Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01

in his heart the fierce desire for VEN
geanee that possessed him. Tales
were told in the city of the weird
figure which was seen prowling about
the suburbs, and which haunted the
lonely mountain gorges. Once a bull
let whistled through Stangerson's
window and fiattened itself upon the
wall within a foot of him. On another
occasion, as Drebber passed under a
cliff, a great bowlder crashed down on
him, and he only escaped a terrible
death by throwing himself upon his
face. The two young Mormons were
not long in discovering the reaso Of
these attempts upon their lives. and
led repeated expeditions into the
mountains in the hope of capturing or
killing their enemy, but always with
out success. Then they adopted the
precaution of never going out alone or
after nightfall, and of havi their
houses guarded. After a time they
were able to relax these measures, for
nothing was either heard or seen of
their opponent, and they hoped that
time had cooled his vindictiveness.
Far from doing SO, it had, if any
thing, augmented it. The hunters mind
was of a hard, unyielding nature, and
the predominant idea of revenge had
taken such complete possession OF it
that there was no for any other
emotion. He was, however, above all
things practical He soon realized that
even his iron constitution could not
stand the ineessant strain which he was
putting upon it. Exposure and want of
wholesome food were wearing him out.
If he died like a dog among the noun
tains, what vas to become of his re-
venge then? And yet such a death
was sure to overtake him if ne per-
sisted. He felt that that was to play
his enemy's game, SO he reluctantly
returned to the old Nevada mines,
there to recruit his health and TO amass
money enough to allow him to pursue
his object without privation.
His intention had been to be absent
a year at the most, but a combination
Of unforeseen circumstances prevented
his leaving the mines for nearly five.
At the end of that time, however, his
memory of his wrongs and his cravings
for revenge were quite as keen as on
that memorable night when he had
stood by John Terriers grave. Dis
guised, and under an assumed name,
he returned to Salt Lake City, careless
what became of his w life, as long
as he obtained what he knew to be
Justice. There he found evil tidings
, awaiting him. There had been a
sclism among the Chosen People a few
months before, n of the younger
members of the chsr.h having rebelled
against ths authority of the elders,
and the result had been the secession
Of a certain number of the malcon-
tents, who had left Utah and become
Gentiies. Among these had beer
Drebber and Stangerson; and no one
knew whittier they had gone. Rumor
| reported that Drebber had managed TO
convert a large part of his property
into money, and that he had departed
a wealthy man, while his companion,
Stangerson, was comparatively poor.
There was no clew at all, however, as
10 their whereabouts.
Many a man, however vindictive,
would have abandoned all thought OF
revenge in the face of such a difficulty,
but Jefferson Hope never faltered for
moment With the small competence
he possessed, eked out by such employ
| ment as he could pick up, he travelled
from town to town through the United
| States In quest Of his enemies. Yeal