The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-12-14


Of my own line of investigation, but
have understood such is the case =
every likely, assented Jennie
tWhat is that you have atthe buttom
Of your packet y
'.That. said the detective. drawing
it forth and handing it to the girl, ''is
her glove. ("
Jennie picked up the glove which,
alas, she had paid for and only worn on
one occasion and smoothed it out be-
tween her fingers. 1t was docketed &C.
Made by Gaunt ct Gle, Boulevard Haus-
mann; purchased in Paris by one alleg-
ing herself to be the Princess Won Stein
heimer."
"You have found out all about it. -
said Jennie as she finished reading
the label.
"Yes; it is our business to do so, but
the glove has not been Of much assist
ance to us. Z"
Chow did he say he became possessed
of the glover" asked the girl innocent
~. ''Did she give it to him T.
aNo: he tore it from her hand as she
was leaving him In the carriage. 1t
seemed to me not very gentlemanly
thing to do, but of course it was not
my business to tell Lord Donal that. +"
$50 the glove has not been of much
assistance to your Tell me. then, what
you have done, and perhaps ! shall be
the better able to advise you. .
Eve have done everything that sug-
gested itself We traced the alleged
princess from the Hotel Bristol in Paris
to ClaridGes in London / have very
clever woman in Paris who assisted
me. and she found where the gloves
were bought and where the dress was
made. Did I read you Lord Donal's de-
scription of the lady's costume2'
'sNo; never mind that. Go on with
your story.
"Well, Claridge's provided carriage.
coachman and footman to take her to
the ball. and these returned with her
some time about midnight. Now. here
a curious thing happened-the lady
ordered a hanson as she passed the
night porter and shortly after packed
off her maid in the cab .
''Her maidl" echoed Jennie
Eyes; the maid came down in ordi-
nary dress shortly after deeply veiled.
and drove away in the hanson. The
lady paid her bill next morning and
went to the o'clock Paris express.
with carriage and pair, coachman and
footman. OF course it struck me that
it might be the lady herself who had
gone off in the cab. but moments re-
Election showed me that she was not
likely to leave the hotel in a cab at
midnight and allow her maid to take
the carriage in state next morning.
''That doesn't appear reasonable, :"
murmured Jennie. "You made no at
tempt, then. to trace the maid?'
''Oh. yes. we didl We found the cab
man who took her from Claridge's. and
be left her at Charing Cross station.
but there all trace Of her vanishes. She
probably left on one Of the late trains
there are only few after midnight
to some place out in the country The
lady took first class ticket to Paris
and departed alone next morning by
the 8 clock continental express. Ny
assistant discovered her and took a
snap shot of her as she was walking
down the boulevard. Here is the pic
ture
The detective handed Miss Baxter an
instantaneous view of one of the boule-
wards taken in bright sunshine. The
principal figure in the foreground Jen-
ME had no difficulty in recognizing as
her own maid, dressed in that chic fash
ion which Partisan women affect.
"She seems to answer the descrip
tion. Z" said Jennie
$50 ! thought. admitted the detect
i've. land ] sent the portrait to Lord
ponal, See what he has written on the
back"
Jennie turned the picture over. and
there under the inscription. "H-Sup-
posed photo Of the missing woman.
was written In a bold hand. "Bosh,
Read my description of the girl This
is evidently some Paris lady's maid.
''Well. what did you do when you
got this picture backf" said Jennie
81 remembered you and went to the
Office of The Daily Bugle This brings
Us to the present moment You have
pow the whole story. and shall be very
pleased to listen to any suggestions you
are good enough to offer +"
The girl sat where she was for a few
moments and pondered over the situa-
tion The detective. resting his elbow
on the table and his chin. in his hand.
regarded her with eager anticipation
The more Jennie thought over the mat
ter the more she was amazed at the man
before her. who seemed unable to place
two and two together He had already
spoken of the account of the bali which
had appeared in The Daily Bugle. Of
its accuracy and excellence He knew
that she was member of The Bugle
staff. yet it had never occurred to him
TO inquire who wrote that description
He knew also that she had been a guest
at the Schloss Steinheimer when the in.
vlrarion to the ball must have reached
the princess. These facts were SO plain
~ in evidence that the girl was afraid
to speak lest some chance word would
form the connecting link between the
aetective's mind and the seemingly pal
pable facts. At last she looked up. the
color coming and going in her cheeks,
as Lord Donal had so accurately de-
scribed it.
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