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

''It IL not for me. Fraulein,s
answered, ''to say how wicked he IN,
But I have told you he Ia behaving
very harahly 10 the dead mans daugh.
tor--.more than harshly, for he has oven
hid her away In strange town, TO Try
every means 10 make her marry his son,
In order that he may not have 10 give
an account Of the dead mans property,
Aud here IL letter which have 70.
ceiyed this morning from her other
guardian, who WAS Herr stcinhardtf
best friend when he first came 10 Eng
land, and whom he has almost ruined
lie has found the young lady, and
taken her to his own house but he
fears he cannot keep her, for Herr
stelnhardt may now ruin him outright.
must therefore return; and this,
Fraulein, IL my only hope Of efiectual'
ly hindering Herr steInhardt from do
ing what he will--by frigtening him
with my knowledge. But do not yet
know enough 10 do that.
II will thus be seen that told Frau.
lein Haas just enough OF the case to
convince her Of lts urgency; but she
guessed something had not told her.
IL understand now, Herr Pastor" I"
she said, "why YOU are 40 interested In
Emmanuel steinhardts crime; IL IL
more love than vengeance that pushes
you on. And tla', too, Herr Pastor,
will make you better understand 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 10 bc nov he was
good and gentle, though his heart and
mind were set on being rich. But |
datain you, she added, glancing up
suddenly. Her hands frightened their
clasp on each other. "Ii,n she said.
with rapidly growing vehemence, Il
tell you what have seen, In order that
you may be able 10 deliver the dis.
tressed young Frauiein, promise me,
Herr Pastor, for the sake OF my past.
and as you hope TO be happy and peace
iul Ia the iuture--pEomise me that you
will use what tell You only for the
purpose you say, and that you will keep
Il. 80 far as ever YOU can, from becom.
ing p1blic'"
gave the promise at once without
reserve.
"And," she said, ''you will leave
Emmanuel stcinhardt's punishment In
the hands Of Almighty Godg'
answered would--though II was
q strange question TO have TO answer.
She then turned almost away from
me, partly, thought, that she might
be less conscious OF my presence, but
more that she might concentrate her
attention on her recollections. Her
hands clasped and unclasped several
times before they settled, the one In
the other, and she began:
at was, think, in the March
month OF year ago. had slept q
long time very soundly, for had been
very tired, when suddenly felt as II !
were taken up and carried away--iar
away: and was made 20 look at EN-.
manuel Steinhardt. He looked at me
as If he wished me to help him; at his
feet was q large wooden box, the lid Of
which, l was made to understand, /,
would not close. From the opening
protruded human hand, strangely
discolored. awoke oil trembling. l
put out my own hand to make sure !
was In my own bed; my mother was
sleeping quietly beside me. l tried to
dismiss the vision from my mind--tool-
ish dream, / thought II. But l could
sleep no more. In two or three hours
II was daylight, and l arose. i went
about my duties all the day as usual ;
/ was busy, and had the impression OF
the vision much worn away when l
went to bed in the evening-rather
early, because | was very tired. ] had
slept not very long, when again was
as II seized up and whirled away, again
TO see Emmanuel Steinhardt, with
something at his feet again--not now
the wooden box, which was aside, but
three packages OF canvas. Again EN-
manuel Steinhardt looked at me, as II
he wished me TO go to him, and again
awoke, all trembling"
She paused in her story Of the Wis
ions, took her handkerchief and wiped
her damp brow with trembling hand.
watched her intently, sensation
OF creeping excitement and mystery
held me bound to her quiet but intense
recital. She resumed suddenly, with
out looking at me.
81 slept no more that night for
thinking OF what had seen, and so
saw Emmanuel steinhardt no more;
tried to sleep in order that / might,
but | could not. A terrible night to
me 1t was. But next night ] was
sleeping a light, disturbed sleep, when
was taken away again to Emmanuel
steinhardt; this time knew ! was not
in q room; there was no light. He
looked at me across a newly dug spot
of ground, and then turned away.
did not really wake, though felt con-
scious was in my own bed at the same
time as was held where he had left
me. close to wall. After some time,
how long cannot tell, he came back
with rope. knew at once what he
was going to do before he had done II
Hasten the rope in an iron something
on the other side Of the wall and pull II
over. I do not know why did moi
think it impossible for . single man tC
pull wall down with rope, but did
not. In little while be pulled, and
the wall fell fat, and, curiously, un'
broken, covering over the newly dug
spot and all around it. Then awoke
as with the noise, and slept no more
After that night saw him again fol
several nights, for dim moment OF