The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-11

saw more of Mr.. Cadbury Taylor and reached the
Schloss Stenhemer at Meran without further az
venture.
Miss Baxter found life at the schloss much diff
ferent from what she had expected. The princess
was young and charming lady very handsome bur
in a state Of constant depression. Once twice
Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces OF
weeping her face. The prince was not an ola
man, she expected, but young and of manly,
stalwart appearance. He evidently possessed a
fendsh temper and moped about the castle with
constant frown upon his brow.
The correspondence of the princess was in the
utmost disorder. There hundreds upon hum
dreds of letters many of which she could not tell
whether they had been answered not, and Miss
Baxter set to work tabulating and arranging them
Meanwhile the young newspaper woman kept her
eys open. She wandered about the castle unmolesr-
ed. poked into odd corners. talked with the
and. in fact with every one, but did she
upon cew which promised to lead to solution or
the diamond difficulty. Once she penetrated into a
turret room and came unexpectedly upon the prince
who was sitting on the window ledge looking absent
ly out the broad and smiling valley that lay for
miles below the castle. He sprang to his feet and
looked ercey the intruder that the girls eart
failed her and she had the presence of mind
to turn and run.
What do you want?" he said to her shortly for
he spoke English perfectly. You are the young
woman from Chicago suppose?"
NO" answered Miss Baxter forgetting for the
moment the role she playing; 'I am from Lon
DON"
well 1t doesn't matter you are the young
woman who is arranging my wife's correspondence.
Eyes"
The prince strobe rapidly forward and grasped
her by the wrist his brow dark with a forbiddng
frown. He spoke in boarse whisper:
Listen. my good girl Do you want to get more
money from me than You win get from the princess
in ten years service? Hearken, then, to what Y
tell you. If there any letters from-from--men
will you bring them to me?'
Miss Baxter thoroughly frightened but She
said to the prince sharply:
eff you do not let go Of my wrist I'll scream
How dare you lay your hand on mel"
The prince released her wrist and stepped back
Forgive me-" he said. "Pm very miserable
Forget what L have said"
How can 1 forget it?' cried the girl, gathering
courage as she him quail before her blazing
eyes. What do you want me to do2"
Il want you to bring to me any letters written
by-by"-
Written by Won Schaumberg." cried the girl,
noticing his hesitation and filing in the blank
red wave Of anger surged up in the princes
face.
Yes" he cried, Bring me q letter to her from
Won Schaumberg, and I'll pay you what you ask
ut is contrary to my duty to the princess" she
began hesitatngiy when he stopped and turned
fercey upon her.
-. What is contrary to your duty?'
There letters, tied very daintiIy with a blue
ribbon, and they are from man. The princess did
not allow me to read them, but locked them away
in secret drawer In her dressing room but she is
so careless with her keys and about everything else
that am sure can get them for you If you want
them"
Yes, yes, want Them" said the prince, "and win
pay you handsomely for them"
Every WELL" replied Miss Baxter "you shall have
them. If you will wait here ten minutes 1 shall re-
turn with Them
But" hesitated the prince "say nothing to the
princess"
ooh, no! shall not need to. The keys are sure
to be on her dressing table"
Miss Baxter ran down to the room of the princess
and had little difficulty in obtaining the keys She
opened the secret drawer into which she had seen
the princess place the packet of letters and taking
them out, she drew another sheet of paper along
with Them which she read with wide opening eyesi
then with her pretty lips she blew long astonished
whistle Taking both the packet of letters and the
sheet of paper with her. she swiftly up the stair
and along the corridor to the where the prince
was impatiently awaiting her.
Give them to metz he snapped ru6iely snatch
ing the packet from her hands She still chung to
the separate piece of paper and said nothing The
prince stood by the window and undid the packer
with trembling hands He examined one and then
another of the letters turning toward the girl
with renewed anger in his face
80 "You are ttffing with me fly gifE" he said
NO am not she said stoutly 81
''These are my own letters. written by me to my
wife before were married."
"Of course they are What others did Won ex-
pect! These are the only letters, as far as have
learned. that any man has written to her and the
only letters she cares for Of all the thousands she
has ever received Why, you foolish blind man.
had not been in this castle day before saw how
matters were. The princess Is breaking her poor
heart because you unkind to her. and she cares
for nobody on earth but you great stupid that you
are"
is this true? viii You swear It's true?" cried the
prince, dropping the packet and going hastily toward
the girl. Miss Jennie stood with her back to the
wall, and, putting her hands behind her. she said:
mo. no; you are not going to touch me again
OF course it's true, and if you had the sense of a
slx-year-old child you would have seen 1t long ago
And she paid 100000 of your gambling debts!"
What are yeu talking about? The princess has