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As he stood by the desolate fire, he felt that the only one thing which could assuage his grief would be thorough and complete retribution, brought by his own hand upon his enemies. His strong will and untiring energy should, he determined, be devoted to that one end. With a grim, white face, he retraced his steps to where he had dropped the food, and having stirred up the smouldering fire, he cooked enough to last him for a few days. AS HE STOOD BY THE DESOLATE FIRE HE FELT THAT THE ONLY ONE THING WHICH COULD ASSUAGE HIS GRIEF WOULD BE THOROUGH AND COMPLETE RETRIBUTION BROUGHT BY HIS OWN HAND UPON HIS ENEMIES HIS STRONG WILL AND UNTIRING ENERGY SHOULD HE DETERMINE BE DEVOTED TO THAT ONE END WITH A GRIM WHITE FACE HE RETRACED HIS STEPS TO WHERE HE HAD DROPPED THE FOOD AND HAVING STIRRED UP THE SMOULDERING FIRE HE COOKED ENOUGH TO LAST HIM FOR A FEW DAYS
 inscription upon the paper was brief, but to the point: JOHN FERRIER, FORMERLY OF SALT LAKE CITY, Died August 4th, 1860. The sturdy old man, whom he had left so short a time before, was gone, then, and this was all his epitaph. Jefferson Hope looked wildly round to see if there was a second grave, but there was no sign of one. Lucy had been carried back by their terrible pursuers to fulfil her original destiny, by becoming one of the harem of the Elder’s son. As the young fellow realized the certainty of her fate, and his own powerlessness to prevent it, he wished that he, too, was lying with the old farmer in his last silent resting-place. Again, however, his active spirit shook off the lethargy which springs from despair. If there was nothing else left to him, he could at least devote his life to revenge. With indomitable patience and perseverance, Jefferson Hope possessed also a power of sustained vindictiveness, which he may have learned from the Indians amongst whom he had lived.  FORK OF IT THE INSCRIPTION UPON THE PAPER WAS BRIEF BUT TO THE POINT JOHN FERRIER FORMERLY OF SALT LAKE CITY DIED AUGUST FOURTH EIGHTEEN SIXTY THE STURDY OLD MAN WHOM HE HAD LEFT SO SHORT A TIME BEFORE WAS GONE THEN AND THIS WAS ALL HIS EPITAPH JEFFERSON HOPE LOOKED WILDLY ROUND TO SEE IF THERE WAS A SECOND GRAVE BUT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ONE LUCY HAD BEEN CARRIED BACK BY THEIR TERRIBLE PURSUERS TO FULFIL HER ORIGINAL DESTINY BY BECOMING ONE OF THE HAREM OF THE ELDEST SONS AS THE YOUNG FELLOW REALIZED THE CERTAINTY OF HER FATE AND HIS OWN POWERLESSNESS TO PREVENT IT HE WISHED THAT HE TOO WAS LYING WITH THE OLD FARMER IN HIS LAST SILENT RESTING PLACE AGAIN HOWEVER HIS ACTIVE SPIRIT SHOOK OFF THE LETHARGY WHICH SPRINGS FROM DESPAIR IF THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE LEFT TO HIM HE COULD AT LEAST DEVOTE HIS LIFE TO REVENGE WITH INDOMITABLE PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE JEFFERSON HOPE POSSESSED ALSO A POWER OF SUSTAINED VINDICTIVENESS WHICH HE MAY HAVE LEARNED FROM THE INDIANS AMONGST WHOM HE HAD LIVED
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