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(K)je ftanfagle fttMlittfjefVolime XYII-- No. 204. LANCASTER, PA., THUBSDAY, APRIL 28. 1881. Price Tw Cratg.

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AT

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THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1881.

FROM STEP TO STEP ;

Or, The Mysterious Letter.

From the Uerman of Ernst Frltze.Translated Especially lor the Intelligencer.

Continued.CIIAPTEK HI.

Felix Marklin reached the Residencewithout much difficulty. It was nearevening when the young man stepped outof the diligence, and drove in a fiacre tothe well known hotel " Unter den Lin- -deu." Felix felt too much wearied andexhausted by the journey to care for see-ing or hearing anything else. Upon ar-riving at the magnificent hotel ho ordereda chamber in the front part of the edifice.

'In the front !" repeated the waiterwith a significant side glance.

Ycs !" was the young' man's impatient reply, "Yes. in the front ; for I havenot come to the Residence to look at thedog-kennel- s, wagon sheds and horse sta-bles of an inn-yar- d ! At the same time,bring jne a half bottle of champagne,'Sack:' as the great Falstaft' sajs, and adirectory."

"At yonr service," returned the minis-tering spit it of the hotel, with a moremarked degree of courtesy.

Felix rubbed his hinds together ingreat satisfaction. "Things are the samehere with us one must bring these waiter-soul- s

to a consciousness of one's import-ance !"

He was soon provided with all he hadordered. When the waiter entered Felixstood by the window, looking down on thecrowd, composed of so many and such va-

rious elements. Here messengers wererunning in as grc.it haste as if a conflagra-tion were in progress ; there ladies weresauntering along as listlessly as if theirleisure time was an intolerable wearinessto them ; gentlemen were strolling hitherand thither in lively conversation ; with allthese horsemen aud vehicles of all kindswere mixed up in confusion. The wholepresented a stirring picture of life, welladapted to captivate the attention of alooker-on- . Felix, however, did not allowhimself to become absorbed in this, tohim, unusual spectacle. Ho was revolvingin his mind the question of how to cuterupon the business from which he, curious-ly, promised himself so much. Taking thediiectory from the hands of the waiter, hecarelessly turned over the leaves, audwhile the latter was drawing the corkof a bottle of champagne exclaimed as ifsurprised, "What ! Haidek-Bornhause- n ?Have you also members of this noble fam-ily here in the Residence ?"

" Yes, indeed," answered the waiter,respectfully ; "quite in the neighborhood ;the Haidek-lSornhansc- n palace is severalhouses further up the street than the operahall that you &ec."

' Who lives there ?""Since the decease of his excellency,

only his widow. It is said that she re-

mains in possession of life."' Quite naturally since she is the heiress

of his excellency,'" said Felix indifferently.The cork, at this moment, flew noiselesslyinto the air, Felix held out his glass hedrew it back filled with the sparkling, fra-grant foam, and emptied it at a draught." Famous !" he exclaimed, recoveringbreath, "there is nothing more refreshingiu summer than champagne. Aproposis the sick Lady Haidek in years ?"

"Xot over forty," they say. " His ex-

cellency was much older than his wife."The waiter took his leave with a courteousbow.

Felix greedily emptied a second glass."So, name and residence of the lady arc al-

ready found," said he to himself.Next day the young traveler spent the

first hours of the morning iu providinghimself with suitable clothing in which tomake his intended visit to the distinguish-ed lady. He had sufficient tact to discardall ornament and jewelry, and to dress in asimple and elegant style. In a short timehe stood before a house, of so decidedlyexclusive an appearance, and with an airof such sad, melancholy quiet, contrastedwith the traffic going on iu the surround-ing houses, that he approached the doorwithout further delay. Right hero stoodthe name 'Haidek,' nothing more. Hehad reached the goai. Why did lie notpull the hell at once :' No ! his heart beattoo wildly, lie must llrst try to regainhis that he might not,through embarrassment, spoil his game.

