Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-05-29
50 on Monday morning I called on

HtainhaTdt anu Nhtd 4 WIS fehhy 70 bet
out at once, and In the afternoon |
was whIrling through beautiful Derby
shire on my way 10 London and Che
Continent. | could not forbear feeling
something like delight at the change
from terrible Timperley to these bright
scenes--.although scarcely knew where
was journeying, or for what. Could
| then have gueesed what strange things
! would hear when reached the 10 me
unknown city OF Basel on the Rhine,
could | have guessed that ! WAS being
hurried along by the Divine Vengeance,
that was not 20 much deputed by
steinhardt 10 500 Emile Haas as by
hat Overriding Power who was i'm.
pelling that man ON 10 his doom, what,
| have often wondered since, would my
feelings have been as was borne along
with rush and roar in the railway
iFaln7
The first night oi my journey | rest.
ed In London. went 20 that hotel
tBacon's) in Great Queen street, where
MIR. Lacroix had commonly stayed on
his visits to London, but found moth
ing Of consequence.
was wretched. cold and hungry,
when. about o'clock in the morning
Of the third day, left the train at
Basel. permitted myseli to be taken
to hotel, where ordered breakfast.
After partaking Of which revived, and
began to think Of the crrand ON which
| had come.
Since my arrival had been uncers
tainly using French and German, and
| had been answered in either language
II found later that in the hotel, at
least, | might as we'll use my native
English; but on inquiring my way
from the Ludwigstrasse TO the obscure
street sought, had 10 draw exclus-
lively upon my stock OF German. | dis.
covered that Fraulein Emile Haas
lived in one OF row OF old tall houses
(not unlike some OF those in the city Of
Edinburgh), with little windows in the
steep grey roofs, which gave the inn
preston Of eyes with sleepy, heavy
lids. Up and up the bare stairs of the
house stepped, till think was on
the fourth iioor--at any rate, was as
high as could climb. | knocked at
the door OF humble apartment" oI
two rooms, and an old wrinkled woman
appeared. inquired in German for
Frsaleia Haas, and was informed she
was from home, giving her daily les
sons. 7" She was not, then, i'll? Oh,
no, she was not ill--she was well.
asked when she would be at home, and
was told "a; five o'clock in the after
noon" So departed till then, with
about six hours in which to tax my in,
genuity in guessing why Fraulein
Haas's demand to see Steinhardt haC
been so urgent, since she was not dy'
ing, nor even ill.
/ AT five o'clock called again, AM
found Fraulein Haas al home. wal
asked to come in. looked curiously
at the Fraulein. She was middle
aged woman, of the thin, nervous typ,
Of German Tor, perhaps, Swiss), witt
bright, keen, grey eyes. She rose
smiling, but perplexed, to receive me
and waited Tor me to state my business
81 come from England" / said il
German.
Then you do not want me to give
lessons said she. pushing away {
prospectus evidently laid ready fol
presentation; "my mother thought yol
had come for that"
"No," said I---''I come from Eng
land to see you, and then to go back
again.
She looked bewildered. took from
my pocket copy Of the Times adver
tisement, and handed it to her. A
once the expression OF her face changed
pale before, it became raler now, anC
her eyes seemed TO dilate, as witt
fear.
"But you," said she, "are not En-.
manuel Steinhardt? Perhaps, how
ever, she made haste to add, "you ar,
his son? He married, | know"
shook my head.
al am no relation at all to Her
Steinhardt. Very likely that will ex
plain who l am"--and | gave he
Steinhardt's letter.
She was moved when she saw tn
handwriting, She read the lette
through eagerly. 1t was short, coul,
see.
''IIe thinks am ill, and in want o
money--of his money! Ach! Thi
will not do! You must go away sirp
(To be continued)