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He was a brave man, but he trembled at the vague, shadowy terrors which hung over him. Any known danger he could face with a firm lip, but this suspense was unnerving. HE WAS A BRAVE MAN BUT HE TREMBLED AT THE VAGUE SHADOWY TERRORS WHICH HUNG OVER HIM ANY KNOWN DANGER HE COULD FACE WITH A FIRM LIP BUT THIS SUSPENSE WAS UNNERVING
rom her, the clatter of horses’ hoofs told him that they were beyond his reach. “The young canting rascals!” he exclaimed, wiping the perspiration from his forehead; “I would sooner see you in your grave, my girl, than the wife of either of them.” “And so should I, father,” she answered, with spirit; “but Jefferson will soon be here.” “Yes. It will not be long before he comes. The sooner the better, for we do not know what their next move may be.” It was, indeed, high time that someone capable of giving advice and help should come to the aid of the sturdy old farmer and his adopted daughter. In the whole history of the settlement there had never been such a case of rank disobedience to the authority of the Elders. If minor errors were punished so sternly, what would be the fate of this arch rebel. Ferrier knew that his wealth and position would be of no avail to him. Others as well known and as rich as himself had been spirited away before now, and their goods given over to the Church. TRAINED HIM BEFORE HE COULD ESCAPE FROM HER THE CLATTER OF HORSES HOOFS TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE BEYOND HIS REACH THE YOUNG COUNTING RASCALS HE EXCLAIMED WIPING THE PERSPIRATION FROM HIS FOREHEAD I WOULD SOONER SEE YOU IN YOUR GRAVE MY GIRL THAN THE WIFE OF EITHER OF THEM AND SO SHOULD I FATHER SHE ANSWERED WITH SPIRIT BUT JEFFERSON WILL SOON BE HERE YES IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE HE COMES THE SOONER THE BETTER FOR WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEIR NEXT MOVE MAY BE IT WAS INDEED HIGH TIME THAT SOME ONE CAPABLE OF GIVING ADVICE AND HELP SHOULD COME TO THE AID OF THE STURDY OLD FARMER AND HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT THERE HAD NEVER BEEN SUCH A CASE OF RANK DISOBEDIENCE TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE ELDERS IF MINER ERRORS WERE PUNISHED SO STERNLY WHAT WOULD BE THE FATE OF THIS ARCH REBEL FERRIER KNEW THAT HIS WEALTH IN HIS POSITION WOULD BE OF NO AVAIL TO HIM OTHERS AS WELL KNOWN AS RICH AS HIMSELF HAD BEEN SPIRITED AWAY BEFORE NOW AND THEIR GOODS GIVEN OVER TO THE CHURCH
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