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"Seven from five," returned Jefferson Hope promptly, remembering the countersign which he had heard in the garden. SEVEN FROM FIVE RETURNED JEFFERSON HOPE PROMPTLY REMEMBERING THE COUNTERSIGN WHICH HE HAD HEARD IN THE GARDEN
ht within them, for every step increased the distance between them and the terrible despotism from which they were flying. They soon had a proof, however, that they were still within the jurisdiction of the Saints. They had reached the very wildest and most desolate portion of the pass when the girl gave a startled cry, and pointed upwards. On a rock which overlooked the track, showing out dark and plain against the sky, there stood a solitary sentinel. He saw them as soon as they perceived him, and his military challenge of “Who goes there?” rang through the silent ravine. “Travellers for Nevada,” said Jefferson Hope, with his hand upon the rifle which hung by his saddle. They could see the lonely watcher fingering his gun, and peering down at them as if dissatisfied at their reply. “By whose permission?” he asked. “The Holy Four,” answered Ferrier. His Mormon experiences had taught him that that was the highest authority to which he could refer. “Nine from seven,” cried the sentinel. E HEARTS OF THE FUGITIVES WERE LIGHT WITHIN THEM FOR EVERY STEP INCREASED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM AND THE TERRIBLE DESPOTISM FROM WHICH THEY WERE FLYING THEY SOON HAD A PROOF HOWEVER THAT THEY WERE STILL WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SAINTS THEY HAD REACHED THE VERY WILDEST AND MOST DESOLATE PORTION OF THE PASS WHEN THE GIRL GAVE A STARTLED CRY AND POINTED UPWARDS ON A ROCK WHICH OVERLOOKED THE TRACK SHOWING OUT DARK AND PLAIN AGAINST THE SKY THERE STOOD A SOLITARY SENTINEL HE SAW THEM AS SOON AS THEY PERCEIVED HIM AND HIS MILITARY CHALLENGE OF WHO GOES THERE RANG THROUGH THE SILENT RAVINE TRAVELLERS FROM NEVADA SAID JEFFERSON HOPE WITH HIS HAND UPON THE RIFLE WHICH HUNG BY HIS SADDLE THEY COULD SEE THE LONELY WATCHER FINGERING HIS GUN AND PEERING DOWN AT THEM AS IF DISSATISFIED AT THEIR REPLY BY WHOSE PERMISSION HE ASKED THE HOLY FOUR ANSWERED FERRIER HIS MOMENT EXPERIENCES HAD TAUGHT HIM THAT THIS WAS THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY TO WHICH HE COULD REFER NINE FROM SEVEN CRIED THE SENTINEL
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