His game ! his game'.' Yes, his game !

he did not conceal from himself in thisfateful moment that he was prepared toenter upon the role of another; couragesuddenly forsook him as he was about totread the threshold of the aristocraticdwelling. He drew back a few paces, andendeavored to collect himself. Tho beau-tiful edilicc before which Felix was stand-ing had been inhabited since the .death ofthe aged Herr Yon Haidek only by hiswidow and her train of men and maid ser-vants. The rooms set apart for the domes-tics and for household purposes lay on thefirst floor. The sick lady lived on the firststory, surrounded by attendants, wlostrove with unwearied patience to satisfyevery caprice of the suilering and sorrow-wor- n

iuvalid. This lloor consisted of onelarge saloon and several smaller rooms,which opening into each other formed awonderfully exquisite whole. But thesplendor was tarnished, the magnificencewas obsolete that filled these rooms, ren-dered still more gloomy by the constantlyhalf-close-d shutters. All the folding doorsstood wide open, and the whole richly-decorat- ed

suite of apartments could beseen from the entrance, with the exceptionof one charming boudoir fitted up withwhite and rose-color- silken hangingsaud adorned with artistic and beautifulstatuary. Here dwelt Frau Von Haidek ;

here, for five long, painful years she haddaily looked forward to her end ; hereshe, the once envied woman, patientlyawaited the hour that was to put a periodto her sufferings. Notwithstanding t heseshe clung to life with a resolution thatmight have been called admirable had itsobject been a noble one. In spite of herdeclining health she still played the dis-tinguished lady, the imperious mistress,the celebrated and admired beauty. Earlyin the moruiug of each day she left hersleeping chamber, and by the aid of hercompanion and attendants, repaired to thedressing room and made her toilet for thereception of morning visitors. Thenephews of her deceased husband, and along succession of earlier friends and ad-

mirers, vied with each other in payingtheir daily respects to her. If she hap-pened to be particularly ailing, she re-

tained her elegant dishabille throughoutthe day, but at other times a tasteful homedress took the place of this, her abundanthair, which was in a good state of preser-vation, being artistically arranged abouther deathly-pal- e, emaciated face by thebauds of the most skillful hairdresser atthe capital.

For several days a sudden change hadueen made in these namts et long year?.The lady made a full toilette at once, andshowed a si range suspense at the anuounc - '

ment of each of the usual visitors. Thiswas noticed by all about her, but noneventured to give expression to theirthoughts. . The lady, who held the situa-tion of companion testified greater anxietythan ever ; she best knew that since themysterious change these moments of sus-pense to her lady were always followed bya state of death like rigiditymany minutesin duratiou. and she feared. for the result.The mirror was more frequently consultedduring the progress at her toilet, she grewmore capricious as to the arrangement ofher still beautiful hair, aud with a coquet-tr- y

unpardonable in her condition soughtto impart to her sunken cheeks the ro3catobloom and freshness of youth. Her coun-tenance still bore the traces of a classicstyle of beauty, in the high, arched fore-head, the regular, clear-cu- t features, audthe bright-blu- e starry eyes; all other charmshad vanished with heft fadiug health.and sheappeared to ner relatives and acquaintancesas a painted corpse. In general, Frau vonHaidek was seemingly much liked by thenephews of her departed husband. Shehad always proved a generous anut tothem, and since they were sure of the in-heritance after her death they had nevergrudged her the unlimited possession ofthe present wealth for the shoit span oftime that evidently remained to her uponeartn. ihey overwhelmed her with theirattentions, but otherwise troubled them-selves very little about her, for her wholecourse of life and actions had never beencalculated to awaken fieir sympathy forher. Only one de .r little gcutio daughterof State Counsellor von Haidek visited thepoor sick aunt through pure affection audthe impulse of her tender heart. Foryears the happiest hours of Lady Haidekhad been those in which the little Mariehad iu a sweet voice chattered to herabout all manner of things, speaking onlyof what was good and lovabie in all. Sheknew that the child was compassionateand warm hearted and therefore felt moreattachment for her than for auy of theother relations, and therefore she was somuch the more impressed by a circum-stance which the little girl related to herone day. It was that a young man waslodging with her dress-make- FrauSchmelle, who was so poor that he neverdrank coffee and never had a warm mealat noon that this young gentleman waspreparing for his examination in thelaw and was called Oswald --Marklin.The emotion that rushed over her, uponhearing this child-Iikc- , piteous story, para-lyzed her faculties, and several minuteselapsed, before she could collect herself sofar as to be able to inquire more closelycircumstances of a fact that chance had justbrought to her knowledge. When hercomposure was restored she sought to in-

form herself of all that it was necessaryfor her to know, in order to ba assured.that no error existed here. The name hatdbetrayed to her whose son it was th!was struggling towards a uoble aim,poverty and sell u.n-.ai-

