Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-01-19

She qrds standing on the lddder iritb the
troy IN her hand.
Mark stood for a moment looking
Ebout him. There We're dormer windows,
which let in the moonlight so that he
could distinctly see everything in the
room. Some trunks We're piled in one
corner, ana III another some furniture.
Among the latter he noticed u lounge
with tire bare upholstery. and taking
It III his arms, carried il, treading softly,
to one of ihe windows at the front of
the house. The room was very hot, and
he raised the sash, moving it with great
care, 50 as NOT to make any sound. Then
he sat down ON the lounge. and looking
ont Of the window began to mediate
on his situation.
While thus engaged he heard light
tap at the trap door. Opening IT he
saw DUnOle EXTENDED by the lar manu-
Of his preserycr. He took it, and letting
down the trap--Miss Fain did not utter
word--he unrolled it. There We're
complete suits of under and outer gar
meut5, the property of Miss Fains
brother.
The getting off of his damp garments
and donning snow white linen was a
grateful sensation to Mark. Having put
on what he needed fJr the night he laid
himself down on the lounge. From his
window l. could see The Tennessee roll
ing in the moonlight half q mile away.
lie thought ~ much more comfortable
be was i'll lis dry clothes than he had
leen floating in the water. Then he
heard the bark of hounds. They were
On the waters edge, and he knew by the
sounds that they were eudeavOring to
pick up the scent of hls tracks.
Bark on he said. "When | leave
this III take with me something to die
with. III not he taken alive. and if
meet you some of you shall roll over"
Then there came an inexpreesible
gratitude. lie felt thankful 10 Souri,
thankful TO Jakey, thankful TO Laura
Fain, thankful to his God. There was
something especially engaging in Miss
FANS efforts ON his behalf, inasmuch
rs she regarded him an enemy to her
country. He thought Of Souri, i'll prison
waiting for old Triggs to discover her
deception. What would they do to her:
And Jahey? Would they injure mere
boy? He vowed that if he should escape
and outlive the war he would find out
just what had happened, and if either
had been haraAly treated lie would have
his revenge.
Musing he fell asleep, but he soon
awoie. 1t was past midnight--the day
Of his execution. He shudlered.
he tried TO go to sleep again, but the
dreadful fate which would have been
his had not Souri, saved him, and ON TIT
very last evening before his intended
execution, got into his head, and h,
gould not drive it out. And now, were
not men and hounds hunting him fol
miles around, 10 drag him back to Chat
tanooga to that dreadful jailyard, tn,
scatfold, the rope, the black cap;
And Laura Eain, suppose she shout
weaken; suppose she should, after all
consider it her duty to give him up
suppose a demand should be made tC
search the house; suppose-a Thousand
suggestions chased each other through
his excited brain.
He lay tossing TIL just before dawn
when he again fell into troubled slum
Der.
He was awakened by squadron OF
cavalry passing along the road. The
yun had not yet risen, but it was light
He could look right down on them
though they could not see him. They
trotted along slowly, all looking worn
and sleepy. They were evidently the
nen who lad passed the night before
and were going back from an unsuccess
full hunt. Mark noticed the different
positions many of them took in order t(
rest in their saddles. The sight tool
him back 70 his oWn troop, and he longet
20 Le in the stirrups aGain with them.