The Norfolk weekly news. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1888-1900, 1900-09-20

wonder what | was begun for That is
what all Europe is asking"
''ls it not generally supposed, Mr..
Hardwick, that his object was to con
solidate Austria and Hungary | I'M.
dcrstood that local politics was at the
bottom OF his fiery speech"
quite SO, but the ~rousing of the war
spirit in Austria and Hungary was use
less unless that spirit is given some
thing to do. 1t needs n war, not n
threat Of war, to consolidate Austria
and Hungary. If the speech had been
followed by hostile action or by another
outburst that would make war inevita-
BILE, | could understand II. The tone of
the speech indicates that the prime
minister meant business at the time he
gave utterance to it. Something has oc-
Cured meanwhile to change the situa-
ton, and what that something il all the
newspapers in Europe have been trying
to find out. We have had our regular
Vienna representative at work ever
since the words were uttered, and for
the past two weeks he has been assisted
by one of the cleverest men l could
send him from London; but, mp to
date, both have failed. Now, l propose
that you 70 quietly to Vienna. l shall
not let either of the men know you are
at work ON the affair at which they
have labored with such little success,
for both are good men, and I do not
want to discourage either of them.
Still. above all things, / wish to have
the solution of this mystery. SO it oc-
Cured to me last night that you might
succeed where others had failed. What
do you think of it2'
81 am willing to try" said Miss
Baxter, as there flashed across her mind
an idea that here was a case in which
Princess Won Steinheimer could be of
the greatest assistance to her.
at has been thought" went on the
editor, 'that the emperor is extremely
averse to having trouble with England
or any other country. Still, if that were
the case, a new cabinet would undoubt-
eddy have been formed after this intern
perate address of the premier; but this
man still holds his office, and there has
been neither explanation nor apology
from court or cabinet. | am convinced
that there is something behind all this,
a wheel within a wheel of some sort,
because the day after the speech there
came a rumor from Vienna that an at
tempt had been made on the life of the
emperor or Of the premier. 1t was ex-
ceedingly vague, but 1t was alleged that
a dynamite explosion had taken place
in the palace. This was promptly con-
tradicted. but we all know what official
contradictions amount to. There is in
ternal trouble of some kind in the court
at Vienna, and if we could publish the
full details such an article would give
us a European reputation. When could
you be ready to begin your journey,
Miss Baxter?'
81 am ready now"
"Well, in an affair like this it is best
to lose no time. You can leave tomor-
row morning, them"
"Oh, certainly but I must leave the
office at once, and you must get some
one to finish the work 1 am on"
81 will attend to that" said the
editor.
Thus relieved, Jennie betook herself
to a telegraph office. She knew that if
she wrote a letter to the princess, who
was now in Vienna, she would probably
herself reach that city as soon as her
note, so she telegraphed that something
important was on hand which would
take her to Vienna by next days Orient
express and intimated that it was a
matter in which she might need the as
sistance of the princess. Then she has
tened to her rooms to pack up. That
evening there came an answering tele-
gram from Vienna. The princess asked
her to bring her ball dress and all the
rest of her finery. The lady added that
she herself would be at the railway sta
ton and asked Jennie to telegraph TO
her en- route. 1t was evident that her
highness was quite prepared to engage
in whatever scheme there was on hand,
and this fact encouraged Jennie to hope
that success perhaps awaited her.
ITO be continued next Thursday