St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-07-31

| pointed ana weary, Wiunout making
any discoveries in relation to her fate.
But there was one who came MOTT
was Lacy, and the suspicious of the
friends and relatives of the missing one
naturally, fell on him. 1t was also re-
marked that two Canadian Voyagcurs
disappeared mysteriously upon the
morning of the day on which the party
came off. All these things served to
confirm them in the belief that Lacy,
the rejected suitor, was at the bottom
of the affair, and they took measures
accordingly. The father, brother, and
a few sturdy young men set off in pur-
suit, determined, Unnecessary, to carry
it to the head waters of the Missouri.
Lacy had formerly been one Of the
partners of the Northwest Fur Com
pany, and was acquainted with the
Indian country and had strongI
prediction for Indian life He had
traversed with a company of trappcrs,
the whole region south of the Rocky
Mountains, consequently had the ad-
vantage of those unacquainted with
the difficulties and dangers of the
way.
At st. Charles they learned but
little, except that barge containing
three persons, one of which was a.
female, had passed up the river on
the day of Iola's disappearance.
This they considered as an important
piece of news, and it stimulated them
to fresh efforts for her discovery, and
the apprehension and punishment Of
the villain whom they felt well assured
was concerned in her abduction.
With a proper outfit, they left St.
Charles, determined to proceed up the
river as far as the neighborhood of
the Archeras in barge, providing
they did not find the object of their
search before. Andhcre we will leave
them, and return to our hero.
In few days after they embarked
upon their pcrilous enterprise, Dunstan
returned to St. Louis to claim his
Dfiuc. iAie eales.rr.s.-s-.|S-4sas as---a C-i-s
cannot be imagined, when he learned
that she had been spirited away in
the manner we have stated. With
out delay, and burning with indig'-
nation, he also started in pursuit Of
the beloved object. So great was his
impatience, he could scarcely make
the necessary preparations for the
arduous undertaking.. The passage
up the Missouri in barge was too
slow for his purpose accordingly, at
the distance of two hundred miles
above the st. Charles, he abandoned
the river, and procuring fleet horse,
confined his search alone.
That part of the distance which he
had made by water had been accom-
plished without any particular adven-
ture worth relating. and now the open
prairie, the boundless wilderness,
were all. before him. But in what
direction<was he to look for lola by
what land marks was he to be guided
in travelling those limitless solitudes!
were questions which the first moments
of cool reflection induced him to ask
He determined to follow the general
course of the Missouri, and to join
those who had proceeded him, at the
Archera village. Days passed, anc
still with unabatcd zeal did Dunstar
pursue his lonely way, sleeping by
night upon the ground, and eating his
: coarse meals of dried venison for sus
tenance. But for this he cared not
For the loved one only did he fear
!, He pictured her in the power of ;
/ ruffian, weary with travelling, sinking
under the fatigue of the journey, ant
q forced to indgnities a. which human
h itv should shudder. To his great jo.
t he learned from half breed whom h'
9 fortunately encountered, that three
n persons answering his description
% had passed through that region abou
'e week before, namely, two Canada
q, voyageurs, a female, and also a
'e Indain.
1, Dunstan could not doubt but tn
u female was her of whom he was
~ quest, and the reader recollects wa
y now near the country OF the Archera
and at not great distance from til
he eBlack-Mountains. While thus watc
s, ing as we have described, the sple
m dors of sunset upon the prairies al
OF absorbed in the contemplation OF IL
to imposing appearance of the mountain
I'd he was startled by a rustling sour
ne at his elbow, and the light clatterlI
OF of horses hoofs. Turning quick
ey about he was confronted by an athlet
to savage, mounted upon fine sorl
ne steed. For a moment they gazed
ne each other in silence. Dunstan
ed stinctively carried his hand to his h
or ster, and grasped a pistol, while 7
ed Indian at the same time laid his up
in a knife stuck in his girdle, and drt
ey back. Then suddenly starting I.
all ward he held out his hand, and smil
re- in concilating manner. With
little hesitation, and sundry missg
in ines as to the sincerity of his motiy
ed he accepted the proifered token
he amity
Ter He appeared to be one OF a y
ere party. as he was painted in the M
ICY fantastic manner from head to fo
lis He was unable to articulate a wore
crs English, and made known that
,la. feelings were friendly towards h
re- then towards the mountain ranges