The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-31


Ing her to remain one of her la d " friends .
happened TO be passing BY. heard Of the
household grief, and stopped to express
her sympathy and to try to- console the
mother q a; II
She told her If she went with the party
I she would make them slower in their pro-
$gress because they would have to be
more particular in travelling through the
bushes and thick brambles tina 7 ma tied
their pathway. After a long time this
argument had the desired effect. and she
consented to stay. and her la yi friend
remained with her e 81 a5l
They then commenced IS I heir III journey
with heavy hearts / for fear Of being too
late to recover the lost girl s;5: Sc III III
They looked in vain for some tra cks TO
see which way she was Il tax enf8 or had
.wandered after a long time they came
TO the spot where she had been arranging
her flowers. ist & 455 3
At once they concluded that She had
been out there gathering wild flowers,
and had perhaps, fallen asleep SO their
hearts We're very much encouraged, and
they began a5diligent search of 5thesp place.
The father wept over the scattered
blossoms with joy to think that he had
found some clue to his dear child. x /.
They stopped TO tho ground to see "
there were any tracks or u PERSONS foot;
they were dlslleart.ned as before. be-
cause they could find none. 4 Is. "A &
AT length there was "a shout Of JOY, as
they saw before them dangling from the
limb Of a fir tree the little red glove
which Annie had been accus toned to
wear. H
They vent on and on until one Of the
party say d few strands Of her golden
hair hanging on q branch above their
head, which showed that she had been
her own little ringlct: covered head
could never have touched this limb If
she had been walking. They pressed for-
ward In the depths Of the forest with
lighter hearts and renewed energy; Al.
though their grief was great, they could.
not help noticing and admlring the
grandeur of tfe%stately trees under.
streams. which trickled over the small
pebbles, aud then again over larger and
taller stones, producing the impress
sion b. their cea scless roar. that one
was approaching a waterfall of some
note. The sweet songs Of birds also
broke the sad smonotohy and lulledS the
hearts Of many anxious Tears Whlle
journeying through this trackless forest.
!, AT length they thought they heard the
murmur of voices far away, and It SEEM
ed as II 1T was a4different language,
from the English, and At s came to the
mind of the fatherMat once. that the
Indians had taken Annie away, as they
were very numerous In that section 81
this Time This thought fastened their
steps. but they had ito be very cautious
for fear If the Indians had captured her.
and heard persons coming to her rescue,
they would hasten away4WthF swift and
r,oiseless tread They were encouraged
much more than ever, so they pursued
their Journey until they heard the voices
more distinctly. stopped. listened attel-.
| lively and could easily understand that
whoever3Gthe persons We're they We're
| holding a council. and discussing a sub
| ieet OF interest and Importance to them,
They went nearer and nearer until
| they saw fifteen or twenty dark sava.ges
| who looked as If they were preparing
| to move up higher into the country. The
searching party hid In the thick bushes
! and watched the movements of the ln-
dians: they noticed the men as they
| watered the half starved horses, and
! Eprenared to leave the following eve
| ming 3F
The women were cooking and collect
ing their5pottery and other possessions.
4 while the children were moving around
| With a stealthy tread,
J They noticed that one tent was tightly
closed on all sides and that 1t was placed
| some distance farther away than the
| Others.
4 The Indiens' Temporary village was sit
/ uated In valley between two high hills,
which were almost as green as the VAL
| ley on which they looked down The
/ singular tent was closely watched by
/ five Indians. who were dressed In many
i fantastic colors. They We're clothed in
/ skiing and had large wampum belts
/ around their waists, which contained
scalpins knives and tomahawks. and over
| their shoulders We're hung suspended
| their bows and +quivers Of arro"s.s
\ In a short time their sqnaws called