The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-22

Watched over Tie TOOIn auU also LDc dp-
proaches to it. The war chest was at
its fullest Never, so he tells me, was
there so much money in the war chest
as at that particular time. Something
had occurred that in his opinion called
for extra watcnfssl ness, and so he dou-
bled the guard. But about midnight
there was. a tiQ dous explosion. The
strong door communicating with the
passage was wrenched from its hinges
and flung outward into the hallway. 1t
is said that dynamite must have been
used, and TINT in very large quantity
Not vestige of the chest remained but
few splintered pieces OF iron The
four soldiers in the room were blown
literally to pieces, and those in the
passageway We're stunned by the shock
The fact that they were unconscious
for soIae minute seems to have given
the criminal, wfeever he was, his
chance of escape. For. although an in
stanf alarm 1t cut, and mona bt7t
chose who la s,ab TO be on the
premises was allowed to go out or into
the treasury, yet no one was caught.
nor has any one been caught until this
day.
s'But the gold, the goldl" cried Jen-
ME eagerly.
'sThere was not form Of it left
Every piece has disappeared. 1t is at
once the most clever and the most gil
gantic robbery OF money that has taken
place within cur kn Wedge
"Rut such a quantity of gold. 2 said
Jennie, '.mnst have been of enormous
weight. Two hundred million forinsl
Why, that is $40, 600, 000 isn't it2 1t
would take a regiment of thieves to
carry so much away. How has that
been done, and where is the gold con
cealed?'
'sAh, my. child, if you can answer
your own questions the Austrian gov
eminent will pay you almost any sum
you like to name. The police are COM
pletely baftied Of course nothing has
been said of this gigantic robbery, but
every exit from Vienna is watched.
and, not only that, but each frontier is
guarded. What the government wants,
OF course, is to get back its gold. the
result of Years of taxation, which can
not very easily be relieved y
''And when did this robbery take
placer asked Jennie
"On the night of the 1Tth. -
''On the night OF the 17th2" repeat
ed the girl, more to herself than to the
voluble old woman. s'And it was on
the 10th thatth premier made his war
speech. .
Exactly, said the old lady, who
overheard the remark not intended for
her ears. land don't you think there
was something striking in the coinci-
dence p
81 don't quite understand What
coincidence?'
'.Well, ycu know the speech of the
premier was against England. 1t was
not speech made on the spur of the
moment, but was doubtless the result
OF many consultations, perhaps with
Russia, perhaps with Germany Who
knows? We have been growing very
friendly with Russia Of late, and, as
England has spies all over the world,
doubtless her government knew before
the speech was made that it was com
AAiS' Nv eiS poItec appear W tuluh tudl
the whole resources of the British gov
eminent We're set at the task of Grip
ping Austria at critical moment
Surely you don't mean, madame,
that the government of England would
descend to burglary. robbery--yes, and
murder, even, for the poor soldiers who
guarded the treasure We're as effectually
murdered as if they had been assassi-
mated in the street? You don't imagine
that the British government would
stoop to such deeds as those?''
The old lady shook her head wisely
by the time You are my age my
dear, and have seen as much OF politics
as / have you will know that govern
ments op at nothing to accomplish
their ends. No private association of
thieves could have laid such plans as
would have done away with 200, 0o0,-
000 of forms in gold. unless they had
not only ample resources, but also a
master brain to direct them. Nations
hesitate at nothing where their inter
! ests are concerned. 1t was to the inter