The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-04
III. prim. Minister, Iudiscretion.
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- s. Jennie Fridly hurried away
y y--n tho Office Of Mr. Cadbury
~,yror there arose in her mind
.-.-r agitation as 10 what the
a.+srflve would think OF he- sud
49,. -rr vas convinced that. up 20
=, ----. ~ leaving him 20 abruptly,
81. s-.. -hs slightest suspicion that she
.. .- v.Far0 ne was then talking, was
-.-s-- re had been searching for Jp
l-pr Europe What must he think
49,. vEa. Uhile speaking with him.
.,. without word ot leave taking,
t--..-r. as II the earth had opened
-.-.r.gaI Ter. and all because the
-.-t .. Tho door 20 the inner room had
4. Then the excuse she had given
-. ~.at.ug 20 meet Lord Donal must
.-..k him as ridisulously inace-
Vrrr she reached her desk and
ta..,ss VHth more calmnsSs over the
.-....r she found no cause 10 censure
,--.-.s f.. her Easty departure Although
.,.rss acted on sudden impulse, she cav
o.. r.E been nothing else 10 do. An
,,.- --.r.frt and she would have been
- o.rc with Lord Donal himself
,--.t ..F brought note from the de-
..... which somewhat rcassured ker.
y. .~r..escI for having made the ap-
-.-,-sr. without hCr permission. and eN-
.,..rr. that LORD ponals unexpected ar
L, .- London and his stubborn unbc-
,.f,rst r rad been the Princess herself
-..-- r. mot at the ball seemingly left
a., H.-..-,ye no alternative but 10 call
., r-- r.rsru who had 50 persistently ad-
,.-..f the theory % explain II 10 the one
.--s- Intimately ocncerEed. II had not nc
.-rH -. him AZ the time 70 think that
,..ss gaxtor might object to meet Lord
-.--ar ho was an entire stranger to
5s- f.- row he saw where he was wrong,
4 This note did much 20 convince Jen-
.t. mar. after al. the detective had not
cen the oIeWs which appeared TO be
,~-a.s so plainly before his eyes Cad
r--y TavIar. however, said nothing about
,Ys search being ended, and few days
r.,sr Jennie received a disqTietng letter
from The Princess Won Steinneimer.
M dear Jennie" her highness wrote,
81 am sure The detectives are after yCu
,-s s.. I thought IL best 10 send y)u a
80 ~ warning OF course, il is only
s---.-s au my part, but for days there
has Heen a woman lowering about the
,.-r.s irving to get information from my
ss-vsrf- My maid came directly 10 me
s-5 told me what she knew The woman
directive had spoken TO ner. This in
sgls.r#ye person, who had come from
paris. wished particularly to know
whether ! had been seen about the castle
fgr.rg The week in which the Duchess of
tn.sslhursts ball took place, and so this
leads mo to suppose that some one is
making inquiries for you. IT mGst be
either Lord Donal Stirling or the Duke If
Cai-a.hurst. but I rather think il IS the
former / have written an indignant let
'tr 70 Lord Donai, accusing HIM OF
having caused detectives 20 haunt the
castle ! have not yet received a reply,
flI Lord Donal is a truthful person, and
N day or two | expect 10 find out
whether or not he has a hand in this hUai-
ness Meanwhile, Jennie, De oa your
guard. and ] will write YOU ag1In as soon
a. have something further TO tell"
The reading OF this letter greatly in
CrCasfd Jennies fears. for she feiJ as
sred hat, stupid as the men undOubt'
sdy were. they verged so closely on III,
brink Of discovery that they were al
most certain TO stumble upon the truth
II he investigation were continued. She
wrote a hurried note 20 the Princess
mplorng her TO be cautious and moi
iradvcrtently give any clew that would
lad 20 her discovery. Her ietter evi-
IDENTIFY crossed one from the Princes:
herself Lord Donal had confess 3D. SAID
the letter, and promised never, never l.
do IL again. "lfe says that before mn
letter was received he had stopped IA
detectives. who were doing no good ant
apparently only annoying innocent peopi,
lie says the search Is ended, as far a
the detective is concerned, AMI that
need fear no more intrusols from in
qulry agents, male or female. He apollo
Eized very handsomely. but says he ma
not given up hopes Of :indilg the lad.
who disappeared. And now, Jennie,
hope that YOU will admit my cleverness
You see that / only had word or tW,
from my maid as a clew, but | unraveie,
The whole plot. and at once discOVerc,
who was the instigator of it. So 1 thinl
wouldn't make a bad detective myself
am tremendously interested in episode
like This. | believe if l had known Moth
lls of the impersonation, and if the cas-
had been put in my hands, | should hav
discovered YOU long ago. Can't you thinl
Of some way in which my undoubte,
talent for research may be made use of
You don't know how much | envy Vol
IN your newspaper office always witt
some mystery on hand 10 solve. 1t mus
be Ike being the editor of puzzle d.
rartment. wish you would Iet m
help Won next time you have something
important to do. VIII YOU promise?
When YOU write again, please sent
your letter to Vienna, az we are goiny
into residence there, my husband having
Teen Unexpectedly called to the capital
he holds an important position in tn
government, as perhaps you remember,
Jennie was delighted To know that al
in4ury had ceased, and she wrote a lonj
leier o. gratitude TO the Princess. Sh
concluded her epistle by saying; ''It 4
Perfectly absurd OF you TO envy one VII,
has % work as hard as l. You are tn
person 'o he envied. 1t is not all beer an
sh.''.-s ln g newspaper office, which is
GOOD thing. for l don't like beer. and
d'nt KNOW what skittles is-Or are. Blu
J promise YOU that the next time that
ha'f an interesting case on hand l Shal
"r,'e and give you fun particulars. and
an ,ifc that together We shall be invinc
HE"
ha' one trouble leaves merely TO Civ
Place 70 another In this life. Jennie wa
disturbed 20 notice that Mr.. Rardwicl
Was Do nm.ug more and more confideptia
G.Il LsI n, -at down by her desk when
ever there was reasonable excuse 70
0'-a- su. aud he consulted her on matter
important and on matters trivial An ad
vance a' salary came to her. and sh
tn-" r was through his influence wiz
,.r .0ad Of directors Although Nh
HaI1"l.E Was sharp and decisive in busi
ness matters Dc proved an wkward ma
'..re DIS affections were concerned, an
'- OMEN .am, and sat by the girls desh
'--4@E'.E wishing n say something, az
l-' 4-f. a- evidently having nothing {
'as. rr. r.us the situation became embaI
,1'si- Jennie Was "a practical girl, an
"a! 1 i.-.rs TO complicate the situatio
't ..'H- her employer 20 fall In lOv
VI. l.. SGT il was impossible TO so {
nm a.. ask that his attentions might b
unified strictly 60 p business basis. Tn
e.. .."'F-r wdS brought on by NJ
I.-.|'..s himself one day when the
". a..u. together ne said abruptly:
.'-' romance iu high life which yo
w.. 'r-.-atluE with Mr. Cadbury TaS
... como to anything
81" Al Hardwiek."
-a~H don't YOU think we might ena'
romance in high life IN this very room
" .aa enough from the street 20 81
'H Boo called a romance IN big
and the editor grinnei uneesii'
.- nrrady man who hOTes e. r.
' H dilemma by n poor joke.