The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-28

"Truthl It's all truth; that is just
where the trouble is. There is little use
in our denying it, because this London
sheet is evidently well informed, and. tc
deny it, we should have to publish
something about the robbery itself,
J which we are not inclined to do 1t il
known, however, who the two CORE.
spondents of the London paper are, and
l believe the police are going to make
it SO interesting for those two gentle.
men that they will be glad to leave
Vienna, for time at least. OF course
nothing can be done openly, because
Englishmen make such fuss when
their liberties are encroached upon.
One of the young men has been lured
across the frontier by bogus telegram,
and l think the authorities will see
that he does not get back in hurry
the other we expect to be rid of before
j long. OF course we could expel him,
but if we did it would be thought that
we had done go because he had found
out the truth about the explosion.
Chow did you learn about the explo-
sion? ?" asked the princess.
"Oh. have known all there was to
know ever since it happenedp'
| The princess gave Jennie a quick
look, which said as plainly as words,
"Here was the news we wanted in our
own household and-we never suspected
it."
'sWhy didn't you tell me about it,
cried the princess Indignantly.
"Well, you see, my dear, you never
took any interest in politics, and l did
not think the affair would have any at
traction for you. Besides" he added,
with smile, 1--WE were all cautioned
to keep the matter as secret as posi-
/ BILE. "
"And wonderfully well You have
managed itl' exclaimed the princess.
''That shows what comes of trusting a
secret to lot of men. Here it is pub
/ lished to all the world.
'.Not quite all the world. ly dear
As I have said. Austria will know
! nothing about it. :
''The princess tells me, " said Jennie,
"that you were kind enough to en-
| deavor to get me permission to make
some investigation into this mystery
/ Have you succeededs'
'tYes, Miss Baxter, as I have said,
have succeeded quite beyond my ex-
pectations, for the lady detective is
comparatively new thing in Vienna.
However, the truth is the police are
completely in fog, and they are ready
to welcome help from whatever quarter
1t comes. Here is written permit from
the very highest authority, which you
are not to use except in a case of
emergency. Here is also an order from
| the chief Of police which will open for
you every door in Vienna, and, finally,
here is a badge which you can pin on
some not too conspicuous portion of
| your clothing This badge, I under
stand, is rarely given out. 1t is partly
| civil and partly military. You can show
it to any guard. who will, on seeing it,
give you the right of way. In case he
does not, appeal to his superior officer,
and allow him to read your police per-
NIT Should that fail then play your
trump card, which is this highly inn
pOTIaub uOcumen6.
"The director of the police, who is a
very shrewd man, seemed anxious to
make your acquaintance before you be-
gan your Investigations. He asked me
| If You would call upon him, but seemed
taken aback when told him that you
were my wife's friend and a guest at
our house, SO he suggested that you
would in all probability wish first to
see the scene of the explosion and pro-
posed that he should call here with his
carriage and accompany you to the
| treasury. He wished to know if O. clock
in the afternoon would suit your con-
venience.
"Oh, yes" replied Jennie. 'I am
| anxious to begin at once, and of course
shall be Obliged to him if he will act
as my guide in the vaults of the treas.
| ury and tell me how much they have
already discovered.
''You must not expect information
from the police-in fact. doubt if they
have discovered anything; still. if they
have, they are more likely to keep it to
themselves, and I imagine they will
hold pretty close watch on you and be
more anxious to learn what you find
out and thus take the credit, if they
can, than to furnish you with any
knowledge of the affair they may hap
pen to possess !"
"That is, quite natural and only
what one has right to expect. don I
wish to rob the police of any credit
there is to be gained from this investi-
| cation, and am quite willing to turn
over to them whatever clews may hap
pen to chance upon"
"Well. If you can convince the d.
rector of that. you will have all the as
sistance he can give you. 1t wouldn' {
be bad tactics to let him know that you
are acting merely in an amateur way,
and that you have no desire to rob them
of their glory when it comes to the solv-
ing of the problem.
Promptly at o'clock the director of
the police put in appearance at the
Palace Steinheimer. He proved to be a
most obsequious. highly decorated old
gentleman, in very resplendent uni
form, and he could hardly conceal his
surprise on learning that the lady de-
tective was a woman SO young and SO
pretty. Charmed as he was to find him
self in the company of one so engaging,
it was nevertheless evident to Jennie
that he placed no very high estimate ON
the assistance she might be able to give
| in solving the mystery of the treasury
This trend of mind, she thought. had
its advantages. for the director would
be less loath to give her full particulars