He denied having stolen Otto's
share of the money, but could not help admitting his possession of
the Von Herisau papers, among which were the certificates of birth
and baptism of the old Baron's son, Otto. It seems that he
had been fearful of Lindenschmidt's return from America, for
he managed to communicate with his sister in Breslau, and in this
way learned the former's death. Not until then had he dared to
assume his present disguise.
We let him go, after exacting a solemn pledge that he would betake
himself at once to Hamburg, and there ship for Australia. (I
judged that America was already amply supplied with individuals of
his class.) The sudden departure of the Baron von Herisau was a
two days' wonder at Liebenstein; but besides ourselves, only the
Bremen banker knew the secret. He also left, two days afterwards,
with his wife and daughter--their cases, it was reported, requiring
Kissingen.
Otto Lindenschmidt's life, therefore, could not hide itself. Can
any life?
TWIN-LOVE.
When John Vincent, after waiting twelve years, married Phebe
Etheridge, the whole neighborhood experienced that sense of relief
and satisfaction which follows the triumph of the right.
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