The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-09

"She shall have a month to choose"
said Young, rising from his seat. AT
the end of that time she shall give her
answer"
He was passing through the door.
when he turned, with flushed face and
flashing eyes.
1T were better for you, John Fer
rier," he Numbered, that you n hi
We're now lying blanched skeletons upon
the Sierra Blanco, than that you should
put your weak wills against the orders
of the Holy Four!"
With a threatening gesture Of his
hand he turned from the door and
Ferrier heard his heavy step crunch
ing along the shingly path.
He was still sitting with his elbows
upon his knees, considering how he
! should breach the matter to his daugh-
ter, when a soft hand was laid upon
his. and looking up, he saw her stand
ing beside him. One glance at her
pale, frightened face showed him that
she had heard what la passed.
1T could not help 1t" she said, in
answer to his look. His voice ang
through the house. oh, father, father
what shall we do?"
Don't you scare yourself" he n
swered, drawing her to him, and pass
ing his broad, rough hand caressingly
over her chestnut hair. "We'u fix it
up somehow or another. You don't
find your fancy kind o. lessenins for
this chap, do your"
A sob and a squeeze Of his hand was
her only answer.
mo; of course not. I shouldn't care
to hear you say o did. He's a likely
lad, and he's a Christian. which is more
than these folk here, in spite O all their
praying and preaching. There's q party
starting for Nevada tomorrow. and I'll
manage to send him a message letting
him know the hole We are ii. X
know anything o'-that young man, he'll
be back here with a speed that would
whip acknowledgements"
Lucy laughed through her tears at
her fathers description.
"When he comes, he will advise US
for the best. But 1t Is for o that I
am frightened, dear. One hears-one
hears such dreadful stories about those
who oppose the prophet; something
terrible always happens to them."
But we haven't opposed him yet"
her father answered. "It will be time
to look out for squalls when we do.
We have a clear month before us; at
the end of that, 1 guess we had best
shin out of Utah."
"Leave Utah?"
'That's about the size OF IT," Is y
But the farm?"
1--WE will raise as much as we can n
money, and let the rest go. To tell the
truth, Lucy, 1t isn't the first time
have thought of doing 1t. I don't care
about knuckling under to any man. az
these folk do to their darned prophet
I'm O free-born American, and it's al
new to me. Guess I'm too old to learn
II he comes browsing about this farm
he might chance to run up against 9
charge of buckshot travelling In the OPP
posite direction"
but they won't let III leave" hil
daughter objected.
"Wait till Jefferson comes, and Wen
soon manage that. In the meantime
don't you fret yourself, my dearie, and
don't get your eyes swelled up, else
he'll be walking into me when he sees
you. There's nothing to be afeard
about, and there's no danger at ALL"
John Terrier uttered these consoling
remarks In a very confident tone. but
she could not help observing that ne
paid unusual care to the fastening OF
the doors that night, and that he care
fully cleaned and loaded the rusty old
shotgun which hung upon the wall OF
his bedroom.