Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-06-12

npon her, well get thr0' II all right.
"You are both very good to me"
said she, going 10 him, and shedding
some tears on his shoulder.
There now--there," said he, pat
ting her. Then turning 10 me, "she
means you, too, my lad"
Yes" said she, resuming her seat,
and looking down, "Mr. BIriey has
told NE all yon have done for me 70
find out about my poor father--and all
that he and you suspect, too. And !
cannot--oh, ] cannotl" she cried,
shuddering and pressing her hands 10
her eyes--'look at that terrible, cruel
man again"
~ could not help telling her, my
lad, = said BirIey, in answer 10 look
oi reproach from me. "The old chap
wrote questions 10 her about tn Iapere
you found, and had 70 explain. .
But" 4" said !, In some alarm. lyon
know, Miss i.aeroix, we must not, we
cannot denounce hlm--we must not,
doubt, say anything till we have some
evidence that he IL really the man. ]
think, | am sure, / soon shall have
that evidence, bat even then we must
be careful what We say.
This, ! WAS glad TO find, was not re-
gardcd as more than q general, though
confident, expression Of hope, 50 was
not asked awkard question:. Now that
my anxiety concerning Louise was for
the time allayed. felt exceedingly
tired. l promised TO call next day to
tell them about my journey, and rose
10 60 TO my lodgings, where my land
lady, knew, or her herculean son,
would still be sitting up for me.
BIrley accompanied me TO the door,
talking according 20 his wont. lie put
on a cap which hung in the hall, and,
leaving the door adjar, walked with me
10 the gate. The air refreshed me-
and, full as was OF Fraulein Iiaas's
revelation, felt impelled 20 tell Birley
something OF IL. Thus, almost uncon-
sciously, We walked away from the gate
down the lane leading TO the high road,
and | was led into telling him all, the
more 30 that he did not seem sceptical
Of the value Of her visions. We had
thus left the house some minutes, how
many cannot tell, when several
sounds like screams in rapid succession
rose behind us into the still night.
We stopped together and looked at each
other.
"By the L--d!' exclaimed Birley.
III left the door open"
We we're hurried back by common
impulse. We found the door adjar,
apparently as We had left II, but when
we entered and approached the room in
which we had been sitting We heard
Steinhart's voice.
"well, Manuel said Birley, when
We were In the rooEn. 40 rnn va Gonna,
| expcrted you wouldn't be long.
Steinhardt turned tLouise wat he'd
him from the other side Of the table
with fear in her eyes); he did not
answer his brother-in-law, but stared at
me.
"what is the meaning Of thisH" he
asked. "Were do you come from2"
"From Basel" | answered, "whers
l. was not wanted. Fraulein Haas
wised to see you, not me; she is we'll,
and it is for you she is anxious, not for
herself She sent you line by me;"
| handed him the letter.
lie impatiently tore the envelope,
and read with a frown. knew the
words; tried to read from his face
how they affected him. Their point, |
thought, found joint in his harness;
he evidently WINGED; he looked ON the
floor, on this side and on that, as if
for once he were made to pause and
consider But this was only for a
moment; he looked up at me and then
at Birley, the same insistent, MASTER
(ul Steinhardt as before.