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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. 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
ight have found it hard to believe it themselves or persuade other people of it, had it not been for the undeniable fact that the circlet of gold which marked her as having been a bride had disappeared. For some months Jefferson Hope lingered among the mountains, leading a strange wild life, and nursing in his heart the fierce desire for vengeance which possessed him. Tales were told in the City of the weird figure which was seen prowling about the suburbs, and which haunted the lonely mountain gorges. Once a bullet whistled through Stangerson’s window and flattened itself upon the wall within a foot of him. On another occasion, as Drebber passed under a cliff a great boulder crashed down on him, and he only escaped a terrible death by throwing himself upon his face. The two young Mormons were not long in discovering the reason of these attempts upon their lives, and led repeated expeditions into the mountains in the hope of capturing or killing their enemy, but always without success. THE WATCHERS MIGHT HAVE FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE IT THEMSELVES OR PERSUADE OTHER PEOPLE OF IT HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE UNDENIABLE FACT THAT THE CIRCLET OF GOLD WHICH MARKED HER AS HAVING BEEN A BRIDE HAD DISAPPEARED FOR SOME MONTHS JEFFERSON HOPE LINGERED AMONG THE MOUNTAINS LEADING A STRANGE WILD LIFE AND NURSING IN HIS HEART THE FIERCE DESIRE FOR VENGEANCE WHICH POSSESSED HIM TALES WERE TOLD IN THE CITY OF THE WEIRD FIGURE WHICH WAS SEEN PROWLING ABOUT THE SUBURBS AND WHICH HAUNTED THE LONELY MOUNTAIN GORGES ONCE A BULLET WHISTLED THROUGH STANGERSON'S WINDOW AND FLATTENED ITSELF UPON THE WALL WITHIN A FOOT OF HIM ON ANOTHER OCCASION AS DREBBER PASSED UNDER A CLIFF A GREAT BOULDER CRASHED DOWN ON HIM AND HE ONLY ESCAPED A TERRIBLE DEATH BY THROWING HIMSELF UPON HIS FACE THE TWO YOUNG MORMONS WERE NOT LONG IN DISCOVERING THE REASON OF THESE ATTEMPTS UPON THEIR LIVES AND LED REPEATED EXPEDITIONS INTO THE MOUNTAINS IN THE HOPE OF CAPTURING OR KILLING THEIR ENEMY BUT ALWAYS WITHOUT SUCCESS
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