Pittston Gazette

              * § ; fc%i ESTABLISH El D IHSO. vol,. \ 1,111. NO. i l. t Oldest Newspaper in Wyoming Valley. 1'ITTSTON, LIZKUNH CO., PA., FIJIDAV, FKlSliUARY :!, 18!X A Weekly Local and Family Journal. j * I ■•"CD PKR ANXirM 4 JN ADVANCE. (Mile minutrs, it Diiu'ur be half an lioar.it might possibly he not till- morning, though of this he had little hope. lie believed that within half an hour he would He pursued, ami as lie was well 'acquainted with the methods in vogue in the south at the time he knew he would be traced by bloodhounds. P"-iey urow usurer. 'itifii they ce When I leave DEATH OF MR. BLAINE. the gifts and some o£ t he aspirations of the statesman. 001 tor awhile. Perhaps they had crcue to khe place where he had walked on the pletoly ovt-i his e»c;!pi' t inere was no marked change in his condition. Each day he seemed somewhat more feeble than on the day before, and ou the night ljefort»his death he did not seem to be in any immediate danger. Toward the morning of the 27th inst. his pulse was observed to lDe very feeble and his breathing more embarrassed. As a result of the failing heart action oedema of the lungs occurred, and he died without much suffering at 11 o'clock. ■K&Sr IS ifencu. Then the barks began again, trowing only slightly louder as they teame, for Mark was floating rapidly (from the point where he had entered the river. power f he hail be n fiv to ll I'll not be tjiken and if 1 The Herald: History will vindicate his right to most honorable distinction, for it would be impossible to recite the events which threw this nation into chaos in the earlier sixties or to name a man who molded public opinion during the five years when the country summoned asuperhuman courage and rebuilt the Union on the graves of a million heroes, or to review the slow processes which, like a hot fire, have since welded the states into a harmonious whole,without referring to James G. Blaine as one of the foremost in the group of giants whose work is recorded in that strange chapter of our history. Advertiser: No eulogy can nxalt his patriotism, brighten his fame, make more apparent the great place he held in the hearts of hte countrymen, add to the number of those who mourn his loss in a nation where all are mourners, nor lessen the sincere grief which is thus brought to millions of hearts. 11 Pbeei I h Then th tire t li« i f VOtl ao Ot an inexpressible aukful to Sonri, l roll C A Nation Does Honor to Her j . for v wool srntitn folt t Distinguished Son. hav road ul to J hanki'ul to Laura He had been about' the town enough to know the direction of the river and started toward it. During the day he had thought over what he would do in case Souri's ruse should be successful, and made up his mind that a»y delay in getting across the river would be fatal. He was at home in the water, and determined that he would not attempt to find a boat, but would plunge in and He involuntarily turned over on his chest and struck out lustily. The current was swift; swimming would not add to his safety—it would only tax his strength and render him more liable to ) recapture on the other shore. Cut swim be must. With the terrible sound of I those dogs in hjs ears he could not lie idly on the water and leave the current to bear him onward. una tilt*, r 1 SJ)H were Fain, t.'kfnl j 1 is God There was THE PRESIDENT'S PROCLAMATION. evidently intending to scou He got up, and getting on.tlie c something especially engaging in Miss Pain's eiforts on liis behalf, inasmnch as she regarded him an enemy to her of the lei walked beside a portion of it which led :ek from the road, di coiratr\ lie thought of Souri in prison waiting for old Triggs to discover her deception. What would rliey do to her? And Jakey? Would they injure a mere boy? He vowed that if he should escape 1 lie Doctors* Account of the Kx-Secreta- ry*s Last Illness-—A Private I'uneral and During the whole of Mr. Blaine's illness the digestion was well performed, and liquid food (chiefly milk) was taken in full quantities. His mind was generally clear, except when clouded by uraemia and disturbed brain circulation, and although unable to express himself in words, he recognized all the members of his family up to within a few moments of his death. The sta»_Dment of the physicians will not be supplemented by an autopsy upon the body of Mr. Blaine, the members of the family being thoroughly satisfied as to the cause of death. The body will not balmed for burial, the family objecting to any disturbance of it. • A mg to t Miter the' negro quarters in tin II it rial at Washington the Wish of Mrs. 1 2^7^37= »DY*TCWt, 1892, By American PRESS ASS'H7^"-"~~^ rear. Ho feared that tho dogs were loo.-;e in the yard, and that he would have t;on.lDlo with tliem; lie the lUuJnc - —Congress Adjourns. Washington, Jan. 28.—Mr. Blaine's death at the last came painlessly and quietly, but not without premonition. The attending physicians have said repeatedly in these later days, since hope of recovery was abandoned, that when the end came it would probably occur with at least two or three hours' warning. This one announcement at ?least among many perplexing and contradictory statements has been verified by facts. stole along till he came to tho n-;irtst puiiit to one of the negro cabins. A dog lore and outline the war he would find out just what had happened, and if either had been harshly treated he would have his revenge. swim for his life. The width of f CONTINUED. ] and got in on telling ti ie sentinM that she was Mrs. Trig-gs' servant. She cooked the breakfast, anifl when site saw Trigg# abont to carry i'cirk'a mCi it and com bread into him tdie offered to do it, butTriggs paid no attention to tha offei and carried it in himaelf. river at Chattanooga -was only joist Soon there can mother cessation of Bleeping in the moonlight t house gave a low moan They crossed tlie river by the regular ferry, having noi trouble in doing so, for citizens and were passing all the ■while. About tenVclock in the morning they reached the cabin of the old negress who had started the handkerchief.three-quarters of a mile, and Mark did not regard this a great distance f.,r a good swimmer. Once across the dogs Li ore tiog far above oil tinjudged that they hail lie place where he had a moment i'.ud listened Mark paused lost ti the grounds he walked in a stooping one Of the cabins Le.•e dog. He wanted to then entering riu. iug lie fell asleep, but he soon Ft was past midnight—the day He shuddered. enter the watt post I ket* of iti would have to pick up the scent on th other side, and if he should permit the cnrrent to carry him far down the stream the difficulty in doing so would be greatly increased. Jakev Then he If What had ihey iloue to Sonri when tliey had discovered her trick? Would they punish her? Would they treat the boy harshly? He was comforted with the thought that there would be nothing gained by-this—it would not bring the iDrisouer back—but he muttered a prayer for the girl who had placed herself Jbchind those prison bars, who had incurred the rage of his jailers i to thick of tkmri and tweeri liim nu t Ho tried to go to steep agaiu, but the dreadful fate which would have been liis had cot Sonri sared liim, and ou the ■Very layfc ( veiling before his intended Mail and Express: For 38 years he was the idol son of Maine; a man of daring ambitions, whose proudest hopes turned to ashes,but who lov#d and served Ms country. Evening Post: It is thus chiefly as a melancholy warning that the name of James G. Blaine goes down to history. New Orleans Picayune: