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He crumpled the paper up and said nothing to his daughter, but the incident struck a chill into his heart. The twenty nine days were evidently the balance of the month which Young had promised. HE CRUMPLED THE PAPER UP AND SAID NOTHING TO HIS DAUGHTER BUT THE INCIDENT STRUCK A CHILL INTO HIS HEART THE TWENTY NINE DAYS WERE EVIDENTLY THE BALANCE OF THE MONTH WHICH YOUNG HAD PROMISED
 their goods given over to the Church. 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 concealed his fears from his daughter, however, and affected to make light of the whole matter, though she, with the keen eye of love, saw plainly that he was ill at ease. He expected that he would receive some message or remonstrance from Young as to his conduct, and he was not mistaken, though it came in an unlooked-for manner. Upon rising next morning he found, to his surprise, a small square of paper pinned on to the coverlet of his bed just over his chest. On it was printed, in bold straggling letters:— “Twenty-nine days are given you for amendment, and then——” The dash was more fear-inspiring than any threat could have been. How this warning came into his room puzzled John Ferrier sorely, for his servants slept in an outhouse, and the doors and windows had all been secured. IRITED AWAY BEFORE NOW AND THEIR GOODS GIVEN OVER TO THE CHURCH 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 CONCEALED HIS FEARS FROM HIS DAUGHTER HOWEVER AND AFFECTED TO MAKE LIGHT OF THE WHOLE MATTER THOUGH SHE WITH THE KEEN EYE OF LOVE SAW PLAINLY THAT HE WAS ILL AT EASE HE EXPECTED THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE SOME MESSAGE OR REMONSTRANCE FROM YOUNGER'S TO HIS CONDUCT AND HE WAS NOT MISTAKEN THOUGH IT CAME IN AN UNLOOKED FOR MANNER UPON RISING NEXT MORNING HE FOUND TO HIS SURPRISE A SMALL SQUARE OF PAPER PINNED ON TO THE COVERLET OF HIS BED JUST OVER HIS CHEST ON IT WAS PRINTED IN BOLD STRAGGLING LETTERS TWENTY NINE DAYS ARE GIVEN TO YOU FOR AMENDMENT AND THEN THE DASH WAS MORE FEAR INSPIRING THAN ANY THREAT COULD HAVE BEEN HOW THIS WARNING CAME INTO HIS ROOM PUZZLED JOHN FERRIER SORELY FOR HIS SERVANTS SLEPT IN AN OUTHOUSE AND THE DOORS AND WINDOWS HAD ALL BEEN SECURED
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