St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-08-14

! met with several Indians, but nothln!
, of Importance occurred. Vandervel
who had heretofore been silent, nov
< manifested disposition to talk. HI
rode by her side greater part of tn
time, making almost Intellectual al
, tempts to draw her into conversation
He spoke much of the happiness 0
life in the wilderness, perfect free
dom from all the conventionalities o
civilized society. When he spoke o
the luxury of contemplating nature il
! her pristine wildness, to gaze upol
the lofty mountain ranges, defyine
} the clouds with their proud crests, ant
then turning the eye towards th'
boundless and almost shrubless prairie
stretching away beyond the keenest
lpower of vision to watch the wildwood
steed, the buffalo, the deer, the ante
lope, as they sweep upon the wings o.
the wind across them then to look
awe struck upon the mighty extension
of forest, with its world of delightful
associations and delicious umbrage
where the mind loses itself in bliss,
this is life-life in its zenith, unfettered
by form, unclogged by the artificial
Establishments ofpeopled cities.
This kind of existence was what ht
longed fort seemed natural But
this was not all. There was something
of which he had often felt the want, as
no doubt did every one. That, indeed,
was a companion, a being to share his
happiness and his sorrow. 1t was not
good for man to be alone-he needed
kindred soul. But how difficult to
find such an one-to select from the
wide world being whom he could
love. He had, however, found such an
one, but oh misery F! she loved not
him. But he could not live without
her, and rather than give her to anoth
er, he had borne her away by force, ant
now she was in his power, and sool
to bo mistress of bis wildwood home
/ Such was the purport of vanderver's
conversation, although he expressed il
not thus. In an uncouth manner he
had delivered himself of this, and
awaited to witness its effect upon the
half-fainting lola. .r
What you wish can never, merer be.
The thought is folly-the veriest
madness. Take me then to my friends,
and l will forget and forgive the past
| can cherish towards you no other
feelings than those of adherence while
you persist in your present course OF
| treatment.
''Be reasonable Miss Laffrets. You
must be the mistress of my wigwam
near the foot of the Rocky Mountains.
There is no alternative. You must
submit. Consider, then, and do it
with good grace.
"Away, ruffian Your presence is
hateful to my sight. Importune me
no farther, for l assure you a thousand
times it is utterly useless. Death,
when weighed with the alternative
/ you present, is to be more than all else
desired"
"Ha you are angry"
"Begone, sir | | will not listen to
your infamous proposals." -r.
After few more attempts at conver-
sation, Vanderver rejoined Letson,
who was leading the way, and left lola
to reflect upon what he had said. In
this manner several days more passed
and yet Lacy had made no effort for
her escape, as he had pledged himself
to do. He was anxious, under the
garb of friendship, to win her affec-
tions. He believed the part he was
now acting would be the most likely to
favor his design. Now she regarded
him as friend who had nearly lost his
i life in her defence, and was again
4 ready to hazard it for her deliverance
from the power Of Vanderver. With
consummate hypocrisy, he feigned i'll:
ness from the injuries he had sustained
on the day Of her capture, while con.
tending with one Of her captors, and
had thus managed to excite her
sympathy. Sometimes she half forgot
her own misery in beholding his silent
suffering, which he most adroitly, tc
appearance, endeavored to conceal
from her, because, forsooth, he wished
not to pain her with his sorrows, while
she was sinking under those of hel
own. lola admired that disinterested
!, ness which prompted him to risk his
life in her behalf, and put forth those
: exertions which his bodily indisposi
ton would not warrant. She was
, now heartily ashamed of the coldness
. which she had ever manifested towards
: him, and the suspicious she had enter
tanned of the truthfulness of his pro
, fessions ofregard. Moreover, he wal
: the friend Of Everett Dunstan, which
fact made still another claim upon he
for regarding Lacy with the sinceres
gratitude. In his conversation will
her, he made it a desideratum to allud,
J with the most delicate tact to tina
J friendship, and the boundless conf
| dence which Dunstan had ever reposet
/. in him. He was warm in the encom
. iums which he frequentlylavished upol
!, her lover-thus ingratiating himsel
! into the good feelings Of Miss Lai
a frets, and making stronger that woof Q
) villainy which he had been insidioust.
! weaving about her. Oh hypocrisy
g Thou demon, masked, thou first borl