Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24
JENNIE BAXTER: JOURNALIST
BY ROBERT BARR.
LITTLE Diamonds OIL lie Princess.

~ hat Is rather long story replied
MIR. Hardwici, "and before l begin it
] would like to ask you one or two
questions. Can You manipulate a tyne
writer
THAT depends on what make it is.
The ordinary typewriter l understand
very thoroughly
Good Have you any knowledge of
shorthand"
"A workable knowledge can write
about 90 words minute.
"Adnirahie, admirable! Your com
ing to this office was an inspiration.
Nou are Just the person ! have been
looking for "
"Nuu didn't seom TO think so yestcr-
day. Mr. liarlwich, said the girl with
sly glance at him.
"Well. many Things have happened
vince Yesterday. We are now dealing
with today and with Princess Won
Steinheimcr,
"Sho is German princess, of
Course?'
"A German princess, but an Ameri-
gan woman She was Miss Briggs of
Ihicago. "A daughter of Briggs, the rail
way millionaire, worth somewhere he.
tween twenty and twenty-five millions
dollars. of course. A year or two ago
phe married Prince Konrad Won Stein
beimer. You may remember having
head about it IN the paper, "'
ooh, yes, the usual international
natch-thc girl after the title ne after
the money.
81 suppose 50 but. be that as it may,
she was the only daughter of old Briggs
end had spent a good deal of her timo
In Europe, and during her stay in En-
rope she had accumulated vast stock
Of diamonds. some Of them very notable
stones. / don't know what the whole
collection is worth; some say 81 900,
600, while others say double that
amount However that may be, Miss
Briggs became the Princess Won stein
heimer and brought to Austria with her
81. 000 600 in gold and diamonds, which
her father gave her as her dowry; but
# course, being an only child, she will
ONE in tor the rest OF the money when
ne old man dies. %
lis he likely to die soon? I don't
upilpNt lHt llliAlNt SdNt HIih'tiL ~ dJ
,or mere million
ooh, you forget the diamonds As 10
the likelihood cf old Briggs death, ii
hdut strike me as imminent when |
had a conversation with him yester-
day"
yesterday Is he here in London,
them
Yes; he has come over TO disentan-
gle the mystery about the diamonds
And what is the mystery? You talks
n dreadful long time to tell story, Mr.
Uardwick.
THE story is important, and it must
he told in detail; otherwise you may 20
on long journey for nothing. Are you
taking down what | say in shorthandT
That is right, ana if you are wise you
viii not transcrbe your notes so that
any one could read them; they are safer
in that form. The Won Steinheimer
family have two residences, house in
Vienna aud an ancient castle in the
Tyrol, situated on the heights above
Nleran, a most picturesque place, ! un-
der~taud, but very shortly SUu will
know more about il than | do, because
FRI Il.
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