The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-17


selves pain to do rignt-nust we. I.eIr
PASTOR she said. with a smile of sin
/ Gular sweetness
NO, l answered: but | would wish
to tighten your pain, Fraulein. if
can
! Il thank YOU" Sha said, 1t max be
that YOU can. But first / must SAY This
| one thing: Emmanuel Steinhardt. of
Brlsach. was very much to me manv
years ago. He went away to England
but You will understand Herr Pastor,
l nave never forgotten him For thu.
1lrst time | knew he was in very great
danger and anxiety about year and Il
! nan ago Il almost started from my
seat, that was the very time of La
crolNs disanpcarancel Il learned it il,
a dream. indeed. dreams which the Al
! mighty God sends oftencr and clrare..
to his chosen ones than TO any other
! persons. tShc was then, Il PietiSt. If
not Il maniacC His danger and anX-
4 lcty then. ] suppose, passed away for
I soon | saw no more of them. But now
/ for many weeks | sec him. and feel
/ him more and more anxious than be-
Tore and | am made to feel there is III
ways now another man near him max
ing him anxious and afraid ana the
other man seems to be YOU. l think
Herr Pastor.
! sat silently maryelling.
Il tell you all this plainly Herr Pas
tor. She added, because YOU are not
one of those who laugh at dreams;
for YOU know that the Sacred Scripture
says that the great God reveals to
/ those who are ready 10 see many
strange things in dreams and visions
of the night"
You have. indeed" | said. seen
strange things"
will YOU now, She continued. "he
/ plain With me: Tell me. if you know
( exactly what is the thing the serious
! matter-hc is anxious and afraid
, about"
\ II can tell YOU. Fraultin, | said. Il
very serious matter about the discoy
I cry of which | SliSncet he is very aIN
ious A little more than Il year and Il
half ago Herr. Stcinhardt's partner il
business Went 10 London from Lam
cashire. and it was thought he never re-
turned. no trace of him could be found
So his fate remained altogether a nyS-
4 t,ry for a year. until | Went TO the
cure Of the village Why the mystery
should have been left SO long | can
not say. because it WAS no great clever
ness in me thai after that made il less
Of a mystery. perhaps the Almighty
left it SO long TO give Emmanuel Stein
hardt time to repent Soon after l
came to the village certain things
made me suspect that Herr Stcinhardts
partner did not stay in London, bur
came home, and then disappeared, !
now know from evidence that ! have
got that he did: but what became OF
him | cannot tell. ! suspect that Herr
SteinEardt put him out Of the way. but
/ do not yetk know that he did. ! am
sure however that the Divine Ven
gcance. which thus far has revealed
it to me bit by bit. will yet make clear
the whole horrible crime
She heard me through in silence. gaZ
inc lntentlv II mo the while; but when
| came TO the end She drew back and
looked at me III anger and astonish-
ment.
But" She said. who are yoH. Herr.
Pastor. to make yourself the minister
Of Divine Vengeance: Is it not pas
tors duty to speak rather Of Divine
Forgiveness than Of Divine Ven
gcance:"
| was dumb for moment under this
warm rebukc.
4 think. F'raulein.' said at length.
.'you mistake me- | 90 .iot put myself
forward as the agent af Divine Nenge-
ance | first began to look into the
mystery at the request # the missing
mans orphan daughter, who longs to
know what has become Of her father:
since then all | nave learned concern
ing his fate has been revealed to me
with little or no effort on my part
"Ach, Mein Gott.' she exclaimed.
The poor man has left a daughter
Yes | replied and Herr Stein.
harlt. who is her guardian. uses htl
] very cruelty. II it " re uot for that, |
think | should let the whole matter
rest, and take no more part at all IN
bringing the crime home to the guilty
man But so long as she is in danger
| must do what / can-I must let the
div inc powers use me. God has sent
me to you. Fraulein; if YOU then hay,
Lad anything more revealed to sou han
! yet know, | beg you Will tell 1T te
me-
.Ach. Herr PASTOR she cried, you
now not what you ask. You ask ne
to condemn Emmanuel Stei lrdt ~
mein Colt. why hast thou laid this ol
me!'
She clasped her hlnds in her lap. ane
looked fiXcdly before her.
"Fraulein." / ventured to urge, =
only wish to hinder Stcinhardt from
going on his cruel. unscrupulous W;y
What you may wish, Herr Pastor,
she said. with her look still fixed OF
vacancy, will not matter very much
The great God l know, is a God Q,
rstice as well as of mercy, and h,
III work his own will with both yo,
and me. l have prayed for Emmanuel
as Il mother might for her only son