Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-09-12

be ON his trail tomorrow, and then it's
him or me-"
Soon the doors were opened, and
the women and children, who were in
an underground apartment, out of
harms way, came thronging up, anx-
ious to see if any of their loved ones
we're harmed. But when they found
that the enemy had not fred shot,
they were filled with gratitude to
Heaven, and each sent up a silent
prayer of thanksgiving to the god of
battles. r.' 'i Il t-1I
Lucy Morgan and the scout were
seated in corner of the fort enjoying
quiet conversation that is so dear to
all lovers. But / am not writing a
love story, and what they said must
remain secret, particularly as no one
heard their conversation but them
selves Hour after hour sped on, but
they took no note of the time, they
were so happy in each others society; !;
until Perkins heard his name called
by the Captain, and he went to him at
once. DO l tH lJr 90 n
Lucy sat for some time, thinking
over the events of the past few hours.
At last she arose and went out of the
block house, into the open air. She
strolled along, communing with her
own thoughts, unconscious of where
she was going until she found herself
at the southern extremity of the island.
A slight noise at her side caused her
to look up, and there she saw sight
that almost froze the blood within her
veins. 1t was the face of her rejected
lover, James Pierce. She was so as
tonished that she could not utter a
word, or stir hand or foot. The
next instant he was by her side,
his arm encircling her waist, and a
hand pressed tightly over her mouth
effectually prevented her uttering a
word. He then darted behind the
rock which had before concealed him,
and despite her struggles, succeeded
in tying handkerchief over the girls
mouth and binding her hand and foot.
'Well, my pretty Bird" said he,
perhaps you may want ter know how /
came here, and why I've captured ye.
Well, / don't mind tellin' ye. Ye see
when your friends in there, sent us
their respects in that first discharge,
Remington yelled out that I'd betrayed
EN-, and fired his pistol at me. 1
knew that my life wasn't worth a
shuck, so just Topped overheard, pre-
tendin' is wounded, and managed to
git out o their sight by gittin' one o
their splintercd boats atween 'em and
me, and when they got away l swum
here; but l didn't expect the pleasure
O. seein' you. Now I'm goin' to wal,
here till everything's all quiet up there
and then I'm goin' to rekoniter, put
the sentinels to sleep, and make.a blaze
Of the old block house. After that
I'm comm here an take you and make
yer sorry for what ye said ter me,
when l axed ye tu be my wife. How
dost that ar little plan suit yer? Now
yer, see, if ye don't behave putty
hansum, I'll make present on ye to
my friend, Red Deer, when / get thro'
with ye; SO now set up and let's have
q good talk, and don't be throwing
yourself down on yer face. You
needn't answer, we know, Ill do that
for ye."
The maiden, by continued efforts, at
last succeeded in removing the band.
age from her mouth, and gathering all
her strength, sent forth shrek that
rang like clarion through the island.
4 Curse ye ye yell like catamount.
Take that an stop yer noise," said
Pierce, dealing her a blow that com
pletely stunned her. He then caught
her in his aims and turned to flee, just
as the garrison, headed by Captain
Stuart and Perkins, came up and de-
manded his surrender. ,-- a.,,5l,-
| "Nevcr" said the villain, "but I've
! got the gal, and ye can have her, but
this is, the way I'll surrender her to
! ye y and he drove his knife to the hilt
in the bosom of Lucy Morgan.
With a yell of agony and rage, the
scout caught Pierce by the throat,
drew back his knife to plunge it into
the murdercr's heart, when his foot slip
ped and he fell, and knife few from
bis hand. ,l p. sre
Pierce sprsng into run, but he had
made but one or two leaps, before a
dozen strong arms were laid upon him,
and he was held as If in q vice. ~
| Perkins, on arisingto bis feet, heard
his name called in weak voice by the
wounded maiden. With such sgroan
as God in his mercy suffers not twice