Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-14

for both are good men, and | do not
want to discourage either of them.
Still, above all things, / 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 it2"
81 am willing to try" said Miss
Baxter, rs 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.
at 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-
eddy have been formed after this intern
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
wheel within q 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
tornal trouble of some kind in the court
at Vienna, and if we could publish the
full details such an article would give
MS a Luropt.n reputation. When could
you be ready to begin your journey,
Miss Baxter p
~ am ready now"
"Weil in an affair like this it is hest
to lose no time You can leave tomor
row morning, them
"Oh, certainly; but ] must leave the
office at once, and you must get some
one to finish the work am on.
~ will attend to that, said the
editor.
Thus relieved. Jennie betooll 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 photographed that something
important was on hand which would
take her to Vienna by next day S Orient
express and iutimated that it was a
matter in which she might need the as
siatance of the princess. Then she has
tened to her rooms to pack mp. 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 fnery. The lady added that
she herself would he at the railway sta
ton and asked Jennie to telegraph to
her en- route It was evident that her
highue.s was quite prepared to engage
in whatever scheme there was on hand,
and this fat encouraged Jennie to hope
that success perhap. awaited her
True to her PROMISE the Princess Won
Steimhei1nor was waiting at the i'm
mense railway station Of Vienna, and
she received her friend with gushing
efusion Jennie left the train AZ neat as
when she had entered it, for many
women have the faculty of taking long
journeys without showing the DISNEY
eled effect which protracted railway
/ travelling seems to have upon the mas
culine, and probably more careless, por
ton of humanity.
"Oh, you dear girl" cried the prin-
cess. lyon cannot tell how glad am 10
see you. | was just yearning for some
one TO talk English to- am so tired of
French and German, although they fiat
ter me by saying that | speak those two
languages cell; 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 have 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 say no,
I nor make any excuse, nor talk Of going
to a hotel for a suit Of rooms is all
ready for you, and your luggage will be
there before we are Now let Ms enter
the carriage, for | am just pining t.
hear what it is You have ca hand
/ some delicious scandal, | hope.
"NQ, answered Jennie; lit pertains
, to government matters.
"Oh, dear cried the princess "HOw
/ tiresome, Politics is So dull
IL don t think this case is dull " said
| Jennie, "because it has brought Aus
! tria and England to the verge of war,
"What dreadful idea, | hadn t
| heard anything Of it. When did this
happen"'
LESS than a month ago. And Jen-
nie related the whole circumstance
! giving a synopsis of the premier S
| speech.
But see nothing in that speech tC
cause war protested the princess. III
is as mild as new milk. -
81 don't pretend to understand diplo-
macy, continued Jennie, hlushing
slightly as she remembered Lord Donal,
and it seemed that the same thought
struck the princess at the same mo-
ment, for she looked quizzically at Jen-
ME and burst ont into laugh.
"You may laugh, hut ! tell You that
this is a serious business. They say it
only needed second new milk speech
from the premier to have England an
swer most politely in words of honey,
and next instant the two countries
would have been at each other S
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