The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-11

life study, and ne STANDS hca1 ~"N .
sers above his fellows In that aepa't-
msnt"
.'Can you give me his addressg
The chemist wrote the address On
sheet Of paper and handed IL to the !o"is
woman. -
Do YOU happen 10 know whether ffoi-
seigfried or his assistants have oeeh S''''
ed In during this investigation!
what investigation madame!
...rhs Investigation OF the recent ter,a-
BILE explosion" -,,,s
II have heard Of no explosion, repiieo
the chemist. evidently bewildered. Ihea
Jannia remembered that while the paruH-
ulars of the disaster In the treasury were
tpox-r ia The rest OF the world, no khoNi-
esga OF the catastrophe had got ABROAD ~
Vienna .,z,
..The professor" continued the chemist
noticin1 Jenuie's hesitation Is NO.
very praetieaI man. He is deeply isAtieu 5N
| and has made some great dlscoN -
MIRA science. but he has done iitiis to"a-u
annIvinp his knowledge TO any 49,.
aav. useful purpose. If you msee Hi-.'
Won will find him a dreamer ana I. 'neOi
| ist. But IL you once succeed N 'l.1'.
! inc him in any matter, he VIII prossou,to
| I, "a the very end. quite regardless OF l"e
| ,,roe he snands or the calls Of duty else
where" - said
aIIs ts inst the man wish to see, sala
| 1annia daeisivelv; and with that theS
| I'll leave of the chemist and once more
entered the carriage. -,..a >,
| II want to drive 10 one more p.~O''
/ said Jennie. before 1t gets too iaIe,
Good gracious cried the frLlSess nm,
| You surely do not intend 10 eaii oN
1
Prof. Seigfried tonight! ..s,o of
mo. but l want to drive to the once u
| the director of police .s cha
''Oh, that wont take US long, sane '"'
| Princess. giving the necessary otue,,
Tba coachnan took them 10 the night
entrance of the central pollee stat
| the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and leaving Ihe
princess in the carriage, Jennie went
| alone to speak with the officer in cnerse'
Il wish to see the director OF the po-
| lice" she said III.
'He will not be here until morning. ne
is at home. Is it anything important
| Yes Where s his residence!
''If YOU will have the kindness 10 Ia
| form me what your business - maoahie'
we will have pleasure in att hg u IL
| without disturbing Herr Dire-soi-
II must communicate with the director
in person. The Princess Won Steinheimer
is in her carriage outside, and do moi
wish TO keep her waiting"
At mention of the Princess the of1cer
bestirreA himself and became efruslVely
polite.
Il shall call the director at once and ne
will be only too happy TO wait upon you
"Oh! Have you a telephone here:
And can speak with him myself Withou'
being overheard
Certainly, madame. II you VIII steI
into this room with me / will call aim III
and leave you TO speak with MIN.
This was done, and when the chief hac
answered Jennie introduced herself Il
him.
~ am Miss Baxter, whom you were kint
| enough to escort through the treasury
building this afternoon"
''Oh, yesr' replied the chief. 81 though
we were to postpone further inquiry un
| til tomorrow"
Yes; such was the arrangement, bu
] wanted to say that if my plans are in
: | terfered with, if | am kept under SurYell
lance, l shall be compelled to Withdraw
from the search"
\ few moments elapsed before the chic
replied, and then it was with some hesi
| taticn
81 should be distressed to have yo
, withdraw; but, If you wish TO do so, tha
| must be a matter entirely for your oW
, consideration. l have my duty to per
form, and must carry it out to the bes
of my poor ability
quite s0 1 am obliged to you TO
speaking so plainly. l rather surmise
this afternoon that you looked upon m
, help in the light of an interference"
e ~ should not have used the word III
/ | reference continued the chief, but
: must confess that ! never knew result
to follow amateur efforts which coul
| not have been reached much more speed
= lily and effectually by the regular fore
7 | under my command"
D We'll, the regular force under yoI
t command has been at work several week
and has apparently not accomplished ver
( | much. / haze devoted part of an after
| noon and evening to the matter, so b'
t | fore withdraw l would like 20 give yo
some interesting information, which yo
e | may impart to the government, and L al
u | quite willing that you should take all tn
: credit for the discovery, as l have n
$ | wish to appear in any way as your con
. petitor. Can you hear me distinctly
g Perfectly, madame" replied the chic
0 Then, in the first place, Inform II
government that there has been no rol
berry"
: mo robbery! What an absurd stat
IS ment, if you will excuse me for speaklr
u so abruptly. Where is the gold Il thel
e was no robbery"
e Il am coming to that. Next inforl
Il the government that its loss will
but trifing. That heap OF debris whiC
J. you propose TO cart away contains pra
It tically the whole of the missing 2Oo,o0e
It 0OO forms More than one-third of ii
D heap is pure gold. II you want to do
It favor to good friend of yours and I
the same time confer a benefit upon Il
If | government itself, you will advise q
v government 10 secure the services
- Herr Feltz, so that the gold may be e
4, tracted from the rubbish with the lea
" | possible loss. / put in a word for He
d Feltz because l am convinced he IS
most competent man. Tonight his a
le ton saved you from dismissal to-morrol
is therefore you should be grateful 10 hiI
u And now / have the honor 10 wish "
good night"
l. "Wait-Wait a mOment|' came in
seeching tones through the telephou
ID MY dear young lady, pray pardon al
! fault you have TO fnd with me and T
III main for a moment or two longer. VIII
q then, caused the explosion. and wh
ht was its object?'
7e "That ] must leave for you TO find OF
Of Herr Director. You see. ! am giving "
the results OF merely a few hours i
quiry, and you cannot expect me 10 d
<e cover everything In that time. / dol
he know how the explosion was cause
So | neither do / know who the cfimins
is were 1t would probably take me
ct | day tomorrow 10 find that out. but as
am leaving the discovery in such col
d. petent hands as yours / must curb /
M | impatience until you send me full pa
IL ! tlculars. SO, once again, good nigi
. Herr Director.
"Oh. my dear young lady, you must pa
Is | don an old man for what he said in
thOughtless moment. ii you knew hC
~ | many useless amateurs NEEDLE Ia O
very difficult business. you would excU
me Are YOU quite convinced OF what y
have told me-that the gold is in the ~
) bisn heGpg'
/ Perfectly. l will leave for you at I
{ Office here the analysis made hy He
81 Feltz, and II / can assist you further
81 must De ON the distaet understand
- that you are not again 10 interfere vi
2 whatever / may DO. Your conduct IA gOi
at &c Herr Feitz tonight after you had i
~. / me ana commanding him not 10 give
- any Information, should hesitate 10 ehs
aClerize by It's rigEt name.
Sc My commands seem 20 have of1eTeI /
"a | tie nusrFUrfi8u 10 Vgl3 Herr ETifZ doui