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While Ferrier was absent, preparing his daughter for the approaching journey, Jefferson Hope packed all the eatables that he could find into a small parcel, and filled a stoneware jar with water, for he knew by experience that the mountain wells were few and far between. WHILE FERRIER WAS ABSENT PREPARING HIS DAUGHTER FOR THE APPROACHING JOURNEY JEFFERSON HOPE PACKED ALL THE EATABLES THAT HE COULD FIND INTO A SMALL PARCEL AND FILLED A STONE WARE JAR WITH WATER FOR HE KNEW BY EXPERIENCE THAT THE MOUNTAIN WELLS WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN
tch a Washoe hunter.” John Ferrier felt a different man now that he realized that he had a devoted ally. He seized the young man’s leathery hand and wrung it cordially. “You’re a man to be proud of,” he said. “There are not many who would come to share our danger and our troubles.” “You’ve hit it there, pard,” the young hunter answered. “I have a respect for you, but if you were alone in this business I’d think twice before I put my head into such a hornet’s nest. It’s Lucy that brings me here, and before harm comes on her I guess there will be one less o’ the Hope family in Utah.” “What are we to do?” “To-morrow is your last day, and unless you act to-night you are lost. I have a mule and two horses waiting in the Eagle Ravine. How much money have you?” “Two thousand dollars in gold, and five in notes.” “That will do. I have as much more to add to it. We must push for Carson City through the mountains. You had best wake Lucy. It is as well that the servants do not sleep in the house.” ED SHARP BUT THEY ARE NOT QUITE SHARP ENOUGH TO CATCH A WUSSAU HUNTER JOHN FERRIER FELT A DIFFERENT MAN NOW THAT HE REALISED HE HAD A DEVOTED ALLY HE SEIZED THE YOUNG MAN'S LEATHERY HAND AND WRUNG IT CORDIALLY YOU ARE A MAN TO BE PROUD OF HE SAID THERE ARE NOT MANY WHO WOULD COME TO SHARE OUR DANGER AND OUR TROUBLES YOU FIT IT THERE PARD THE YOUNG HUNTER ANSWERED I HAVE A RESPECT FOR YOU BUT IF YOU WERE ALONE IN THIS BUSINESS I THINK TWICE BEFORE I PUT MY HEAD INTO SUCH A HORNET'S NEST IT'S LUCY THAT BRINGS ME HERE AND BEFORE HARM COMES ON HER I GUESS THERE WILL BE ONE LESS OF THE HOPE FAMILY AND UTAH WHAT ARE WE TO DO TO MORROW IS YOUR LAST DAY AND UNLESS YOU ACT TO NIGHT YOU ARE LOST I HAVE A MULE AND TWO HORSES WAITING IN THE EAGLE RAVINE HOW MUCH MONEY HAVE YOU TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD AND FIVE IN NOTES THAT WILL DO I HAVE AS MUCH MORE TO ADD TO IT WE MUST PUSH FOR CARSON CITY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS YOU HAD BEST WAIT LUCY IT IS AS WELL THAT THE SERVANTS DO NOT SLEEP IN THE HOUSE
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