Baron Waltz and myself belonged to this commission." "Ah! I begin to understand," murmured Weingarten.
Baron Zetto continued, with a smile.

"The commissioners made the discovery that report had greatly exaggerated the riches of Trenck.
He had not many treasures, but many debts.

In order to liquidate those debts, we desired his creditors to announce themselves every day, and promised them a daily ducat until the end of the process." "I hope you two gentlemen were among his creditors," said Weingarten.
"Certainly, we were, and also Baron Marken." "Therefore you have a threefold advantage from Trenck's imprisonment.
First, your salary as a member of the commission; secondly, as a creditor--" "And thirdly--you spoke of a threefold advantage ?" "And thirdly," said Weingarten, laughing, "in searching for the missing treasures of Baron Trenck which had disappeared so unfortunately." "Ah, sir, you speak like those who suspected us at court, and wished to make the empress believe that we had enriched ourselves as commissioners.

Soon after this Trenck died, and Frederick von Trenck hastened from St.Petersburg to receive his inheritance.

How great was his astonishment to find instead of the hoped-for millions a few mortgaged lands, an income of a hundred thousand guilders, and sixty-three creditors who claimed the property." "He should have become one of the commissioners," remarked Weingarten, mockingly.