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He was sure he had never seen it, and at once accompanied me to Brainerd, where the general baggage-agent's report showed that the trunk had been reported taken off at Aiken; the agent at this place then produced the duplicate to my check, and stated that the conductor of the train on which I had come from Duluth had found it on the rear end of the hind car, just after leaving Aiken.
Could I find him out now, sleeping neglected in some churchyard, I would buy him a headstone, and record upon it naught but his title-page, deeming that his noblest epitaph. After the preface, the book opens with an extract from a prologue written by the excellent Dr. Aiken, the brother of Mrs. Barbauld, upon the opening of the Theater Royal, Liverpool, in 1772:
I was going to tell him that until it had been handed me by Aiken, I had known nothing of the passport, but I considered that in some way this might involve Aiken, and so I answered: "It was necessary to tell them any story, sir, in order to get into the interior. I could not tell them that I was not a friend of the Government, nor that I was trying to join you."
At the sight of Mademoiselle, he bowed ceremoniously, and blew loudly on his fingers. "Wind's shifted southwest," he said. "But we're ready to put out." "Sit down, Mr. Aiken," said my father. "My son, pour him a little refreshment." "Ah," said Mr. Aiken, selecting a chair by the fire, "pour it out, my lad fill her up. It's a short life and little joy 'less we draw it from the bottle.
There was the delight of looking ahead and planning the meetings that should be ours in other places, until at last John himself came to realize that in our loving friendship was nothing unbeautiful, or unbeneficent, and meetings would happen when or where we pleased, the world silenced by the husband's approval. So I did not take Harry Colemain's well-meant advice, and leave Aiken.
He raised his eyes and looked at us wearily and with no show of interest. "Shoot them?" he asked. "Why were you going to shoot them?" "Because, General," Reeder declared, theatrically, pointing an accusing finger at Aiken, "I believe this man sold our secret to the Isthmian Line. No one knew of the guns but our three selves and Quay. And Quay is not a man to betray his friends.
The funeral services over the remains of Judge Willson were held in the First Presbyterian church, conducted by Rev. Dr. Atterburry, assisted by Rev. Dr. Aiken.
Aiken & Clampitt, took leave of her during the morning. A singular feature of this execution was the arrest of General Hancock this morning, who appeared in court, to answer a writ of habeas corpus, with a full staff. It is well to notice that this execution by military order has not, therefore, passed without civil protest.
Aiken lowered his eyes and nodded. "But how do you know?" Laguerre demanded, eagerly. "You are not sure? Who seized them?" "The Treasury officers," Aiken answered "The captain of the Panama told me he saw the guns taken on the company's wharf." For some moments Laguerre regarded him sternly, but I do not think he saw him. He turned and walked a few steps from us and back again.
Why not say frankly that if I keep on I'll end by making Lucy Fulton conspicuous?" "Aiken," I said, "can go hang. If two people like to ride together, for no worse reason than that they like riding and are good friends, what earthly business is it of Aiken's? People make me sick. That's a bromide, but it's a good one.