With the death of Blaine falls the foremost man and the loftiest figure of J£ip Republican party. If any man of his political faith and in his day could claim to be a statesman, it was he who has just quit ted ljis mortal career. Louisville Courier Journal: Among the modern leaders of American party politics, Janjes G. Blaine stood easily first. Peace to the ashes of a noble adversary. All honor to tl.e name of a great American. At last the Plumed Knight has joined the knightly throngs whom the ages have assembled on the other side. Then she askod Mrs. Triggs when she did her washing, and as the old wctnan had no regular time and not many clothes Sourr offered to do. what there was. When she went out to hang up the clothes to dry Jakey wasun the yard. She .called him to her and in a whisper made herself known. Jakey, who was wondenug what had become of the message he had sent, was bofili overjoyed and astonished. He turned, two or three somersaults on the ground and otherwise demonstrated his childishness to Mrs. Triggs, who at that moment apjDeared at a window, but not before Souri had told Jakey to inform Mark of her presence,land that she would try to get into his room as soon as she could be intrusted with a meal for him. reach the real Mark felt a I that unless he could he concf .1 in some place wher The approach of death was made evident to the family fully two hours before its aotnal occurrence. It was between 8and9 o clock when the first dangerous sympjJ/nns were obnor\ed. The family had taken breakfast, and the trair/al nurse, Mrs. Price, had gone down for her breakfast also, leaving the patient temporarily alone. James G. Blaine, Jr., had put on his hat and coat preparatory to starting off for his day s duties in the office of the Pennsylvania Railroad company, where he is employed, when his mother suggested to him that it would ba better to wait till the nurse came up. He promptly acquiesced. Mr. Blaine had passed a restless night and had been pronounced "not so well" even by his cautious physicians. But beyond a perceptible increase of the languor which had marked his condition during the past few days there was no very alarming change to be noted. When the nurse returned from her breakfast, however, her experienced eyes at once saw that the end was drawing near. The Cabinet Meeting, It was the regular day for the meeting of the cabinet, and the members began to arrive shortly after the death of Mr. Blaine had been communicated to the present -Upon being informed of the fact they repaired to the Rouse and left their messages of sympathy for Mrs. Blaine and the family. The cabinet assembled at 12:30 and remained in session only a few minutes, during which time a proclama tion announcing the event was agreed upon and issued. ♦;Fo' de Lo'dl" exclaimed the woman. "How'd yo' git hyar 60 quick?" "Trabel all night," said the pilot. "Who dat yaller gal?" 'Tin Souri Slack. Whar's tli- jail?" ers would not be likely to intrude lu execution, 'got into his head, and he could not drive it out. .And now, were not men and hounds hunting him for miles around. frutafrgbiin ha?/. U Chat- to thai' Cli'eadfuP jaifyaru, the scaifold, the rope, the black cap? Though Miirk had been in prison but »f "'i tl' ~ t" '.r "■ duress would be htbt. lie well knew that every foot of ground within five or ten miles of Chattanooga 'dd b 'alivewith peo- ple hunting f i*m. iHie n The woman led Souri out to show her the way, and the man left the cabin on his way homeward. Souri was taken to a place where she could see the jail, and the woman told her where to find the crack through which Jakey had conversed with her. . would not b' party would 1 tnfe, for 110 searching .-jH'ot them There was And Laura Fain,, suppose she should veak'-n; tupposo she should, after all. consider it her duty to give him up; suppose a demand should be made to search the-house; suppose—a thousand suppositions ch;i.vd each other through his excited brain. He beard no more of the dogs and floated on, swimming and resting alternately. The high bluffs of Moccasin point were before him on bis right. An owl on ilieir summit, watching the riling moon, occasionally gave a dismal hoot, the intervals lieing supplied by the melancholy whippoorwill. The current bore him on around the point, e.irfvinx nim 111 near ttre sliore where lie hail passed the picket with the sleeping Jakey in his arms a few nights before. So close was he that he conid pee a man walking back and forth on the very beat of the one he had passed. As he drifted away he saw the relief approach and the nicVet to save him but one chance for liiir ail entrance into the ■ Fain house, and that with the knowledge as to his true He must effect character of but one person—Laura Fain, lie reached tlw negro cabin and President Harrison said that the news of Mr. Blaine's death had made a profound impression upon him. While recognizing the fact from the statements of the physicians and members of the family that ultimate recovery in Mr. Blaine's case was improbable, he was still wholly unprepared for it at this time, and the announcement had been a great shock to him. He felt unable under the circumstances toeuterupon the consideration of any public business with the members of his cabinet, most of whom had been associated with Mr. Blaine in the official family relations, and therefore after the expression of regret and sorrow at the loss sustained by themselves and the country in Mr. Blaine's death the meeting of the cabinet was adiourned. Souri went to the place alone, and going to the fence hunted till she found the crack. She peeped in, hoping to see her brother, but Jakey was not there. She waited an hour or more, but he did not appear. knocked "Who darV lit? lay trwhen lit l.er ;,r till just bofore dawn. £aiu fell into a troubled Blum- "Nex' to de lei "Whar Uncle Dan'l slet Atlanta Constitution: The people, regardless of party, instinctively knew'that at his best Mr. Blaine was a representative American, a man ardently in love with his whole country and its institutions. Miirk went as directed Bind callwl up Uncle Daniel. lie heard ;i movement as of some one getting nj), and presently tli6 old u;un stood ut I Ik; open door. He was awakened by a squadron of cavalry passing along the road. The suu had not jet risen, but it was light. He could look right down on them, though thi;y coulii not see him. They trotted along slowly, all looking worn Again at noon she offered to take in his dinner, but without success. She was at her wits' end for an excuse to stay about till supper time, but thinking that Mrs. Triggs' wardrobe might need mending she offered to undertake the task, and spent the afternoon over the old woman's threadbare garments. "Reckon I'm wastin lime hyar." she said at last. '"I'm goen right in ter git round th' ole woman, ef there is one." And she went to the gate and presented herself before the sentinel. Washington, Jan. 30.