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"On, on to Zion!" cried the crowd of Mormons, and the words rippled down the long caravan, passing from mouth to mouth until they died away in a dull murmur in the far distance. ON ON TO ZION CRIED THE CROWD OF MORMONS AND THE WORDS RIPPLED DOWN THE LONG CARAVAN PASSING FROM MOUTH TO MOUTH UNTIL THEY DIED AWAY IN A DULL MURMUR IN THE FAR DISTANCE
een more than thirty years of age, but whose massive head and resolute expression marked him as a leader. He was reading a brown-backed volume, but as the crowd approached he laid it aside, and listened attentively to an account of the episode. Then he turned to the two castaways. “If we take you with us,” he said, in solemn words, “it can only be as believers in our own creed. We shall have no wolves in our fold. Better far that your bones should bleach in this wilderness than that you should prove to be that little speck of decay which in time corrupts the whole fruit. Will you come with us on these terms?” “Guess I’ll come with you on any terms,” said Ferrier, with such emphasis that the grave Elders could not restrain a smile. The leader alone retained his stern, impressive expression. “Take him, Brother Stangerson,” he said, “give him food and drink, and the child likewise. Let it be your task also to teach him our holy creed. We have delayed long enough. Forward! On, on to Zion!” E DRIVER THERE SAT A MAN WHO COULD NOT BE MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS OF AGE BUT WHOSE MASSIVE HEAD AND RESOLUTE EXPRESSION MARKED HIM AS A LEADER HE WAS READING A BROWN BACKED VOLUME BUT AS THE CROWD APPROACHED HE LAID IT ASIDE AND LISTENED ATTENTIVELY TO AN ACCOUNT OF THE EPISODE THEN HE TURNED TO THE TWO CASTAWAYS IF WE TAKE YOU WITH US HE SAID IN SOLEMN WORDS IT CAN ONLY BE AS BELIEVERS IN OUR OWN CREED WE SHALL HAVE NO WOLVES IN OUR FOLD BETTER FAR THAT YOUR BONES SHOULD BLEACH IN THIS WILDERNESS THAN THAT YOU SHOULD PROVE TO BE THAT LITTLE SPECK OF DECAY WHICH IN TIME CORRUPTS THE WHOLE FRUIT WILL YOU COME WITH US ON THESE TERMS GUESS I'LL COME WITH YOU ON ANY TERMS SAID FERRIER WITH SUCH EMPHASIS THAT THE GRAVE ELDERS COULD NOT RESTRAIN A SMILE THE LEADER ALONE RETAINED HIS STERN IMPRESSIVE EXPRESSION TAKE HIM BROTHER STANGERSON HE SAID GIVE HIM FOOD AND DRINK AND THE CHILD LIKEWISE LET IT BE YOUR TASK ALSO TO TEACH HIM OUR HOLY CREED WE HAVE DELAYED LONG ENOUGH FORWARD ON ON TO ZION
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