Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-02-04

continued From First Idge.)
But love American soil also, foi
here have i found the warmest OF
we comes, the kindest of Brethren.
And, too, my own child is sleeping
| in American waters, even beneath
the very waves that wash the shores
of your beautiful village. Six
years have passed since this dear
friend and brother robbed himself
of his life preserver, that my little
Eva might escape, and we hoped
the elements might be kind, and
that Heaven would send her relief,
but she was never heard from
more"
The vocie of Mr.. Durant culver
ed with emotion, and unable to
speak further he seated himself and
covered his face with his hands.
Chances of surprise and pleasure
were cast from one to another
among the Bretheren of Hiram
Lodge. No one spoke, however,
but all eyes turned upon the Mas
ter, Mr.. Turner. For moment
he seemed rejecting, then taking
slia OF na Ir t :: cnl me Secretary, he
wrote:
"MRs. TURNER do not allow
Eva to retire until | return home (;
tell her / am going to bring a
strange gentleman who wishes to
see her."
And calling the Jun. Deacon,
Mr.. Turner gave him the note, say
ing in low voice: "Take this
to Mrs. Turner Immediately"
"Why, Eva" said Mrs. Turner,
when she had read the message,
"you are going to have company.
A strange gentleman is at the Lodge
room who wishes to see YOU"
"Who can it be Z"
Eva looked preplexcd and
thoughtful, suddenly her checks
flushed, her eyes lighted, and clap
ping her little hands, she sprang to
her feet and exclaimed:
ooh, it must be papa! No one
else could wish TO see me no OF G
in the world~ And before Mrs.
Turner compehcnded the childs
interpretotiau, she hal passed
through the door and was ilittiug
through the moonlight toward the
Lodge room, hero cheeks buring,
her eyes flashing with JOY and ex-
element.
"Do not stop me, I am going I'M"
she exclaimed. But the inner door
was fastened, and the impatient
Eva nearly cried with yeXation.
"Nait moment" said the Tyler,
who having heard nothing of what
had tran~pired within, was at loss
to account for the strange conduct
Of the child, "wait moment, and
/ viii send your request to Mr..
Turner. lie viii come out and
see YOU
81 shall not wait! do not want
to seer Mr.. Turner, / want to see
papa"
"The child is crazy, that is evil
idcnt," said the preplxcd Tyler to
himself; but calling out the Dea-
con he babe him say that Eva was
there and was determined to get in
to the Lodge room.
The Deacon went to the East,
and delivered his message in n low
tone, and moment afterward NOV
ed that ''the craft be called from
labor to refreshment."
"Now," said Mr.. Turner, "let her
come ill.,"
And Eva did come in, or rather
bounded into the hall, more beau
tiful in her excitement than ever
before. She advanced to the centre
of the room and stood beside the
alter; half poised upon the tiny
foot she scanned the faces Of all
rapidly. Her eager eyes soon de-
tccted the strangers, who were seat
ed behind each other, and for a
moment she stood irresolute, then
darting forward with q glad cry,
she threw her arms about the neck
of Mr.. Durant, crying: "Oh, pa
pa . my dear papa you have come
home at last You were not burn
ed in the shipl'
We will not attempt to paint the
scene further, but will leave our
readres to imagine the joy of the
fond father, and also leave them to
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