—The body of the late ex-Secretary Blaine was removed to the parlor on the north side of the second floor of the residence. The windows of this room open out upon Lafayette square, one of the most delightful spots in Washington. Across this plot of ground stands the state, war and navy building, where the dead man achieved his latest triumphs in statecraft and diplomacy. A number of Mr. Blaine's friends called at the house lud took a last look upon the face of the departed. The expression of the face Was peaceful, and the lineaments of that well known countenance showed but few traces if the ravages of the disease that carried him_ off. The casket was almost buried under the mass of floral tributes which have been received, many of them from a distance. The first prayers of the funeral services were said by Rev. Dr. Tenuis S. Hamlin, D. D., of the Church of the Covenant at 11 o'clock. t a message fo* 3-0' She took the candle and led the way tCD the dining room ahove. young miti "Who fro and They v.ere evidently the men who had passed the night before, "What d' y' want/" he asked, "De {D(D' white man what war byar las' week wi;l lie little bnukier." Both physicians were immediately telephoned for and arrived within a few minutes of each other. The powerful heart stimulant (nitroglycerin) which had several times lx»fore brought the patient back out of the dark valley of death was powerless now. Souri didn't know whether the jailer had a wife or not, but she hazarded the to freedom was very grateful. It was a soft summer evening, and the large* stars had already begun to shine. Castf ing a glance to the right he saw a streak of light over Missionary ridge and knew that before long he would be at 4 disadvantage from the rising of a full moon. He walked "briskly whenever any person was in sight, and when he thought that he was unobserved he ran When he iirst left the jail yard his hear ; was in his throat. His agitation dimin • Ished as he proceeded, and in five min utes he had come down like one in  race to a concentration of all his facilities—a gathering of all his forces for the struggle between life and death befork him. With these well in hand the dreaded scene of the morrow acted as  tremendous and effective stimulant. No one of the few people who passeH the strapping negro girl, whose facte was hidden withiu the blue check sui|- bonnet, dreamed that a Union soluitjr was passing; that the scaffold was being cheated; that a messenger with the secret of one of the most important nioveto any Confederate general had made ct was destined to make during the war was on liiiway north in the person cf the negro womaiTTfurrying 011 towar 1 the river. And it was fortunate for tl ie flying soldier they did not, or he wou d never even have got half u mile fro n He was borne directly under Lookout mountain, and 011 down for a mile to a point where the river makes'another bend. Here the bank was low, and a' Mark was getting chilled he swam to the southern bans for rest. He laid himself down for a few moments 011 the dry ground, and then get ting up walked back and forth rapidly, swinging hi? arms at the same time to restore circulation and Lt him to endure a longer stay in the water. He looked alDont for some piece of wood on which lie might float farther. There were logs of various sizes scattered around, but most of them were rotten. He was so mnch at home in the water that he was not disappointed on failing to fiud one suitable to his purpose. ami were going back from an nnsuccessiul hunt. J]ark noticed the different posi! ions many of them took in order to rest ;t their saddles. The sight took iim !:•» k t. iii "'\vn in):.p, ;.nd he longed • n w ith them. jailer's wife tole mo to come in 'n tote de washen." All this \vjiile Souri was thinking of a pliyi for Mark's escape. She learned tlfat he was to be hanged in a few days and knew there was little time. The most natural plan under the circumstances occurred to her-—a plan by which more prisoners have made their escape than any other one method— walking out before the guard in women's clothes. Souri determined, if she could secure an entrance into Mark's room at any time after dal-k, she would give him her dress ami sunbonnet and leave him to make an attempt. Then she began to think over a plan to gain an entrance at a specified time. "Kice Imanl. ilat. liab 1 Dt in tri "Nebber mind dnt, undo. Go in de Mr. Blaine had a great repugnance to public exhibition of sorrow, and in accordance with his often expressed opinion Mrs. Blaine is determined to have a private funeral. She requested further that no official notice be taken of Mr. Blaine's death, whiCA request was communicated to Secretar/ of State Foster in a note from Miss Hattle Blaine conveying the information of the sad event. A Simple Funeral. house 'n \vu uj) M» si© Laura. The soldier looked at her doubtfully, but suffered her to pass in. "Ain't got no i to be in ihe Btirrupi She had scarcely entered before she saw a party of soldiers conducting a man from the jail. They passed near her, and she recognized Mark. He was going to his trial. He did not recognize her, darkened as she was, and she was too wise to make herself known. Jakey followed his friend and was going to pass out with him, but was stopiDed by the guard. Souri saw tears trickling down the boy's cheeks as he went back and strolled about in the yard. She longed to take him in her arms, but did not dare to even make herself known to him. She did not know where Mark was being taken, so going back to the guard «he asked with apparent idle curiosity: "Whar dey goen wid dat man?"' "Reckon thar goen ter try him." "Can 1 von wake up some one inside 1 her e like a Wakeful night to WHKhify distress, and nothing like an rmclomU .d rising sun to drive it away. Mark looked out on the stretch of country to be seen from his window—the Temif ' 0 and the mountains beyond, their tops tinged with yellow light—and us unreasonably hopeful as he had Dr. Hyatt at 9:30 came out and said to the group of waiting newspaper men that lie feared the end was at hand. "Vt hy don' yo' wait till moruen?'' "C.m t do Oat no how. De message inns' be gibcn af ouct The Family at the Krdftide. "Waal,'' said Daniel at I I can f.y dut man: lie lx r 'I do what In the meantime all the family had been summoned into the death chamber—Mrs. I Maine, tlie devoted wife;. Miss Hattie Blaine, his unmarried daughter; Mrs. Dantroacb, his married daughter; James G. Dial tie, Jr., his only, surviving son, and Miss Dodge {(jail Hamilton), his cousin. y line gentle- man ef he war po* white The secretary, in conversation with Mrs. Blaine, pointed out that the custom of announcing the death of ex-members of the cabiuet would require official promulgation of the fact, but at Mrs. Blaine's earnest solicitation it was eventually arranged that no emblem of mourning additional to that displayed at the state department consequent npon the death of ex President Hayes should be placed on the state department building, and that those mourning signs should be removed at the expira tion of- 80 days, during which they will be displayed in accordance with the president's proclamation because of the death of Mr. Hayes. Mark the old man to the rear dour v£ the bafunicnt. On llio way a ■  been tl  hnye Clog boanded at them, but seeing Daniel his fierceness ended in play. Daniel snciwdtid in waking a negro woman who slept within; the door waa opened, and thev stepped inside. 