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The two young Mormons were not long in discovering the reason of these attempts upon their lives, and led repeated expeditions into the mountains in the hope of capturing or killing their enemy, but always without success. THE TWO YOUNG MORMONS WERE NOT LONG IN DISCOVERING THE REASON OF THESE ATTEMPTS UPON THEIR LIVES AND LED REPEATED EXPEDITIONS INTO THE MOUNTAINS IN THE HOPE OF CAPTURING OR KILLING THEIR ENEMY BUT ALWAYS WITHOUT SUCCESS
ng-ring from her finger. “She shall not be buried in that,” he cried with a fierce snarl, and before an alarm could be raised sprang down the stairs and was gone. So strange and so brief was the episode, that the watchers might have found it hard to believe it themselves or persuade other people of it, had it not been for the undeniable fact that the circlet of gold which marked her as having been a bride had disappeared. For some months Jefferson Hope lingered among the mountains, leading a strange wild life, and nursing in his heart the fierce desire for vengeance which possessed him. Tales were told in the City of the weird figure which was seen prowling about the suburbs, and which haunted the lonely mountain gorges. Once a bullet whistled through Stangerson’s window and flattened itself upon the wall within a foot of him. On another occasion, as Drebber passed under a cliff a great boulder crashed down on him, and he only escaped a terrible death by throwing himself upon his face.  HE TOOK THE WEDDING RING FROM HER FINGER SHE SHALL NOT BE BURIED IN THAT HE CRIED WITH A FIERCE SNARL AND BEFORE AN ALARM COULD BE RAISED SPRANG DOWN THE STAIRS AND WAS GONE SO STRANGE AND SO BRIEF WAS THE EPISODE THAT THE WATCHERS MIGHT HAVE FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE IT THEMSELVES OR PERSUADE OTHER PEOPLE OF IT HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE UNDENIABLE FACT THAT THE CIRCLET OF GOLD WHICH MARKED HER AS HAVING BEEN A BRIDE HAD DISAPPEARED FOR SOME MONTHS JEFFERSON HOPE LINGERED AMONG THE MOUNTAINS LEADING A STRANGE WILD LIFE AND NURSING IN HIS HEART THE FIERCE DESIRE FOR VENGEANCE WHICH POSSESSED HIM TALES WERE TOLD IN THE CITY OF THE WEIRD FIGURE WHICH WAS SEEN PROWLING ABOUT THE SUBURBS AND WHICH HAUNTED THE LONELY MOUNTAIN GORGES ONCE A BULLET WHISTLED THROUGH STANGERSON'S WINDOW AND FLATTENED ITSELF UPON THE WALL WITHIN A FOOT OF HIM ON ANOTHER OCCASION AS DREBBER PASSED UNDER A CLIFF A GREAT BOULDER CRASHED DOWN ON HIM AND HE ONLY ESCAPED A TERRIBLE DEATH BY THROWING HIMSELF UPON HIS FACE
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