Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-30
BY CONAN DOYLE.
CHAPTER. III-(Continued.,

one snail have a month to choose ~
saiu 1oung, rising from his seat. "At
uhe III OF that time she shall give her
answer" 'e Nei
he was passing through the door
When he turned, with flushed and
dashing eyes. 1T were better for Won
John Ferrier," he Numbered .tbat vn,,
ahu she were now lying blanched skel.
IONS upon the Sierra Blanco, than
that you should put your weak wills
against the orders of the Holy Fourr'
WIN IL threatening gesture of his
lana ne turned from the door, and
ferr1er heard his heavy step crunch.
Ing along the shingly path.
lie was still sitting with his elbows
upon his knees, considering how he
mould broach the matter to his daugh.
ter, when a soft hand was laid upon
his, II looking UP he saw her standing
beside him. One glance at her pale
frightened face showed him that she
mad heard what had passed.
Il could not help it." she said. IN
answer to his look. His voice rang
Through the house. Oh, father-father,
what shall we do?"
Don't you scare yourself" he an
swered, drawing her to him. and pass.
ing his broad, rough hand caressingly
over her chestnut hair. Wen fix II
up somehow OF another. You don't
ind your fancy of lessening for this
chap, do your"
A sob and n squeeze of his hands
was her only answer.
NO, OF course not. I shouldn't care
III nDAT Unft 0nu rvnY, Ala NJ, IL i
lad, and he's a Christian, which is more
than these folks here, In spite Of all
their praying and preaching. There's a
party starting for Nevada tomorrow.
and Ill manage to send him a mes
sage letting him know the hole we
are in. If l know anything O. that
young man, he'll be back here with a
speed that would whip electro-tele-
graphs"
Lucy laughed through her tears at
her fathers description.
"When he comes he will advise us
for the best. But it is for you that
i am frightened, dear. One hears-one
hears such dreadful stories about those
who oppose the prophet. Something
terrible always happens to them"
But we haven't opposed him yet"
her father answered. 1T will be time
to look out for squalls when we do.
We have a clear month before us. At
the end of that, l guess We had best
shin out of Utah"
Leave Utah?" go.
That's about the size of it."
But the farm"
1--WE will raise as much as we can in
money, and let the rest go. To tell
the truth, Lucy, it isn't the first time l
have thought of doing 1t. l don't care
about knuCkling under to any man,
as these folk do to their darned proph-
ct. I'm a free-born American, and it's
all new to me. Guess I'm too old to
learn. II he comes browsing about this
farm, he might chance to run up against
a charge of buckshot travelling In the
opposite direction"
But they won't let us leave" his
daughter objected. -,
Wait till jefferson comes, and we'll
soon manage that. In the meantime,
don't you fret yourself, my dearie; and
don't get your eyes swelled up, else
he'll be walking into me when he sees
Won. There's nothing to be afcared
about. and there's no danger at all"
John Ferrier uttered these consofng
remarks In a very confident tone, but
she could not help observing that he
paid unusual care to the fastening OF
the doors that night, and that he care.
fully cleaned and loaded the rusty old
shotgun which hung upon the wall
Of his bedroom.