Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-10-30
A STUDY IN SCARLET
PANT Il-Chapter lI-Continued.
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

In lNe EaeaOllDlG. L eIlleI. ndNluS re-
covered tIom his privauOls, d.stin-
guisled himself as uselul guide and
an iadefatigable hunter.
So rapidly did he gain the esteem OF
his new companions. that when they
reached the end of their wanderings,
it was unanimously agreed that ne
should lie provided with as large and
as fertile tract of land as any OF the
settlers, with the exception of Young
himself, and of Stangerson, Kimball,
Johnson and Drebber. who were the
four principal elders.
On the farm thus acquired John Fer
rier built himself a substantial log
house, which received so many addl-
tions in succeeding years that it grew
into a roomy villa.
In three years he was better off than
his neghbors. in six he was well-to-do,
in nine he was rich and in twelve
there were not half dozen men in the
whole of Salt Lake City who could
compare with him.
There was one way. and only cne, in
which he offended the susceptibilities
OF his co-religionists.
There were some who accused him
OF lukewarmness in his adopted relig-
ion, and others who put it down to
greed of wealth and reluctance to in
cur expense.
Whatever the reason, Ferrier re-
mained strictly celibate. In every
other respect he Conformed to the re-
ligion of the young settlement. and
gained the name of being an ortho-
doX and straight-walking man.
Lucy Ferrier grew up within the log
house and assisted her adopted father
in all his undertakings.
The keen air Of the mountains and
the balsamic odor OF the pine trees
took the place of nurse and mother to
the young girl.
As year succeeded to year she grew
taller and stronger, her cheek more
ruddy. and her step more elastic.
Many a wayfarer upon the high road
which ran by Terriers farm felt long
forgotten thoughts revive in his mind
as he watched her 1.-the girlish figure
tripping through the wheat fields, or
met her mounted upon her fathers
mustang. and managing it with all the
ease and grace of a true child of the
West.
So the bud blossomed into a flower
and the year which saw her father the
richest of the farmers left her as fair
a specimen of American girlhood as
could be found in the whole Pacific
slope.
1t was not the father, however. who
first discovered that the child had de-
veloped into the woman. 1t seldom is
in such cases.
That mysterious change is too sub
tie and too gra Sual to be measured by
dates. Least of all doas the maiden
herself know it until the tone of a
voice or the touch of hand sets her
heart thrilling within her. and she
learns. with a mixture of pride aid
fear that a new nnd a larger nature
hes awakened within her
There are few who cannot recall
that dav AVID remember the oNe little
ircid ont which heralded the dawn of a
new life.
In the case of Lrcv Fo~rior the occa-
sion was serious e"ough in itse'f. apart
from its future influence on her desti-
ny and that of many besides.
1t w"s a w9rm June mornir", and
the Iatter.Day Saints were as busy as
the bees whose hive they have chosen
for their emblem.
In the fields and IN 80 ~+~ee+s rose
the same hum % rumaN industry.
Down the du-tv h'ohroads defled
long streams IF heavily laden mules
I'll hcadirg to the west for the gold
fever had broken ont il California. and
the Overland route lay through this
citv of the Elect.
There. too. were droves Of tho sheer
and bul'0cks coming in from tho out
living nasture lands. and trai0s oi
tired irNmiprants, mon and hO"sas
equally weary of their interminable
journey.
Throuch all this motlny aeser l'ge
threading her wav with the Sf'll o.
an accomplished ri6nr. there ganonef
Lucy Terrier. hnr f9ir face flrshe|
with TIE evnroise. a-d hor lone chest
nut hair Ncating ont hnNind her.
She had a commission FROM he
father - the city. and was dashiNg II
as she had done many tine before
with oil the fsarlessness of youth
thinking only Of hor task and how 1
wpe to be performed.
The travel-staine1 adventurer'
gazed after her in asto1ishme1t. anC
even the u1e~otional indians. tourney
ing in with their peltrv. relax ed thei
accustor0e ed stoicism as they marvele'
at the beauty of the pale-faced maiden
She had reached the outskirts o
the citv when she found that roa'
blocked by great drove Of cattle
driven by a half 6o7on wild lookin,
herdsmen from the plains.
In her impatience she endeavored t
pass this obstacle by pushing he
horse into what appeared to be gar
Scarcely had she got fairly into II
however. before the beasts closed j.
behind her. and she found herself CON
pletely imbedded in the moving strear
of fierce-eyed. lono-horned br'locks.
Accustomed as she was to deal wit
cattle. she was not alarmed at he
situation hut took ADVANTAGE of ever
opportunity to urge her horse on I
the hone Of pushing her way throug
the cavalcade.
Unfortunately the horns Of one c
the creatures, either by accident q
design. came in violent contact wit
the flank of the mustang, and excite
1t to madness.
In an instant it reared upon II
hind legs with a snort of rage, an
prauced and tossed in a way thf