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There had been a schism among the Chosen People a few months before, some of the younger members of the Church having rebelled against the authority of the Elders, and the result had been the secession of a certain number of the malcontents, who had left Utah and become Gentiles. Among these had been Drebber and Stangerson; and no one knew whither they had gone. THERE HAD BEEN A SCHISM AMONG THE CHOSEN PEOPLE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE SOME OF THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH HAVING REBELLED AGAINST THE AUTHORITY OF THE ELDERS AND THE RESULT HAD BEEN THE CESSATION OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THE MALCONTENTS WHO HAD LEFT UTAH AND BECOME GENTILES AMONG THESE HAD BEEN DREBBER AND STANGERSON AND NO ONE KNEW WHITHER THEY HAD GONE
d not stand the incessant strain which he was putting upon it. Exposure and want of wholesome food were wearing him out. If he died like a dog among the mountains, what was to become of his revenge then? And yet such a death was sure to overtake him if he persisted. He felt that that was to play his enemy’s game, so he reluctantly returned to the old Nevada mines, there to recruit his health and to amass money enough to allow him to pursue his object without privation. His intention had been to be absent a year at the most, but a combination of unforeseen circumstances prevented his leaving the mines for nearly five. At the end of that time, however, his memory of his wrongs and his craving for revenge were quite as keen as on that memorable night when he had stood by John Ferrier’s grave. Disguised, and under an assumed name, he returned to Salt Lake City, careless what became of his own life, as long as he obtained what he knew to be justice. There he found evil tidings awaiting him. N CONSTITUTION COULD NOT STAND THE INCESSANT STRAIN WHICH HE WAS PUTTING UPON IT EXPOSURE AND WANT OF WHOLESOME FOOD WERE WEARING HIM OUT IF HE DIED LIKE A DOG AMONG THE MOUNTAINS WHAT WAS TO BECOME OF HIS REVENGE THEN AND YET SUCH A DEATH WAS SURE TO OVERTAKE HIM IF HE PERSISTED HE FELT THAT THAT WAS TO PLAY HIS ENEMY'S GAME SO HE RELUCTANTLY RETURNED TO THE OLD NEVADA MINES THERE TO RECRUIT HIS HEALTH AND TO AMASS MONEY ENOUGH TO ALLOW HIM TO PURSUE HIS OBJECT WITHOUT PRIVATION HIS INTENTION HAD BEEN TO BE ABSENT A YEAR AT THE MOST BUT A COMBINATION OF UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTED HIM LEAVING THE MINES FOR NEARLY FIVE AT THE END OF THAT TIME HOWEVER HIS MEMORY OF HIS WRONGS AND HIS CRAVING FOR REVENGE WERE QUITE AS KEEN AS ON THAT MEMORABLE NIGHT WHEN HE HAD STOOD BY JOHN FERRIER'S GRAVE DISGUISED AND UNDER AN ASSUMED NAME HE RETURNED TO SALT LAKE CITY CARELESS WHAT BECAME OF HIS OWN LIFE AS LONG AS HE OBTAINED WHAT HE KNEW TO BE JUSTICE THERE HE FOUND EVIL TIDINGS AWAITING HIM
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