words, could see that he did not
hold our secret police in very great esti-
nation.
CHAPTER IV.-STILL SEEKING.
That evening as sat in the court of the
Grand Hotel, drinking my after dinner
Ge7llI-tISse and smoking nv after-dInner