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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 unlooked for manner. Upon rising next morning he found, to his surprise, a small square of paper pinned on to the coverlet of his bed just over his chest. HE EXPECTED THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE SOME MESSAGE OR REMONSTRANCE FROM YOUNGER'S TO HIS CONDUCT AND HE WAS NOT MISTAKEN THOUGH IT CAME IN AN UNLOOKED FOR MANNER UPON RISING NEXT MORNING HE FOUND TO HIS SURPRISE A SMALL SQUARE OF PAPER PINNED ON TO THE COVERLET OF HIS BED JUST OVER HIS CHEST
It will not be long before he comes. The sooner the better, for we do not know what their next move may be.” It was, indeed, high time that someone capable of giving advice and help should come to the aid of the sturdy old farmer and his adopted daughter. 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 punished so sternly, what would be the fate of this arch rebel. Ferrier knew that his wealth and position would be of no avail to him. Others as well known and as rich as himself had been spirited away before now, and their goods given over to the Church. He was a brave man, but he trembled at 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 affected to make light of the whole matter, though she, with the keen eye of love, saw plainly that he was ill at ease. N WILL SOON BE HERE YES IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE HE COMES THE SOONER THE BETTER FOR WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR NEXT MOVE MAY BE IT WAS INDEED HIGH TIME THAT SOME ONE CAPABLE OF GIVING ADVICE AND HELP SHOULD COME TO THE AID OF THE STURDY OLD FARMER AND HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT THERE HAD NEVER BEEN SUCH A CASE OF RANK DISOBEDIENCE TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE ELDERS IF MINER ERRORS WERE PUNISHED SO STERNLY WHAT WOULD BE THE FATE OF THIS ARCH REBEL FERRIER KNEW THAT HIS WEALTH IN HIS POSITION WOULD BE OF NO AVAIL TO HIM OTHERS AS WELL KNOWN AS RICH AS HIMSELF HAD BEEN SPIRITED AWAY BEFORE NOW AND THEIR GOODS GIVEN OVER TO THE CHURCH HE WAS A BRAVE MAN BUT HE TREMBLED AT 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 AFFECTED TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE MATTER THOUGH SHE WITH THE KEEN EYE OF LOVE SAW PLAINLY THAT HE WAS ILL AT EASE
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