“Excuse me a moment from your congenial company,” said Mr. Urich, finally, and went to the part of the ground where vehicles of all kinds were kept.

“I have ordered an excursion carriage,” he said to Mrs. Steiner, upon returning, “which will take us all to your door, if you will allow us the pleasure.”

“I accept the kindness gladly,” replied Mrs. Steiner, “and hope that Brother Fritz can accompany us.  He is on his way to Cassel.”

“Yes, I will have time to go with you, and will then have time to take the evening train for Cassel.”

“You shall not lose any time by it,” said Mr. Urich, “for I will take you directly to the depot from your sister’s house.”

“And you can leave Uncle Braun at his own door,” suggested Fritz.

“Certainly I will, unless he will return with me and pass the evening.”

It was a speedy and pleasant trip with a pair of spirited horses and a good driver and the boys could scarcely believe that they had reached 37 Bornheimer street.  They bade Mr. Urich good-bye and thanked him for the pleasure he had given, and Mr. Heil accompanied his sister up the steps to her door.  There they found a boy from the telegraph office who was just about to depart with his message, having had no response to his ringing of the bell.

“Whom is it for?” asked Fritz.

“For Mrs. Steiner.”

“Oh, Brother Fritz,” she said, “it is from your wife.  I telegraphed to her this afternoon that Fritz had gone home, and asked her to send a message to me upon his arrival.”

“Open it and see what she says,” requested Mr. Heil, and she complied quickly and read:  “Last train in.  No Fritz.  I am terribly anxious.”

“Of course she is, but don’t worry, sister,” said Mr. Heil, noticing the tears in her eyes.  “I will stop off at the telegraph office and send word to her that Fritz is here and will be home on Tuesday.”

This was a great satisfaction to Mrs. Steiner.  They all bade him good-night and entered her little home, going almost immediately to their rooms, weary with the excitements and pleasures of their day.

They slept soundly all night and until late the next morning, but ate breakfast in time to dress carefully for church, for Mrs. Steiner would not permit any one under her roof to remain at home if able to go.  They came home to a good luncheon which Mrs. Steiner had prepared before the boys were up, and then attended a service in the great Cathedral that afternoon.  They had passed a profitable day, and in the evening sat on the porch and chatted a little while before going to bed.

“Papa told me at the Forest-House last evening what we are to do to-morrow,” remarked Fritz.  “We are to leave here on the train at eleven o’clock and go to Umstadt.  There we are to take dinner at the Swan hotel, and walk in the afternoon as far as that little village where we took dinner the day we came and stay there all night, and the next day we will walk on home.  The Trojans will see that we are walking and will not know but we walked all the way unless we tell them.”