, while she wasrevelling in abundance. This was why ajust God had overwhelmed her with sor-row and u!Iering; therefore she was dyinga living death in the presence of the mostcostly restoratives. Oh, the punishmentseemed to her a judnrent of Heaven. Shefelt, with a despairing shudder, that shehad deserved it. Xouueubcrg was thcuthe residence, of the father cf this youth,who with remarkable perseverance bore upunder the grievous sell-denial- s, that wouldhave scarcely been imposed upon thepoorest day-labore- rs. Hot tears rolleddown the sunken checks of the sicklady when she found herself alone, audshe prayed for the first time in her worldlyfrivolous life to the merciful Father inHeaven, that he would spare her, untilshe had seen reparation made and accepted.She wrote, and the letter went on its wayto Nonnenbnrg.

From this day forward she paid particular attention to dress. She was awaiting avisit that from hour to hour, from minuteto minute, increased iu importance. Shecounted the days that must elapse beforethe arrival of the man to whom she hadwritten under the itnjml.se of a late re-pentance. Her agitation increased, andwith it her strength, and the desire to ap-pear pleasing in the eyes of him whom shehad so shamefully deceived. It was thelast fearful upiiaing of her frivolous piidc,the remains of that power of.will by whichshe had guided her bark of life. Finallythe moment arrived that she had awaitedin terrible suspense. The door bell rang ;it sounded louder than usual. A proolthat he who drew it was a stranger, whowould not accept the denial that all otherswere accustomed to take. John, the foot-man, appeared in the ante-roo- and gavehis mistress a sign.

" What is it, John ?" asked Lady YouHaidek, who, leaning back in the chair,had closed her eyes through faiutucss. a" A strange gentleman wishes to waitupon her excellence."

" An old gentleman ?" trembled in-

quiringly from her lips'. " What a terri-ble meeting."

"No;" was the servant's discreet an-swer. " A young man. He sends yourexcellence this writing in proof "

" 11a lie docs not come ho only scudshis sou !" murmured the lady, aud fellback upon her silken cushion as if annihi-lated, as she glanced at the open Ie tter." His manly pride is worse than ancestralpride. But, in spite of this, I will notdelay to make my peace with heaven.May his son be the angel of reconcilia-tion. Bring the young gentleman here,and while ho remains deny mo to all visi-tors. I shall be at home to no one, andwish to be alone with the young man.' '

John hastily retired, and the ladycompanion withdrew respectfully fiomthe room. Directly afterward thedour of the reception room opened, andFelix appeared on the threshold. Hepaused for a moment aud glanced over thesuite of apartments through ho wasabout to pass. Then his quick eye took inthe womanly form at the further end ofthe suite, as she sat there motionless,struggling with strong emotion. Thisfigure had nothing imposing for him, hestrode forward, boldly ami confidently,and in another moment stood before thelady, who regarded him with attention.I lis appearance seemed to impress herfavorably. "Como nearer my" youngfriend," she said, kindly.

Felix obeyed her iu silence, with a re-spectful inclination of the head.

"Why did your father not come him-self?" she asked quickly, and in an ex-

cited tone. (Did he avoid this last meet-ing through resentment ? "

" No, gracious lady" protested Felix,'" no, by heaven not from resentment. "

" It is then through manly pride, andindifference toward my wishes ; I couldhave expected nothing else, and vet, Ilooked forward with confidence to anotherand final meeting on csrth tell him so "she added quickly.

Felix replied only with a bow, his heartfailed and seemed to sink within him.The lady also breathed short and withdifficulty.

".Tell me honestly.has your father nevertiki you of the recurrence by which he wasdriven from this house?" g'le as'tedjspta-iu- g

more rapidly, as if wishing to put anend to their conference that exhausted hermore than she could have foreseen.

