The Dickinson press., 1894-10-20

amining the windows of it's sleepy
shops, wondering ut the c0ntented, Ill.
lingual sllOpkeepers, and gazing Mt the
glorious Swiss mountains which / was
so near, yet which l must not think
Of visiting.
I was again at the Old house with the
watchful but heavy eyes soon after 5
o'clock. Poor Fraulein Haas seemed to
have passed both a sleepless night and
u weary day. She was evidently Ill at
ease and anxious, and I pitied her.
II fear, Fraulein," ! said, 1.-THE
thought Of me and my presence gives
you pain. What you may have to
say to me I do not know, I am not able
to guess, but it seems saying it will
give you great pain"
"We must not rare if we give our
selves pain to do right-must we, Herr
PastOr!" she said, with a smile Of sim
gular sweetness.
"No," I answered.; but 1 would wish
to tighten your pain, Fraulein, If I
can"
Il thank you." she said. 1T may be
that You can. But first l must say this
n thing: Emmanuel Steinhardt, Of
Brisach, was very much to me many
years ago. He went away to England
but you will understand, Herr Pastor,
l have forgotten him. For tho
first time l knew he was in very great
danger and anxiety about a year and q
half ago. Il almost started from my
seat; that was the very time of La
croix's disappearance!) Il learned It in
a dream, indeed. dreams which the Al.
mighty God sends oftener and clearer
to his chosen ones than to any other
noySnnc (N1,0 pvnc fI,n,, n TH:o<f,k 70
not a manfac.) Ills danger and anx-
iety then, 1 suppose, passed away for
soon l saw no more Of them. But now
for many weeks l see him, and feel
him more and more anxious than be-
fore and I am made to feel there is al
ways now another man near him max
ing him anxious and afraid, and the
other man seems to be you, l think,
Herr Pastor"
1 sat silently marvelling.
II tell you all this plainly. Herr Pas
tor. she added. because you are not
n of those who laugh at dreams;
for you know that the Sacred Scripture
says that the great God reveals to
those who are ready To see many
strange things in dreams md visions
of the night"
AOu llnNc, IuUt0l, j SslIu, seen
strange things"
"Will YOU now" she continued, "be
plain with me? Tell me, if you know
exactly what Is the thing-the serious
matter-he Is anxious and afraid
about"
II a tell sou, Fraulcin." I said, "a
very serious matter, about the discov-
cry of which l suspect lie is very anx-
ious. A little more than a year and q
half ago Herr Steinhardt's partner in
business went to London from Ian
cashfre, and it was thought he never re-
turned; no trace of him could be found.
So his fate remained altogether a mys.
t.ry for a year, until l went to the
cure Of the village. Why the mystery
should have been left so long I can-
not say. because it was no great clever
ness in nc that after that made it 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 Steinhardt's
partner did not stay in London, but
came home. and then disappeared. 1
now know, from evidence that ! have
got, that he did; but what became of
him I cannot tell. I suspect that Herr
Steinhardt put him out Of the way, but
1 do not yet know that he did. I I'M
sure, however, that the Divine Ven
geance. which thus far has revealed
1t to me bit by bit. will yet make clear
the whole horrible crime"
She heard me through in silence, gaz-
ing lntently ut me the while; but when
I came to the end she drew back and
ynn1nA Mt ~ In ON~4a n,Nl ~rkorSoH
ment.
But" she said, "who are you, Herr
Pastor, to make yourself the minister
Of Divine Vengeance? Is 1t not a pas
tors duty to speak rather Of Divine
Reance?"
I was dumb for q moment under this
warm rebuke.
II think. Fraulein," I said Mt length,
"you mistake me. 1 do :.ot put myself
forward as the agent VI Divine Venge.
ance. I first began to look into the
mystery ut the request # the missing
mans orphan daughter, who longs tC
know what has become of her father
since then all I have learned concern
ing his fate has been revealed to mt
with little or no effort On my part"
Zach! Mein GOtt!" she exclaimed
1.-THE poor maj has left a ilaughterw
"Yes," / replied, land Herr Stein
hardt, who is her guardian, uses he
very cruelty. If it " IRE not for that,
think / should let the whole matte.
Fest. and take no more part at all II
bringing the crime home to the guilt,
man. But * long as she is in DANCE
I must do what I can-I must let tn
divine powers s me. God has sen
me to you, Fraulcin; If you then hav,
Rad anything more rev 1aled to you thai
I yet know, l beg eou will tell it t
me-"
Zach! Herr Pastorw she cried, "yo,
J now not what you ask! You ask M
to condemn Emmanuel Stai1h lrdt!-
mein Colt! why hast thou laid this OF
met"
She clasped her hlnds in her lap, an,
looked fixcdly before her.
"Fraulein," l ventured to urge, "
only wish to hinder .Steinhardt fron
going on his cruel. u~nscrupulous way.
what you may wish, Herr Pastor,
she said, with Eer look still fixed o.
vacancy. Twill not matter very much
The great God 1 know, is a God o
Justice rs we'll as of mercy, and h
will work his own will with both 20
n me! l nave prayed Tor
al q mother might for her only son
Surely my God will hear me! If b
only had time and warning to repent
Oh, was not that why I wished hir
to Gomez"
What can l say, Fraulein, to Jesse
your pain?"
You can say nothing, Herr Pastor
Leave me for to~-night-leave me, IL 20
please! I cannot speak to You NOR
now"
Hers was such distress and emotio
as could only he Gained by her bein
left a~lone--alone, or only with that vi
seen presence in whom she was doub
less wont to seek strength and pcac,
I therefore went away without anothe
word, and accompanied for a time b
the painful doubt whether it were we
= to pursue my inquiry. since 1t cause
her such pain; whether there were NJ
even something vindictive in followin
up evidence which would lead to I'll
determination Of even such n yillaI
as Steinhardt.
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