The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-11

Some 10 MS own opinion with regard to the
lost diamonds. She would. under no circun-
stances have detectives about the place.
Then he told her he had changed his mind
ana resolved TO engage detectives. SO here
tney We're at a deadlock again. She wrote
10 ner father with great indignation about
the princes unjust suspicious, saying Won
Schaumberg was a gentleman in every sense
OF the word. | gather that relations between
nerself and her husband are somewhat
strained, so / imagine there is much more
IN this matter than the lost diamonds"
You think. then, that she is shielding
the lieutenant
"Candidly, / do"
And you think he stole the diamonds? '
Yes. 1 do"
L don't agree with you. 1 think still it
was the prince. and I think, besides this,
that ne dexterously managed to throw sus-
picion on the lieutenant. Have they called
In the detectives YETI"
NO; they are still at a deadlock"
Wei, what am i expected to dor
Mr.. Briggs cabled 10 his daughter-he
never writes a letter-that he would come
over ana straighten out the tangle in fifteen
minutes de is certain the prince stole the
diamonds, but he did not tell his daughter
So He told her he was bringing her a pres
ent or a new ~typewriting machine and was
bringing from Chicago a young woman who
could write shorthand and would look after
the Princess correspondence-act as secre-
tary' In factor it seems the princess has
a larger correspondence than she can rea-
sona6ly attend TO, and it seems she yearns
Tor a typewriter. The old man nlls me she
Is very careless about her letters, never be-
Ing able to find anything she wants and
leaving them about a good deal, so he
thinks she needs some one to look after
her correspondence. and it looks as If her
father feared she might cave some COM
promising letter about. so he wishes to
ward OFF a divorce case"
mo; / think you are wrong there. The
father hasn't the slightest suspicion there
could be anything wrong with his daughter.
1t is probable the princess has written
some hbelous statements about her husband
and It is quite likely the prince is a brute
ana that young Won SchaumbeTg is a most
charming person"
We'll. as l was saying" continued Hard
WICK, the old man cables his daughter that
ne Is bringing her a secretary and a type
writer. He engaged a female Pinkerton de-
tective 10 enter the castle as secretary to
the princess, and. If possible. to solve the
mystery. she is a young woman who, when
she left Chicago, was very ~anti-English,
out she became acquainted on the steamer
with a young Englishman who was tremen-
dously taken with her and so at Liverpool
she quite calmly broke her engagement
with the old man and fulfilled a new en-
gagement she had made with the young
man by promptly marrying him. Old Briggs
mas therefore a new typewriting machine
on his hands, and so / was going to propose
cago Pinkerton person sase .nf BrPig saue has 'f become onr,
so disguised with all these detective women
that he gave up the idea Of sending a female
detective with the machine and doesn't i'm
dRlnG that whoever Is sent will be either
a detective or a newspaper woman. / was
introduced to him the other day by one of
those lucky chances that sometimes put in
teresting items of news in our way, and he
told me the whole story and asked me TO
some one who wrote shorthand
and understood the typewriter | am to dine
with him this evening and / shall cordially
recommend you. / may say that Briggs has
gone to that celebrated London detective,
Mr.. Cadbury Taylor. and has engaged him
10 solve the diamond mystery. So, you see,
you will have a clear field. If you can leave
for the castle tomorrow night you may
have the pleasure of the company of Mr..
Cadbury Taylor. He isn't visiting the castle,
but goes straight to Vienna; so. if you work
your cards rightly you can be in his COM
pany as far as Munich, and during that
time you could find out, perhaps, what he
thinks about the case. / know only this
thinks the right place to begin is in Vienna,
where some, at least, of the stones are sup
posed TO have been pawned."
"Oh. this is a delightful case, and I shall
enjoy 1t. Has there been anything published
yet about the robbery"
Not a word. Nobody knows anything
about ii except the prince and princess
Briggs. myself and yourself and perhaps ont
or two of the servants in the castle-oh. yes
and Cadbury Taylor"
Miss Baxter was early at the station be
fore the continental train left. She walked
up and down the platform, hoping TO see Mr.
Cadbury Taylor. with whose face and form
she was familiar. She secured a porter who
spoke French and pretended TO him that sh'
knew no English.
ar lof-o 49, eo;I s+o 80 ;oto ~ 6ret
class compartment with a gentleman whom
/ shall point out to you. I shall. give yol
five s~hillings, SO you must let me have your
whole attention. My baggage has beer
Ia and registered; therefore you will
not need to bother about 1t, but you will
keep your eys on me and follow me Int,
you the handbag and this heavy package
The heavy package was a typewriter IL
its case. Shortly before the train left Their
sauntered into the station the tall, thin. well
known form Of the celebrated detective. HI
had on a light ulster that reached almos
to his heels. and his keen, alert face was EN-
tirely without beard or mustache. AS h,
came up the platform a short, stout man &C
costed him.
said the detectives friend. but 1 see yol
are just in time. as usual"
a railway station" said Mr.. Cadour!
Taylor, sis not the most inspiring place il
London for the spending of a spare half al
hour: besides, / had some facts to get to
gether: which are now W. c9 ON P and In
4 III 1at ~ ~
"I have secured a smoking compartment
here, where we shall be alone"
That's right, Smith," said Cadbury Tay.
lor. You are always so thoughtful" ano
the two men entered the compartment to-
gether.
Just as the guards were shouting. Take
your seats, please,' Miss Baxter made q
bolt for the compartment in which the de-
~tective and his friend sat together In oppo.
| site corners.
II beg your pardon" said Smith; this Is
a smoking compartment"
The lady replied TO him volubly in French
and next instant the porter heaved the
and handbag on the seat beside
her. Smith seemed to resent the intrusion
and appeared about to blame the porter
but the man rapidly as he banged
to the door. The lady doesn't speak Eng
fish, and the next moment the train moved
out OF the station
There was no need" said the detective
my dear Smith, to depend upon the porter
for the information that the lady could no
speak English. She is the secretary to 9
very rich employer in Chicago and came
from that city to New York. where she
sailed on the Servia alone, coming to Eng
land to transact some special business. Of
which I could here give you full particular:
IL IL were worth while. She came from Liv
erpool to London over the Great Northern
Railway and is now on her way to Paris
All this. of course, Is obvious TO the mos
casual observer, and so my dear Smith, W.
may discuss our case with as much security
as though we were entirely alone
DO you expect this Austrian diamond
mystery to prove difficult? ?" asked Smith.