Produced by Juliet Sutherland, David Widger and PG Distributed Proofreaders from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions JENNIE BAXTER JOURNALIST By Robert Barr Entered according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. CONTENTS I. JENNIE MAKES HER TOILETTE AND THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A PORTER II. JENNIE HAS IMPORTANT CONFERENCES WITH TWO IMPORTANT EDITORS III. JENNIE INTERVIEWS A FRIGHTENED OFFICIAL IV. JENNIE LEARNS ABOUT THE DIAMONDS OF THE PRINCESS V. JENNIE MEETS A GREAT DETECTIVE VI. JENNIE SOLVES THE DIAMOND MYSTERY VII. JENNIE ARRANGES A CINDERELLA VISIT VIII. JENNIE MIXES WITH THE ELITE OF EARTH IX. JENNIE REALIZES THAT GREAT EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEHIND X. JENNIE ASSISTS IN SEARCHING FOR HERSELF XI. JENNIE ELUDES AN OFFER OF MARRIAGE XII. JENNIE TOUCHES THE EDGE OF A GOVERNMENT SECRET XIII. JENNIE INDULGES IN TEA AND GOSSIP XIV. JENNIE BECOMES A SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER XV. JENNIE BESTOWS INFORMATION UPON THE CHIEF OF POLICE XVI. JENNIE VISITS A MODERN WIZARD IN HIS MAGIC ATTIC XVII. JENNIE ENGAGES A ROOM IN A SLEEPING-CAR XVIII. JENNIE ENDURES A TERRIBLE NIGHT JOURNEY XIX. JENNIE EXPERIENCES THE SURPRISE OF HER LIFE XX. JENNIE CONVERSES WITH A YOUNG MAN SHE THINKS MUCH OF XXI. JENNIE KEEPS STEP WITH THE WEDDING MARCH CHAPTER I. JENNIE MAKES HER TOILETTE AND THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A PORTER. Miss Jennie Baxter, with several final and dainty touches that put to rights her hat and dress--a little pull here and a pat there--regarded herself with some complacency in the large mirror that was set before her, as indeed she had every right to do, for she was an exceedingly pretty girl. It is natural that handsome young women should attire themselves with extra care, and although Jennie would have been beautiful under any conceivable condition of dress, she nevertheless did not neglect the arraying of herself becomingly on that account. All that was remarkable on this occasion consisted in the fact that she took more than usual pains to make herself presentable, and it must be admitted that the effect was as attractive as anyone could wish to have it. Her appearance was enough to send a friend into ecstasies, or drive an enemy to despair.