The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-25

complexion of a woman at a ball! OF course
she put IL on for the OCCASION"
"Of course" agreed the detective. But
that merely shows you how deeply in love
he is. Lord Donal is quite a young man.
He came up to this room to consult with
me, and of course he doesn't know the diff
ference between a complexion developed in
a Surrey lane and one purchased In New
Bono street"
Still, the blushing would seem TO indicate
that the complexion was genuine, ~retorted
Jennie. apparently quite unfiattered by Mr..
Taylor's agreement with the theory she her
self had put forward.
"Oh, 1 don't know about that! I believe
modern science enables an namele woman
TO blush at will. l would not be sure of it.
because it is outside of my own line of in
vestigation. but l have understood such is
Very likely assented Jennie. What is
that you have at the bottom OF your
That" said the detective, drawing it
forth and handing it to the girl, is her
glove"
she had paid for and only worn on one oc-
casion7and smoothed il out between her
fingers. 1t was docketed C. Made by
Gaunt ct Gle. Boulevard pur-
chased in Paris by one alleging herself TO
be the Princess Won Steinheimer."
You have found out all about it. said
Jennie, as she finished reading the label,
Yes: IL is Sur business TO do so, but the
glove has not been of much assistance TO
us" :.
| the glover asked the girl innocently. Did
she give it to him. -
mo: he tore ID from her hand as she was
leaving him in the carriage hint II seemed Sc me hn TO
of course 1t was not my business TO tell L<ord
Donal that"
sistance to you? Tell me, then. what you
have done, and perhaps / shall be better
able to advise you"
have done everything that sug-
gested itself. We traced the alleged princess
from theHotel Bristol in Paris 10 Claridge's
in London. 1 have a very clever woman in
the gloves were bought and where the dress
was made. Did / read you Lord Donafs
description of the lady's costume?"
mo; never mind that. Go on with your
well, Claridge's provided carriage. coach
man and footman TO take her TO the ball,
and these returned with her some time
about midnight. Now. here a curious thing
happened-the lady ordered a hanson as
she passed the night porter and shortly after
packed off her maid in the cab.'
Her maid!"echoed Jennie.
Eyes; the maid came down in ordinary
dress shortly after, deeply yelled. and drove
away in the hanson The lady paid her bill
Paris express, with carriage and pair,
coachman and footman; OF course it struck
a 6OhC IA AZ thS N0pt 80
Fiction showed me that she was not likely
to leave the hotel in a cab at midnight and
allow her maid TO the carriage in state
next morning"
THAT doesn't appear reasonable MUIR
INJURED Jennie. You made no attempt, then,
to trace the maid?"
who took her from Claridge's, and he left
her at Charing Cross station. but there all
| one of the late t~rains-there are only a few
after midnight-to some place out in the
country. The lady took a first-class ticket
to Paris and departed alone next morning
by the s O'Clock centennial express. My
assistant discovered her and took n snap
shot of her as she was walking down the
The detective handed Miss Baxter an in
Simultaneous view OF one OF the oouleVards
taken in bright sunshine. The principal
| figure in the foreground Jennie had no DIFF
ficulty in recognizing as her own maid.
| dressed in that chic fashion which Partisan
women affect.
$50 / thought" admitted the detective,
"and / sent the portrait TO Lord Donal- See
| what he has written on the back"
Jennie turned the picture over, and there
| under the inscription. "H-Supposed photo
of the missing woman" was written In q
bold hand. "Bosh! Read my description of
the girl. This is evidently some Paris ladys
maid"
well. what did you do when you got
| this picture back?" said Jennie.
Il remembered you and went to the office
of The Daily Bugle. This brings us to the
present moment. You have now the whole
story. and / shall be very pleased TO listen
to any suggestions you are good enough to
| offer"
The girl sat where she was for a few mo-
| ments and ~pondered over the situation. The
| detective. resting his elbow on the table and
| his chin in his hand. regarded her with
eager anticipation. The more Jennie tnought
over the matter the more she was amazed
at the man before her, who seemed unable
TO place two and two together. He had al.
ready spoken of the account of the ball
which had appeared in The Daily Bugle, OF
its accuracy anu excellence. He knew that
she was a member OF The Bugle STAN, yet
1t had never occurred to him TO inquire who
wrote that description. He knew. also. that
she had been g. guest at the Schloss Stein
heimer when the invitation to the ball must
have reached the princess; These facts Were
afraid TO speak lest some chance word
would form the connecting link between the
detectives mind and the seemingly paipanle
ing and going in her cheeks, as Lord Donal
had so accurately described IL.
to II To Sop n t thine er / san M Re- %ay any e Yon haSs
already done everything that human In
genuity can suggest
ingenuity can suggest. But does nothing
occur to you? Have you no theory to put
forward?"
vantage. Is Lord Donal certain that II
was not the princess herself whom he met
Are you thoroughly convinced that there
was really an impersonAtion?"
What do you mean. Miss Baxter?'
well. YOU met Prince Won Steinheimer
What did you think OF him?" :.
81 thought him an o~verbearing bully. II
YOU ask me. I can't imagine what Englisf
or American girls see in those foreigners
to cause them to marry them. The prince
was very violent-practicaliy ordered me on
OF the castle. spoke TO his father-in-law II
the most peremptory manner and / could
easily see the princess was. frightened on
of her Wits"
IA very accurate characterization Of hi
highnesx. Mr.. Tay1or. Now, Of course. tn