'ixient. His pleasurable sensations suddenly received a new check. An officer of the cavalry that had passed, followed by two men, came riding back. Maybe they were coming to the house. They stopped at the gate. One of the men rode forward, dismounted and opened it. The officer entered and rode up to the front door. In silent, tearful sorrow they witnessed the closing scenes. The patient lay so quietly that even the doctors were hardly able to say when he died. No word of consciousness, no look of recognition had passed. At. 10:45 he lay so still that the window shades were raised to give more lijrlit to enable the physicians to determine if life still lingered. Fifteen minutes later be was proclaimed dead. The news was instantly flashed all over the world. In the evening her patience wa3 rewarded. Mark's sapper was standing on the stove. Triggs was not in the jail, and Mrs. Triggs went down the stairs outside to get something she wanted in the yard, Notwithstanding the fact that the  neral was a private one, the attendants upon the service were as truly national in their representative character as if a president were being buried. The state of Maine sent a delegation of 14, headed by Governor Cleaves; Massachusetts a delegation of 5 members. The Union League club of New York sent 25 of its members to represent the organization, and the Union League club of Philadelphia 20. From various other points in Pennsylvania came several delegates of various societies and organizations. Altogether 100 or more of these representatives were present. Personal friends to £he number of 65 were present from various parts of the country. Mrs. Garfield was there and others from cities $s widely separated as Portland and Omaha. The Maine delegation was invited to attend the services at the house. Not more than 40 or 50 persons were present. Plunging in again he moved on down past the bluffs at the foot of the Raccoon mountains, swimming oil his chest most of the time and keeping a lookout before him. He had not passed any boats, at least none near him. and did not fear this danger, but he wanted to keep his surroundings well in view in order to know his location. The moon was now well up, and lie could see quite distinctly. Below and to his right a boat was putting out from the east shore. It was larger than an ordinary skiff, but as it was in a shadow he could not tell what kind of a craft it was. As it came ove? the river at right angles with the shore, and Mark was drifting toward it, he soon found that be.was in danger oi meeting it in the middle of the stream. The current was quite rapid, and before he was aware of it he was close to the boat. It was evidently a ferryboat, and Mark, who knew the location of Brown's ferry from the maps, judged that it was the bo.'it belorennv tlu-rn "Go tell Migsle Laura a culled gal want to spcalc to her right off. Say she got message fromde man whjjt war hyar wid he little lDrudder," said Daniel Souri caught up the supper and walked itraight past the guard into Mark's room .villi it. Mark, who had been informed of her coming by Jakey, was expecting her. When he saw the mulatto girl he grasped her hand. Mark's heart seemed to stop beating. He could not see what was going en below so _ clo.seD under his window) but presently heard the officer talking to "At diss time o' night "Yas; de message mus' be delivered right, away,'' said Mark. "Don' wake no one but Mi Dsie Laura. Tread sofiy." The woman lighted a candle and went off with it grumbling, leaving Mark and Daniel iu the dark. They waited for perhaps ten minutes, when they heard steps and saw the light returning. The negro woman w;is followed by Laura Fain, dressed in a wrapper. She knew Mark from the moment she saw him. but pretende'd only to see a negro Young Mr. Blaine was in the act of writing a note to President Harrison to inform him of the event when the president himself arrived, accompanied by his private secretary and Secretary of State Foster. All the rest of the cabinet quickly followed, and the excitement throughout the city became general as the news spread. CHAPTER XII. A WILLING SERVANT. so»iuC cine on the veranda. The funeral will take place Monday next, and the details of the service so far as arranged are as follows: "A Ea ] spy escaped last night - u, madam. lie was in "Souri! Uod bless you!" he said in a low tone. from (. the di.-gui.-e of a negro girl." There was something more which was nniutelli- At 11 o'clock prayer will be offered by Rev. Tennis S. llamlin, D. D., at the house. Only members of the family and their intimate friends will be present. Immediately thereafter the body will be borne to the Church of the Covenant. Here also the services will be of the simplest character, consisting of the reading of the Presbyterian burial ritual and prayer by Or. Hamlin. "I ain't got no time ter talk. I'm watcbin far a chance ter giv y' my clothes ter go out with." Then Mark heard the word "no" spo&u in a voice which he thought was Mrs. Faiu's. Roth houses of congress adjourned, and the former associates of the ex-senator and ex-speaker of both political parties united in eloquent tributes to his memory. "But what would yon and Jakey do?" he asked hurriedly. the jail. He sped onwaru, running and walking briskly alternately, till he came tola place where a board fence was capped by a narrow strip. He mounted it and walked as far as the fence extended, perhaps a hundred yards, hoping by ttyis means to throw the dogs off the scdnt for a few minutes, and thus gain a little time. Then he jumped down and harried forward.4 A man passed and called to him. but he paid no attention to the call, and the limn stood looking  him, doubtless suspccting that the girl was a runaway slave. At last the grateful sight of the riier met his gaze. It cheered liim initl seemed to beckon him on to rest ujion its bosom, or, as an alternative with the dreadful tragedy of the morning, to ffad oblivion beneath its surface. Betwien the liver before him, and the jail, the dogs and the gibbet, for a time his feelings of hojie and fear neutralized  other and left his faculties free to ftct with perfect coolness. "Th' ain't guen ter hang a boy or a gal. Pertend ter be sick tennorrer 'n ask fnr some medicine. Mebbe they'll send me ter git it" "He was tracked to rhe river, which he must have crossed. He probably landed a mile or two below Chattanooga, and we Imlieve he is hiding somewhere within a few miles of this place." A public funeral was suggested, but the wishes of the family prevailed, and the ceremonies will be of a private nature. They will be held at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, where Mr. Blaine was a pew holder, on Monday morning. girl There will be no music save that of the organ, which will be played by Mr. Walter Damrosch, the dead man's son-in-law. Seats in the church will be reserved for the president, vice president, members of the cabinet and their families, members of the diplomatic corps and the friends of the deceased. j These reservations will nearly exhaust the seating accommodations of the building. From the church the cortege will move to Oak Hill cemetery, where the interment will take place. "Hah mov.sage fo' To', Misfcie Laura, but cain't tcii it In yo' -s 'i.iuut deee-uig- Services at tlie Church. With that she Trent ont. When Mrs. Triggs came in sh« was bending over the stove. gers git away The services at the church as well as those at the house were strictly private, and no one was admitted who had not received an invitation. The family regretted that this was necessarily so, as they appreciated the desire and the motives of the people who would pay a tribute of respect by their presence to one whose life has been'so cl sely identified with the history of the country. "Come with me." "Yon aro welcome to"— Murk could not hear to vrhat t he officer was welcome, but lie surmised it.was to search the house. Dr. Hamlin, who officiated at the funeral of Mrs. Harrison and her father, wiil conduct the services. "Whar's the Yank's supper?' she asked. She took the candle and led the way to the dining room above, leaving the two colored people below. Then she turned to Mark: "Oh, 'twar gitten cold, 'n I toted hit in ter him." . But Murk was concerned with other considerations bet-ides his location