Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-06-21

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me. / have means OF entrance and
egress, where sometimes even the
owner might find himself at stand
But now let US TO the business which
brought me here. A week ago you
sent q young courier to Vienna"
Both Johanna and her mother
started at this. and for a moment
they feared some betrayal; but they
were soon treasured by Waldeck's
further saying: ,oasa =
ITO night heard from William
Reinberg." al s mts.
Heard from him." repeated Jo-
hanna. He has not been here"
mo. for he has not returned to
Rosenfels. / received word from the
forest near Zuettle that Reiaberg
was there In the charge OF some Of
my men. He did not get SO far as
Vienna, for on the road he was at
tackled, and so seriously injured that
for a while his lie was despaired Of;
but he Is getting we'll now" I'll
"Reinberg wounded, did you sayl"
exclaimed Johanna. Dangerously
wounded? Oh, but are you sure be
is better-that he will recover?"
Yes, lady; but he is not vet well
enough to travel. For his safety
you need not fear, for / can assure
you that In week he will be able to
come to you" ta.h
@Then he will not see the archGake
Charles?" eTH
mo. and 1t might have been useless
IL he had. His mission has termina-
ted well-much better than it could
had he reached Vienna In safety"
And how can his being attacked
and wounded by banditti help him?'
"Ah, my fair lady Rosenfels, you
leap at wrong conclusion" said
Waldeck. with a strange smile.
Our good. honest, and brave Moritz
Xraunich, here, had the handling of
that business. 1t was your affianced
husband. lady. who was at the bot
tom OF the work"
1t was sometime before Johanna
could fully realize the full meaning
OF what she had heard. but gradually
her mind opened to the truth She
remembered what she had heard
Kraunieh say with regard to her
conversation in the garden, and now
she knew that conversation had been
heard by him. She knew now that
1t was he who had frightened the
goat across the path. and that he had
been a listener to the whole or the
plans which she and her lover had
laid out.
do you doubt that Kraunlch did
this thing?" Waldeck asked.
mo, no,-for know that he Is just
the man for such a bastard deed.
Oh, what heartless villain must he
be-"
@Ay, and as such / have come to
thwart him. said Waldeck. with pow
erful emphasis. "But / came here
tonight to bring you word from
Reinberg. He sent verbal message
to you by a man who had means OF
gaining access to you, and under
took the task OF delivering IL. He
sends you word that he cannot re-
turn to you before the expiration of .
week, and he prays that you viii seek
some means to thwart the designs OF
Kraunich until that time. He also
sends you word that Moritz Kraun-
ich caused his present mishap, and
that 1t was intended for his death, but
his good weapon saved him. 1 hare
seen young Beverwick OF Hardick.
too, and he has told me OF his inter-
view with yourself. You may trust
him, my lady"
We had determined to trust him,
SIR" said Olivia. Johanna had be-
come too much moved by what she
had heard to reply. and her mother
took up the conversation. But things
have assumed q new aspect since my
daughter saw that young man.
Moritz Kraunich has evidently sus-
pected some of our plans, for he has
set Tomorrow, at noon, as the time
for the marriage"
Tomorrow. at noon!" iterated
Waldeck. @But are you sure that he
means this?"
-Yes, sir"
"Then he fears that things are
working against him." muttered the
biigand, In a thoughtful mood. He
gazed into Olivia's face moment,
and then continued: @But what plan
have you thought OF by which to
avoid this summary fate?"
my child and l were engaged up
on that when you interrupted US. We
had made up our minds that We must
leave the castle"
"And so you must. But whittier
had you thought Of 60 ing?"
my child had fixed upon Rupert
Ellendorrs cot, as the first stopping
place"
my coming has been most oppor-
tune. then, for you would not be safe
at Ellendorrs cot tonight. The old
hunter is away, and Eudocia could
not take you to q place Of safety.
With me you can 90. and be safe. I
will conduct you to place on one
Of the mountains In the Black Forest,
where Kraunich can never find you"
II will 60 with you, sir, exclaimed