The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-05

"Before you say anything further
against Lord Donal, she cried hotly,
81 beg to inform you that he and / are
to be married"
"Oh, I beg your pardonl'' said the
editor icily. tsThen, having failed to
find the other girl. he speedily consoled
himself by
"There was no ether grill I was the
person Mr.. Cadbury Taylor was in
search of! l willingly gave him valu-
able assistance in the task of failing to
find myself. Having only a stupid man
to deal with, I had little difficulty in
accomplishing my purpose. Neither Mr..
Taylor moi Mr.. Hardwick eve suspect
ed that the missing person was in their
own employ"
"Well, I am blessed!" CALCULATED
Hardwick. 80 you bafled Cadbury
Taylor in searching for yourself, as you
baffied me in getting hold of the Rus
sian letter. 1t seems to me, Miss Bax-
ter, that where your own i%nclinations
do not coincide with the wishes of your
employers the interests of those who
pay you fall to the ground"
"Mr. Cadbury Taylor didn't pay me
anything for my services as amateur
detective. and he has, therefore, no
right to grumble. AS for the st. Peters
burg trip, I shall send you a check for
all expenses incurred as soon as / reach
home"
'tOh, you mistake me-" asserted Mr..
Hardwick earnestly. 81 had no thought
of even limiting that you have not earn
ed w and over again all the money
The Daily Bugle has paid you; besides.
1 was longing for your return, for I
want your assistance in solving a mys-
terry that has rather puzzled us all.
Paris is in a turmoil just now over
the''-
Jennie's clear laugh rang out.
81 am going over to Paris in a day
or two, Mr.. Hardwick, to solve the
mystery of dressinaking, and l think.
from what l know of it already, it will
require my whole attention. | must in
sist on returning to you the cost of the
st. Petersburg journey, for, after all. it
proved to be a rather personal excur-
sion. and / couldn't think of allowing
the paper to pay for it. / merely came
in tonight to hand you this card from
Sir James Cardiff. and I also desired to
tender to you personally my resigna-
tion, and so | must bid you goodby, Mr..
Hardwick, said the girl, holding out
her hand, s'and I thank you very much
indeed for having given me a chance to
| work on your paper"
Before the editor could reply she was
gone, and that good man sat down in
his chair bewildered by the s%uddenness
of it all, the room looking empty and
dismal, lacking her presence.
"Confound Lord Donall'' he mutter-
ed under his breath, and then, as an
editor should, he went on impassively
with his nights work.
1t was intended that the wedding
should be rather a quiet affair. but cir
cumstances proved too strong for the
young people. Lord Donal was very
popular, and the bride was very beauti-
full. Sir James thought it necessary to
invite. great many people, and he in
timated to Lord Donal that a highly
placed parsonage desired to honor the
function with his presence, and thus
the event created quite a little futter
in society. The society papers affirmed
that this elevated parsonage had been
particularly pleased by some diplomatic
service which Lord Donal had recently
rendered him, but then, of course, one
al never believe what one reads in the
society press. However. the man of
elevated rank was there, and so people
said that perhaps there might be some
thing in the rumor. Naturally there
was a great turn out of ambassadors
and ministers, and their presence gave
color and dignity to the crush at st.
Georges, Hanover square. The Prin-
cess Won Steinheimer made a special
journey from Vienna to attend, and on
this occasion she brought the prince
with her. The general opinion was that
the bridegroom was a very noble looking
fellow and that the bride in her sump-
tuous wedding apparel was quite too
lovely for anything.
The princess was exceedingly bright
and gay, and she chatted with her old
friends, the ambassadors from Austria
and America.
"I'm SO sorry she said to the en-
bassador from America, ''that I did not
have time to speak with you at the
Duchess of Chiselhurst's ball. but / was
compelled to leave early. You should
have come to me sooner The count here
was much more gallant. We had a most
delightful conversation, hadn't we,
count? 1 was with Lord Donal, you re-
member"
sob, yesl'' replied the aged Austrian,
bowling low. 81 shall not soon forget
the charming conversation I had with
your highness, and | hope you, on your
part, have not forgotten the cordial in
vitation you gave me to visit again
your castle at Meran.
"Indeed, count, you know very well
how glad l am to see you at any time,
either in Vienna or ait Meran."
The American ambassador remained
silent and gloncn1 a1tarnnta1v from the