Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-08
A STUDY IN SCARLET.
By A. CONAN BOYLE.
Being q repriH! yr,*. .-. e, o5 John H. H'Gt>t:: =. :. .;. ,, army medlcui dc,....-.,
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This la utt tlEl ElG"c l.. c,t,!.:.- ,''t "-lte the trials and pIivatiu!; ,', ''.., t'. a immigrant NCrr:uns l,;,..,. ;.... ,,, @ to their final haven, rlo,n t'.o:5,, 4,:. pf the MissisSip?G C the western s!rn,s of the Rocky lH1Uutai!.S they hI! strug- gled on with cuHstapcy almost unpar- alleled in history The savage man and the savage beast hunger, thirst, fatigue and disease, every impeachment which nature could place in the way. had all been overcome with Anglo Saxon tcnaci- ty. Yet the long journey and tho accu- mulatcd terv,@S had shaken the hearts of the stoUirSt alAOng them. There was not one who did not sink upon his knees Ill heartfelt prayer when they saw the broad valley of Utah bathed in the sun light beneath them aud learned from the lips of their leader that this was the promised land. and that these virgin acres Were to bo theirs forcvermore.
 Young speedily proved himself to he a slillful administrator as well aS a rrS- olute chief MapS wero drawn and charts prepared i'll which the future city was skcttLvd out. All around furrls wrrC a!poyuonvi and allotted in pro portion to tie standing of each individ- ual The tEad,Smau was put 10 his trade md the artisan 10 his calling. h the town strc,t~ and squares Srraug uD aS if by magic, lu the country there were draining and hedging, p!auting and clearing. until the next summer SAW the whole country gs!dln with the wheat crop EyvwtAlus pruSp,rcd ill the strange settlement Ab1ve all. the great temple which th>y ha;l erected ill Inc CNIt>r of ii" city grew cv,r taller and larger Tr>'l jht ug>J hIv&h of dawn until tlc >iy-i} }- "t t.c twilight the Cl,:ttyr q: thl Et ...;3vr and the rasp of the saw We're u.\>y ..!'<ynt from the mouu,pv't which tue v s:s!S:',u5 1T, rt- cIto linn who hul t>d tI--,p> through many d-:r.,,c =
 The tMu cs.:Awly-. John F,rri,r and thc ltttle r,,rI h. Lad shared his for
 tunes and had t2,u adopted IS his daugh- fer. accompanied tho Normous to tho end If their great pilgrimage. Little Lucy Terrier was borne along pleasantly enough in Elder StAncerSon's wagon. q retreat which she shared with the Nor mons three wives and with his son, a heaGstrong, forward boy of l2. Having rallied, with the elasticity of childhood, from the shock caused by her mothers death. she soon bvcaMe pot with the women and rcCOuclicd herself to this new life iH i r moving canvas covered hoNo lu tG1 r~canti.np. Terrier, having recovered frE;1 Is privat!Ons, diStiu gUi>hcd him> If oS q useful guide and all iuGcI@ii 4"li, l..:I:,t.. 50 raYillv did he gain thV tS;,lll of lis lew cOmpan- ions th;t Ni:,u they rlLcAld the end of their WAuG. -l: ,~ It WaS unanimously agreed tAIJ l.. .,yid rr provided with as lars;2 .,::,. , :,:,',.' .. tact uf land as any Ut |! 1: ,..t:-. M!,.I tho exception of YounE .nl, ;! nud of Stangcrson, kimtall, J1!!N&tr:! W:d Drclb2r, who were the four VriHvil.,I elders.
 On the farm tjluS acquired John Fer rirr hl,ilt l':..~rlt A substantial loshouse, which rvS::'>d 51 many additions ill sCcc2rj.&-; =tArs tlat i1 grew into a rorl@y will. lir Nr;:: a n;;n of prac- ttIal Iu.n, l:.tEd, h,.u iA lis dealings, skiIlful >,.tn his hant,~ His iron con st!tutiou tu,b!,N him Ia work morning and ,Vvll!u-; at improving and tiIling his lands. htNre II caLAr about that his farm and ;.lI that lc}onc.l tn him pros Trrll ,N.'> >,N".IlN. Il thc>r years he wA> 'lti,r ii tnau Ll~ i."I .;hhnrS Ill six he WAS Null tnuN, iu n3u" lie was rich, &Id !u N, !yptE. ro wtic n1t half q dozen mi ln tAH wAoln ut SuIt Lake City wh2 loulAr ~.Var2w!th him. From tho s,rr.c !~l>>s;G ~Ia to tEN distant Wahsatch lM1uHJI}:S th,ro WIS no uaEe better known than tA&; of John Terrier.
 G*:rc Ms ouo way. and only one, in which h. u:.,uI tae suscaptihilities of li:> CN rrli:.lyt, l.. NnarGumcnt or per s".~:nn co2ll rv,rin,!ucr him to st up q iv,.!tlr ~:G!..!~Al:.> ut aII,r tho manner of Lis ,.'." .""ni.:.> lie n1lyr gave reasons {, ! this Iv!>l~;|ut refusal. hut contentcd himself ty | >.',3t, V and intlvxihly ad- hyriH-; ;n h!~ |, |, r!alu1.ioH. There were So!.;.' v,:, ;.,r,H~, Il .,lm ut lukcwarnucsS i!' E4@ .,... .l,l r.IH.on and others who pat II ,..l,I {, ..cccd If wealth and rC- luli :!:vr tol&ri:r yAisnSr. Others, again, >I, ,,c of 'mN early love affair and of q fair Ea:1.,l gill who h?d pinod away On thr >,l,sr, : If l!,2 Atlantic. Whatever tEr rv3>un. F,rri>r remain, d strictly eel iiule In every other respect he con formed 10 H. religion cf the young set tI'I4t Tt and gained the name of being all OGtAoG"N >,!l straight walking man.
 Lucy Evr3. grew up within the log house and assisted Ee- adopted father in Ull Ms u:iGvrtakinEs. Tie keen air of the mu@uta)M| and the bIlSamic Odor of tie T!"r Il, vs took the placc uf nurse and rlrtE,r 10 t}c young girl. As year suc- ceeG,d tO yIsr sho grew taller and stronger. lrr cheek more rUddy and her s.vp tl;>iic Many wayfarcr upon the AisEs,:,d which ran ry Terrier farm felt lyHg forgotten thoughts revive in his mind us he watched her 1.-the, girlish figure tripping through the whcaticlds or met her mounted upon her father : mustang and managing ii with all the ease and grace of true child of inc west. So the bud blossom, cd into flower. and tho year which saw her father tho richest of the farmers left her as fair q specimen of American Eirlhood as could be found i'll the whole Pacific slope.
 It was not the father. however. who first diSCuvtlod that the child had de. veloped into thv woman. It seldom i. iu such cases That mysterious chang, is too subtle and too gradual to be meas
 ured by dates. Least of all does tho maiden herself know it until the tone | of a voice or the touch of hand set, her heart thrilling within her, and sh, ] learns, with a mixture of pride and o 1 fear. that a new and larger nature hai 1 awakened within her. There are few who can not recall that day and remem
 Der the one little incident which herald
 ed the dawn of a new life. In the cas, | of Lucy Terrier the occasion was serious enough i'll itself. apart from its futur, ] influence on her destiny and that O
 many besides.
 It was a warm June morning. and th' Latter Day Saints were as busy as tn, bees whose hive they had chosen for theil