Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-06-12
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HERR STEINHARDT'S NEMESIS |:
BY J. MAcLAREN coBBAN
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and then eoased altogether--until some
weeks ago, when again l was summoned
10 face him at that same place with
the fallen wall. iIo looked at me
earnestly, aud then over his shoulder
at some ore whom did not SEQ, but
who knew no feared was watching
him. This happened three, four
times, and then no more. There has
been no more yet, but what may be,
God only knows. That is ALL, she
said. with u sigh AZ Of relief, turning
10 me. "And now, Herr Pastor, you
know what have had 10 tell. and you
will not forget your promise 10 me-
you will not set yourself 10 bring pun
ishment on Emmanuel steinhardt.
81 shall hold my promise 10 you,
Frauleln, " said ], rs sacred"
Possessed ~ was with the exciting
thought engendered by her story, ! was
almost forgetting that had no result
ofmy mission which could show or tell
10 steinhardt, aud the time at my dis.
posal must be very short. looked At
my watch had half an hour TO spare.
There was no time for the expression OF
wonder. or Of any kind OF fitting CONE
nent upon what had heard. Seeing
me look nj my watch, ahe rose.
"And now" she said. ''you must go
quickly, suppose, to your hotel, and
then 10 the station"
"Yes," said. "But there 10 one
thing, Fraulein, | had almost forgotten; /;
not Of painful Sort" made haste TO
add, for she had reassumed her expires
sion Of close endurance and resignation.
~ came as Herr steinhardts messen-
ger, and have no message can carry
back TO him."
She sat down again, took sheet OF
paper from a drawer, and wrote in the
middle OF the page, in small German
hand, few words. which she signed.
When she had written she handed the
paper 70 me, saying, "You may read. :"
] read (the words were in Germany
: Repent, and turn away from your
evil, before Il Is too late"
This, enclosed in an envelope, and
addressed, ! put In my pocket for
Steinhardt. There remained now but
one thing for me 10 do--to say farewell
TO Fraulein Haas, the poor, lonely lady,
who still with fond regret cherished
her memory Of man who was to me
the greatest villain on earth. How !
longed / oonid do aomathine "a. .alaaE.
her life. Fay even some proper word Of
comfort and hopel But ! felt hei
spirit dwelt on heights too great for any
commonplace words OF consolation from
ne to reach. therefore Dade her
silent farewell, She held my hand
moment.
"Ii anything happens to him." she
said, "you will send me word2"
answered would; and the next
moment she was turned away from me,
and the next was out OF the room,
and had seen my last OF Fraulein Haas.
When was in the train, rushing
back toward England, / Unexpectedly
found that was bearing away with me
pathetic memento OF her, and that
had left her q memento OF myself
put my hand into my pocket TO find
Birley's letter, but could find only the
following autographed form, instead.
suppose ! had taken 1t from her table
when | meant to take up the letter
which / had laid down. The poor lady
might have been looking at it before |
entered her room. This was the form
"NIeine verlobung nit
Fraulein Emile Haas Won Liestal
zeige ich hiemit ergebenst an
Basel, November, 1854.
Emmanuel Steinhardt. +"
(My engagement With Fraulein
Emile Hass Of l4iestal l herewith make
public in BaseD