The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-02
V.-The Prime MINISTER'S Jndiscretion.
Copyright. 1893. by the Anthor.)

embarrassing. Jennie was practical girl and had
no desire to compcate the situation by allowing her
employer fall in love with her, yet it imposs-
bic to go to him and that his attentions might be
limited strictly to a business basis The crisis, how
ever, brought on by Mr. Hardwick himself. One
day when they We're alone together he said abruptly:
THAT romance in high life which you inves-
tigating with Mr. Cadbury Taylor did not come to
anything?'
"No Mr.. Hardwick"
"Then don't you think might enact romance
in high life in this very room? 1t is high enough
from the street to entie it to be called romance
high life" And the editor grinned uneasily, like
unready man who hopes to relieve dilemma by n
poor joke.
Jennie however, did not laugh and did not look up
at him. but continued to scrlbbe shorthand notes
the paper before her.
"Ah Mr.. Hardwick! she said with q sigh. 81
you have discovered my secret, although hoped
to conceal it from your alert eyes, 1 am i'll
deed, in the situation of Ralph Rackstraw in Pima
fOre-T love, and love- alas. above my station'-and
now that you know half you may as well know all.
1t out of that unfortunate ball given by the
Duchess of Chiselhurst, which will haunt all the
rest of my life, fear said Jennie still without lock-
ing up.
Mr. Hardwick smothered an ejaculation and was
glad that the girls eyes not upon him. There
pause of few moments duration between
them. He took the path that left open to him,
fondy hattering himself that while he had stumbled
inadvertently upon her romance he had kept his
secret safe.
"I-I have right to ntrude your confidence.
Miss Baxter" he said finally with an effort, "and 1
hope you will excuse me for-for"-
"Oh, have been sure for some days that you knew
it," interrupted the girl looking up. but not at him.
81 have been neglectng my work, fear, and so you
quite right in speaking"
mo; your work is all right. 1t wasn't that exactly
but never mind. We won't speak of this any more
for see it embarrasses you"
"Thank you, Mr.. Hardwick" said Jennie, again
bending her eyes the desk before her
The the color come and go in her cheeks
and thought he had never beheld any entranc-
ing. He quickly without making further at
tempt at explanation and left the ROOM One two
teardrOpS stained the paper which the girl was
scrbbling. She didn't like giving pain to any One but
could not hold herself to blame for what had hap
pened She made up her mind to leave The Daily
Bugle and seek employment elsewhere; but next day
Mr. Hardwick showed trace of disappointment and
spoke to her with that curt mperousness which had
heretofore been his custom
''Miss Baxter" he said, 'have you been reading
the newspapers with any degree Of attention atey2"
yes Mr. Hardwck"
"Have you been watching the drift of foreign
politics.?
'Do you refer to that speech by the prime min
lister of Austria week two ago."
eyes; that is what 1 have in my mind. AS you
know, then, it amounted almost to declaration of
war against England-almost but not quite. 1t was
a case Of saying too much Of not saying enough
However, it not followed up, and the premier
has been as dumb as craven image since. Eng
land has many enemies in different parts of the
world. but l must confess that this speech by the
Austrian premier came as a surprise. There must
have been something hidden which is visible from
the outside The premier is too astute man not to
know exactly what his words meant and he was I'M
der no delusion to how England would take them
1t is case then of when was quickly done for
wonder what l was begun for That is what all
Europe is asking"
''ls it not generally supposed, Mr.. Hardwck that
his subject to consolidate Austria and Hungary?
understood that local politics the bottom OF
his fiery speech"
'Qute so, bat the rousng of the war spirit In
Austria and Hungary useless unless that spirit
is given something to do. 1t needs a war; not a
threat of war, to consolidate Austria and Hungary
If the speech had been followed by hostile action or
by another outburst that would make inevitable
could understand it. The tone of the speech in
dicates that the prime minister meant business at
the time he gave uterance to it. Something has &C.
CURED meanwhile to change the situation and what
that something is all the newspapers in Europe have
been trying to find out. We have had our regular
Vienna representative at work ever since the words
were uttered and for the past two weeks he been
assisted by of the cleveFest men could send him
from London but, up to date, both have failed Now
propose that you go quietly to Vienna / shall not
let either of the men know you at work on the
affair at which they have abored with such little sue
cess. for both are good men. and l do not want to
discourage either Of them. STILL above all things
wish to have the solution Of this mystery So it oc-
Cured to me last night that you might succeed where
others had failed. What do you think of it?"
81 am willing to try" said Miss Baxter as there
flashed across her mind idea that here was case
in which Princess Won Steinheimer could be Of the
greatest assistance to her.
at has been thought" went on the editor chat
the emperor is extremely averse to having trouble
with England any other country Still if that
were the case, cabinet would undoubtedly have
been formed after this Incorporate address of the
PREMIER but this man still holds his Office and there
has been neither explanation apology from court
or cabinet am convinced that there is something
behind all this wheel within wheel of some sort
because the day after the speech there came rumor