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and half. without seeing anybody.
Finally peasant came along. but, as
soon as he laid eyes on the balloon. he
seemed to be seized with fright, and
nt once took 10 his heels. He must have
informed the authorities. for half an
hour afterward | saw three officers of
the Bavarian police coming toward ne
from the direction in which he had dis
appeared. / got down 10 meet them,
aud began 10 explain matters; but they
would not listen TO the very clear and
plausible account which l gave of the
affair. and insisted on arresting me
and taking me TO Dusselburg.
have now shown. think conclusive
ly and clearly. how it was that i. and not
Won Dunkclheim. was the man arrest
ed for stealing the balloon; and also
how it came about that, when arrested,
was wearing the coat of julius Water
bury.
Though my change of identity had so
far brought me worse luck than ever,
and though, as a direct result of it,
was under arrest for a criminal offense,
determined, on account of my prom
Use, and also through sort of natural
perversity, 20 persevere in the course
which i had commenced. Therefore,
during my examination that morning,
while the papers and documents found
in my coat made it appear that / was
Julius Waterbury. i maintained stout
ly that was none other than August
Won Dunkelheim.
The theft of this particular balloon
being IN ofrense against the govern
ment, and the royal tribunal being es-
tablshed at Munich, i was taken that
afternoon by train to that city md in
carcerated in the Ludwigskerker, q
most secure and solid residence, cspe-
cially devoted 10 prisoners of state.
About two hours after my arrival,
IL being then about seven o'clock in the
evening, a turnkey opened the door of
my salon, and, telling me that person
wished to see me, immediately ushered
a gentleman into my apartment. AS
soon as the official had gone out and
closed the door, my visitor introduced
himself as Counselor Wittlesbach, and
said:
"Mein lieber Won Dunkelheim, we will
Immediately come to business. My OBJ
ject in visiting you is to concert meas
ures for attaining your freedom. act
on the part of a lady who is waiting
without. Can you not imagine who
she is?"
/ assured him that could not.
"She is your wife, sir, Frau Cuni.
gunde Won Dunkelheim."
Guess again." said /.
There is no guessing about the mat-
ter, Mein Herr. The lady has her GER
tificate with her. I suppose you will
not deny that you are married to her.
though ! admit that there might be
found extenuating reasons for doing SO.
You will also not deny that she ad-
vanced you fifty thousand marks be-
fore the ceremony. The marriage. she
admits, was a secret one, and you have
not yet formally Acknowledged her as
your wife. She intends, however, that
you shall now do so. She is, it seems,
of n tender nature. She could not bring
herself to look uponyou while you were
in captivity. Therefore she is awaiting
ma without The point is just here:
II has been discovered that the spot
where you were arrested is just across
the Bavarian frontier and upon Lusa-
tian territory. The question arises:
Could you be apprehended by Bavarian
officials, in the kingdom of Lusatia, for
an offense committed in the principali-
ty of Andel Schwartzburg
"But was," said /.
"1ihe fact, however. does not alter
the law, Mein Herr. 1 have it from
reliable source that the privy council
at this moment is in n state of mind
over this identical business, and that
q little influence in the right direction
would bring about your release this
very night. Your estimable lady, as
you know, is second cousin to the wife
OF Count Schnitzenwitz, the royal di-
rector of the Hof Brauerei. Frau Dun
kelheim, / am positive, has only to
speak and this powerful nobleman will
obtain your liberty Within an hour.
The authorities wish to act without.
publicity. They would simply open the
doors and you would walk out"
IL will perform my part Of it," said /.
"But there is something else" con-
tinued the unselor. "The lamentable
GOODNESS between yourself and your low.
ing spouse must be accommodated, or
| fear she will not act in the matter.
You know that she is lady of much
force OF character. She insists upon
taking you home with her when you
are discharred to her residence in the
strasse, opposite the church
Of st. Johennes."
"Can i have n look at her ?" asked.
Certainly, Mein Herr. Though do
not think you will find her much
changed. Step with me into the corri-
dor and j will satisfy YOU"
did as he requested. We weht n
short distance down the hallway tn n
point where we could get view of the
visitors room. There was lady sitting
there. with her profile toward us. She