"No, gracious lady" said Felix, withau exPress5on of unfeigned veracity, as hegucu upuu uer uuxious iucu.

" It is like him ! be is noble-minde- d

cnongb to be unwilling to accuse any one,but he was also stubborn enough to pun-ish us with bis contempt. I believed himdead. God added it to my ge

that I received timely intelligence of hisstill being in existence. Heaven shall nothave warned me in vain ; I will do justiceto bim in its stead."

The lady rose with difficulty from thechair iu which she bad been rather lyingthan sitting, and stepped slowly to herwriting cabinet, which was standing open.From a secret drawer she drew out apacket that lay there, evidently preparedfor a certain purpose. It was secured bya five-fol- d seal, bore an address and plainly revealed that it bad been ber intentionto forward it by mail, in case ber letter toNonnenburg had been productive of noresults. She handed it to the vonnr man.who received it tremblingly and with greathesitation, aud said, " Give this packet toyour father ! it contains only that whichof right belongs to him. I know that itwould have been kept back from him,therefore I bless the chance that has per-mitted me to arrange this matter by myown power." She fell back into her chairvisibly exhausted and her breath camequick and short. ' Eutreat your fathernot to hate me any longer, not to despiseaud detest ine ; tell him the torments Ihave endured have atoned for my levity.Go, that you may not see me die go !

go !"Felix lost not a moment in obeying this

command ; seized upon by a nameless hor-ror he left the rose-drape- d boudoir, strodewith magnificent haste through the saloonand finally reached the door throughwhich lie had been introduced. For themoment be acted without reflection andinstinctively followed the promptings ofhis fear and confusion. But when be'found himself outside with no one near todemand an account of his proceedings, became to himself. First of all be thrustthe packet into the breast pocket of hisovcicaar, which ho buttoned up closely.Then he looked around shyly. No onewas to be seen or heard. Stepping softlydown the broad tapestry covered stairs befinally reached the lower hall ; here, too,be found no servant. He stole along, stepby step, pretending to be looking for theperson who had admHted him. He ar-rived at the entrance and carefully ap-proached the lock and found only asimple spring that could easily be openedfrom within, springing back again by itsown elasticity. The spring moved withoutthe least noise, the door flew open, Felixstepped out quickly aud silently pushedto the door.

Now lie found himself on the street,without ritrhtly knowing how be had comethere. For au instant he stood irresoluteand gazed disconcerted, upon the throngof men, restlessly hurrying hither andthither. It seemed to him that ho heardoutciies behind bim in the Haidek palace.Stupefied by fright, he hurried along thelindens to the Brandenburg gate, and con-tinued his hasty, course until ho wasobliged to stop for breath. He knew notwhere ho was Houses, trees people, car-riages all swam before h'seyes, and befelt himself near fainting. While be wastrying to recover his senses, and come tosome conclusion, an empty droshky droveclose by him. " Will yon ride sir?" askedthe driver kindly, and stopped. Felix,passed his hand anxiously over his fore-head Once more a sense of honor stirredwithin his soul, once more be reflectedupon the consequences of his deed. What!

his plot had been carried to a successfulconclusion should he sacrifice the well- -earned reward of his cunning, should heabandon the surreptitious luck to another?He turned with decision to the coachman,saying, " I do not wish to go into the city,but out to the next station, where I am tomeet a friend."

"Good, then I will turn, and drive youthere," briefly returned the man. Felixquickly slipped into the carriage, pullingto and fastening the door after him. Thedriver put his horses iu motion.

