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

(DaCol - III 'r'at queen street. where
Mr.. LacroiN had commonly stayed on
his visits to London | had vague
! hope OF hearing or tindin. something
| concerning him which might be Of use.
l even asked that | might have the
| room. which he had last occupied.
When shut into it for the night | al
most Wishe l had asked for
any other rather than that.
! The aspect of its sombre, heavy. old
fashioned furniture gave me a chill
crecpiness of sensation. Many men.
doubtless. had slent in il since the
night Of March L. 1SS. but | could
only see it as if it had been last by
Mr.. LacroiX, and think of his silent
presence pcrvading it. / must even
confess that ! furtively looked into
drawers and corners, as if there might
still be left some trace of him, but /
found nothing of more consequence
than IA shirtbutton. and a shirt stud or
two, which might have belonged to any
one
l left Victoria Station next morning
at 10 o'clock. by the continental mail
train and soon was travelling in the
October sunshine. through my own
England of the south, toward Dover.
The sea was pretty smooth, so that,
when ! landed at Calais. | was free
to consider the sensation of being for
the first time in a foreign land. But
we were rapidly whirled away toward
AmienS | was Wretched, cold and
hungry, when. about seven o'clock in
| the morning, | left the train at Basel.
l permitted myself 10 be taken to ho-
tel. where | ordered breakfast After
partaking of which | revived and be-
gan to think of the crrand on which |
had come.
| l discovered that Fraulcin Emile
Haas lived in one Of 4 row Of old tall
/ houses (not unlike some of those in the
city Of Edinburgh with little windows
in the steep grey roofs, which gave
the impression of eyes with sleepy.
heavy lids. Up and up the bare stairs
of the house ! stepped, till think |
was on the fourth tlool-at amy rate.
4 l was as high as ] could climb. |
knocked at the door of humble
apartment of rooms. and an old
wrinklcd woman appeared. inquired
in German for l'raulen Haas and N;lS
informed she was from home, giving
her daily lessons She WAS not. then,
I'll? Oh. no. she WAS not III she Nis
well | asked when she would beat
home. and was told al tiNe o'clock III
the afternoon So | departed till
then. with about six hours III which to
tax my ingenuity IN guessing WHY
Fraulein Haas's demand To S"n Stein
hardt had been So urgent. since sile
was not dying nor even Ill.
At five o'clock | called again. ani
found Fraulcin Haas 1T home. ! WAS
asked to come in-into Il plainly IN
deed. according IL English notions.
pn.rlv furnished room. With I scrap et
worn carpet III the middle u Us Wh'te-
boarded floor | looked oufiouSly n ne
Fraulcin She was Il mldtil'-a1ed
woman. of the thin. nervous type 81
German Tor. perhaps. SWISS. Win
bright. keen. gray eyes. SIZE rose sIill-
ing. but perpleNed. 10 receive me. h'i1
waited for me To state lmy business.
Il come from England. said, II
German
'.Thcn YOU do not want me TO gave
lessons said She. pushing away !
prospectus evidently lad ready lof
presentation. my mother Thought sail
had come for that.
NO said II come from lngiahd
to see you. and then 70 20 back a1.lhl
She looked bcwillerea. ! took from
my pocket copy Of the Times aaVef-
tisement and handed il 10 her ~
once the expression Of her fac chang
ed. pale before. II became paler now.
and her eyes seemed 10 diElte. rs Win
fear. -
But YOU said she. are not FIN
manuel Steinhardt: '.rhapS. now
ever" she made haste to add, YOU are
his son? He married. ! know
/ shook my head.
Il am no relation At al TO Herr stem
hardt. Very likely that VIII eNpl,'lh
who am''-and / gave her stelhh;afa'
letter. -,
She was moved when she saw inc
handwriting She read the le'',,
through eagerly. It was short ! eouia
see. &c
.He thinks I am i'll. and in want 81 g,
money-of his money. Ach. MS VII
not do! You must go away, SIT.
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