River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-02
CHAPTER Kill


The head of the pOlice-department at st.
AIalo received the note sent him by Lydia.
II arrived perhaps a half hour earlier
than did that 10 the similar official at St.
Brieux.
The effect upon both men was electrical.
They were rivals. Paris was goal for the
hopes Of each, and, when a successor TO the
chief Of the pOlice-d department of that great
city was mentioned. the two names most
prominent were those Of Jean Leroi and
Jean LOuvait. of St. Brieux and St. Malo, re
spectively.
Leroi was tall and finely proportioned;
man Of great strength of body and will;
with noticeably keen blue eye. Louvait
was short and slender, with mass of thick,
dark, wavy hair. crowning a remarkably
well developed head; a finely chiseled face
of almost waxy pallor, which, at will, he
could render absolutely expires sionless; a
piercingly brilliant gray eye, and a person
al magnetism few men could resist.
Both were remarkable men, and EACH
knowing the extraordinary at ilities of his
adversary, feared the other
Fortune seemed rather to smile upon
Louvait, who, like Bonaparte, while not re
hitting his own unusual exertions, consid-
cred himself the child of fate, the creature
Of destiny. Indeed, LOuvait's personal ap-
pearance was remarkably like that of the
great Emperor-sO much so that no stranger
failed 10 remark upon the resemblance;
while, singular to relate, Leroi, on the other
hand, born Of an English mother, bore a
strong likeness 10 the Iron Duke.
In this matter of the Princess Natalie
fortune again favored Louvait He had re-
ceived his note first in point of time, and in
an instant perceived the windfall of good
luck to him. \ Princess abducted All
Europe and England would be thrilled by
the news, and the detective who discovered
and caught the abductors would make his
fortune,
Orders were at once issued to keep an
outlook Of the most extraordinary vigilance !;
% make inquiries along the coast under his
jurisdiction as TO all strange vessels; TO in
quire what boats had left or arrived within
the last three days, and TO Immediately ar
rest all suspicious persons.
Now for Chateau D'Orr' quOth Louvait
But what if Leroi has heard of il, tOOi And
arrives there before met"
''Ho, Jaques.' exclaimed he, with en-
ergy, as he jumped from his chair and
fastened 20 the door, ''run down TO old
Blanc's and bring his mare, L'Oiseau, here
az once.
Once more he looked over Lydia's note
with care.
The girl is right" muttered he TO him
self. They must have taken their prize TO
the sea shore Alas! that the storm should
have come Just when it did Nothing could
more have favored them"
I With this he took down a map Of Cote du
I Nord from the shelf and unrolled it.
III they escaped by sea- continued he,
| s'there Is the place where they embarked. I"
H.. .s.,sTs -
which stands Chateau Neuf.
..Mireille! H0, Mireiller' he suddenly
I shouted
His stlieutenant quickly appeared.
s.NIireille, 1 want YOU TO 60 70 Chateau
/ Neuf and find out what you can there about
any and all vessels OF whatever description
that have been there within q week
BE tEen informed his lieutenant Of what
{ had happened.
Nfireillc. himself. was a remarkable man
+ and hoped. in the advent Of his chiefs adj
{ vancemeut. TO step into the latter's shoes.
I All Of his work was characterized by
I shrewdness, care, vigilance and-more eS-
I peciaIlv-pertinacitv His eve glowed with
I delight Here, indeed, was a noble oppor-
T tunity for fame. he at once departed for
+ Chateau Neuf.
Returning TO his train Of thought, Louvait
Z COntslueu.
/ s-Of course, too. such clever fellows must
E have chloroforrued her. But how did they
( carry her 10 the shorei All there's clue
+ number onet The vehicle, II not destroyed.
must have been hidden or returned 70 its
{ usual quarters.
4" AS % tbs farmer and huntSmsn and, in
I fact. al Of the abductors. they were in dis
/ guise.o course. One thing is certain. II
was Tone BY persons knowing well the
haunts and HABITS Of the Princess. And,
/ vet. none Of the people about here would
or, for that matter. could have been clever
/ enough-to have done il Therefore. they
were strangers and yet men who bad
studied the customs Of the Princess So