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

Hers was such distress and emotion
~ could only be calmed by her being
lot alone--alone, or only with that Tn.
sesn Presence In whom she was doubt.
less wont TO seek strength and peace.
therefore vent away without another
word, and accompanied for time by
the painful doubt whether II we're we'll
10 pursue my inquiry, since IL caused
her such pain; whether there was not
even something vindictive In following
up evidence which would lead 10 the
incrimination OF even such villain a.
steinhardt.
But all doubt was dispeIled by let.
ter ! received next morning from Bir-
ley.
Thou must come back, my lad, at
once, he wrote. 81 was mistaken la
my notion that Manuel would bring
you know who, back home. Frank
came home the same day you left and
his father went OF % London next
morning. | managed 10 get TO see
Frank. He is In very low spirits, poor
lad. His father has almost scared him
into marrying the girl; but | don't
quite think he can bring that about
without asking me, at any rate. |
shall not be at all surprised II he does
ask me one Of these days, for he has
not yet come down near y" hard on me
You know what mean-as expect.
ed. I fancy he wants to reserve the
chance for last big squeeze. Iut
don't thou be afraid, lad; I'll stand by
the lass and thee. Well, | prevailed
on Frank TO tell me the Black pool ad-
dress, though | had to promise much
his father shouldn't get TO know he had
told me. ] went straight away, and
found her; and she was main glad TO
see me. poor thing. told her what
had come for; and the end Of Il was
she packed up her little traps, and
came back with me--and here she il
with me now. But I've not tome to
the den yet. Manuel has only gone to
London for the week, find. lie will
be home on Saturday; and then | ex-
pect he will want me TO square up with
him. So say you had better come
back at once"
Here, surely, was matter for the
gravest anxiety and apprehension,
though IL did not appear what there
was to fear exactly, except that Stein.
hardt might somehow reclaim Louise
from Birley's charge, and again hide
her away. But the fact Is, my dread
and suspicion Of Steinhardt we're such
that | was prepared for his committing
the greatest and vaguest enormities.
1t was now Friday morning, and there
was only another day during which |
could think Of Louise as at rest in Bir-
ley's house. could leave Basel that
night by the mail train, and probably
reach Timperley late on Saturday night.
Greater speed could not be made. But
was /, after ali, going to leave without
knowing what was that damning some-
thing concerning Steinhardt which
Fraulein Haas's dream, or dreams, "
might reveal or suggest? | must en-
deavor to win it from her.
called that morning, but was told, {,
as on the first occasion, she would not
be home till five o'clock in the after.
noon. | got everything ready at my
hotel for a prompt departure, and
called again soon after the hour named.
so you have come again." she said,
wearily, when she saw me.
eyes, Fraulein," answered, "and
| have come in haste"
"To urge me, know. But why is
il necessary? 1t is a terrible law that
quick death should be brought upon
one man because he brought quick
death on another!--a terrible law. /
am not sure it is Gods law. Think
you it is, Herr Pastor?"
"FrauleinW l exclaimed, alarmed at
her continued disposition to consider
too curiosly and Sbstrusely, al am sorry
| cannot linger to discuss such things
with you. must travel back to Eng
land in a very few hours, on most anx.
ious business, and entreat you to re.
solve to tell me what you say has been
revealed to you concerning this crime.
have said it already, Fraulein, and
| say it again: what the great God may
have in store for Herr Steinhardt for
all his wickedness, | cannot Judge, and
do not seek to put out my hand to
force; say do not desire to bring
punishment on him, only wish to be
able to make him withdraw his hand
from the perpetration OF more cruelty
and oppression"
as he so wicked, them" she cried
in an accent of the keenest pain.