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With a threatening gesture of his hand, he turned from the door, and Ferrier heard his heavy step scrunching along the shingly path. He was still sitting with his elbows upon his knees, considering how he should broach the matter to his daughter when a soft hand was laid upon his, and looking up, he saw her standing beside him. One glance at her pale, frightened face showed him that she had heard what had passed. "I could not help it," she said, in answer to his look. "His voice rang through the house. Oh, father, father, what shall we do?" WITH A THREATENING GESTURE OF HIS HAND HE TURNED FROM THE DOOR AND FERRIER HEARD HIS HEAVY STEP SCRUNCHING ALONG THE SHINGLY PATH HE WAS STILL SITTING WITH HIS ELBOWS UPON HIS KNEES CONSIDERING HOW HE SHOULD BROACH THE MATTER TO HIS DAUGHTER WHEN A SOFT HAND WAS LAID UPON HIS AND LOOKING UP HE SAW HER STANDING BESIDE HIM ONE GLANCE AT HER PALE FRIGHTENED FACE SHOWED HIM THAT SHE HAD HEARD WHAT HAD PASSED I COULD NOT HELP IT SHE SAID IN ANSWER TO HIS LOOK HIS VOICE RANG THROUGH THE HOUSE OH FATHER FATHER WHAT SHALL WE DO
her of all choice. We Elders have many heifers,[1] but our children must also be provided. Stangerson has a son, and Drebber has a son, and either of them would gladly welcome your daughter to their house. Let her choose between them. They are young and rich, and of the true faith. What say you to that?” [1] Heber C. Kemball, in one of his sermons, alludes to his hundred wives under this endearing epithet. Ferrier remained silent for some little time with his brows knitted. “You will give us time,” he said at last. “My daughter is very young—she is scarce of an age to marry.” “She shall have a month to choose,” said Young, rising from his seat. “At the end of that time she shall give her answer.” He was passing through the door, when he turned, with flushed face and flashing eyes. “It were better for you, John Ferrier,” he thundered, “that you and she were now lying blanched skeletons upon the Sierra Blanco, than that you should put your weak wills against the orders of the Holy Four!” SHALL BE TESTED SO IT HAS BEEN DECIDED IN THE SACRED COUNCIL OF FOUR THE GIRL IS YOUNG AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE HER WET GRAY HAIRS NEITHER WILL WE DEPRIVE HER OF ALL CHOICE WE ELDERS HAVE MANY HEIFERS BUT OUR CHILDREN MUST ALSO BE PROVIDED STANGERSON HAS A SON AND DREBBER HAS A SON AND EITHER OF THEM WILL GLADLY WELCOME YOUR DAUGHTER TO THEIR HOUSE LET HER CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM THEY ARE YOUNG AND RICH AND OF THE TRUE FAITH WHAT SAY YOU TO THAT FARIED SILENT FOR SOME LITTLE TIME WITH HIS BROWS KNITTED YOU WILL GIVE US SOME TIME HE SAID AT LAST MY DAUGHTER IS VERY YOUNG SHE IS SCARCE OF AN AGE TO MARRY SHE SHALL HAVE A MONTH TO CHOOSE SAID YOUNG RISING FROM HIS SEAT AT THE END OF THAT TIME SHE SHALL GIVE HER ANSWER HE WAS PASSING THROUGH THE DOOR WHEN HE TURNED WITH FLUSHED FACE AND FLASHING EYES IT WERE BETTER FOR YOU JOHN FERRIER HE THUNDERED THAT YOU AND SHE WERE NOW LYING BLANCHED SKELETONS UPON THE SIERRA BLANCO THAN THAT YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR WEAK WELLS AGAINST THE ORDERS OF THE HOLY FOUR
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