The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11


anything. l simply must stay and hear his eXpla
nation, for he is very detective and. the
conclusions he has arrived at must be Interest,"
ing"
In the morning the diamonds arrived per special
messenger. who first took 4 formal receipt for them
and then most obsequiously took his departure. BY
the same train came Mr.. Cadbury Taylor modest
as ever, but giving indication in his bearing
the Importance of the discovery his wonderful sys-
e tenn had aided him in making. He blandly evaded
the curiosity of Mr.. Briggs and said would per
haps be better to reveal the secret in the presence
e of the prince princess
Just what suspected" muttered Mr.. Briggs
who had long been convinced that the prince had
stolen the stones.
The important gathering took place in the library
i the prince. with the diamonds in his pocket
seated the head of the long table while the prin-
cess sat at the foot far from her husband she
could conveniently get without attracting notice
Miss Baxter stood window reading i'm
portant letter from London which had reached her
that morning The tall thin detective and the
portly Mr.. Briggs came in together. the London
bowling gravely to the prince and princess. Mr.
Briggs took at the head of the table, but the
detective remained standing, looking quesonngly
at Miss Baxter. but evidently recognizing her
| the lady who had come in upon his and his friend
+. when they had entered the train
Il beg the pardon OF Your highness, but what I
have to say had better be said with as few hearers
as possible l should be much obliged if this young
person would read her correspondence in another
room"
"The young woman said the prince coldly, SIS
secretary her highness is entirely in her con-
= fdence"
The detective apparently unrufed by the dis
L. courtesy he met. bowed profoundly toward the
prince, cleared his throat and began.
May l ask your hghnesS. he said, addressing
himself to the princess, how much money you pos
i, sessed just before you left Vienna?"
The lady looked up at him in surprise, but did
not answer.
in heavens name. what has that to do with the
loss of the diamonds?" snapped out the prince his
hot temper getting the better of him.
Cadbury Taylor spread out his hands and shrug
ged his shoulders in protest the Interruption He
spoke with Difference. but nevertheless with touch
of reproach in his tone.
Il am accustomed to be listened to with patience
! and am generally allowed to tell my story my
way your highness."
What complain of is that you are not telling
any story at all. but asking instead a very i'm
pertinent question"
: Questions which seem to you irrelevant may be
to a trained mind most
"Bosh Trained donkeys! Do you know where
the diamonds are?"
. eyes. do" answered Cadbury Taylor. still inn
perturbable. in spite Of the provocation was re-
ceiving
well, where they?"
They are in the vaults of your bank in Vienna"
81 don't believe it. Who stole them then?"
- They put there by her hghness the Princess
Won Steinheimer. doubtless in security money
r. What? roared the prince springing to his feet
his stentorian voice ringing to the ceiling do you
to insinuate, you villain that my wife stole
J. her Own damonds?"
"If your hghness would allow me to proceed in
my own
Enough of this fooIng There are the da-
monds!" cried the prince. jerking the box from his
pocket and fnging it the table
: "There!' shouted old man Briggs bringing his
clinched fist down the oak. What did 1 tell
you? knew it all along The prince stole the dia-
monds and in his excitment yanks them Of his
pocket and proves it. I said from the first"
''Oh, father fatherp moaned the princess speak
ing for the first time. "E1ow can you saw such
thing? My husband couldn't do a action if he
tried The idea of his stealing the diamonds! Not II
they were worth thousand millions and detection
, impossible"
Come come" cried Miss Jennie Baxter stepping
energetIcaly forward. Il imagine everybody has
had enough of this. Clear out Mr. Briggs and take
Mr. Taylor with you L he has not had any
breakfast yet and he certainly looks hungry II YOU
hire detectives, Mr.. Briggs. you must take care Of
them. Out you 60 The dining is ever SO
much more inviting just now than the library IL
you don't see what you want ring for it."
She drove the two speechless men out before her
and, closing the door, said to the prince who was
still standing bewildered at having his hand for.ad
In this manner:
There! Two fools from four leave two Now
my dears-Im not going to highness either Of vou-
you are simply two lone people who like each other
Immensely. yet who drifting apart through foo,
ish misunderstanding that few words would MIR
right if either of you had sense enough to speak
Them which you haven't and, that ovhy I'm here
to speak them for you. Now. madame 1 am ready
to swear that the prince has never said anything to
me That did not show his deep love for you and If
you had overheard us you would not need me to tell
you so. He thinks acknowledgement that ever saw
the poor man. but he is bound to be an idiot or the
prince wouldn't be jealous Of him. AS nobody had
stolen the diamonds after all this fuss SO no one
has stolen the affection of either of you from the
other. can see by the way you look at each other
that won't need to apologize for leaving Won alone
together while run up stairs to pack"
oh but you are not going to leave us!' cried tho
princess.
81 should be delighted stay but there is no reg,