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PART III.

PART III.
now saw why IL was that Won Dunk.
elheim wished 20 change his identity
and icaye the country: also. why he
vas so thoroughly convinced that he
had broken the unwrtten law which
he had mentioned. | touched the law.
yer's nrm and We returned To my apart
ment
s"tlnless the o;Yense is a hanging mat
ter" said l. II would prefer to remais
here and stand NY trial"
Il fear il is" he answered.
"ln that case" said |. 'go ahead aud
a. what you thiak best"
Herr Won DuHkelbeim. you have de
cided wisely: though | confess tha
the alternative Is not rs attractive as
might he. Ia ease we succeed. and
leased at or near midnight. from tho
pos,ern door OF the establishment,
which opens upon the kerncrstraSse.
Your better half wilI bc waiting for YOU
there. with close carriage. You have
inytest wishes. will now bid you good
night"
Herr Wittclshach withdrew. and i
was left alone with my thoughts. The
advent of Frau Won Dunkclheun was
too much. and ! was almost upon the
point of reRonncing my determination
Som~ mysterious influence within me.
however. persuaded me to l.ecp up my
change OF identity for while longer;
IL for nothing else. SO ihat might see
what came OF IL. IL will escape hei
get" thought /.
At some time before twelve o'clock,
the turnkey again appeared and in
formed me that ] wa, 10 he leleascd.
First. givir" me back the severo!
articles which had ieen taken from
my pockets. Mt my arrest. he led me
through n numbrr OF corridors, up and
down two or ihre. stairways. through
q damp and cobw -bbesl cellar or dun
gpon. which echoed with our footsteps,
and then up another pair OF stairs. into
small anteroom. Here he offered me
q glass OF beer. and, wishing 10 con-
ciiiate him. ! drank IL, but found ii
villanous stuff. with very peculiar
taste 10 IL. lie, then opened n door and
let me out into q gloomy street. sort
Of cul de sac. which ended or com
menced at the prison.
Two or three gas jets fickered near
by and. as the door slammed behind
me. close carriage. standing about two
hundred feet away. started up and came
sbaward me. The street was so narrow
thai could scarcely pass it without
being seen. 1t contained, undoubtedly.
the fair Cunigunde. l glided hastily n
little way toward it, keeping in the
ahadow of the houses, and looking for
some place in. which to conceal myself.
There was, Of course, no reason why
should have been alarmed. as she was
IN pursuit OF recrcant husband, whom
4 did not resemble in the slightest par
tlcular. Strangely enough, though.
I did not think of this, and my only idea
1as TO evade her. AS was passing a
large and stately stone mansion, no
tioed another close carriage, a sort OF
coupe. standing Immediately in front
looked TO me ns though it's driver had
tnksn the horses from it and left it
there for the night. 1t occurred to me.
at once, that could find no better hid
ing place. therefore got into IL with
out delay, and. shutting the door after
rus. psered out through the glass at the
conveyance OF my pursuer. which. rat
thing post me, took up position at the
curh, some fifty feet away.
Ten or fifteen minutes passed. Inow
began to feel very tired and drowsy,
Which did no: surprise me, as had Lair
awake through almost the whole Of the
preceding night. i however still kept
watch, through the back window of my
coupe. on the enemy. and. twice or
thrice. ! saw The gorgon head OF Cum
ieunde thrust forth from her carriage
door az though she had become anxious
and impatient.
Suddenly the door Of a house short
way distant opened and a man came
down the steps upon the sidewalk. AS
hs passed into the light OF the nearest
lamp I got a clear view Of his features.
was surprised beyond measure. for
Il was none other than Augustvon Dun
kelhelm. the owner of my identity. He
had made some changes in his dress
and had enveloped himself in a volumi-