was to have been demanded in quarterly
sums, lay unclaimed in his hands. He
began to grow extremely uneasy.

Mynher Vanderhausen's direction in
Rotterdam he was fully possessed of. After
some irresolution he finally determined to
journey thither--a trifling undertaking, and
easily accomplished--and thus to satisfy
himself of the safety and comfort of his
ward, for whom he entertained an honest
and strong affection.

His search was in vain, however. No
one in Rotterdam had ever heard of Mynher
Vanderhausen.

Gerard Douw left not a house in the
Boom-quay untried; but all in vain. No
one could give him any information whatever
touching the object of his inquiry;
and he was obliged to return to Leyden,
nothing wiser than when he had left
it.

On his arrival he hastened to the
establishment from which Vanderhausen had
hired the lumbering though, considering
the times, most luxurious vehicle which
the bridal party had employed to convey