just then. He was too late to ret out of the way unobserved, by swimming aside. He mctle up his mind in a twinkling what t) do. Drawing several long breaths ho tilled his lnugs with air, and then putting his head down and his feet up he threw himself under water. He had often been beneath the surface for a considerable time, but never as long aa now. He remained under as long as he thought he possibly could, and then staid awhile longer. When he came to light again the lwat was a hundred yards above him and to the west of him. "What time did yon go to bed;" The reply was inaudible. "You saw nothing till then?" The physicians have officially made public the cause of death as Bright's disease, aggravated l»y tuliercnlar disease of the lungs and followed by heart failure. "Why in heaven's name did von come Souri made hersejf so useful that she was permitted to stay about the jail the next day. She managed to keep an indifferent mien to all about her, but within there was a tempest. "The next morning Mark was to swing, and preparations were being made for the purpose. "If there war only time," thought Souri, "1 mought help him away, but tomorrer!" and no one tieing near to see her she wrung her hands. There seemed but little chance that, having only one evening to effect her plans, she would guccted. It could only be by good luck. back here "It was a choice between life and death. I escaped this evening from Chattanooga, where I was to be hanged tomorrow morning. Every place of concealment on this side of the river will be entered and searched. If concealed in this house, occupied bv a family of white people and Confederates, I may not lie found. Otherwise my recapture is cer- "No, s "And everything was shut up at ten The President's Proclamation. But the limited seating capacity of the church and the large number of  gations and officials to be provided in- left no room for the general public. o'clock." "Yes, rfir After the president returned to the executive mansion from the deathbed of his ex-secretary of state he issued the following proclamation: There will be twelve pallbearers selected from among Mr. Blaine's personal and official friends. None will be chosen because of their position, but naturally the larger portion will be from the ranks of official life. 'You are good Confederates, I reckon." The first eight rows of seats in the main body were occupied by the family.'the relatives and the pallbearers. Behind them in order were seated the president, vice president, cabinet officers. Speaker Crisp and members of the supreme court, with their families. In the rear of these were senators and representatives. "Yes Mr; my son"— Mark could not bear tin* rest, except the word "army." It is my painful duty to announce to the people of the United States the death of James C;ill«8pie Rlaine, which occurred in this city Friday at 11 o'clock a. m. "Well, with yon permission, madam, we'll search"'— The rest was lost. Indeed .Mark was too terror stricken to listen with due care. lie supposed the house would be ransacked. The arrangements for the funeral have been communicated to President Harrison and Baron Fava, dean of the diplomatic torps. For a full generation this eminent citizen lias occupied a conspicuous and influential position in the nation. His lirst public service was in the legislature of his jtate. Afterward for 14 years he was a niemlter of the national house of representatives and was three times chosen its speaker. In WJ8 he was elected to the senate. He resigned his seat in that body in 1881 to accept the position of secretary of state in the cabinet of President Garfield. After the tr;igie death of his chief he resigned from the cabinet and devoted himself to literary work and cave to the public in Ids "Twenty Years of Congress" a most \ ;ii»mb!e and enduring contribution to our ixrfitical literature. Preutng her hand and carrying It to hi4 u— ...........j : tain." Mark panned out She thought a moment, rubbing her palms together, as was her habit when excited. Then she tallt tl to the servants Telegrams of Condolence. Souri determined to attempt to get service with the jailer's wife. She hoped that she might be received with less suspicion while the prisoner was away. Besides she must communicate with her brother as soon as possible. The messages of condolence and sympathy received by the family were very numerous, and from men of both political parties and from all parts of the world. Among the number were the following: On the south side of the church were seated the members of the various delegations and on the north side the personal In the afternoon Mark began to moan, l'riggs went in to see him and asked what was. the matter. Mark told him that he was ill. As the afternoon wore away the prisoner groaned and moaned Hit Triggs went back to him. and Mark told him that he thought he was going to die. Mrs. Triggs carried in his supper, but he refused to eat. He stood for a moment beneath. a fow :lnmp of trees on the bank' listening tnd looking up and down the river. ] A joat was passing, and he felt it necessary o wait for it to go by." He lost five ninutes, bnt it seemed half an h air. Then taking off his dress and shoes ind sonnet he put the dress and the shoes in ;he bonnet and tied the strings around ais neck, resting the bundle on his b:.ek. jkring down to the margin, and  listening a moment to make gure he ivas not observed, ho waded out as fur a* lie ;ould touch bottom, and then beg ah to swim. As it was midsummer he had expectf d to find the water warm. His expirations were realized to a reasonable ! degree, and he felt that he _ could reioain in it a long while without being hilled. H'~ plan was to drift down a consider able distance. He might be expected to swim across as rapidly as he'could jand the current in this case would Sand him perhaps a mile below the tpwu. Those who would follow him with [dogs would doubtless track him to, the river margin, then take the dogs across and endeavor to pick up the scent (some distance below on the other side. (Mark had weighed all these circumstances, and determined to drift down as far as possible, land at the month of a cijeek if he conld find one, enter it and swim or walk up it in the water, thus rendering it difficult for the dogs to track hipi. He swam slowly till ho reached the middle of the river; then, floating with scarcely any motion of his hands and feet, he permitted himself to driftj down with the current. A favorite way with him, when a boy, of resting in the water, had been to float on his] back. Unmindful of the westing he would givp the clothes tied around his nepk, li-s turned over and drifted with his arms spread beside him, his eyes (turned directly to the sky. It may seeui singular that a man who was being carried from so drejadfnl a death should have thought of anything else. But Mark did not want ta think of it. He had never been unnerved except after his sentence, with an ] almost certain execution before him, and felt it best to let his mind drift int) other channels. Then danger is hot'j find was not, especially with Mark, to be compared with certain destruction. The soldier on the field of battle is i different man from one who awaits the bullets of a file of soldiers drawn up in line to take hiy life delilDerately. W ark was a changed man from the moment he got into the river, for he then felt that he had a chance for his life. Another roil* brought him to an i -land. He remembered it ou his map as William's island, and knew that it was about two miles long. He recalled tfie fact that the only creek flowing into the river in this vicinity entered it midway betweeu the north and south end of this island, and on his right, if he remembered ('.right. He had about a mile to go to reach the mouth of this creek. In a moment his terror was tnrned to a delicious sense of relief. The officer, after calling to the men at the gate, rode around to the negro quarters. below friends. "Go to bed, Uncle Daniel, and you. too, auntie. 