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"I never heard tell on him," said the wanderer. "He appears to have chosen a fair crowd of ye." "Do not jest at that which is sacred," said the other sternly. I NEVER HEARD TELL ON HIM SAID THE WANDERER HE APPEARS TO HAVE CHOSEN A FAIR CROWD ARE YOU DO NOT JEST AT THAT WHICH IS SACRED SAID THE OTHER STERNLY
of his coat, and said nothing but looked all round her with the wondering questioning gaze of childhood. The rescuing party were speedily able to convince the two castaways that their appearance was no delusion. One of them seized the little girl, and hoisted her upon his shoulder, while two others supported her gaunt companion, and assisted him towards the waggons. “My name is John Ferrier,” the wanderer explained; “me and that little un are all that’s left o’ twenty-one people. The rest is all dead o’ thirst and hunger away down in the south.” “Is she your child?” asked someone. “I guess she is now,” the other cried, defiantly; “she’s mine ‘cause I saved her. No man will take her from me. She’s Lucy Ferrier from this day on. Who are you, though?” he continued, glancing with curiosity at his stalwart, sunburned rescuers; “there seems to be a powerful lot of ye.” “Nigh upon ten thousand,” said one of the young men; “we are the persecuted children of God—the chosen of the Angel Merona.” E CHILD STOOD BESIDE HIM HOLDING ON TO THE SKIRT OF HIS COAT AND SAID NOTHING BUT LOOKED ALL ROUND HER WITH THE WONDERING QUESTIONING GAZE OF CHILDHOOD THE RESCUING PARTY WERE SPEEDILY ABLE TO CONVINCE THE TWO CASTAWAYS THAT THEIR APPEARANCE WAS NO DELUSION ONE OF THEM SEIZED THE LITTLE GIRL AND HOISTED IT UPON HIS SHOULDER WHILE TWO OTHERS SUPPORTED HER GAUNT COMPANION AND ASSISTED HIM TOWARD THE WAGONS MY NAME IS JOHN FERRIER THE WANDERER EXPLAINED ME AND THAT LITTLE UN ARE ALL THAT'S LEFT TO TWENTY ONE PEOPLE THE REST IS ALL DEAD ATHIRST AND HUNGER AWAY DOWN IN THE SOUTH IS SHE YOUR CHILD ASKED SOME ONE I GUESS SHE IS NOW THE OTHER CRIED DEFIANTLY SHE'S MINE CAUSE I SAVED HER NO MAN WILL TAKE HER FROM ME SHE'S LUCY FERRIER FROM THIS DAY ON WHO ARE YOU THOUGH HE CONTINUED GLANCING WITH CURIOSITY AT HIS STALWART SUNBURNED RESCUERS THERE SEEMS TO BE A POWERFUL LAUDIA NIGH UPON TEN THOUSAND SAID ONE OF THE YOUNG MEN WHERE ARE THE PERSECUTED CHILDREN OF GOD THE CHOSEN OF THE ANGEL MARONA
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