They have very old-fashioned ideas about women in Austria, and think her proper place is presiding over a tea-table." "Well, if they only knew it," said Jennie archly, "some things have been discovered over a teacup within our own memories." "That is quite true," replied the Princess, "but we can hardly give the incident as a recommendation to the Austrian authorities.

By the way, have you noticed that no paper in Vienna has said a single word about the robbery of the war chest ?" "It must have been telegraphed here very promptly from London, and yet they do not even deny it, which is the usual way of meeting the truth." While they were talking, a message came from his Highness, asking if he might take the liberty of breaking in upon their conference.

A few moments after, the Prince himself entered the apartment and bowed with courtly deference to the two ladies.
"I have succeeded," he said, "beyond my expectations.

It seems that a newspaper in London has published an account of the whole affair, and the police, who were at their wits end before, are even more flustered now that the account of the robbery has been made public.

By the way, how did you learn anything about this robbery?
It did not strike me at the time you spoke about Miss Baxter's commission this morning, but I have been wondering ever since." "Jennie received a paper from London," said the Princess hurriedly, "which said the war chest of Austria had been robbed of two hundred million florins, but there is nothing about it in the Vienna Press." "No," replied the Prince; "nor is there likely to be.