'This girl is worn out with traveling, and I am going to fix a place for her to sleep."' The pallbearers were Senators W. P., Frye and Eugene Hale of Maine and John T. Morgan of Alabama, Representatives Thomas B. Reed and C. A. Boutelle of Maine, Robert R. IIit t of Illiuoisand Henry H. ; Bingham of Pennsylvania; General Thomas Kwingof Ohio, John Hay of Washington, Joseph H. Man ley of Maine, Albert F. Jeuks of Brooklyn, P. V. P. Ely of Boston. ' But there was a danger in the search Which would follow in the cabins. Daniel would remember tli9 negro girl he had let in the night before, and would surmise tljat she was the person the men were looking for. Would Daniel betray him? He thought not. Pauiel gave no hint, for presently Mark saw the trio riOe away to join the troop. Grover Cleveland—His brilliant statesmanship will always be an inspiration to the nation he has served so long and so weft. Perinit me to extend my sympathy on the death of your distinguished husband. She went into the jail and found a woman, whose hair was streuked with gray, sweltering over a cooking stove. Then turning to Mark she motioned him to follow her. "T ain't got no washen ner unffin fur me, hab y7" said Souri, suddenly appearing before her. In March, 1W, he again became secretary of stnte and continued to exercise this office until .Tune, 1883. Hi. devotion to the public interests, his marked ability and Ids exalted patriotism have won for him the gratitude and affection of liis countrymen and the admiration of the world. In the varied pursuits of legislation, diplomacy and literature his genius has added new luster to American citlzenshijv Robert T. Lincoln, Minister to Great Britain—We lose a dear friend and deeply sympathize with you and your children in your great affliction. They went up two flights of stairs, stepping on tiptoe, and at last reached a landing from which a pair of. steps led "What y* got?' she asked, "Cholera, 1 reckon." -"Good Lord!" Striking out, he directed his course to the eastward of the island and swam very near to the east bank of the river. ■A long this he floated with scarcely a stroke, except to keep in close to the shore, watching eagerly for the mouth of the creek. Fortunately when he reached jt he discovered it, and where he had supposed he would find it. With a few lusty strokes he was in it and soon at a place where he could rest in the water with lus feet ou terra firrna. "No! git ont o' hyar." "Any cooken?" "Cooken? Can yer cook? I don't want 110 nigger to cook fo' me, but there's niggers in the 'black hole' I wish 1 had some un ter cook fur." "I'll cook fo' em,"' "Who owns y?" to a trap door William McKinley, Jr., Governorof Ohio —Please receive our sincere sympathy in the death of your noble husband. The people of 'Ohio share in your great sorrow and The Burial Place. "I want gome medicine," said Mark. "If you'll send the black girl for it I'll pay you and her well." "Go up there she -whispered Laura Fain had spent a night no more comfortable.than Mark. The responsibility of a human life weighed upon her heavily. At one moment she would picture Mark's face, pale, haggard, despairing, us lie would lie dragged froni his hiding place. The next she was conscience stricken at the part she was playing in shielding an enemy, of her cause—the cause of her brother and her lover. She heard the dogs as Mark had heard them on the river bank, and lay shivering till the baying died away in the distance. Then in the morning she saw the cavalry go by; the officer come dp an.I talk with her mother, whom he asked the negroes to call from her bed ihat lie might questiin her about the The last sad rites over James G. Blaine were simple in the extreme. This was in accordance with the wishes of Mr. Blaine, expressed to his wife not many days before he died. In fact, it was among the last requests made by the dying statesman. All Washington is in mourning. Mark climbed the stairs, pushed the trap open and entered the inclosure of the roof. Before lowering the door he looked back to whisper a "God bless you," but all was dark. Laura had gone. As a suitable expression of the national apprec iation of his. great public services and of the general sorrow caused by his death, I direct that 011 the day of his funeral all the departments of the executive branch of the government at Washington be closed, and that on all public buildings throughout the United States the national flag shall be displayed at half staff, and that for a period of 30 days the department of state be draped in mourning. "Y* ain't got no money," "xes, i nave, but y' don't know whar lament the death of an illustrious statesmanit is." Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania—You Have my heartfelt sympathy. The people of his native state were greatly devoted to him while living and mourn with you his death. "I'ze a free nigger." "Waal, I ain't got no money ter pay fo' ft cook, and I reckon I'll hev to sweat it wit. Git long." Mrs. Triggs reported the matter to her husband, who. fearing that the prisoner would not be in condition for the hanging which was to occur the next morning, consented. Mark was furnished with a 6crnrD of paper and a pen, and wrote the mtiiie of a mixture he remembered for cholera morbus, Triggs told Souri to warn the druggist not to send poison, for he feared Mark might be intending to make way with himself to escape the gallows. She was furnished with money extracted from Jakey's boot and hurried to town. The spot selected for the burial is one of the prettiest in the capital. The ground is sloping and extends from the top of a hill to the frozen waters of Rock creek far below. Trees abound, most of them older than the city itself. By the side of the grave is the grave of Walker Blaine, the dead stateman's favorite son, and next to it is the grave of Walker's sister, Mrs Goppinger. v CHAPTER XIV. MARKS KEF.I*Kit. But the knowledge that the dogs would soon be upon him prevented a rest of long duration. Perhaps a party would cross the neck of Moccasin i*Dint, thus cutting off a greater part of the long distance over which he had floated. The thought added new terror, and he began to wade and to swim alternately, as was necessary, up the creek. Presently ho came to the crossing of a road. He drew himself up 011 to it and looked around. As a scout he had long been accustomed to keep his mind fixed 011 points along the paths he traveled, in order that he might know them again. As soon as he saw the little bridge—if it could be called a bridge—he knew that he was on the Chattanooga pike, over which he had passed a few days before, and at the junction of the creek running near the Fains' plantation. ■/n& hr " A---& "' ■ vf /miO' D CL A- wM Pi, i '' : -' Bkn.iamln Haiuusok Roswell P. Flower, Governor of New York—My gr&at respect and admiration foi your late husband prompt me to send this word of sympathy in your bereavement. The country will mourn his loss as that of a brilliant statesman and true friend. MI don't want nnfiftn but sump'n ter eat. I can sleep at my ober de hill." To lie Ituried at Washington. Mr. Maine's death occurred