The Washington weekly post., 1899-06-13
r~-s 80 y TIE Aa's0rl
p,,moud. Of the Princess.

w by the remark Of 'ns ''
.-... ss rather a long story tepi.eI
, -y.-4,.lrz and before ] begin u !
.ga 90 apk YOU one or two ques-
- gzn YOU msulpuiate type"ri'-
e.. s.rsrag on what make It H. Inc
...-.eyifer understand very
'r Have you any knowledge Of
90. -.-.enrs knowledge. l can wri's
90. -1u words minute
49,. -.-.-.-rs admirable. Your coming
.a-- was an inspiration. You are
- .---q-r have been looking Tor,
,' '.' .-., seem 20 ,hink 20 yesterday
49,. r.-!vfrk" said the sirI' Win sIS
.s.-r az Hsn'. ,..-.-,S slncs
So. many things have happened1 s'ise
.r We are nov dealing Win ~,
- ufh Princess Won Sieinheinlef.
c., Ia German Princess. Of coufse-
.---a. Princess. but an American
$40 was a Miss Briggs, OF Sni-
"- laughter OF Briggs, the railroad
'4i-s worth somewhere between
"a twenty-five millions-doliars'
4 wear OF two ago she mar
a-...a Konrad Won Steinheimer. You
-.-srher having read about u IN 'he
,.- eos ,se usual international match
gr after the title. he after the
.r .esns.e So. but. be that as II may
-.s ,-. only daughter 81 old brlegs'
-4 r,s yreut a good deal Of her tline Ia
60 al. during her stay IN Europe
t.F .sl.mulatcd a vast stock OF dlA-
-. some Of them very notable stones
..-.. l-rp what the whole co!lecuoh
.,,a. some say 81 .c6A.G0o. while others
-. lo.bIs that amount. However that
.,,bs Miss Briggs became the Princess
s,s.-re.rner. and brought 10 Austria
.., her UonO0 in geld and diamonds.
vrra her father gave her as her ao"I >
t-, - course. being an only chlld' she
utg come ia Tor the at Ok the money
vhsn the old man dies.
rs ae likely &c die soon? ! don't sup
use me Prince gave himself away ior
mere m.,uong
.0a. vol forget the diamonds! As to
ne rI s,Inood Of old Briggs death.it didn |
s.-ks me as imminent when had d con-
,ersarlsn with him yesterday
yesterday? Is he here in Lohdoh'
L,nE'
ives. he has come over 10 disentangle
r1e mystery about the diamonds.
and what is the mystery? You take
4 dreadful lorg time to ted d story MI
Hirdwick'
The story Is important. and it must
- -o.6 in detail. otherwise you may 81
or long Journey for nothing. Are yod
taking down what / say in shorthaho
That IS riga,. and If you are wise you
vii not tT4nscribc your notes so tha'
anv one could read them; they are salei
,r that form. The Won Steinheimer lam
f-. nave two residences. a house In Vienna
end an ancient castle in ;he Tyroi, SIT
ra-ed OIL ,he heights above Meran,
nasf picturesque place. understand. bu
~. shortly YOU will know more apou
ii than ] DO. because the Bus4e eNpeO,'
,cn m 90 there a. its special correspond
erf Here the diamond robbery tooh piac'
something Ike two months ago. anu ln'
e~lir is stlll as great mystery as ever
The Princess was 20 open the season d
,Ieran. which is a fashionable resort DS
,,,irr a fancy dress ball in Schloss stem
heimer. 30 which all the Austrian S"o
fcre.ar rotables were invited.
II vas Just before the hall commence
that the diamonds were first missed II
+e.f. the Princess vas abou; 10 put tueii
o,-sle rcprAe4utpd some gOrgeOusiv deC
c-,,cd character from the 'AraDla'
N,eb,s'-when the discovery was mad'
,rst the diamonds we're gone. She was
-sturanv very much upset ever het loSS
or5 sent ~ once for the Prince, her nus
nd insisting that the police should De
-o,lf,6 im-np l!ately and detectives calico
IN as was perfectly natural NOW mere
crr,cs = strange feature or the aHaF'
or4 ,b,s &c that the Prince positively for-
I'd any publicity and refused his sane
,soC vhen she demanded that the police
sro,Id he informed, and vet the Prince
knew rs well as anybody the very con-
s.derrble value OF the stones.
What reason did he give for his re-
r-salg' asked Miss Baxter, looking up
from her notes.
y am not quite certain about that, but
think he said it was infra dig. for the
Srel1hsimsrs 10 call in the police. Any
how. Il was an excuse which dld not sat
tsfv the Princess. but as guests were ar
-iyine. and Il was desirable there sh"uid
be ne commotion 60 mar the OCCASION
the Princess temporarily yielded 10 the
wish Of her husband. and nothing was
said about the robbery The great ball
was the talk of Meran for several days,
and no one suspected the private trouble
thar was going on underneath the public
event During these several days the
Princess insisted that the aid or the
Police should be invoked, and the Prince
vas equally strenuous that nothing should
D. said about the matter. Then, quite
Unexpectedly. tho Prince veered complete
.y round and said he would engage the
tes' detectives tn Europe. Strange 10 say,
v-an b. announced this decision 10 his
wife she had y4ered around also, and op-
posed tho calling in Of the detectives as
streruogs,y as he had done heretofore
'Naat reason did she give for her
change u tr1ut2" asked Miss Jennie.
She said ! believe. that II was now
200 la'e that the thieves, whoever they
were. had had time TO make away with
Their p.uader. and there would merely
BE- a fuss and worry for nothing"
"u0 you know. / am inclined 10 agree
with her. said the girl.
Are yOg2 Then tell me what you think
q The case as Gar as you have got"
N-a' .o YOU th.nk?'
j shaEt tel YOU ~ this stage, because
know %; further particulars which
WI. rive y0u later on. / merely want
your an.H.on now, 20 that ! may see
whether what ! have 10 tell you after
Mr-t u01.res 30 iu any way
Wen 20 me the case looks decidedly
dark gsig~r The Prince"
l-a' .s what Mr. Briggs thinks. He
-"-s'-- h.s h.s1uess has the Jewels
Where ala sou get all these particu'
lars9r
From Mr.. BRIGGS. who. Of course. got
then ny letter from his daughter"
Then 49,, have as IL were, a One-sided
statement
"a. qu.te so. bat still you must re
member rhe Princess does rot IN tbs least
So ie.' Err husband OF the theft"
Wen. please go on. What are the fur
I-.T 5ar'l.4.aTsg'
.a' further particulars arc that the
II.gr U-Ly some quiet investigation
among .- s.fyauts. and ha found that
'h-f. nHs man Who. although he was
'E.'.i ~ his own. was much more IA,
"''Hs 'i 'ae Princess. and this man had
e." .'' Jay tIs ball was given. the entire
d. r.n af tA- castle. He IL a young
'...'f and lgt.rmau. Lieut. Won Schaum
-R aaG the Prince knew that this
-.'h- man Was being hard pressed foI
rune debts ,t honor which hc dt not
.t4'a' lY De- 'u a position 10 llquiddte
+.r tu.EE man WtTF uHEyEsgffdfy ~