The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1880-12-10

Or ana Lady Brlden looked at me with
visible surprise. Have you forgotten
me-" cried I, the son of Baer, the
director of the charity school at Salz-
burg which you had visited?" At these
words the dame grasping my hand with
warmth expressed her sincere salts
faction to meet me in Berlin, where she
supposed me to attend the university.
Sir Briden embraced me as he did when
at our house. My confusion was un-
bounded Gould he have the courage
to embrace me and treat me in this
manner if he had been the seducer of
my sister? Impossible! And how could
he have done it? AS often as | met him.
[ always found him by the side of his
aunt, who had all the qualities of kind
and distinguished lady. Both we're
anxious to know how my parents and
my beautiful sister, as they called her,
were getting on. Alas" said l." our
history, though very tragical, can be
summed up in few words. My father,
my mother exist no more, my sister
Disappeared . Exist no more, disap-
peared" re echoed the dame and her
nephew, who were startled at my news.
"Ah, this is hard!'' cried the lady. Yes,
this is too hard, repeated the gentle
man. IT 1t were not you who tell me
this would scarcely believe it. All
my suspicion against them, vanished
Never, thought I, could these highmind-
ed people be the cause Of our calamities.
Later in the evening I was invited to
come to their apartments where they
wished me to give them some details of
the sad end of our family. My sisters
elopement seemed to both strange, un-
accountable event. So it appeared to
me now that it could not be associated
with any individual or accurrance
known. Upon my relating to them in my
natural simplicity, that on my way to
Munich, had overheard them talking
about some child in an adjoining room
they exchanged significant glances.
Very likely" said the lady drily 1--WE
probably, spoke about our little niece"
added Sir Briden, after a short pause.
| could not doubt as to their being dis
satisfied with this my discovery. When
taking leave of them they did not invite
me to renew my visit, instead of which
not stay long at Berlin. To my great
surprise, they left early on the following
morning without bidding me adieu.
Recalling every circumstance to my
memory, the conversation they had car
ried on at the post-house about their
little daughter whom they now gave out
as their niece, the resolution Of the lady
to conceal the child from the world in
spite Of the gentleman's desire to send
her to Rome under a narrowed name,
what else could | think but that they
were secretly married, or had other
strong reasons for representing them
selves for what they were not? Upon
the whole it was not reasonable to at
tach much credence to the words of per-
sons who thought it necessary to hide
their closer relation from all the world
And who could guarantee that, what
their servant, Marcus, had told US of
their relation, was true? Nobody knew
anything about this man who was not
now in their company. In short, after
many combinations and inductions, [
came to the conclusion that no other
than these apocryphal Bridens had been
the cause Of our mistortunes. What
had become of my sister was more
than | could guess
In this maze of thought [ was des-
turbed by knocking at my door. 1t was
the young gentleman introduced to me
by Herr klotz. Where is our friend,
Herr Klotz?" asked he in somewhat
unceremonious manner. = He left for
Potsdam," replied land you are in
possession Of his violin?' continued he
in one strain.--"There it stands, said
| pointing to the yiolin-case before me.
oh, this rascal of rascals!" exclaimed
he.-"Herr Klotz rascal? A rascal
Herr Klotz?' repeated |, not without
contusion.-"He took Of you a thousand
forins to send to his poor wife, did he
not" He did, replied [, still more
confused, but left me there his VIOLIN"
This | said without knowing why, while
staring at the yiolin-case. when the
young mans devclish burst of laughter
frightened me out Of my senses. The
rascal found his clown" said he, while
roughly shutting my door and disap-
pearing, ere | could collect my wits.
What was it? What does it mean?"
said | to myself. Was he an enemy of
Herr klotz who had treated him so
kindly? But who could have told him
anything about the thousand forins in
question:? The thing seemed to be sus-
plclous.