The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-14
CONTINUED From Yesterday

CONTINUED From Yesterday
On another occasion, as Drebber
passed under a cliff, a great powder
crashed down on him, and he only es-
cared a terrible death hy throwing him.
self upon his face. The two young
Mcrmons were not long in discovering
the reason of these attempts upon their
lives, and led repeated expeditions into
the mountains in the hope Of captur-
ing or killing their enemy. but always
without success. Then they adopted
the precaution of never going out alone
or after nightfall, and of having their
houses guarded. After a time they
were able to relax these measures, for
nothing was either heard or seen of
their opponent, and they hoped that
time had cooled his vindictiveness.
Far from doing so. it had, IL any
thing, augmented 1t. The hunters
mind was of a hard, unyielding nature,
and the predominant idea of revenge
had taken such complete possession of
it that there was no room for n
other emotion. He was, however,
ABOVE all lliilSS pfdetiSdi' ~ oO'
realized that even his iron constitu-
tion could not stand the incessant
strain which he was putting upon it.
Exposure and want of wholesome food
were wearing him out. IF he died like
a dog among the mountains, what was
to become of his revenge then? And
yet such a death was sure to overtake
him If he persisted. He felt that that
- H. LII. - ~ a. ea he
reluctantly returned to the old Nevada
mines, there to recruit his health and
to amass money enough to allow him
to pursue his object without privation'
His intention had been to be absent
a yea at the most, but a combination
of unforeseen circumstances prevented
his leaving the mines for nearly five.
At the end of that time, however, his
memory of his wrongs and his cravings
for revenge We're quite as keen as on
that memorable night when he had
stood by John Terriers grave. Dis
guised, n under an assumed name,
he returned to Salt Lake City, careless
what became of his own life. as long as
he obtained what he knew to be JUS
tice. There he found evil tidings
awaiting him. Their had been a
schism among the Chosen People a few
months before, some of the younger
members of the church having rebelled
against the authority of the elders, and
the result had been the secession of a
certain number of the m~alcontents,
who had left Utah and become Cen
tiles. Among these had been Drebber
and Stangerson; and no one knew
whittier they had gone. Rumor re-
ported that Drebber had managed tic
convert a large part of his property
into money, and that he had departed
a wealthy man. while his companion
S~tangerson, was comparatively poor
There was no clue at all, however, as
to their whereabouts.
Many a man, however vindictive,
would have abandoned all thought of
revenge in the face of such a difficulty.
but Jefferson Hope never faltered for
a moment. With the small competence
he possessed, eked out by such EN-
ployment as he could pick up, he trav-
eled from town to town through the
United States In quest OF his enemies,
Year passed into year. his black hair
turned grlzzled, but still he wandered
on, a human bloodhound, with his mind
wholly set upon the one object upon
which he had devoted his life. At last
his perseverance was rewarded. 1t
was but a glance of a face in q WIN
dow, but that one glance told him that
Cleveland, in Ohio, possessed the men
whom he was in pursuit of. He re-
turned to his miserable lodgings with
his plan of vengeance all arranged. 1t
CHANGED, however. that Drebber, look
ing from his window, had recognized
the vagrant in the street, and had read
murder in his eyes. He hurried before
a justice of the peace, accompanied by
Stangerson, who had become his pri-
vate secretary, and represented to him
that they We're in danger OF their lives
from the jealousy and hatred of an old
rival.
That evening Jefferson Hope was
taken into custody, and not being able
to find, sureties, was detained for some
weeks. When at last he was liberated,
It was only to find that Drebber's house
was deserted and that he and his sec
rotary had departed for Europe.
Again the avenger had been foiled.
and again his concentrated hatred
urged him to continue the pursuit.
Funds were wanting, however. and for
some time he had to return to work.
saving every dollar for his approaching
Journey. At last, having collected enough
TO keep life in him, he departed for
Europe, and tracked his enemies from
city to city. working his way in any
mental capacity, but never o%vertaking
the fugitives. When he reached ST.
Petersburg they had departed for
Paris; and when he followed them there
he learned that they had just set off
for Copenhagen. At the Danish cap
ital he was again a few days late, for
they had journed on to London, where
he at last succeeded in running them
to earth. As to what occurred there,