Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-11-24

eTfaud. OeeluS AOuor1 Whoon
Eva's brother, in the crowd, b,
hurried forward.
Robert. tell me quickly, wha
does this mean :"
"Oh, Clarence, il means that Eva
is gone
EVA gone :" Where T. said the
Young man. His cheeks and lip,
grew deathly pale as he spoke.
"God only knows, Clarence but
We fear she is a captive among the
Indians. We are just starting in
search of her"
LET me accompany you" said
he, and accordingly they all started
out in search OF the missing one.
The search lasted for days, weeks,
and even months; but all in vain
they could hear nothing from her.
One morning, as Mr.. Wilson's
family we're sitting st the break
fast table, q horseman rode up TO
the door and asked if he could
have some breakfast. They pre-
pared q place for the stranger, who
stated that he was trspper in the
north Of Michigan.
Presently he turned the course
Of the conversation to Mr.. Wilson's
lost daughter. They gave him full
particulars, and at the close the
mother sighed and said;
"Poor Evs! there is no doubt as
to her fate; the Indians show no
mercy"
"She may be kept merely as a
prisoner" suggested the trapper.
I'VE have hoped that; but we
have searched so thoroughly |
think we should have found her.
No, we have given her up in this
world, but | think we shall meet
her in the next" said Mr., Wilson,
sorrowfully.
do not feel so discouraged. |
have good reason to think that
your daughter is alive and will yet
return to you," urged the trapper.
They all looked up quickly.
Have you heard from her ?" was
the anxious query.
II have not only heard from her,
but | have seen her"
"Seen heri When! Where :
Are you sure it was Eva.i"
81 have no doubt of it, madam,
he replied, and related his story ;
but as it has already been given in
detail there is no need of giving it
here.
1T must have been her." replied
Mr.. Wilson; "but how can we get
her ?"
"Very easily, think, by going
Immediately. The braves are of on
their annual buffalo hunt. Now,
by war ship going up to the
straits, q party could go across by
land and get her; but it must all
be done Immediately"
Il would take too much space to
relste the particulars of the pre-
parations. Suffice it TO say that in
a short time the CRUSADER" stood
at the straits, and party of fifty
men, well mounted, were gallopiDe
over the neck of land which separ'
ated them from Eva. They were
headed by the old trspper, closely
followed by Clarence Burton, who
if he had had wings, could hard
ly have got to Eva's side fas
enough.
When they were near the cave I
dozen of them dismounted anC
proceeded on foot. When they
reached the cave they reconnoiter
ed, and then concealed themselve
in the bushes around the rocks
Presently the two girls came from
their cave, arm in arm, talking.
at is so long since / left homo
how / would like to be transporter
there for q few minutes. TIL
twentieth of October; how mucl
happiness expected to see on thi
day, but now-nothing but misery.
sob, White Flower, do not tall
so. | cannot spare you; my lif
would be miserable il you wer
gone," said Viroqua, the ever read.
tears coming to her eyes at tn
thought of losing her instructor.
81 would take you with me
Viroqua indeed would not lesv
Won hAhind / shonld miss xo,