The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-08-24
CHAPTER NJ.
4 Meeting With n Happy end.

In what 4 fever Of excitement. aIX-
iety and hope | made my journey home
! need not stay to describe. The story
Of LacroiN'S fate ! could now fill IN To
the last detail; knew where his nu-
tilattd remains had been buried. or t
least ! knew a spot which conceded
with that described by lraulein Haas,
SO what remained for me to do was 10
bring tie fact Of my knowledge home
TO StaiIhardt in n manner so forcibe
that he could not rpflS" to make terms
wiul mo: more than thiS | could not nc
complish. even if / would. considering
my promise to FraUlein Haas
reached iimperlcy very late on
Saturday night, and in spite of the
latCnesS Of the hoHi and my WEAKNESS
/ went 1t once 10 Birleys; | had
warned him OF my coming by telegram
from London. | found him waiting for
me. and with him, as | had hoped, but
scarcely expected. his ward Louise. |
fear his cheerful greeting passed for
almost noI4ing with me il comparison
with hers. Her manner was undencn-
strativc. but there was, | felt. a cor
dial sincerity III it which came from her
true heart and | was nuttcred with
hope There were. however things
more serious and immediate to be talk
ed of Than matters Of love could then
be considered.
INQUIRED concerning Steinhardt and
was told they had not yet seen him.
What. / asked Birley. did he propose to
DO if Stpinharit came and demanded
the surrender Of his ward lt--Would he
admit him:
I, l. III ttlf
course. There IS no use in shutting
him out He can sell me up III this
house anl turn ne oat-he has Il Lill
Of sale on everything, and he has been
holding it.bacls fer some time, 10 use
It now. | expect. Eut Louise shannot
90 back te him. unless she likes: Ill
find some roof to shelter me and her.
Yea, said hc turning his bright face
upon her. well get tlno' il all right -
You are beth very good to me-"
saia she going to him. and shedding
some tears on his shoulder.
There nowhere. said he. patting
her Then turned to me, SHE means
you. too my lad
Yes. said she. resuminG her seat,
and looking down. Mr. Birley has told
me- al you have done for me to find
that he and YOU suspect too. And |
caGnot-oh. | cannot. shuddering ana
pressing her hands TO her eyes-"iook
1t that terrible. cruel man again.
Il could not help telling her, my lad,
/ said I,riey. in answer 70 look OF re-
proach from me- The old chap wrote
questions 10 her about TIL papers you
! found. and ! had TO explain.
But said l. III some alarm, YOU
know. Miss Lacroix. we must not. we
cannat denounce him-we must not, !
doubt. say anything till we have some
evidence that he is really the man.
think. | am sure, | soon shall have that
evidence, bat even then we must be
| careful what we say.
Eirlcy accompanied me TO the door
talking according to his wont. He
put cn a cap which hun. in the hall
End. leaving the door ajar. walked Will
ne tc the gate The lir refreshed HE
and. full as | was Of Fraulein Haas
revelation. l felt impellel to tell BiIley
something Of it. Thus, almost ancon
sciously. we walked away from tht
gate down the lane leading to the higf
i, ad. and / was led into telling hin
all. the more so that he did not seen
skepticai Of the value OF her visions
We had thus left the house some min
utes. how many l cannot tell, wher
several sounds like screams in rapit
succession rose behind us into the still
night We stopped together and looked
at each other.
Go be Continued)