Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-08-19
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It s 0e Der Nearly foar months haye dragged along since C0ehrane start cd on his search Eia has naB been slc. eesssal, and heBe that he 8siIl be has aicd 3a the hearts of the two anxious eaes ia New Yo16. Frequent letters have been received detailing his ffFae- ress. Eza las been constantly traxeli11g, searching eIeE5ng for she Eeg to ualael, the secret cI Powell 5 journey.
 T am confident, be Neota in ane setter. stla5 Powell carried 8 part 0f bis taa9 table in h5s head. Possibly a day, Gr even zt60 nay have iuteIYened where he G1e8 the line through the col T5an. have stuuied ou5 several otl2ar Combinations and shall continue to faI- low hem as lang aa ] have strength e3oussh 59 aa s7. ] szf4 nos get diaea=ze aged. hut diatHaasillgLg pg2zled-
 In letter . few weeks later he wrote: ssI la9a les hope tonight than a6 any time since ] is4t Eaa, and E is oaIg bT tho eszeie ef every particle Of will power l that ] an lzep5 from go- ing Q ssd azz6 sending 1or a doctor.
 t-A#=A II A##As5 At4HF te H1AA1A a.l entire week here 5a frui6Iess search. Twice ] Fd @ what ] believed might be cieHs worth following. but after running them to the ground l am aisoT TE55nted ag4in and caa only 0fito you e3 lailase and heayinesa If heart. Yesterday deoTo and walked nearly 60 miles over s1mo of the most horrible roads ] ever esw. ! leave here in the Ille11tii33.s
 Early ia September he had written saaa It Uas evident that he Wsis al- most hopeless and Kendall read his words with q sinking heart CocArano aid H8# wholly give ep, however, for in the lsat few IHes he said he would go to Pl5ssbugg and try a steamer route down the riror from that point. If this fails, ho wrote, my resources will have been exhausted and I shall be compelled to admit that can do nothing more God only knows what NIL happen to mo when ! stand face to face Blta another failure.
 Since that lime Kendall had heard uots5aa from him. The days dragged gea lg along and hope sank with each as twilight faded into evening. For Q time Kendall avoided his Wife.s in ouirfes and tried to put her off bY de- elaring that he was saving ID good news as Q surprise for her. but she saw hiln gr0w duly more nervous and aB- prehensiye, and finally, ia response to pleadinq, he een6ded to her his graYest fcaIs
 At this time ha has become but a shadow of his former self. His eyes dark and hollow, Is face pale and drawn, his fern bent and shrinking his step unsteady and hesitatiug, his hands cold, elaInmy and el}nehed. lie starts suddenly when spoken to, he IS absaaeted and wandering in his talk, he cen set himself at no task at which he. can remain, Inc can sleep but hftle' and walks bis bedroom at night with head bent forward listening, ever lis WITo came to E1la, as she htld Hiasily times hefore, and put her arms about his neck and tried fo whisper words of en- commencement. My poor, dear boy, sho said. sthi8 cannot last always. Good news faa.st comn. God Will not permit you to bo so falsely accused.
 lie shook lis head sadly. Nc, no, Anna, deari thare is no hope Ane then he gently unclaspegi her arms a3d continued his ceaseless tread.
 But, John. dear, she pleaded, you must rest. or you will kill yourself. :
 .sWould to God I might dio thou sand deatbs, each ono as full of agony aa was the death of him on the cross, Ii by so doing ] coaId clear my name of# t1ls crushing, stifing suspicion, which makes me in the eyes of men thing to pc hated, reviled at, shannedi3
 Today Kendall has devoted the e5.5lfe forenoon to q careful examination of the account books. in which each transaefl2n
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 Mt Geho. the cool resort oI AT kansas, located on the iron TO, Mountain Route, near RusseilYiiiie' , aoe feet ahove the sea. Pure ar,
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