The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-25
copyright is', y re Ag,Aorl
,,, TIE Robber, in the sleepIngc Car.

r. 1 wondered whether she would be
- liking her word or not IL she
.-,- .geiai know the result OF her
..-rs,sar when e could make no df-
-. one way or tae other. 20 the pro-
..-- II PROF.. SeigfTied could have fore
- IFS own suddcn death. would he not
,-.sskrs herself. have preferred 20 make
'.s.- .H she knew Of him, for had he
-. constantly reiterated that fame and
.-- -r-=s.aeEt transmission of his name
- --.-.r..v were what he worked for?
-ssr -aare was this c0us.deIatlon-if the
-..-- rf rol.ca vas not told how the ex-
-..sr had been caused, his fruitless
.--. would 90 fUJilely on, and, doubt
.-- .- Oh. course of police inquiry many
.----,-t PERSONS would be arrested, put
~ .r.rrycr.cnce and expense, and there
mas even q chance that one or more
r-r had absolutely nothing TO do with
.ra affair misht De imprisoned for life
So resolved therefore, 10 tell the dl-
rector a. police all she knew which she
amid NOT have done had Prof Seigfried
t-.- alive. She accordingly sent a mes
s.rg.r .ur the great official. and just a.
s-- raE begGu 70 relate 10 tho impatient
Princes What had happened, he was
..-.H.rt The three Of them held con-
rr-ar BOZ Jeunic's drawing-room with
locked doors.
.I on in "a position" began Jennie "to
t.I 500 how tho explosion in the Treas
arv vas caused and who caused Il; but
before doing $50, you must promise 10
grant mo TWO fayo~s. each Of which is In
your power TO bestow without incon-
r.r.aura.'
"Whl, are thcy?" asked the director
o.. police cautiously
nh l..
o. Uy story. You must first promise
tnty ana afterward keep your prom
ls faithfully"
Those are rather unusual terms, Miss
Ha.'er." said the chief. but | accede 10
ttrm.the more willingly as We have found
that an the gold is still in the treasury,
a. y0H said 1t was"
Very well, then. the first favor is that
! shall not be called 10 give testimony
when an inquest is held on the BODY Of
Prof Carl SelgfrIed."
Won amaze me- cried the director.
How did YOU know he as dead2 | had
news of IL only moment before / left my
Office"
Il was with him when he died" said
Jennie simply, which statement drew
forth an exclamation OF surprise from
both the Princess and the director. My
next request is that you destroy utterly
O machine which stands on a table near
The center Of the professors room. Per
Eals the instrument IS already disabled
believe IL is-but nevertheless. / shall
aot rest content until you have seen that
every vestige OF II is made away with,
because the study Of what is left of II
may enable some other scientist TO put i,
In working order again. / entreat you 20
attend 10 this matter yourself. / will go
With YOU, II you wish me 10. and point
0-t the instrument in case it has been
moved from its position"
THE room is sealed up" said the direc-
tor. and nothing will be touched until l
arrive there What is the nature of this
tuS1Wmeut?'
II is Of a nature so deadly and de-
siructive that If il got into The hands Of
an anarchist he could alone lay the city
u' Vienna in ruins"
Good heavens cried the Mortified Off
clai, whose bane was the anarchists, and
Jennie, In mentioning this particular type
OF criminals. had builded better than she
knew. If she had told him that the pro-
fcssors invention might enable Austria TO
conquer all the surrounding nations, there
Is every chance that the machine would
have been carefully preserved.
The explosion in the treasury vaults"
'ontinued Jennie, was accidentally caused
Jy that instrument, although the ma
chine at the moment was in a garrett half
a milo away. You saw the terrible effect
1f that explosion. Imagine then, the de-
struction il would cause In the hands Of
or Of those anarchists"
u shall destroy the instrument with nv
own hands" asserted the director fer
yo0tly, hopping his pallid brow
Jennie then went on, to the increasing
aslonishment Of the Princess and the d.
rector. and related every detail OF her in
tsrview with the late Prof Carl Seig-
iged.
! shall go at once and annihildte that
machine said the director, rising when
The recital had been finished. Il shall see
10 hat myself Then, after the inquest |
shall give an order that everything In the
attic is 10 be destroyed. I wish all the
-e.entists on the face Of the earth could
be safely placed behind prison bars"
u am afraid that wouldn't do much
good said Jennie, unless you could pre-
vent chemicals being smuggled in. The
scientists would probably reduce your
prison TO powder and walk calmly out
through the dust
Nr. Hardwick had told Jennie tnat if
.'lh'A lllt ! ltlllld mystery she WOliu
make European reputation for the
Daily Ruglc Jennie did more than was
expected Of her. yet the European reputa-
Non which the Bugle established was not
one TO be envied. II is true that the ac-
count printed OF the cause of the expIo-
SION, dramatically finished off with the
professors tragical sudden death, caused
great sensation in London. The comic
papers Of the week were full OF illustra-
l'As showing the uses 10 which the pro-
'ssuT instrument might be put To say
'-.'I any sane man in England believed a
""'- O. the article would be to cast an
-t'rseTFed slight upon the intelligence OF
% British public. No one paused to think
".a' Or a newspaper had published an ac-
,.-Ht of what could be done by Roenteen
'''s without being able 10 demonstrate
practically the truth OF the assertions
made The article would have been laughed
al " some years ago a newspaper had
S.4'ri that al man in York listened 10
'.7 voice of friend at that moment
standing In London. and was not only able
d. ear what his friend said, but could
actually recognize the voice speaking in
-A ordinary tone and then If the paper
-.-' aided that, unfortunately, the instru-
-'.ai which accomplished this had been
.u
Letters poured in upon the editor. say
.- laai while, as "a Eereral thing, the
''..''- were willing to stand the ordi-
nary lies Of commerce daily printed in
.- sA.'I there was q limit 10 their ere
o-+'y, and that they objected to be TAX
=" .oi -sWa.!ng imbecies. To complete
.... t.s.pml,uTe OF the Daily Bugle the
'-'.F-meEs OF Austria published a semi
vi. al statement, which Reuter- and the
t.-.a. correspondents scattered broad
.-'' over the earth. The statement WAS
"'t''on !u that calm. serious and con-
F# .'1' zone which aip.omatists use when
-..r..rE faisehOod OF more than ordi-
'ft aIUyasiUrs.
irresponsible rumoTs had been floating
s"'l' uhe oticial proclamation began 10
'.r eject that there had been an ex-
i..e.on iH the treasury al Vienna 1t had
'''a stated that large quantity OF gold
''t been stolen, and that a disaster OF
Han E.-