Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-07-17
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and then ceased altogether-until some
weeks ago, when again | was summoned
to face him at that same place with
the fallen wall. He looked at me
earnestly, and then over his shoulder
at some ole whom did not see but
who knew he 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 a sigh as of relief, turning
to me. "And now, Herr Pastor, you
know what l have had to tell, and you
will not forget your promise to me-
you will not set yourself to bring pun
ishment on Emmanuel Steinhardt.
81 shall hold my promise to you,
Fraulein," said l, "as sacred"
Possessed as was with the exciting
thought engendered by her story, was
almost forgetting that l had no result
ofmy mission which could show or tell
to Steinhardt, and the time at my dis
posal must be very short. l looked at
my watch; l had half an hour to spare.
There was no time for the expression oi
wonder. or of any kind of fitting COM
ment upon what had heard. Seeing
me look at my watch, she rose.
"And now," she said, "you must GO
quickly, suppose, to your hotel, and
then to the station"
eyes" said. "But there is one
thing, Fraulein, had almost forgotten
not OF painful Sort" 1 made haste to
add, for she had reassumed her expires
sion OF close endurance and resignation.
II came as Herr Steinhardt's messen-
ger, and have no message can carry
back to him."
She sat down again, took a 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 to me, saying, "You may read. ~
read (the words were in GERMANY
= Repent, and turn away from your
evil, before it is too late"
This, enclosed in an envelope. and
addressed, put in my pocket for
Steinhardt. There remained now but
one thing for me to do-to say farewell
to Fraulein Haas, the poor, lonely lady,
who still with fond regret cherished
her memory of a man who was to me
the greatest villain on earth. How
longed l could do something to cheer
her life, say even some proper word oi
comfort and hope! But I felt hel
spirit dwelt on heights too great for any
commonplace words of consolation from
ne to reach. 1 therefore pade her a
silent farewell. She held my hand a
moment.
"If anything happens to him." she
said, "you will send me word?"
answered l would and the next
moment she was turned awav from me
and the next l was ont of the room.
and had seen my last of Fraulein Haas.
When I was in the train, rushing
back toward England, l unexrectedly
found that l was bearing away with me
pathetic memento OF her, and that
| had left her 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 it 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
"Meine Verlobung nit
Fraulein Emile Haas Won Liestal
zeige ich hiemit ergebenst an
Basel, November, 1854.
Emmanuel Steinhardt."
(My engagement with Fraulein
Emile Hass of Liestal herewith make
public in BaseD