The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-18
r,,,r.l,. 80, By tn, Ag,hor)
-, III. Wizard in HI, Magic Attic.

N seen him. apparently meaning
Tho director of police.
IA rEtH not see him. but talked with
,-. -r.~ the telephone. ! wish you could
..-. heard our conversation; it was the
s.-r.l-. interview that 7 ever took part
-gr OF three times I had 20 shut %
...-s.r.mrut. fearing the director would
...- rra laugh. ] am afraid that before
.-.. -.-,.r--4 b. ended you will be sorry j
-s r.r.t a. your house. ! know J SHAH
r Dr.. getting myself into an Austrian
.- lust think OF Il, Here have !
,- holding up the Chief OF Police in
.... immortal city as II I were VIII
-....a-. ar.gard ! have been terrorizlng
nan br8w-bcating him, threatening
-- and ne the person who has the lib
.s4T Vienna IN his hands. who can
-..- mo dragged OF 20 a dungeon cell
..-...r-. lie likes 20 give the order
80. srrm the Palace steinheimer'' said
oil. Princess. with decision,
.u.- DO might hesitate about that;
..- -,ys-treIe-l. 10 Is too funny 10 think
.... mrra newspaper woman, coming
..... ...r which contains only one or two
sr.- friends. should dare 10 talk 10 the
...rr az Police as 7 have done to-nigct
-.a force him actually 10 beg that ] shall
---~s.r In che city and continue 10 assist
--
Toll n. what you said?" asked the
r--.rss eagerly and Jennie related I'll
..s. Lad PASSED between them over the
t..arEHuC-
.,.T do you mean n tell me that YOU
--. going 90 give that man the right 10
-..s-r the information YOU have acquired
ami -rov him % accept complacently all
.-, Eraos that such discovery entities
yrs .or'
-Wav. certainly" replied Jennie. What
esr5 is the kudos to me? All the credit /
desire Z get In the Office OF The Daily
E.sr 10 London"
But you silly girl, holding sucn Sc
.-ar as YOU did. you could have made your
sr-r.re." insisted the practical Princess,
ny pho principles which had been instil!ed
.-,a her during youth spent in Caicago
Lad mot been ersdlcated by her residence
!n Vienna III you had gone to ihe gov
eminent and said, How much will you
give me % ] restore 10 you the missing
grlde' just imagine what their answer
would be-.
Yes ] suppose there was money in tie
scheme II IL had been really a secret. but
ral forget that tomorrow morning the
chief % Police would have known as
much az he knows tonight. Of course. If
had gone alone 10 the treasury vault
and kept my discovery to myself. | might
perhaps have held up the government Cf
tI-rrIa-Ilungary as successfully as |
haId up the Chief OF Police tonight But
with she director watching everything |
did, and going with me to the chemist.
there was no possibility of keeping the
matter a secret"
well, Jennie. all ! can say is that YOU
are a very foolish girl. Here You are,
working hard. as YOU said in one Of your
letters, merely 10 make living, and now,
with the greatest nonchalance you allow
fortune 10 slip through your fingers.
Now ! am simply not going TO allow this.
shall tell my husband all that has hap
pcncd. and he shall make the government
treat you honestly II not generously. /
assure YOU, Jennie, that Lord Donal-nO,
] won't mention his name, since yOu pro-
test so strenuously-but the future young
man. whoever he is, will not think the
less Of you because you come to him with
handsome dowry. But here We are, at
home. and ] won't say another word on
The subject II it annoys you"
When Jennie reached her delightful
APARTMENTS - which looked even more
Iuyuriartly comfortable bathed in the sof
light that now flooded them from quiet
tored shaded lamps than they did In tn
r.ore garish light OF day-she walked NJ
and down her sitting-room In deep medl
tation. She was In a quandary. Whether
or not 10 risk sending a coded telegram tC
her paper was the question That presented
itself 10 her. II she We're sure that no on
else would learn the news she would pre-
FEY 10 wait until she had further particu
lars Of the treasury catastrophe \ gooC
deal would depend on whether the directol
or Tolice took any one into mis- confidence
that light or not. II he did not, then h
would be aware that only he and the CIR
possessed that important piece OF news
II a fun account OF the discovery appeared
IN the next mornings Daily Buglc, then
when that paper arrived in Vienna, ol
even before, if a synopsis were telegraphe'
% the government, as II was morally Ger
tain 10 he, the director would know a
oIce that she was the correspondent o
Tie newspaper whom he was so anViou!
O. 1rlshten out OF Vienna. On the o.he
hand her friendship with the Princes
Nou Steinhamer gave her such Influence
with the chiefs superior that after tn
a'HE.l ~llt ldl AduSlAN l4Aall ms II az
tate 20 make any move against her. Then
again. the news that tonight belonged Il
two PERSONS might on the morrow com
tl the knowledge of all the correspondent
IN Vienna, and her efforts as far as IN
PECIe was concerned, would have teen il
vain This consideration decided the girl
and casting off all sign Of hesitation, sh
SAT down AT her writing table and begal
The t-sI chapter of the solution of tn
Vienna mystery. Her opening sentenc
Was exceedingly diplomatic: The chic
o. police OF Vienna has made 4 mos
startling discovery" Beginning thus. sh
went 0n o. details OF the discovery sh
ha. that DAY made When her accoun
A "a finished and codifed she went dow
% lcI hostess and said:
/ Princess, / want trustworthy man
Who nl.l axe a long telegram 10 the cen
'ra. telegraph Office, Pay for it, AMI com
away quickly before any one can ask mir
.nc.-youieuJ questions
Would IL not be better to call dienst
manner
a ciruStmanneT@ That is your com
m.s~.ouaire or telegraph messenger? Nc
4 'h.uk rot. They are all numbered an
Cor a. raced
Da ] know" cried the Princess. %
". send our COachman. He will be out O
ms livery now. and he is a most reliabl
/ man. Boz VIII not answer inconvenier
Questions or any others. even If they ar
asked
Iu aar telegram for publication Jenni
Dad added a private dispatch TO the edito
iEa- r would be- rather inconvenient ia
E-r u Doe published the account next morr
z h-f she left the decision entirely Wit
a.M Here was the news. and II h
.a" .hl BE- worth the risk he might hol
j over. II not, he was TO print il regarc
Joss "i consequences.
As matter uf fact, the editor. with fea
ana trembling. held the news for da!
% That he might not embarrass his IA
l'.l.-ratat.yc but so anxious was
'at' Boz sat up all night until the otner .;
lris We're out, and he heaved sigh OF n
.'l when on glancing over them,
.'tni that not one o: the contained a
milling 0f the information locked UP
h.s desk And 20 he dropped OF 10 sie'
Na.a iar day was breaking. Next night J