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

CONTINUED FROM Yesterday)
During this dialogue, John Terrier
had stood Tuning in the doorway
hardly able to keep his riding-whlp
from the backs of his two visitors.
LOOK here" he said, at last, strid-
ing IN to them. when my daughter
| summons you, you can come; but until
then. I don't want to see your faces
again"
The two young Mormons stared at
him in amazement. In their eyes TINS
competition between them for the maid
ems hand was the highest of honors
both to her and her father.
'.There are two ways out or the
room" cried Terrier: there is the
door. and there is the window. Which
do you care to use?"
His brown face looked so savage and
his gaunt hands so threatening, that
his visitors sprang to their feet and
beat a hurried retreat. The old FARMER
followed them to the door.
Let me know when you have set
tied which it is to be- he said, sardoni
cally.
"You shall smart for this!" Stanger-
| son cTieQ, Nllltt Will ioSN'
dehed the prophet and the Council OF
Four. You shall rue it to the end of
your days"
"The hand of the Lord shall be heavy
upon you cried young Drebber; he
will arise and smite you"
"Then I'll start the smiling" ex-
claimed Terrier, %furiously, n he
would have rushed upstairs for his CUR
I'LL .AA ea;1a1 him, hu the arm
and restrained him. Before he could
escape from her. the clatter of horses
hoofs told him that they were beyont
his reach.
1.-THE young canting rascals!" he ex'
claimed. wiping the perspiration from
his forehead: IT would sooner see yot
In YOUR grave. my girl, than the wife o.
either of them"
and so should I, father" she an
swered. with spirit; but Jefferson will
soon be here
Eyes. 1t will not be long before he
comes. The sooner the better, for we
do not know what their next move may
be-"
1t was, indeed. high time that some
one capable of giving advice and helr
should come to the aid of the sturdy
{ pIu ldIIIltI 8ilu III boPtI
In the whole history of the settlement
there had never been such a case OF
rank ~disobedience to the authority OF
the elders. If minor errors were pun
ished so sternly. what would be the
fate of this arch rebel? Fcrrier knew
that his wealth and position would be
of no avail to him. Others as wei
known and as rich as himself had been
: zr;,i+oJ ou-aY hafnro nnv- aud fhnil
goods given over to the church. He
was a brave man. but he trembled al
the vague shadowy terrors which hung
over him. Any known danger he could
face with a firm lip, but this suspense
was unnerving. He concealed his fears
from his daughter. however. and al
fected to make light of the whole mat
ter. though she, with the keen eye oil
love, saw plainly that he was i'll a
ease.
He expected that he would receive
some message or remonstrance from
Young as to his conduct. and he was
not mistaken. though it came in an un
lo~ollcd-for manner Upon rising mex
morning he found, to his surprise, q
small square of paper pinned or to the
coverlet Of his bed just over his chest
On 1t was printed, in bold. straggling
letters;
"Twenty-nine days are given you foi
amendment, and then"
The dash was more fear-inspirinf
than any threat could have been. How
this warning came into his room puz-
zled John Terrier sorely, for his serv-
ants slept in an clubhouse, and the
doors and windows had all been Sc
cured. He crumpled the paper up and
said nothing to his daughter. but tbs
incident struck a chill into his heart
The twcnty-nine days We're evidently
the balance of the month which Young
had promised. What strength or cour'
age could avail against an enemy
armed with such mysterious powers
The hand which fastened that pir
might have struck him to the heart
and he could never have known who
had slain him.
Still more shaken was he ext morn
ing. They had sat down to their break
fast when Lucy, with a cry of surprise
pointed upward. In the centre of the
ceiling was scrawled. with a burned
stick apparently. the number 2S. Tt
his daughter it was unintelligible, and
he did not e~nlighten her. That night
he sat up with his gun and kept watch
and ward. He saw and he heard moth
ing. and yet in the morning algreat u
had been painted upon the outside ol
his door.
q Thus day followed day; and as sure
as morning came he found that his
unseen enemies had kept their register,
and had marked up in some conspicu-
Gus position how p1Gny days were still
loft N him ont of the month OF grace.