The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04

Ar- hardwlck smothcTed an ejaculation
and was glad that the girls eyes we're not
Upon MIN. There was a pause OF few
. moments duration between them. He
took the path that was left open TO him.
iondly fattering himself that while he
/ had stumbled inadvertently upon her TO
nance he had kept his own secret safe.
II have no right to intrude on your
condolences. Miss Baxter he said finally
with an effort. and / hope you will ex-
CuEe me fOr-for-"
''Oh. I have been sure for some days
+ that YOU knew itr' interrupted the girl,
F looking up, but not at him. Il have been
( Eeglecting ny work, | fear. and 30 you
were quite right in speaking.
mo; your work is all right II wasn't
! that eXactly-but never mind. We won't
sItak OF this any more. for / see it en-
harnesses you"
Thank you, Mr, Hardwick," said Jen-
/ ME, again bending her eyes on the desk
/ before her.
/ The man saw the color come and go in
/ her cheeks and thought he had never
beheld any one so enhancing. He rose
quickly without making further attempt
T at explanation and left the room. One or
two teardrops stained the paper on which
giving pain 90 any one. but could not hold
herself 10 blame for what had happened.
She made up her mind to leave the Daily
Bugle and seel, employment elsewhere;
( but next day Mr.. Hardwiek showed no
trace of disappointment and spoke 20 her
with that curt imperiousness which had
T heretofore been his custom
/ Miss Baxter" he said, have you been
. reading the newspapers with any degree
OF attention Iately?'
Yes. Mr.. Hardwick.'
Have you been watching the drift Of
foreign politics."
DO you refer to that speech by the
Prime Minister OF Austria d week or two
/ ago?"
Yes; that IS what I have in my mind.
1 As YOU know. then. it amounted almost
TO declaration OF var against England
. almost. but not quite. II was case Of
I saying too much or of not saying
I enough. However, II was not followed
up, and the Premier has been as dumb as
. a craven Image ever since. England has
many enemies in different parts of the
world, but | must confess that this speech
/ hy he Austrian Premier came as sur
prise There must have been something
[ hidden which is not visible from the out
side The Premier is too astute man
not to know exactly what his words
meant, and he was under no delusIon as
to how England would take them. II Is
case, then, OF when / was so quickly
done for | wonder what | was begun for
That is what all Europe is asking"
rs II not generally supposed, Mr.. Hard
wick. that his object was 10 consolidate
Austria and Hungary? | understood that
local politics was at the bottom of his
fiery speech"
Quite So but the rOuSing of the war
spirit in Austria and Hungary was use
less unless that spirit is given some
thing TO do. II needs war, not threat
Of war to consolidate Austria and Hun
gary. If the speech had been followed
by hostile action or by another outburst
that would make war inevitable, | coull
understand it. The tone of the speech
indicates that the Prime Minister meant
. business at tho time he gave utterance to
it, Something has occurred, meanwhile, 10
, change the situation, and what that
3 something is all the newspapers in Eu-
rope have been trying to find out We
+ have had our regular Vienna representa-
, tive at work ever since the words were
uttered, and for the past two weeks he
has been assisted BY one of the cleverest
, men | could send him from London; but,
, up 20 date, both have failed. Now, / pro-
pose that you go quietly to Vienna.
shall not let either of the men know YOU
: are at work on the affair al which they
u have labored with such little success, fol
10 ! both are good men, and | do not wan
; 10 discourage either of them. Still, abov,
all things, | wish 10 have the solution OF
: this mystery. SO 1t occurred to me las
= night that you might succeed wher,
: others had failed. What do you think o.
y it,
| Il am willing to try" said Miss Baxter
: | as there flashed across her mind an idea
0 that here was case in which Princes:
4 Won Steinheirner could be Of the creates
A assistance to her.
K "lt has been thought" went on the ed
: itor, that the Emperor is extremeh
: dverse TO having trouble with England OF
any other country. Still, if that were tn,
= case, new Cabinet would undoubtedI,
q have been formed after this intemperat Il
!, | address of the Premier; but this man still
4 | holds his office, and there has been uei
> ther explanation nor apology from cOu-
, or cabinet ] am convinced that there /.
: something behind all this. q wheel witbir
: wheel OF some sort because the da,
| after the speech there came a runoor frn,,
Vienna that an attempt had been mad,
on the life of the Emperor or of the Pre-
5 mler Ii WAS exceedingly vague but !
was alleged that dynamite cxDIoSfo,
j mad taken place in the palace. This VA
: promptly c0ntradicted, but we all kpov
Mhdt ofhcldl contradictions amount n
u lhere Is internal trouble of some kind {,
e The court al Vienna and if We copld ,,,,t,
Hsh the tull details such an article Wa,,T
] give us European reputation. Uha,
s could you be ready to begin your iourney
. | Miss RaXter?' ~ ;
; Il am ready now"
o Wen, in an affair like this il is hoe, -.
p lose no time. You can leave to-morroy
1 morning. then?"
a on certainly; but | must leave the ~
I nee at once, and you must get some on
[ 10 nnlSh the work | am on
| i VIII attend 10 that" said the edito,
Il Ihus relieved. Jennie betOOk herself :
/ | telegraph office. She knew that il sb
: wrote letter 10 the Princess who ",
now In Vienna, she would probably h.,
3 self reach that city as soon as nor pnt,
: so she telegraphed that something inpor,
k ant was on hand which would TAX her =
Il Vienna by next days Orient express an
= intimated that il was matter in y, btc
r she might need the assistance of III
: Princess. Then she hasIened Ia be
l. rooms 10 pack up. That evening th,r
e came an answering telegram from Wen
h ma. The Princess asked her TO bring h,
r. ball dress and all the rest of her finer,
J. The lady added that she herself wogId h
n at the railway station. and asked Jenai
d TO telegraph TO her en- route II was ev
, dent that her highncss was quite pTeDaI
d ed 10 engage in whatever scheme theI
a was on hand, and this fact eucoura se
p Jennie to hope that success IsrhaI
4 awaited her
n True TO her promise, the Princess vo
e Steinheimer was waiting at the immens
O railway station of Vienna, and she ?,
- ceived her friend with gushing effusiol
% Jennie left the train as neat rs when 81
? had entered IT, for many women have II
y faculty OF taking long Journeys WiIhO.
showing the disheveled effect which lr,
n tracted railway travelling seems to ha,
p, upon the masculine, and probably MOI
careless, portion of humanity.
ION. YOU dear girl cried the Princes
4 "you cannot tell how glad / am 10 :,
. van | was Just yeaTnng Tor some one
, talk English 10. | am so tired OF F-en.
n and German, although they fiaiter me
. saving that ] speak those two Language
a. weu. vet English Is my own tongue. al
!, & so delightful TO talk with one W.
a.