Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-06-05
CHAPTER XII.

moment neither stir nor speak, while
new feeling, u feeling Of shame, arose
In me for appearing In that woman's
presence as steinhardt's representative.
After her outburat OF surprise she
looked at the letter again, and at me.
rose. uncertain.
"Fraulein," | said, ~ do not know
what 10 say. did not seek 10 come
this Journey myself; Herr 9teinhardt
asked mo 10 undertake Il. He thought,
and tthought, too, that your adyer.
tisement, In which, OF course, you could
not use many words, signihed that you
vert very Ill and alone perhaps, and
that you needed al did not quite
know how to put II | added hurriedlyl
ia friendly hand"
"lle did not think that could wish
20 SEQ him for his own sake, mean
for the sake OF his own peace2"
Her German was becoming too rapid
for me 10 follow without All effort; ]
was not sure understood her.
ale has business" said, "which
prevented him from coming himself. +"
al suppose" said she, with some
touch OF bitterness, thought, "he Is
still always very busy making more and
more money In your rich England"
at Is now" answered, "a lawsuit
that keeps him Ia England"
"a lawsuit 4 trial7" she ex-
claimed, with strange anxiety. "ls
he In danger"
"Indeed, Fraulein, do not know.
The other party To the trial thinks him
self in danger from HerrSteinhardt; he
accuses Herr steinhardt Of using, and
making much money by using, his
patent for chemical dyes"
II think" said she, simply, "you
are not Emmanuel's friend"
To this had nothing 10 say for n
moment. took refuge In an evasion.
Herr Steinhardt," | said, "has
sent me to act as his representative.
But II appears there is nothing for me
10 do" Il was standing uncertain,
but ready to go.l "What shall | say
20 him when | return
~ wonder" said she, more than
half TO herself, Ill you are the person |
have seen latcly?"
was startled | stared in blank he.
wildermcnt, Was the woman mani.
ac7 The pupils Of her keen eyes
seemed 10 rapidiy dilats and contract,
while she gazed into vacancy, and at
the same time kept referring glance
on me.
"a man." she continued, "who goes
about and about, and evidently causes
Emmanuel great anxiety about some
thing"
Conceive the sudden turmoil Of
thought and feeling, OF imagination
and hope into which | was thus
thrown! The Lacriox mystery was
until then almost absent from my
mind; seemed 70 have left it in Eng
land, and though certainly thought OF
II sometimes, it was as Of something
waiting in the distance for my return.
Now here was presented with an allu.
sion OF it-a vague and uncertain allu.
sion, perhaps, hut still unmistakably
for me an allusion--here in an attic OF
an old house in Basel! What strange
coincidence was this? Who was this
woman that brought II before me again?
was afraid to speak or to stir, lest |
should break or dispel that filmy some.
thing her fancy or her vision had got
touch Of.
"You are a PASTOR" she continued,
looking at me with more natural eyes
Emmanuel calls you Reverend Mr..
Unwin.' II IL surely, sir, q pastors
duty 10 bring repentance and forgive
ness and peace to the hearts OF men,
and not pride, and fear, and condemna'
tionl"
"You say very strange things, Frau
lein," answered; ~ think-I hope
understand what you mean. Perhaps
deserve your rebuke. But are you sure
you altogether know the terrible
mystery"
"Ach!" she cried. "There is then
a mystery--and part Of the burden of II
il with me! AChl mein Gott! mein
Gottl"
"If you know"-I impulsively be-
gan, in ili.suppresaed excitement.
81 do not know anything!" she cried
suddenly interrupting me, and spring
ing to her feet. She paced nervously
up and down the room, her fingers
wildly playing with each other, OF
about her arms and her head, She
stopped and looked at me, trembling
in every limb and nerve. "You must
go away, sir!"
I lingerd uncertainty.
"Please 60 away, sir!" she urged.
cannot bear more now. Come again
tomorrow. 1t may be that my God has
sent you to mel"
| withdrew without q word, some.
what awed by the emotion of the
strange woman. AS closed the door
caught glimpse of her with hands
clasped and face raised, as II in en-.
treaty or thankfulness.
After leaving the house walked for
long time, without knowing whittier
went, about the streets of Basel and
along the Rhine bank.
In spite of my excitement l slept
we'll that night. spent the next day
until evening wandering about the
town, examining the windows of its
sleepy shops, wondering at the content.
ed, bi-lingual shopkeepers, and gazing
at the glorious Swiss mountains which
was so near, yet which l must moi
think Of visiting,
was again at the old house with the
watchful, but heavy eyes soon after
FIVE o'clock. Poor Fraulein Haas
seemed to have passed both sleepless
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