The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-09


ter as secret possible
And wonderfully well you have managed it,
exclaimed the princess. "4hat shows what comes of
trusting secret to lot of men, Here it is published
to all the world"
"Not quite all the world, my dear. AS have.
said Austria will know nothing about it."
tsThe princess tells me-" said Jennie that you
were kind enough to endeavor to get me permission
to make some investigation into this mystery. Have
you Succeeded?'
Eyes, Miss Baxter. as nave said, have sue
ceeded quite beyond my expectations, for the lady
detective is comparatively a new thing in Vienna.
However, the truth is the police are completely in
fog and they ready to welcome help from what
quarter it comes. Here is written permit from
the very highest authority, which you not to
except in case of emergency Here is also an order
from the chief Of police which will open you every
door in Vienna, and finally, here is a badge when
you can pin some not too conspicuous portion of
your clothing This badge, 1 understand is rarely
given out 1t is partly civil and partly military.
You show it to any guard, who WILL on seeing It,
give you the right of way. In case he does not ap-
peal to his superior officer. andFallow him read
your police permit Should that fail then play your
trump card, which is this highly important docu-
ment.
"The director Of the police, who is very shrewd
man, seemed anxious to make your acquaintance be-
fore you began your Investigations He asked meNif
you would call upon him, but seemed taken aback
when told him that you were my wifes friend and
a guest at our house. he suggested that you would
in all probability wish first to the scene Of the
explosion and proposed that he should call here with
his carriage and accompany you to the treasury.
He wished to know if O'Clock in the afternoon would
suit your convenience"
"Oh, yes replied Jennie. 81 am anxious to be-
gin at once, and Of shall be obliged him if
he will act my guide in the vaults of the treasury
and tell me how much they have already discovered"
You must not expect information from the police
in fact, doubt if they have discovered anything;
STILL if they have they likely to keep It to
themselves, and 1 imagine they will hold pretty
close watch you and be more anxious to learn
what you find out and thus take the credit, if they
can than to furnish you with any knowledge Of the
affair they may happen to possess"
That is quite natural and only what one has a
right to expect don't wish to rob the police Of any
credit there is to be gained from this investigation
and l am quite willing to turn over to them what
ever clews may happen to chance upon
Well if you convince the director of that
you will have all the assistance he give you. It
wouldn't be bad tactics to let him know that you are
acting merely in an amateur way. and that you have
no desire to rob them Of their glory when it comes
to the solving of the problem"
Promptly at o'clock the director of the police put
to be most obsequious highly decorated old gentle
man, in very respondent uniform and he could
hardly conceal hiIsurprise on learning that the lady
detective was woman young and so pretty
Charmed as he was to find himself in the company
OF one so engaging it was nevertheless evident to
Jennie that he placed no very high estimate on the
assistance she might be able to give in solving the
mystery of the treasury. This trend Of mind she
thought had its advantages, for the director would
iOat tO piV borf full
already been accomplished by the police
Jennie accompanied the director to that extensive
mass of buildings of which the treasury forms part
The carriage drew up at doorway and here tho
director and his companion got out He led the wav
into the building, then descended STAIR entered an
arched corridor at the door Of which two soldiers
stood on guard who saluted the chief passed them
Does this lead to the room where the explosion
took placer asked Jennie
Eyes"
"And is this the only entrance?"
1.-The only entrance, madame"
Were the men on guard in this doorway injured
by the explosion?"
Yes. They were not seriously injured but
were rendered incapable for time of attending 70
Then person could nave escaped without their
seeing him."
"A whole regiment of persons might have ESCAPED
You viii understand exactly the situation if 1 COM
pare this corridor to long cannon the room at The
end being the breechoading chamber Two guards
were inside the and two others outside the door
that communicated with this corridor These four
men were killed instantly. OF the guards inside the
room not yestige has been found The door one
of the strongest that be made somewhat similar
to the door of safe flung outward and crushed
to the floor the two guards who stood outside it In
the corridor. Between the chamber in which tin,
chest lay and the outside entrance were sixteen men
on guard Every Of those was thrown down
for the blast if may call it So travelled along this
straight corridor like the charge along the inside of
gun barrel. The guards nearest the treasure cham
Der We're of course, the seriously injured but
those farther out did not escape the shock and the
door by which entered this corridor while not
blown from its hinges, nevertheless forced open
its strong bolts swapping like matches. SO when
you see the great distance that intervenes between
the chamber and that door you will have some idea
Of the force Of the explosion"
There is no exit then. from the treasure cham
Der except along this corridor?"
mo, madame. The walls Of the chamber are OF
enormous strength because of course it was expect
ed that if an attempt at robbery ever made II
would be from the outside and It scarcely possible