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known to all the world except Austria
and | imagine nothing will be said
about it here

known to all the world except Austria,
and | imagine nothing will be said
about it here ="
. Is there, then any truth in the re-
port? p asked the princess innocently.
''Truthl It's all truth that is Just
where the trouble is. There is little use
in our denying it, because this London
sheet ia evidently well informed, and, to
deny it, we should have to publish
something about the robbery itself
which we are not inclined to do. 1t is
known, however, who the two CORE
spondents of the London paper are, and
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 | think the authorities will see
that he does not get back in a hurry /;
the other we expect to be rid of before
long. OF course we could ezpel him,
but if we did it would be thought that
we had done so because he had found
out the truth about the explosion. .
How did you learn about the explo-
, sion y asked the princess.
ooh, have known all there was to
know ever since it happened"
The princess gave Jennie quick
look, which said as plainly as words,
Here was the news we wanted in our
own household and we never suspected
it.
Why didn't you tell me about it,
cried tho princess Indignantly.
well, you see, my dear, you never
took any interest in politics, and / did
not think the affair would have any at
traction fer you. Besides, . he added,
with q smile, 1--WE We're all cautioned
TO keep the matter as secret as posi-
BILE y
and wonderfully well you have
managed It'll" exclaimed the princess.
THAT shows what comes of trusting q
secret to a lot of men. Here it is pub
lished to all the world. .
Not quite all the world, my dear.
As / have said, Austria will know
nothing about it.
The princess tells me, said Jennie,
that you We're kind enough to en-
deavor to get me permission to make
some investigation into this mystery
Have you succeeded Z"
YES, Miss Baxter, as l have said, 1
have CI1opnGf1f,1
pectations, for the lady detective is
comparatively d new thing in Vienna.
However, the truth is the police are
completely il fog, and they are ready
to welcome help from Tl4,tever quarter
it comes. Here lisa 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 viii open for
you every door in Vienna, and, finally,
here is badge which you can pin on
some NOT TOO conspicuous portion of
your clothing. This badge, / 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
init. Should that fail then play your
trump card, which is this HIGHLY inn
portant document.
''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 abaelI when l told him that YOU
We're my wife S friend and a guest at
our house, so he suggested that you
would II 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. lie wished to know if 4 o'clock
in the afternoon would suit your con
venience
"Oh, yes, replied Jennie. 81 am
anxious to begin at once, and of course
l 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. -
on 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 l imagine they will
hold pretty close watch ON you and be
more anxious to learn what you lind
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 hes a right to expect. / don't
wish to rob the police of any credit
there is to he 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 di-
rector Of that, you will have all the as
slstanee he can give you. 1t wouldn't
be bad tactics to let him know that you
are acting merely III an amateur way,
and that you have no desire tor rob them
of their glory when it comes TO the soly-
ing of the problem. "
Promptly at o'clock the director of
u