in the front room of the southwest corner of the third floor, where the patient had been uninterruptedly confined since- the beginniug of the fatal illuess. "Waal, take hold hyar fur a spell; Tin boilen." And she drew away from the stove and mopped her face. James S. Clarkson—We send you loving sympathy from the sorrowing hearts of a household in which love of Mr. Blaine has long been a sweet and sacred thing. To the right the tops of the old houses of the city can be seen, and towering above them all and ever visible the sky piercing Washington monument. Souri took hold and showed a pleasing aptitude at baking corn bread and boiling some coarse meat which simmered in a pot on the stove. Interment will occur in Oak Hill cemetery, a beautifui resting place of the dead, tjtuated on theslopesof Rock creek's banks In Georgetown. Although. Mr. Blaine's name and fame are inseparably connected with the state of Maine, but one of his family lies under its soil. His eldest son and daughter, Walker Blaine and Mrs. Coppinger. are interred in Oak Hill in a lot that the dead man himself selected and purchased three years ago. Hon. J. B. Forak«r—The death of Mr. Blaine is a national loss that will bo recognized and deplored by all Americans regardless of political differences. (Tenure of the spy. Laara got up herD:'lf ci d stood at the landing, listening lireathU «s while they talked, When the man n. o away si;'.; muttered a fervent Mr. Blaine left a will liestowing all hi3 property upon Mrs. Blaine and making her sole executrix without bonds. The total value of the estate is estimated at S800.000. Mr. Itluiue'* Wealth. Presently the jailer came in, and taking some of the food lifted a trap door and lowered a meal to those below in the black hole. When she came back it was quite Clark. Only a faint line of light was left In the west As she entered she met Triggs going out of the gate. She quickly mounted the staircase with her heart in her throat. As soon as sho entered the building she saw that Mrs. Triggs was not there; she was in her room. Souri went on tiptoe to Mrs. Triggs" door and looked in. The woman was sitting 011 a chair by the window waiting her return. Souri went as quickly as she could go without being heard to the nrisonT's room Vice President Stevenson—I shall ever retain most kindly memories of this great statesman, and his family have my profound sympathy in this, their hour of deepest sorrow. fir Thank God! "Hyar's a gal," said his wife, "ez hankers ter do some cooken fo' me." "Ain't got nothen ter pay with." "Don't want no pay," said Souri. "I'ze starven. Want sump'n ter eat." *Vs t morning hrigh' netl anil it was her feai i were less intense, An Inauspicious Start. ri rue t a: ill f io began to'think of how she timid keep her prisoner concealed from "Good morning, sir," he said as ha entered the office and advanced to the gentleman who sat at the desk, "will you kindly permit me to show yon"-  "Not today." When the body of Walker Blaine lay in the house awaiting interment Mr. Blaine, accompanied by a friend, walked over to Oak Hill and selected the lot in which his well beloved son was placed and which soon afterward received the body of Mrs. Coppinger. It lies in the eastern part of the cemetery, half WHy down the terrace on the vfestera bank of the creek. The view from the plot is to the northeast, and within its range lie Sheridan circle and Kalavoma heights, the home of John Howard Payne, in one of the most attractiv( portions of Washington. No stone yet marks the graves of the children of the decensed ox-secretary. Mr. Uloine's Survivors In Congress. the rest of tlio honschald. How should ifae feed liiiu? When lier maid came np ehe told her that she would take her treakfast in her room, but surprised the The ravages of time or the vicissitudes of political life -are strongly accentuated by the fact that in a house composed of 832 members today, there are but 12 members who served in the house with Mr. Blaine in the 44th or prior congresses. These are Hoi man, O'Neil of Peunsylvania, Harmer, Hooker, Blount, Burrows, Springer, Forney, Culberson, Bland, Henderson of Illinois and Ketchaiu. "Waal, y' won't git mnch hyar," said the jailer, "but I reckon it's good nuff to' niggers." She irtis standing on the ladder with the "this valuable work? con- Mark had not considered what he would do in caso he should succeed in getting safely across the river. While in jail ho felt that once out and across the Tennessee he would feel assured of safety. Now this had been accomplished, he began to realize that but half the battle had been won. Indeed there were more chances that he would be retaken than that he would ever reach the Union lines. Mark stof«l for a moment looking about him. Tiiere were dormer windows, which let in the moonlight so that he could distinctly see everything in the room. Some-trunks were piled in one corner, and in another some furniture. Among the latter he noticed a lounge with threadbare upholstery, and taking it in his arms, carried it, treading softly, to one of the windows at the front iDf the house. The room was very hot, and he raised the sash, moving it with great care, so as not to make any sound. Then he sat down on the lonnge, and looking out of the window began to uiedftate 011 his situation. Pray in her hand Kirl by the large quantity of fowl she iranted orougnt to ner. wnen tne ■breakfast came, Laura was up and Iressed. She directed the girl to set it on a table and then sent her to the stable with a message to Daniel about her riding pony. Her maid having gone, Laura took up the breakfast and carried it to tains"  "I haven't time to look now." "a vast repository of inforina- 80 Souri was allowed to help, but there was no understanding that her services should extend beyond the present moment. "Medicine," she said to the guard and passed in without waiting permission, leaving the door partly closed behind her. tion"  "Not today."' "on every subject on which She was leaning over the stove when Mark was brought back.- He had just been sentenced, and there was a haggard, hopeless look on his face as he passed the girl without noticing her. He was put in his room, and it was hard for Souri to keep from following to tell him of her coming. Jakey came in with the-party and went with Mark into his room. Ever since the Sunday night, almost sis weeks ago, when it was noised about th« city that Mr. Blaine was dying, public interest has been centered upon the big red brick house on Madison place. For weeks the newspapers of the country have had representatives located within a stone's throw of the house. "Here, quick! A burnt cork. Rub't on yer face," she whispered. you"  "My dear sir, I"  "could possibly wish to be informed. It"  "Noc-P'  "lis, as you will see, on even a"  "Look here, sir! I"  "casual examination, profusely illustrated" , Mark seized the cork and applied it. Souri stood in the corner with her back to him, and taking off her dress threw it to him. Mark took off his outer clothes and threw them to her. Each put on the other's garments, Mark inclosing his head in the sunbopnet. the trap fTO BE CONTINUED.] The body of Emmons Blaine lies in on« of the Chicago cemeteries, so that aside from the national character of the deceased, which makes the national capital the most fitting resting place for bis remains, it more than any other can be called the family burying place. He wrung (he water from his clothes and put them on, shielding his face with his snnbontiet, for, though he had 110 mirror to inspect, his features, he fancied they must be streaked with burnt cork softened by water. Then setting out toward the Fain plantation he deliberated what lie should do. A lleglnnhig, Resident—Think of ojiening an office in this neighborhood, eh? /Seems to me yon are rather young for a faihily physi- Press Opinions. New York, Jan. 28.