The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-24

with rapidly growing vchcmcnCe. II
tell You what | have seen, in order
that you may be able to deliver the
distressed young Fraulcin. promise
me. Herr Pastor. for the sake Of my
past, and rs YOU hope to be happy
and peaceful n the futurc-promiSc
me that YOU will use what | tell YOU
only for the purpose YOU say, and that
You Will Keep it, as far as ever YOU can.
from becoming public,'
! gave the promise at once. and with
out reserve
Il was | think, in the March month
OF a year age. | had slept IA long
time very Soundly. for had been very
tired, when suddenly | felt as if
were taken up and carried away far
away: and | was made to look at En-
manuel Steinhardt He looked at me
as If he wished me to help him; at his
feet was a large wooden box. the lid
Of which. | was somehow made to ln-
dcrStand. would not close. From the
opening protruaed human hand.
strangely disrolored. | awoke all
trembling. | put out my hand to make
certain ] was III my own bed: my
mother WAS sleeping quietly by me.
| tried TO dismiss the vision from my
mind-foolish dream | thought it, But
| could sleep no more. Ii two or three
hours il was daylight and | arose |
went about my duties all the day. aS
usual; ! WAS busy. and had the inn
preston Of the vision much worn
away when | went to bed in the even
ing-rather early. because | was very
~ 1nI n, 1,A,, -Jl5It,
again | was as if seized UP and whirled
away, again to see Emmanuel Stein
hardt, with something ut his feet
again-not now the wooden box. which
was aside, but three packages of can
vas Again Emmanuel Steinharlt
looked at me as if he wished me to
60 to him, and again | awoke, all
trembling
She paused in her story of the visions,
took her handkerchief and wiped her
damp brow with trembling hand. /
watched her intcntly: Il sensation OF
creeping excitement and mystery held
me bound to her quiet, but intense re-
cital. She resumed suddenly, without
looking at ne
II slept no more that night for
1HllklliI Oh =Niid1 ltsftl S1tiis 'i4it ~
saw Emmanuel Steinhardt no more:
| tried to sleep III order thai ! m9at.
but | could not. \ terrible night TO
me it was. But next night WAS
sleeping 4 light disturbed sleep. when
| was taken away again To Emmanuel
Stcinhardt: this time | knew | was
not in a room. there was hi light. He
looked at me across a newly-dug spot
of ground. and then turned away. l
did not really wake. though felt
conscious | was in my own bed al the
same time as | was held where lie had
left me. close to Il wall. After some
time-hOW long | cannot tell-he came
back with a rope. | knew 1T once
what lie as going TO do before he had
done it-fastcn the rone IN an IRON
something on the other side Of The Wall
and null it over ! do not know why
| did not think it impossible Tor
single man to pull a wall down with
rome hut | did not In little While
he pullcu. and the wall fell flaf ana
curiouslv unbroken. covering over the
newlv-dug spot and al around IT, Then
| awoke as with the noise and slept no
more After that night l saw him
moment or to- at the same place Ihey
were but glimpses. which. as the nlsats
passed on. became DINNER ana dlln-
mer. and then ceased altogetnef-untll
some weeks ago. when again was
summoned to face him at thai same
Mace with the fallen Wall. lie looked
at me earnestly. and then over MS
shoulder. at some one Whom | ulu lloi
sea but who | knew he feared was
watching him This happened three,
four times. and then no more. ihere
has benn no more vet but what may
bo God only knows That is all. she
said with a sigh Of relief. turning TO
mo And now. Herr Pastor. you
know what | have had 10 tell. and you
will not forget your promise TO me
Won will not set yourself to bring pun
ishment on Emmanuel Steinhardt.'
4 shall hold my promise to you,
Eraulein." said I, las sacred.
And now she said you must 60
quickly. suppose. to your hotel, and
then to the station.
Yes" | said But there is one
thing. Fraulein. ] had almost forgotten
not of a painful sort | made haste to
add: for she had reassumed her ex,
nression OF close endurance and resig
nation. Il came as Herr Steinhardt $
messenger. and nave no message
can carry back to him
she sat down again. took 4 sheet OF
paner from drawer and wrote i'll tht
middle of the page, in small German
hand. a few words. which she signed
When she had written she handed the
paper to me- saying, You may read
/ read (the words were in German.
Repent. and turn away from your
evil, before it is too late.
This. enclosed in an envelope ane
addressed, put in my pocket for Stein
hardt. There remained now but one
thing for me to do--to say farewell te
Fraulein Haas, the poor, lonely lady
who still with fond regret cherished