ocket, then with a hasty movement he
cast his red beard and wig upon the floor.

"Lecoq!" exclaimed Martial, paler than death.

"Lecoq, yes, Monsieur," replied the young detective. "I was obliged to
take my revenge; my future depended upon it, and I ventured to imitate
Monsieur d'Escorval's writing."

And as Martial made no response:

"I must also say to Monsieur le Duc," he continued, "that on
transmitting to the judge the confession written by the Duke's own hand,
of his presence at the Poivriere, I can and shall, at the same time,
furnish proofs of his entire innocence."

And to show that he was ignorant of nothing, he added:

"As madame is dead, there will be nothing said in regard to what took
place at the Borderie."

A week later a verdict of not guilty was rendered by M. Segmuller in the
case of the Duc de Sairmeuse.

Appointed to the position he coveted, Lecoq had the good taste, or
perhaps the shrewdness, to wear his honors modestly.

But on the day of his promotion, he ordered a seal, upon which was
engraved the exultant rooster, which he had chosen as his armorial
design, and a motto to which he ever remained faithful: _Semper
Vigilan_.

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