The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-21
wonder what / was begun for. That is

wonder what ] was begun for That is
what all Europe is asking.
'Is it not generally supposed, Mr..
Hardwick, that his object was to con-
solidate Austria and Hungary l nm
derstood that local politics was at the
bottom of his fiery speech. =
"Quite SO. but the rousing Of the war
spirit in Austria and Hungary was USE
less unless that spirit is given some
thing to do. 1t needs war, not
threat Of war, to consolidate Austria
and Hungary. If the speech had been
followed by hostile action or by another
outburst that would make war inevita-
BILE, I could understand it. The tone Of
the speech indicates that the prime
minister meant business at the time he
gave utterance to it. Something has oc-
Cured meanwhile to change the situa-
tion, and what that something is all the
newspapers in Europe have been trying
to find out. We have had our regular
Vienna representative at work ever
since the words were uttered, and for
the past two weeks he has been assisted
by one of the cleverest men could
send him from London; but, up to
date, both have failed. Now. propose
that you go quietly to Vienna. shall
not let either of the men know you are
at work on the affair at which they
have .labored with such little success,
for both are good men, and do not
want to discourage either Of them.
Still. above all things, I wish to have
the solution of this mystery. So it oc-
CURED to me last night that you might
succeed where Others had failed. What
do you think of it?
81 am willing to try" said Miss
Baxter. as there flashed across her mind
an idea that here was a case in which
Princess Won Steinheimer could be of
the greatest assistance to her.
''It has been thought. " went on the
editor. "that the emperor is extremely
averse to having trouble with England
or any other country. Still, if that were
the case, new cabinet would undoubt-
edly have been formed after this intem-
perate address of the premier; but this
man still holds his Office, and there has
been neither explanation nor apology
from court or cabinet am convinced
that there is something behind all this,
a wheel within wheel of some sort.
because the day after the speech there
came rumor from Vienna that an at
tempt had been made on the life of the
emperor or of the premier 1t was ex
ceedingly vague, but it was alleged that
a dynamite explosion had taken place
in the palace. This was promptly con-
| tradicted. but we all know what official
contradictions amount to. There is in
ternal trouble of some kind in the court
at Vienna. and if we could publish the
| full details such an article would give
us European reputation. When could
you be ready to begin yonr journey.
| Miss Baxter r.
81 am ready now"
swell. in an affair like this it is best
to lose no time You can leave tomor-
row morning, then?''
ssOh, certainly; but must leave the
Office at once. and you must get some
| one to finish the work am on.
81 will attend to that" said the
| editor
Thus relieved. Jennie betook herself
to telegraph Office. She knew that if
she wrote letter to the princess, who
was now in Vienna, she would probably
herself reach that city as soon as her
note, SO she telegraphed that something
| important was on hand which would
take her to Vienna by next day 8 Orient
express and intimated that it was
matter in which she might need the as
sistance of the princess. Then she has
tened to her rooms to pack up. That
| evening there came an answering tele-
| gram from Vienna. The princess asked
her to bring her ball dress and all the
| rest Of her finery. The lady added that
/ she herself would be at the railway sta
tion and asked Jennie to telegraph to
her en- route. It was evident that her
highness was quite prepared to engage
| in whatever scheme there was on hand,
| and this fact encouraged Jennie to hope
that success perhaps awaited her.
True to her promise, the Princess Won
Steinheimer was waiting at the inn
| mense railway station of Vienna. and
she received her friend with gushing
| effusion. Jennie left the train as neat as
| when she had entered it, for many
women have the faculty of taking long
| journeys without showing the dishev-
eled effect which protracted railway
travelling seems to have upon the mas
culine. and probably more careless. por-
tion of humanity.
-"Oh, you dear girll' cried the prin-
cess. "You cannot tell how glad am to
see you. was just yearning for some
one to talk English to. am SO tired of
French and German, although they fat
ter me by saying that | speak those two
languages well; yet English is my own
tongue, and it is SO delightful to talk
with one who can understand every
blessed word you say. which you can
easily see those who pretend to speak
English in Vienna do not. What long
chats we shall havel And now come
this way to the carriage. There is a
man here to look after your luggage
You are coming right home with me
and are going to stay with me as long
as you are in Vienna. Don't say mo,
nor make any excuse, nor talk of going
to hotel, for suit of rooms is all
ready for you, and yonr luggage will be
there before we are. Now let us enter
the carriage. for am just pining to
hear what it is you have on hand
some delicious scandal, hope.
Il 'sNo. answered Jennie; lit pertains
TO government matters. /"
"Oh, dearl'' cried the princess s'How
tiresomel Politics is so dull.