Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-03

CHAPTER x-(Continued.)

LEI received next ulOFuillS from Dill
L,y.
Thou must come back, nv lad, at
once" he wrote. Il was mistaken in
my notion that Manuel would bring
you know who, back home. frank
came home the same day you left, and
bis father went off to London next
morning. / managed to get to see
Frank He is in very low spirits, poor
lad His father has almost scared
him into marrying the girl; but don't
think he can bring that about without
asking me, at any rate. l shall not DC
at all surprised if he does ask me some
of these days. for he has not yet come
down near SO hard on me-yOu know
what / mean--aS [ expected. l fancy
he wants to reserve the chance OF
a last big squeeze. But don't thou
be afraid, lad III stand by the lass
and thee. Well, | prevailed on Frank
to tell me the Blackpool address,
though had to promise much his faith
er shouldn't get to know he had told
me- I went straight away, and found
her; and she was main glad to see me,
poor thing / told her what | had
come for; and the end of it was she
packed up her little traps, and came
back with ine-and here she is with me
now. But I've not come to the end yet.
Manuel has only gone to London for
the week, I find. He will be home en-
Saturday, and then / expect he will
want me to square up with him. So
say you had better come back at
once"
Here, surely was matter for the gray
est anxiety and apprehension. though
it did not appear what there was to.
fear exactly, except that Steinhardt
might somehow reclaim Louise from
Birley's charge, and again hide her
away. But the fact is, my dread and
suspicion OF Steinfardt, were such that
I was prepared Tor his committing the
greatest and vaguast enormities. 1t
was now Friday morning, and there
was only another day during which
I could think Of Louise as at rest in
Birley's house. I could leave Basel that
night by the mail train, and probably
reach 1imperley late on Saturday
night Greater speed could not be
made. But was I, after all, going to
leave without knowing what was that
dalnring Something concerning Stein
hardt which Fraulein Hdas's dream or
Dreams" might reveal or suggest? |
must endeavor to win it from her.
I called that morning. but was TOLD,
as on the first occasion she would not
be home till five o'clock in the after
noon. I got everything ready at my
hotel for prompt departure. and call
ed again soon after the hour named.
so you have como again. she said,
YEARLY, when she saw ne.
Yes E'raulein," | answered, and I
have come i'll haste,
ITO urge ne lIoy but why is it
necessary: It is terrible law that
quick death should be brouoht upon
one man because he brought quick
death on another!-a terrible law! I
you it is, Herr Pastor!
''Erauleinn' / exclaimed, ned at
her continued disposition consider
too curiously and abstrusely, i am
sorry I cannot linger to discuss such
things with you. / must travel back to
England in a very few hours, on most
anxious business, and I entreat you to
resolve to tell me what you say has
been revealed to you already, Frau
lein. and I say it again; what the great
God may have in store for Herr Stein
hardt for all his wickedness | cannot
my hand to force; I say l do not desire
to bring punishment on him, / only
wish to be able to make him with
draw his hand from the preparation
of more cruelty and opression.'
rs he so wicked, then?' she cried in
an accent of the keenest pain.
'sIt is not for me, Fraulein'' | an
swered, ''to say how wicked he is.
But [ have told you he is behaving very
harshly to the dead mans daughter
more than harshly, for he has even hid
her away in a strange town, to try
every means to make her marry his
son, il order that he may not have to
give an account of the dead mans
property. And here is letter which
received this morning from her other
guardian, who was Herr StelnhardtS
best friend when first he came to Eng
land, and whom he has almost ruined.
He has found the young lady, and tax
en- her to his own house; but fears he
cannot Aeep her, for Herr Stelnhardt
may ruin him outright. / must there
fore return; and this, Frauleln, is my
only hope of effectually hindering Herr
Steinhardt from doing what he will
by frightening him with my know
leuSC. buC w uOt y Gu hAO" OAo@oA
to do that"
1t will thus be seen why / told
Fraulein Haas just enough of the case
to convince her of it's urgency; but
she guessed something I had not told
her.
.'I understand now, Herr Pastor"
she said, why you are so interested
in Emmanuel Steinhardts crime; it is
more love than vengeance that pushes
you on And that, too, Herr Pastor,
will make you Understand better why [
am interested in Emmanuel Stein
hardt," she said, simply, looking not
at me, but at her thin, clasped hands.
He was many years ago not the Herr
Steinhardt he seems to be now; he
was good and gentle, though his heart
and mind were set on being rich But
| detain YOU" she added, glancing up
suddenly. Her hands frightened their
clasp on each other. If" she said,
b with rapidly growing vehemence, Il
tell you what have seen, in order
that you may be able to deliver the
distressed young Fraulein, promise