Felix must leave the Residence, andtruly in all possible baste. He was forcedto leave his trunk at the hotel, but hecould afford the loss, in view of the profit-able affair just concluded. There wasnothing in the trunk that could betrayhim. If ho disappeared without leavingany trace behir.d him, it would in all prob-ability be supposed that h? had been over-taken by some misfortune, rather, thanthat he tied from the Residence. But othernecessary precautions forced themselvesupon his thoughts. In order to make sure ofhis boot', he should have to involve himselfin a web of falsehood aud dissimulationtowards the inmates of his home, to denybis journey to the Residence, and in es-

pecial to meet his father's housekeeper withbold face.How all this was to be accomplished he

knew not; but ho trusted with great con-fidence to the inspiration of the moment,and to the suggestions of bis innate cunning, if it came to the point of having toextuea to himself by lying. Dismissingthese thoughts from bis mind, he began toindulge in anticipations of a dclighfnl fu-

ture. WhiUt reveling in the knowledgeof being now in the possession of meansthat would greatly embellish his onwardpath in life, the image of the dying ladysuddenly started up before bim. The palehand that bad given him the packtt flit-

ted spectic-lik- c before bis eyes ; he feltthe pressure of the clammy fingers uponhis hand ho saw the chalk-white- , sunkenlace, with its rouge-tinte- d cheeks, inclinetowards him, beheld the shrunken formfalling back into the chair, heard-agai- n

the imperious voice as it whispered hoarse-ly, " Go, go ;" and still she was layinghold of him, still clinging to him convul-sively.

He screamed and started up in deadlyterror.

He had been sleeping ! And the spectrethat had seized, that had shaken bim, wasthe good-natur- ed coachman, who nowstood before bim, and laughingly toldbim that they had arrived at their jour-ney's end. He had been sleeping ; in themidst of his profound reflections be hadbeen overtaken by a light slumber, andthe images of bis fancy bad presentedthemselves with all the vividness of reality.With a frank smile and a look of uncon-cern, he stepped out of the carriage, andrewarded the driver far beyond bis expec-tations for the long ride.

He now entered upon his newrole, for his plans bad ripened during bis dreamy reveries ; be re-

solved to continue his flight homewardwith post horses, in order to nip all sus-picion

.

in the bud. He would leave hiscarriage about a league from Nonnenburg,and travel home on foot, so that no onecould prove that ho had been at the Res-idence. By this means, bis return wouldbe so greatly hastened as to make it impossible to prove that he could have beenthere and back during this short period,unless extraordinary measures had beentLe case.

Felix Marklin carried out bis plan withgreat success. Before noon of the following day he arrived at home,pale aud exhausted, to theterror of Madame Spalding, beforewhom be began to play the part of a con-

trite sinner, who.tbrough iudiscretion,hadbeen induced to pass the night in ilotingwith a set of jovial fellews, and that hehad lost by gambling, not only the money

intended for his journey, but also histrunk.

Frau Spalding heard this relation, withwide open eye ; sbe scarcely doubted thetruth of his statement It night readilybe believed of the prodigal and unprinci-pled youth, who never gave thought to bisexpenses, tbat he should have forgotteneverything in the infatuation of play ; batthat be spoke of it renentantlr. that ba accused himself, tbat ho swore by heavenand earth never again to think of a jour-ney to the Residence : all these thingsaroused her suspicion".

" Who, then, is the gentleman that pre-vailed upon you to interrupt your journeyhalf way ?" sbe inquired politely.

" Jf I had wished to betray bis name, Ishould not have waited for this question,"returned Felix, calmly ; " stand by me,at least, to soothe my father's anger."

11 Hem, why should Herr Marklin beparticularly angry ?" exclaimed madame.derisively. " He surely knows what bemay expect of you.''

At this moment the old gentleman en-tered the house, saw hit son in the sittingroom, and said in great surprise. " Backalready, Felix ? What must I concludefrom this ? Have yon made such a bril-liant stroke of business ? Or, was the let-ter of no accouut ?" he called out briskly.

Felix, told the same story, that be hadjust related to Madame Spalding HerrMarkliu frowned angrily. "I mighthave known that your solo intention wasto swindle mo out of the money. It wasfoolish of me to take the bait of such aletter ! Take, care misguided boy, tbat youdo not exhaust my patience ! If I amforced to the conclusion that nothing is tobe done with you, I shall dismiss you fromthe firm, and carry on the businessalone."

O, dear father," interrupted Felix,that would just suit me. A house

in the Black-Fore- st that deals in bopswishes to have an agent for this part ofcountry, and is ready to transfer thisagency to me. Will you release me for afew weeks, by way of experiment ?"

" With pleasure ! The business can dowithout you, since you have no taste forthe business." With these words hoturned away and passed into the adjoiningroom.

