The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-11-09

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calling in of the detectives as strenu-
ously as lie had done heretofore.
"What reason did size give for her
change of froptS as'.e.i Mss Jennie.
"She said, believe, that it was now
too late; that the thieves, whoever they
were, had had time to make away with
their plumber, and there would merely
be fuss and worry for nothing"
s'Do you know, lam inclined to agree
with her, said the girl
s'Are you9 Then tell me what you
think of the case as far as you have
got. .
'sWhat do you think?''
II sham tell you at this stage, be-
cause l know of further particulars
which will give you later on. mere
ly want your opinion now, SO that l
may see whether what / have to tell
you afterward modifies it in any way" :"
''Well, to me the case looks decided
ly dark against the prince. .
''That is what Mr.. Briggs thinks. He
imagines his highness has the jewels. I"
''Where did you get all these particu-
lars2''
'tFrom Mr.. Briggs, who, of course
got them by letter from his daughter ;"
"Then we have. as it were, one
sided statement
ssOh, quite SO, but still you must re-
member the princess does not in the
least suspect her husband of the theft. :"
"Well, please go on. What are the
further particulars p
'The further particulars are that the
prince made some quiet investigations
among the servants, and he found that
there was man who, although he was
q friend of his own, was much more the
friend of the princess, and this man
had, on the day the ball was given, the
entire freedom of the CASTLE He is a
young officer and nobleman. Lieutenant
Won Schaumberg, and the prince knew
that this young man was being hard
pressed for some debts of honor which
he did not appear to be in a position to
hquidate. The young man went unex-
pectedly to Vienna the day after the
ball and on his return settled his obli-
cations The princess, from one of her
WOmCA, SOb WOIQ VI ASI AuSUduQ Su6-
picion. She went to the prince at once
and told him she had come to his own
opinion with regard to the lost dia-
monds. She would under no circum-
stances have detectives about the place
Then he told her that he had changed
his mind and resolved to engage detect
ives. So here they were at deadlock
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great indignation about the princes un-
just suspicious. saying Won Schaumberg
was gentleman in every sense of the
word. / gather that relations between
herself and her husband are somewhat
strained, SO / imagine there is much
more in this matter than the lost dia-
monds. 7"
"You think, then. that she is shield
ing the lieutenant 2"
"Candidly, do. .
Sand you think he stole the dia-
monds ~
"Yes, do"
81 don't agree with you. think still
1t was the prince, and ! think, besides
this. that he dexterously managed to
throw suspicion on the lieutenant. Have
they called in the detectives yetf''
"No; they are still at q deadlock
swell, what am expected to dof"
"Mr. Briggs cabled to his daughter
--he never writes letter-that he
would come over and straighten out the
tangle in Is minutes. He is certain the
prince stole the diamonds, but he did
not tell his daughter SO. He told her he
was bringing her present of new
typewriting machine and was bringing
from Chicago young woman who could
write shorthand and would look after
the princess correspopdence-act as
secretary, in fact-for it seems the prin-
cess has larger correspondence than
she can reasonably attend to, and it
seems she yearns for typewriter. The
old man tells me she is very careless
about her letters, never being able to
find anything she wants and leaving
them about good deal, so he thinks
she needs some one to look after her cor
Eespoadence. and it looks as If her fa-
ther feared she might leave some COM
promising letter about. so he wishes to
ward off divorce case. y
"No; / think you are wrong there
The father hasn't the slightest suspicion
there could be anything wrong with
his daughter. 1t Is probable the princess
has written some lihelous statements
about her husband, and it is quite like
ly the prince is brute and that young
Won Schaumberg Is a most charming
person. "
"Well. as was saying" continued
Hardwick, ''the old man cables his
daughter that he is bringing her a sec
retary and a typewriter. He engaged a
female Pinkerton detective to enter the
castle as secretary to the princess. and,
II possible. to solve the mystery. She is
young woman who, when she left
Chicago. was very anti English, but she
became acquainted on the steamer with
a young Englishmap who was tremen-
aously taken with her, and so at Liver
pool che quite calmly broke her engage
ment with the old man and fulfilled
new engagement she had made with the
young man by promptly marrying him
Old Briggs has therefore new type
writing machine on his hands, and SO
was going to propose 10 you that you
take the place of the Chicago Pinkerton
person. Briggs has become 80 disgusted
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