—The following are some of the editorial opinions expressed upon the death of the ex-secretary: "Will you listen to me?" "and handsomely bound in substantial style. I am selling this"-f— In the afternoon Souri saw that she must make work for herself or there would be no excuse for her to stay about the place. So, without saying a word, Bhe took a pail of water and a scrubbing brush and began to scrub the floor. Then she suggested to Mrs. Triggs that she sweep her bedroom. The woman concluded tly.t, as it had not been swept for more than %Dmonth, Souri "mought's well" do it, especially as the girl seemed to be willing to do all this work for a little boiled meat and corn bread. Looking the gratitude he did not dare to speak; pressing her hand and carrying it to his lips, Mark passed out. cian The Doctors1 Statement. While thus engaged he heard a light tip at the trap door. Opening it he saw a bundle extended by the fair ban of his preserver. He took it, and letting dow n the trap—Miss Fain did not utter Young Doctor—Y-e-s, Imt— n?—I shall only doctor cliildut'n at first.—N)uw York Weekly. 7 Women l.lko I'rali/- Jacfe—I'll tell you whafs/the matter, you don't praise your wife Even if tiling don't go right, Praise lier The beginning of Mr. Blaine's illness dates back some years. The earliest signs of ill health were associated with auCV no doubt due to a gouty tendency which manifested itself in subacute attacks of gout, disturbances of digestion and progressive innutrition and nn»Dmiu. During the summer oTls98 the evidences of failing health Were more decided, and in November after his return to Washington his symptoms again assumed an aggravated form. From tliis time, alt hough there were periods of apparent improvement, he continued to grow worse 1 rora week to vD eek. Toward the end of December the heart began tq show signs of unusual weakness from cardiac degeneration and dilation, and on Dec. 18 he hail an alarming attack of heart exhaust ion FrCan t iiishe rallied, but others of the same nature occurred on several oc- The Tribune: The greatest American of recent times is numbered with the historic dead of a grateful republic. Mr. Blaine was loved, trusted and followed because in feeling, conviction and instinct he was known to be au American among Americans.The guard wondered why Souri looked so tall and strapping. It was now between eleven and twelve o'clock—so Mark judged by the moon being on the meridian—anil he knew that all the Fains were asleep. H" reached the corner of the yard and was about to enter it when he heard a clattering of hoofs behind him. He had hardly time to vault the fence and crouch behind it when a troop CW horsemen crossed the bridge over the creek. They drew rein on the hither side not a hundred yards away from him, Mark heard "If you don't stop your talk and listen to me a minute I'll shoot the top of your head off with this revolver." Going out of the door and down the stairs, Mark went to the gate and walked by the sentinel posted there, as Souri had often done. He laid the pistol on the table as he spoke, and the man who had been reciting his lesson paused in its narration. a word—lie unrolled it There were George In the position on liis back 1 only look upward at tbe stars was the great dome above him i with myriads of bright poi tits and spanned by the "milky way." He had always been fond of the stars, and in order to divert1 his mind picked out some of his favorites and trac id a fewconstellations with which he w|a fainil- to could There Spangled complete suits of under a nl outer gar- Miss Fain's The Sun: In the history of the republic there is but one other statesman who ever gained and kept so strong a hold upon the affections of the people. All in all, who is there among the political characters of the last 25 years of whom it can be said more truly than of Blaine that he was a great man? The guard also noticed how tallSihe looked and called to her; but by this time Mark wa« well out of his reach and pretended not to hear. The sentinel, not thinking it worth wliilo to follow and leave his post unprotected, let him go and thought no uiore about the matter.  merits brotht the property ot wiing "How long lia,To you been canvassing for that book?" The getting off of h!s damp garment 1W white linen wns 1 or nut. \Vcunen like praise and her they are sue and domii»Cr sj grateful eensatiQ1 "I just received, my outfit—not ten minutes ago—and thought I might as well begin work immediately. Got it at an office back there on the same floor of this building as yours." "Ye' don' look right smart, Miss Triggs," said Souri, after cooking the aupper and eating her share, " 'n I don' know whar I gwine t' git any breakfast less I come 'n cook fur y\" on what he m Having put s,rht ho laid From his All right; I'll rememlDer it, himself down for 11k Dtuise (leorf'e(nt dinner same*' Mv uear » voice window I this pic Ei in j much I just lovely! It's delicious! 11 those mv The World: Mr. Blaine's death removes from the scene of his triumphs, his trials, his hopes and his disappointments one of the most brilliant and interesting figures in American history. Mr. Blaine was wanting in some of the higher attributes of leadership. He compelled admiration, but he did not inspire confidence. In this way he diverted 1, na mind pady. "Lieutenant, take ten men and scour the bank of the river froiJV this on to the next creek, where I will make another detail." ing in the moonligl half a mile away, i more com fortable othes than he had t r I to ma x t ie couldn't "I thought so. Now let me tell you that you are in the private office of the manager of that work. I've been trying to tell you that ever since you came in." "Then I can't sell you a copy, I suppose?" . Mrs. Triggs succeeded in getting her husband's consent to Souri coming back in the morning, and the man went out to the gate with her and told her if the guard did not pass her in to send for him. I She was at the jail bright and early CHAPTER XIII. until his nerves became quite stl He thouirht how mu OT.oaTino for i.ife, His observations , were i checked by a sound. It'was ve but enough to freeze the marro bonPS. It was the distant bark He listened and presently co Oioro. Evidently there was mddenlv he was in hi been floating in til heard the bark of 1 Wife-r-I made Mark hail very little idea how long a time would elapse before it would be discovered that Souri was in his place aud he had escapcd. It might be a few ry faint kv in hi, lieutenant with bis men broke away from the column, which moved forward, passing within fifty feet of where Mark lay crouching. The water Then tat They Were I ever mad and From the middle of January these attacks ceastd, and the action of the heart was .more uniformly good. There was, however, a daily loss of tiesh and strength. For three davs before Mr. Blaine's death cast otis ~jf a dog, ou the water's edge, and he knew bv the sounds that they were endeavoring to pick tip the Bcent of his tracks. ;»—D'lt 1 :e's Wif lid hear a oack. e from thf The Times: It would bo a gross injustice to treat Mr. Blaine purely as a politician, or to denv that he oossessed both some of Then the new agent departed with sadness in his steps.—Harper's Bazar. i "No, of course not." laker New York Weekly ;