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"I don't fear them, or their warrant," Hope said, earnestly. "You must know something of this matter, Cowper. I conjure you by everything you hold dear to answer a few questions. We have always been friends. For God's sake, don't refuse to answer me." I DON'T FEAR THEM OR THEIR WARRANT HOOK SAID EARNESTLY YOU MUST KNOW SOMETHING OF THIS MATTER COWPER I CONJURE YOU BY EVERYTHING YOU HOLD DEAR TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FRIENDS FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T REFUSE TO ANSWER ME
gs in some of the principal streets, and other signs of festivity. He was still speculating as to what this might mean when he heard the clatter of horse’s hoofs, and saw a mounted man riding towards him. As he approached, he recognized him as a Mormon named Cowper, to whom he had rendered services at different times. He therefore accosted him when he got up to him, with the object of finding out what Lucy Ferrier’s fate had been. “I am Jefferson Hope,” he said. “You remember me.” The Mormon looked at him with undisguised astonishment—indeed, it was difficult to recognize in this tattered, unkempt wanderer, with ghastly white face and fierce, wild eyes, the spruce young hunter of former days. Having, however, at last, satisfied himself as to his identity, the man’s surprise changed to consternation. “You are mad to come here,” he cried. “It is as much as my own life is worth to be seen talking with you. There is a warrant against you from the Holy Four for assisting the Ferriers away.” T IT HE OBSERVED THAT THERE WERE FLAGS IN SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL STREETS AND OTHER SIGNS OF FESTIVITY HE WAS STILL SPECULATING AS TO WHAT THIS MIGHT MEAN WHEN HE HEARD THE CLATTER OF HORSES HOOFS AND SAW A MOUNTED MAN RIDING TOWARDS HIM AS HE APPROACHED HE RECOGNIZED HIM AS A MORMON NAMED COWPER TO WHOM HE HAD RENDERED SERVICES AT DIFFERENT TIMES HE THEREFORE ACCOSTED HIM WHEN HE GOT UP TO HIM WITH THE OBJECT OF FINDING OUT WHAT LUCY FERRIER'S FATE HAD BEEN I AM JEFFERSON HOPE HE SAID YOU REMEMBER ME THE MORMON LOOKED AT HIM WITH UNDISGUISED ASTONISHMENT INDEED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RECOGNIZE IN THIS TATTERED UNKEMPT WANDERER WITH GHASTLY WHITE FACE AND FIERCE WILD EYES THE SPRUCE YOUNG HUNTER OF FORMER DAYS HAVING HOWEVER AT LAST SATISFIED HIMSELF AS TO HIS IDENTITY THE MAN'S SURPRISE CHANGED TO CONSTERNATION YOU ARE MAD TO COME HERE HE CRIED IT IS AS MUCH AS MY OWN LIFE IS WORTH TO BE SEEN TALKING WITH YOU THERE IS A WARRANT AGAINST YOU FROM THE HOLY FOUR FOR ASSISTING THE FERRIERS AWAY
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