A good deal would depend on whether or not the Director of Police took anyone into his confidence that night.

If he did not, he would be aware that only he and the girl possessed this important piece of news.

If a full account of the discovery appeared in the next morning's _Daily Bugle_, then, when that paper arrived in Vienna, or even before, if a synopsis were telegraphed to the Government, as it was morally certain to be, the Director would know at once that she was the correspondent of the newspaper whom he was so anxious to frighten out of Vienna.

On the other hand, her friendship with the Princess von Steinheimer gave her such influence with the Chief's superiors, that, after the lesson she had taught him, he might hesitate to make any move against her.

Then, again, the news that to-night belonged to two persons might on the morrow come to the knowledge of all the correspondents in Vienna, and her efforts, so far as the _Bugle_ was concerned, would have been in vain.