Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-06-22

A week had passed, and the prisoner,
having finished his scanty allowance OF
bread and a few sodden potatoes, had
mounted the tower to begin his weary,
truitless watch for the help that never
came. Suddenly sound like the music
OF angels broke on his ear; it was a wo-
mans voice calling his name!
Leaning over he saw Nina Siebal, the
girl who had told him her story in the
churchyard, looking anxiously up for
some sign of his presence. Tears of
thankfulness filled his eyes and shut out
this blessed apparition.
" Are you alive and we'll ?" she called,
excltedly. 81 found your writing be-
low in the road, and made my way up
here as quick as possible. I thought at
first it might be hoax and hesitated,
but am SO thankful that I came. Be
patient but little longer and I will go
for some one to unfasten the door.
Thank God, Iarrived before you died of
starvation -
The girl disappeared, and as soon as
possible returned again with two men
who would pry open the door, and she
carried carefully a basket containing
meat and water which, with womanly
forethought, she had hastily collected.
A ghost of his former self, and trem-
bling III every limb, Frau Josef's lodger
once more felt the earth beneath his
feet; the men, roughly sympathetic,
half-carried him down the hill, listening
with great interest to his recital of what
had befallen him.
% MOrcar, the hermet, meant no i'll,
sir. He was found dead at the bottom
OF those rocks week ago-rest his soul -
one of the men said, reverently. ellis
water-ju jug, shivered in pieces, lay near
him. They supposed he slipped and fell
from the wet road above, and was in
stantly killed. The poor fellows life was
not such as one regrets giving up. Let
us hope he is happier now, though his
death came near resulting in yours.
His little room under the stork's nest
seemed to the prisoner of the tower a
glimpse of paradise, and, like tired
child, he fell into refreshing, dreamless
sleep which was unbroken for hours
On awaking, the perplexing question
arose In his mind of how he could fit
tingly reward the girl who had saved his
life, and who was 80 need of help. He,
alas was poor, and utterly unable to
give substantial proof of his gratitude;
but that the girl should go unrecom-
pensed, in her present straits, seemed
1 very cruel.
The next day Nina came to inquire
for her protege; the poor girl tried hard
to be cheerful, but her heart was very
heavy. In another week Paul was to
sail for Australia, and q separation of
years, if not forever, would begin be-
tween them.
Paul had very advantageous offer of
partnership in mill near Schondorf,
which, if he accepted, would remove the
necessity of emigration; but, as he could
not collect or give surety for the money
necessary for admission, the offer of the
situation was passed on to man with
ready funds.
Nina choaked back her tears when she
had told this circumstance, and said,
hurriedly:
"But am forgetting the chief reason
OF my visit" She drew package Of
newspapers from her basket, and con-
tinued: "While the whole village was in
alarm over your absence, sir, and we
had made up our minds to the sad fact
that you had been drowned in the Rhine
an English gentleman came to Schon
, dorf inquiring for you. We could only
tell him of your sudden disappearance
! and of our fears for your safety. h
remained here one day, in the hope o.
, finding trace of you, and was the1
obliged to leave on business.
"Soon afterward another tourist passed
through the village, and left these news
papers at the Hotel zur Post. Being il
English I asked for them, for practice il
that language, and to my surprise
found in all of them paragraphs te
this effect, which, I think, must refel
to you."
The stranger looked over her shoul
der, and read:
"The celebrated Stephen Conrad
professor of ancient languages, of B
Wiltshire, who has been for few weeks
residing in little village near Heidel
berg, has mysteriously disappeared. As
time reveals nothing of his whereabouts
it is feared beyond doubt he has beer
drowned in the Rhine, as he was seer
walking on it's banks. A reward of fifty
pounds is offered for the recovery of his
body.
eyes, child, you are right, I am that
IulSSlIS udu, Guo GraV0lSr Sa1Q, Sm1unS
at the strange sensation of reading the
notice of his own death.
''And will you not write to the editor
of this paper to say that you are alive
and well? It will be such relief tc
your friends"
Il will send them notice without de.
lay" he answered, "and will add petit.
ton to my letter, too, )" in an undertone.
"Listen, Nina" Professor Conrad called
as the girl left the room, task that Pau
may have three days longer to con.
slider the acceptance Of partnership in the
MILL
Stephen Conrad wrote at length an &C.
count of his captivity and release to those
in England interested in his welfare, AND
closed with an elegant appeal that the
reward offered for his body might not be
withheld because he was still in existence.
The girl who had rescued him was q most
worthy object for benevolence, and was