The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-25

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But with ms wish Jennie did not comply.
She merely again urged the princess never
For many days Jennie heard nothing more
from any or the actors in the little comedy,
and the episode began 10 take on in her
thoughts that air OF unreality which remote
events seem 10 gather around them She
went on with her daily work TO the satisfac-
ton OF her employers and the augmenting OF
her own bank account. although no expe-
rience worthy Of record occurred In her
routine for several weeks. But a lull in a
newspaper office Is seldom OF long duration.
One afternoon Mr.. Hardwick came 10 the
desk AT which Jennie was at work and said
TO her:
"Cadbury Taylor called here yesterday and
was very anxious to see you. Has he been
in again this afternoon?'
You mean the detective? No; / haven't
seen him since that day at the Schloss
Steinheimer. What did he want with me?"
"As far as / was able TO understand. he
of romance in high life-and 1 think he
wants your assistance TO unravel 1t. 1t
seems TO be battling him."
1T is not very difficult TO battle Mr.. Cad
bury Taylor" said the girl, looking up at
her employer with a merry twinkle in her
We'll. he appears to be in a fog now, and
he expressed himself to me as being very
W Ton 1 Iaken WITH nnd sne neat way IN which
Meran. SO he thinks you may be of great
assistance 20 him in his present difficulty
Cash payment 1 understand" said the
girl. But what does he mean Sy payment
in kind?"
"Oh. he is willing that you should make
a sensational article out Of the episode. II
deals entirely, he says, with persons in high
an interesting column or two for the paper"
L see, providing. of course, that the tam
gled skein was unraveled by the transcend
ent genius of Mr.. Cadbury Taylor" said the
girl cynioally.
II don't think he wants his name men
toned" continued the editor. In fact, he
| said that IN wouldn't do f0 refer 70 him at
all, for If people discovered that he made
public any of the cases intrusted 20 him be
would lose his business. He has been work.
Ing on this problem for several weeks. and,
1 believe. has made little progress toward
It's solution. His client is growing impatient.
30 II occurred to the detective that you
might consent to help him. He said, with a
good deal of complacency. that he did not
but he put his wits at work and has traced
you to this Office"
How clever he is!' said Jennie, laugh
/ Ing. Il am sure / made no secret of the
fact that 1 work for the Daily Bugle.'
- think Mr.. Taylor will have no hesita-
Ne1e IN agreeing With you that he is clever,
see him and to assist him if you can. be-
cause nothing so takes the public as a ro-
nance in high life. Here is his address.
Would you mind calling on him?"
Not at all" replied the young woman,
copying the street and number in her note
Next day Jennie Baxter drove to the adj
aress the editor. had given her. and she
Iouhu MI. CadDury Taylor at home in
somewhat sumptuous offices on the first
floor. Fastened to his door was a brass
plate, which exposed to public view the
"Cadbury Taylor, Private Inquiry Agent"
me detective was quite evidently very
glad to see her.
the Bugle on the chance of finding you"
he said, but l am delighted TO meet you
here, because we can talk without fear of
Interruption. Has the editor told you any
thing of this case?"
Very little. He didn't seem to know much
about IL himself"
1T was impossible for me to go into full
particulars with him. 1 could only give him
a mint or two in order to convey to him
some idea of the interest which the mys-
terry, when solved, might have from a news
paper standpoint. OF course / wished to gain
his assistance SO that he might. perhaps,
He seems to be quite willing that 1
should lend what aid 1 can" said Jennie.
but / must have full particulars before l
hand, and unless this case is interesting
from a newspaper point of view, as YOU
nave nave y Just 6,i said, / don't think that should
oh, you will find it of great Interest,""
the detective assured her. with much eager
ness. 1T relates TO the sudden and hitherto
unexplained disappearance of a woman.
That OF Itself is absorbing, for / may tell
You. as one having large experience. that
there Is nothing more difficult in this world
tnan Tor any person, and more especially
for a woman; to disappear entirely and leave
Il should haye thought it quite easy" said
don"
"You have given expression to the uni
versal opinion. but / pledge you my word
that a completely successful disappearance
is one of the most rare events that we de-
~tectives. have to meet within our line of in
vestigation."
PLEASE tell me the story said the girl.
about it."
TIL detective selected a packet of papers,
one of many which occupied the end of his
table. He slipped from il a rubber band
which held the documents together.
The first act of the drama, If we may
call It SO. began at the Duchess of Chisei-
The Duchess of Chiselhurst's ball!'
echoed Jennie. with a shudder. 'Oh. dear!''
The detective looked up at her.
Why do you say oh, dear?'" he asked.
t,ra See tn 5 said the girl YEARLY, II am
hursts ball. There seems to have been
nothing else in the papers for weeks past"
II has excited a great deal of. COM
ment,' assented the detective, land, by the
way. the Daily Bugle had one of the best
paper
ly, but / must confess that 1 didn't read
that copy of the Bugle."
You amaze me! l should have thought
that would have been the first part of the
paper to which any lady would turn. How
ever, the report of the ball has nothing
you remember the Princess Won Steinheirn.
er. at whose castle l had first the pleasure
of meeting you?"
You had the pleasure of meeting me be-
fore that" said Jennie, speaking for the
first time without giving thought to what
she said.
Really" cried the detective, dropping his
papers on the table. And where was that?'
oh. well, as you have just said, it has
nothing TO do with this case. Perhaps l
was wrong in saying you saw me. 1t would
be more correct TO say that / saw you. You
must remember that you are a public char
acter, Mr.. Taylor
"Ah. quite So" said the detective, COM
placently, turning TO his documents again.
Now, the Princess Won ~Steinheimer was
invited to the Duchess of Chiselhurst's ball,
but she did not attend it,"
Are you sure of that" said the girl. 81
thought her name was among the list of
those present"
1T was in the list, and that is just where
our mystery begins. Some one else attend
ed the ball as the Princess Won Stein
heimer. 1t is this person that / wish to
find"
All, Then you are employed by the Duke
of Chiselhurst?"
No, / am not, for, strangely enough, l
believe the duke thinks ii was actually the
princess who attended the ball. Only one
man knows that the princess was not pres
ent-one man and two women. OF the lat
ter one is the Princess Won Steinheimer and
the other the lady who impersonated her.
The one man is Lord Donal Stirling. Lord
Donal has done me the honor to place the
case in my hands,"
WHY does his lordshin wish m find this