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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. 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
r followed them to the door. “Let me know when you have settled which it is to be,” he said, sardonically. “You shall smart for this!” Stangerson cried, white with rage. “You have defied the Prophet and the Council of Four. You shall rue it to the end of your days.” “The hand of the Lord shall be heavy upon you,” cried young Drebber; “He will arise and smite you!” “Then I’ll start the smiting,” exclaimed Ferrier furiously, and would have rushed upstairs for his gun had not Lucy seized him by the arm and restrained him. Before he could escape from her, the clatter of horses’ hoofs told him that they were beyond his reach. “The young canting rascals!” he exclaimed, wiping the perspiration from his forehead; “I would sooner see you in your grave, my girl, than the wife of either of them.” “And so should I, father,” she answered, with spirit; “but Jefferson 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.” TO THEIR FEET AND BEAT A HURRIED RETREAT THE OLD FARMER FOLLOWED THEM TO THE DOOR LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE SETTLED WHICH IT IS TO BE HE SAID SARDONICALLY YOU SHALL SMART FOR THIS STANGERSON CRIED WHITE WITH RAGE YOU HAVE DEFIED THE PROPHET AND THE COUNCIL OF FOUR YOU SHALL RUE IT TO THE END OF YOUR DAYS THE HAND OF THE LORD SHALL BE HEAVY UPON YOU CRIED YOUNG DREBBER HE WILL ARISE AND SMITE YOU THEN I'LL START THE SMITING EXCLAIMED FERRIER FURIOUSLY AND WOULD HAVE RUSHED UPSTAIRS FOR HIS GUN HAD NOT LUCY SEIZED HIM BY THE ARM AND RESTRAINED HIM BEFORE HE COULD ESCAPE FROM HER THE CLATTER OF HORSES HOOFS TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE BEYOND HIS REACH THE YOUNG COUNTING RASCALS HE EXCLAIMED WIPING THE PERSPIRATION FROM HIS FOREHEAD I WOULD SOONER SEE YOU IN YOUR GRAVE MY GIRL THAN THE WIFE OF EITHER OF THEM AND SO SHOULD I FATHER SHE ANSWERED WITH SPIRIT BUT JEFFERSON 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
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