The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-11

.--7s., that the editor rad failed 10
,ta mos, Of the news she had sent
- Ae she opened out the paper she
. rra great black headlines that ex-
80 .sross two columns, ana tbs news
-, Gated not from Venice. but from
60 Vas IN typc a shade larger than
,s,r ordinarily used IN the paper, and
=. do.bIe-le1ded. The headings were
,tsr,liue enough.
PHANTOM GOLD.
-. ,lsst Gigantic Robbery Of Modern
Times.
TIE Austrian War Chest Dynsmiisd.
Twenty Million Pounds in Gold Looted
Auyaling Disaster at the Treasury in
Viehna.
Pcgr Men Killed and Sixteen others More
or Less Seriously Injured.
..Desr me" the Princess cried. in look
Ing over Jennie's shoulder al these amaz-
trg headings. how like home that looks
~rr RuCle doesn't seem al all like q i4oH-
t0~ Journal II reminds me OF a Chicaso
rersr-- account of a baseball match,
sgs.tsu match when Chicago was win
rfrs. OF course. when Anson had lined OUT
m. bail from the plate 10 The lake front
and brought three men In on nome run
N critical point In the game
Good gracious" cried Jennie. Nhdl
language are you speaking! Is IL slahs
or some foreign tongueg
Ii is pure Chicagoese, Jennie INTO
which / occasionally LAPSE even mere ia
pr.m Vienna. / would like TO see a good
baseball match. with the Chicago nine
soiuz strong. Let Us abandon this ehele
monarchy. Jennie, and pay NlsH 'o
America -,
IN 40 with pleasure If you VIII tel
~, first who looted the war chest IL
YOU can place your dainty foTehnheF OF
The spot that cOnceals 2OO,Vo,vOl nosIhs ~
gold. III go anywhere with you.
on YES. that reminds me. / spoke 10
ny husband this morning and asked nm
II he could get you enrolled as specla
detective. and he said there might d,
some difficulty in obtaining such an ap-
pointment for a woman Would you nave
any objection 10 dressing up as a MICS
young man, Jennie?'
ia very much rather not. hope you
didn't suggest that 10 the Prince
The Princess laughed merrily aud shooi
her head.
No, l told him believed that yo'
could solve the mystery If any one couiu
aud, remembering what you had done Il
that affair OF the diamonds, my husband
has the greatest faith in your powers a.
an investigator, but he fears the authori
ties here will be reluctant TO allow wo
man TO have any part in the search. Thel
have very old-fashioned ideas about wo
man i'm Austria, and think her prope
place Is presiding over tea table.
Well. If they only knew it," said Jen
lie. archly, some things have been d's
covered over a teacup within our Owl
memories"
That is quite true" replied the Prin
cess. but We can hardly give the inciden
a. a recommendation TO the Austrian au
thorities BY the way, have YOU notice.
that no paper In Vienna said n sinsi
word about the robbery of the war chest
Ii must have been telegraphef here yer.
promptly from London, and yet they d
not even deny it, which is the usual wa
OF meeting the truth"
While they were talking message cam
from the Prince, asking il he might tax
the liberty of breaking i'm upon their col
ference few moments after the PRIME
himself entered the apartment and oowe
courtly Difference TO the two ladies'
L have succeeded" he said, "beyon
my expectations 1t seems that news
paper in London has published an aecoui
Of the whole affair, and the police, WI
We're al their wits end before, are eve
more fiustered now that the account
the robbery has been made public"
Jennie has Just received a paper frol
London" said the Princess hurried!
which says the war chest of Austria ha
been robbed OF 2G0, 0o0,oo0 r1orins, but thei
is nothing about ii in the Vienna press.
No" replied the Prince, NOR Is thel
Ikely 10 be. The robbery is now know
To all The world except Austri-. and
Imagine nothing VIII be said about
here
rs there, then, any truth in the n
porte" asked the Princess innocently-
Truth! It's all truth; that is Ju
where the trouble is. There is little Us
in our denying il, because this Lohdo
sheet Is evidently well Informed, and,
deny il. we should have To publish SOM
thing about the robbery itself, which v
are not inclined to do. 1t is known, hoy
ever. who the two correspondents OF u
London paper are, and believe the poll'
are going 10 make il so interesting Il
those TWO gentlemen that they VIII
glad 10 leave Vienna, for time at leas
OF course nothing can be done openly, D.
cause Englishmen make such fuss wht
their liberties are encroached upon Ol
uf the young men has been lured aero
The frontier by a bogus telegram, and
think the authorities will see that he do
not get back in hurry; the other We e.
a. g.f
W could expel him, but if We did
would be thought that we had done
because he had found out the truth abo
The explosion
'lOW did you learn about the exp
s.ou"' asked the Princess.
"uh. / have known all there was
know ever since il happenedl'
The Princess gave Jennie quick 100
Which said as plainly as words, lie
Nas the news we wanted IN our oF
household and We never suspected IL
why didn't You tell me about II
gr.yi the Princess Indignantly.
We'll. you see, my dear, you never To-
any interest in politics, and ! oid J.
think the affair would have any attra
r.ou for you. Besides. he added, WIFE
smile VT were al cautioned 10 Keep =
matter IS secret o. possible.
and wonderfully we'll you have ma
astI itr' exclaimed the Princess. ~
slows what comes Of trusting a seci
t.4 Do. OF men. Here 1t Is ubllshed 10
tLe world
No. quite all the world, my dear.
/ have said. Austria viii know noun
about lt'
The Princess tells me-" said Jenn
that yuu were kind enought TO endeaF
90 get u.e permission TO make Aoire INV
tlratlon into this mystery nave y
su.uerledT'
Yes Miss !faxter, as ] have sail'
Aay, succeeded quite beyond my eNpee'
tons. for the lady detective IS con'Ia'
lively new thing in Vieana. HoWeF
The truth is the police are completely ~
fog and they are ready 10 "eic"n'e ~
from whatever quarter IL comes he1e
written permit from the Ve:S hiEH'
authority. which you are not To use eAe'
ll q case Of emergency Here T. @lso
order from the Chief of Police ~hich v
open for you every door in Vienna Si
final g.. here Is a badge when you can
ou come not too conspicuous pof'i"H
yOur clothing. This badge, ! undeisiai
s. rarely given out. It Is parlis clh
partly % !itary. You can sho@ IL 20
g4aTd. aho will, on seeins II, give
ffr Iiynt II way. Ia case lie does u
appeal 10 his superior officer ana an
Aim ID. r..g ,yonr police permit. Shol