Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-10-23
A STUDY IN SCARLET

BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
PART n--chapter v-oOntinuod.

AhoWn TO him, and tt was no easy
matter to pick out the path which hS
had taken.
The valley In which he found him
selt divided and subdivided into
many gorges, which were so like
one another that 1t was impossible to
distinguish one from the other,
He followed one for mile or more,
until he came to a mountain torrent
which he was sure that he had never
seen before.
Night was coming on rapidly, and
IL was almost dark before he at last
found himself in a deflle which was
familiar to him.
Even then 1t was no easy matter
to keep to the right track, for the
moon had not yet risen. and the high
GINS on either side made the obscur-
ity more profound.
Weighed down with his burden,
and weary from his exertions, he
stumbled along. keeping up his heart
by the reflection that every step
brought him nearer to Lucy, and that
he carried With him enough to in.
sure them food for the remainder
of their journey.
He had now come to the mouth OF
the very defile In which he had left
them.
Even in the darkness he could roc.
ognize the outlines OF the cliffs
which bounded 1t.
They must, he reflected, be await
ing him anxiously, for he had been
absent nearly Eve hours.
In the gladness of his heart he
put his hands to his mouth and made
the glen re-echo to a loud halloo as
a signal that he was coming.
He paused and listened for an an
swer, none came save his own cry,
which clattered up the dreary, silent
ravines, and was borne back to his
ears in countless reperitions.
Again he stouted, even louder than
before, and again no whisper came
back from the friends whom he had
left such a short time ago.
A vague, nameless dread came over
him, and he hurried onward fran
tically, dropping the precious food
in his agitation.
When he turned the corner, he
came full in sight of the spot where |
the fire had been lighted. There was
still a glowing pile of wood ashes !
there, but it had evidently not been
tended since his departure.
The same dead silence still reign
ed all round. With his fears all |
changed to convictions, he hurried |
on. There was no living creature
near the remains Of the fire; animals,
man, maiden, all were gone.
Bewildered and stunned by this
blow, Jefferson Hope felt his head
spin round and had to lean upon his
rifle to save himself from falling.
He was essentially a man of ac-
ton, however, and speedily recovered
from his temporary impotence.
SeiZing half consumed piece OF
wood from the smouldering fire, he
blew 1t into flame, and proceeded
with its help to examine the little
camp.
The ground was all stamped down
by the feet Of horses, showing that
a large party of mounted men had
overtaken the fugitives and the d.
rection Of their tracks proved that
they had afterward turned back to 1
Salt Lake City.
Had they carried back both of his |
companions with them? Jefferson 1
Hope had almost persuaded himself {
that they must have done so, when
his eye fell upon an object which {
made every nerve in his body [
tingle within him. {
A little way on one side of the |
camp was a low-lying heap of red {
dish soil, which had assuredly not I
been there before. a
There was no mistaking It for any
thing but newly dug grave. AS the l
young hunter approached it, he per- 1
ceived that stick had been planted 4
On it, with sheet of paper stuck in q
The cleft fork of It.
The inscription upon the paper was v
brief, but to the point: Il
JOHN FERRIER, b
FORMERLY OF SALT LAKE CITY.
Died August 4, 1860. S
The sturdy old man, whom he had II
eft so short time before, was gone b
hen, and this was all his epitaph.
Jefferson Hope looked wildly round D
o see If there was second grave, G
tut there was no sign of one. ei
Lucy had been carried back by h
heir terrible pursuers to fulfill her
'riginal destiny by becoming one OF lc
he harem of the elders son. IL
AS he stood by the desolate fire ne lie
cit that the only one thing which m
ould assuage his grief would be Of
borough and complete retribution W
rought by his own hand upon his
OF
His strong will and untiring energy nj
hould, he determined, be devoted to q
hat one end. With a grim white face
e retraced his steps to where he la
ad dropped the food, and having eli
TIRED up the smoldering fire, he er
ooked enough to last him for a few &C
ays.
For five days he toiIed, footsore til
nd weary, through the defiles which m
e had already traversed on horse tn
ack. At night he flung himself ve
own among the rocks and snatched1 Sc
few hours Of sleep; but before day 70
reak he was always on his way.
On the sixth day he reached the pI
'agle Rayine, from which they had hi
their ill-fated flight. st
hence he could look down upon the w
ONE of the Saints. WI
Worn and exhausted, he leaned in
pom his rife and shook his gaunt
and fiercely at the silent, wide m
pread city beneath him. hi
AS he looked at 1t he observed that dc
here were flags in some Of the prin- he
lpal streets and other signs Of fes.
witty. en-
He was still speculating as to what tn
MS might mean, when he heard the to
latter Of horses hoofs, and saw M
mounted man riding toward him. su
AS he approached, he recognized
i'm as Mormon named Cowper, to sc
HON he had rendered services at hi
ifferent times. He therefore accost- mr.
d him when he got up to him, with ne
ne object of finding out what Lucy
prrior1a fafo had hoo,