"Where is your trunk, Herr Felix?"now interposed Fran Spalding, " I wouldlike to unpack it."

" All in good time, madame," was thepeevish reply of the young man as hereached after the key and betook himselfto his sleeping room.

Frau Spalding looked after him with amalicious smile, " There is somethingwrong here ! In the first place, the letter

what were its contents ? And now, thishop busino?s .' Only wait, Herr Felix, Ishall soon find out what all these storiessignify !"

Felix, however, lielieved to have drawnhimself perfectly well from this'affair.He strode back and forth in the room,rubbing his hands with delight. Atlength he sat himself to examine into thecontents of the packet. This bore the in-

scription, " Herr O. Marklin," was notat all events intended for bim, but foranother Marklin whose first name alsobegan with au " O." A wonderfulchance !

Tho valuable papers he found in thepacket far surpassed bis wildest expecta-tions and startled him exceedingly. Sucha gift was totally inexcusable, if not justi-fied by legal claims on the part el bimwho had received it. Felix, now feelingfully satisfied, put aside all scruples ofconscience and applied himself to the taskof concealing ibis great wealth, so as toelude discovery, until a favorable timeshould be presented for realizing it.

Here also his cunning stood him iu goodstead; he found a place of concealmentwhich even the inquisitive spirit ofMadame Spalding would le unable to de-

tect.To be Continued.

The name and tame of Dr. Hull's CoughSyrup are known throughout thu land andeverywhere It I relied upon as the specitic tercoughs and colds.

Heat.Heat travels faster than col.l, ter you can

catch cold, and if yon do, tliesooncr you pro-cure Thomas' EclectrlcOil the noom--r you will

rid or it. For sale at 11. It. Cochran's DrugStore, Jfe. 137 North Oucen treet.

Two Ways of Inventing Money.A sufferer et constipation, biliousness and

dyspepsia for over live years, during whichtime his doctor's bill amounted to over $300,though he experienced no relict, and gave upin despair of obtaining a cure; used one andone-hal- f bottles et Hurdoek I! loe. I Bitters undwas completely cured. Price l, trial size 10cents. Eor sale at U. 15. Cochran's Drug Store,No. 137 North Queen street.

He Knows It.It Is not always the man that knows most,

hits the most nose. A man who lost his nosein a rough and tumble light In I.eudvllleknows now the value et a mom--. Nearly every-body knows the value et Theina EclectrlcOil, in curing bites, cuts, burns, scalds anilwounds et every description. For sale at II.11. Cochran's Drug Store, No. 137 North Queen.

eVKSlTVRK.VYKKSt BUYERS!:B

HEINITSH

Hair Mattress from $10.00 to 40

Wool ' " 7.00 to 11

Husk " " JOto 6

Woven Wire Mattress iroin lO.OOto

Spring Beds i.Vito 7

Bolsters and Pillewa Made to Order.

Call and see my assortment and be con-vinced of thu fact that niy prices are all rigttj

Picture Framing a Specialty.

HeslMInj' and Repairing at short notice.

HEINITSH,15 UAST KINO STREET,

anS4:m! Over China Hall

COAL

ItOOTSANV HHors.B. MAKT1K,B.

XV holesale and Ketall Dealer In all kinds elLUM15EE AND COAL.

-- Yard : No. S North Water and l'rincebtreets above Inion. Lancaster. n3-l-

COHO & WILEY.SAO NOKTII WATEK HT JmwouUv, Jto.,

Wholesale and Ketall Dealers In

LUMBER AND GOAL.Connection With the Telephonic Exchange.

Branch Office: No. 30 CENTRE SQUARE.lebSS-ly- d

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REILLY & KELLER

O0OD, CLEAN FAMILY COAL,Farmers and others In want et Superior

Manure will tlnd It to their advantage to call.Yard, HarrtsburK Pike.

Ofllce. 2X East Cheatnuf street, f agl7-l-t

1 RA1M ffcCCLAT10II(T In large or small amounts. $&or$2s.680- -write w.T.SOULE CO.. Commission Merchant- -, 110 IJi Salle street. Chicago, 111.. or rlxUw, nv&s-ty- d

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