The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-05-11

oak. "What did tell your knew it
all along. The prince stole the dia-
monds and in his excitement yanks
them out of his pocket and proves it.
said SO from the first. y
"Oh, father, father' moaned the
princess, speaking for the first time.
Glow can you say such a thing? My
husband couldn't do mean action if
he tried. The idea of his stealing the
diamondsl Not if they were worth a
thousand millions and detection impos-
sible."
"Come, come" cried Miss Jennie
Baxter, stepping energetically forward.
II Imagine everybody has had enough
Of this. Clear out. Mr.. Briggs and take
Mr.. Taylor with you. I am sure he has
not had any breakfast yet, and he GER
tainly looks hungry. If you hire detect
ives. Mr.. Briggs, you must take care of
them. Out you go. The dining room is
ever so much more inviting just now
than the library, and if you don't see
what you want ring for it. -
She drove the two speeches. men out
before her. and, closing the door, said to
the prince, who was still standing be-
wildered at having his hand forced in
this manner:
"Therel Two fools from four leave
two. Now, my dears-I'm not going to
highness either of you-you are simply
two lone people who like each other
immensely, yet who are drifting apart
through foolish misunderstanding that
few words would put right if either
of you had sense enough to speak them,
which you haven't, and that's why I'm
here to speak them for you. Now,
madame, l am ready to swear that the
prince has never said anything to me
that did not show his deep love for
you. and if you had overheard us you
would not need me to tell you SO. He
thinks acknowledgement that I ever
saw the poor man, but he is bound to
be an idiot or the prince wouldn't be
jealous of him. As nobody had stolen
the diamonds after all this fuss, so no
one has stolen the affection of either of
You from the other. I can see by the
way you look at each other that won t
need to apologize for leaving you alone
together while run mp stairs to pack. ;"
'Oh, but you are not going to leave
usP' cried the princess.
Il should be delighted to stay, but
there is no rest for the wicked, and
must get back to London.
With that the girl ran to her room
and there reread the letter she had re-
ceived. 1t ran:
DEAR Miss BAxTER-We are in very
considerable dilemma here SO write to ask
you to return to London without delay 90
ing back to the Tyrol later on to finish the
investigation It the diamond mystery The
Duchess Of Chiselhnrst is to give a great ball
on the 18th 1t is to be very swagger affair."
with notables from every part of Europe. and
they seem determined that no one connected
with newspaper shall be admitted. We have
set at work every influence to obtain an invi
tatlon for reporter but without success, the
reply invariably given being that an official
account will be sent to the press. Now want
you to set your ingenuity at work and gam
admittance If nossible, for I am determined to
have an account of this ball written in such a
way that every one who reads it will know
that the writer was present. If you can man
age this, can hardly tell you how grateful
the proprietor and myself will be. Yours very
truly, RApNoR HARpwIcK.
Miss Jennie Baxter sat for some mo-
ments musing, with the letter in her
hand. Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she
sprang to her feet.
1sWhat fortunate thing it isl she
cried aloud, tthat did not send on the
refusal Of the princess to the Duchess
of Chiselhurstl I had forgotten all
about it till this moment"