Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-05-23

in his heart the fierce desire for ven
geance that possessed him. Tales
were told in the city of the weird
hgure which was seen prowling about
the suburbs, and which haunted the
lonely mountain gorges Once IL bull
let whistled through Stangerson' 5
window and flattened itself upon the
wall within a foot of him On another
occasion, as Drebber passed under II
cliff, great bowlder crashed down on
him, and he only escaped n terrible
death by throwing himself upon his
face. The two young Mormons were
not long in discovering the reason 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
prccaution of never going out alone or
after nightfall, and of having their
houses guarded. After n time they
were able - relax these measures, for
nothing was either heard or seen of
their opponent, and they hoped that
time had cooled his vindictivcness.
Far from doing so, il had. if any
thing. augmented it. The hunters mind
was OF hard, unyicldinV nature. and
the predominant idea OF revenge had
taken such complete possession OF it
that there was no room for any other
emotion. He was. however. above all
things practical He soon realized that
even his iron constitution could not
stand the incessant strain which he was
putting upon it.. Exposure and want of
wholesome food were wearing him ont.
If he died like a dog among the noun
tains, what was TO become Of his rc-
vengc then? And yet such death
was sure to overtake him If ne per
sisted He felt that that was 20 play
his encmy's game, so he reluctantly
returned TO the old Nevada mines.
there TO recruit his health and to amass
money enough 90 allow him 90 pursue
his object without privation
His intention had been to be absent
"a year at the most, but combination
of unforeseen circumstances prevented
his leaving the mines for nearly five.
ut 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 nc had
stood by John Terriers grave Dis
guiacd, and under an assumed name.
he returned to salt Lake CITY. careless
what became Of hrs own life. as long
az hC obtained what he knew TO be
justice. There hc found evil tidinr.
awaiting him. There had been a
schism among the Chosen People a few
months before. some OF the Younger
members of the church having rcbcllcd
against the authority OF the elders.
and the result had boon the secession
Of a certain number Of the malcOu.
tents. who had left Utah and become
Gcntilcs. Among these had been
DrcDbcr and Stangcrson; and no one
knew whittier they had gone. Rumor
reported that Drcbbcr had managed 10
convert a large part Of his property
into money, and that he had departed
"a wealthy man, while his companion.
NtanRcrson. was comparatively poor
There was no clew az all. however. al.
20 their whereabouts.
Many man. however vindictivc.
would have abandoned all thought Of
revenge in the face Of such n difficulty.
but jefferson Hope never faltcrcI fora
moment With the small competence
hc possessed, clscd ont by uch employ
mont as hs could picl up. hc travelled
from town 10 town through the United
states in quest Of his enemies. Year
passed into year. his black hair turned
grizllcd. but still he wandered ON a
human bloodhound. with his mind
wholly set upon the one object upon
which nc had devoted his life st last
his perseverance, was rewarded. ~ was
but one glance oil face in window.
bat that one glance told him that Glove
land, 10 Ohio, possessed the mon whom
he was in pursuit Of lie returned 10
bis miserable lodgings with.his plan Of
renGsance all arranged IL CHANGED,