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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. 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
defiles which he had already traversed on horseback. At night he flung himself down among the rocks, and snatched a few hours of sleep; but before daybreak he was always well on his way. On the sixth day, he reached the Eagle Cañon, from which they had commenced their ill-fated flight. Thence he could look down upon the home of the saints. Worn and exhausted, he leaned upon his rifle and shook his gaunt hand fiercely at the silent widespread city beneath him. As he looked at 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 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.” SORE AND WEARY THROUGH THE DEFILES WHICH HE HAD ALREADY TRAVERSED ON HORSEBACK AT NIGHT HE FLUNG HIMSELF DOWN AMONG THE ROCKS AND SNATCHED A FEW HOURS OF SLEEP BUT BEFORE DAYBREAK HE WAS ALWAYS WELL ON HIS WAY ON THE SIXTH DAY HE REACHED THE EAGLE CANNON FROM WHICH THEY HAD COMMENCED THEIR ILL FATED FLIGHT THENCE HE COULD LOOK DOWN UPON THE HOME OF THE SAINTS WORN AND EXHAUSTED HE LEANED UPON HIS RIFLE AND SHOOK HIS GAUNT HAND FIERCELY AT THE SILENT WIDESPREAD CITY BENEATH HIM AS HE LOOKED AT 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
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