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"Married yesterday—that's what those flags are for on the Endowment House. There was some words between young Drebber and young Stangerson as to which was to have her. They'd both been in the party that followed them, and Stangerson had shot her father, which seemed to give him the best claim; but when they argued it out in council, Drebber's party was the stronger, so the Prophet gave her over to him. MARRIED YESTERDAY THAT'S WHAT THOSE FLAGS ARE FOR ON THE ENDOWMENT HOUSE THERE ARE SOME WORDS BETWEEN YOUNG GREBBER AND YOUNG STANGERSON AS TO WHICH WAS TO HAVE HER THEY'D BOTH BEEN IN THE PARTY THAT FOLLOWED THEM AND STANGERSON HAD SHOT HER FATHER WHICH SEEMED TO GIVE HIM THE BEST CLAIM BUT WHEN THEY ARGUED IT OUT IN COUNCIL DREBBER'S PARTY WAS THE STRONGER SO THE PROPHET GAVE HER OVER TO HIM
e and fierce, wild eyes, the spruce young hunter of former days. Having, however, at last, satisfied himself as to his identity, the man’s surprise changed to consternation. “You are mad to come here,” he cried. “It is as much as my own life is worth to be seen talking with you. There is a warrant against you from the Holy Four for assisting the Ferriers away.” “I don’t fear them, or their warrant,” Hope said, earnestly. “You must know something of this matter, Cowper. I conjure you by everything you hold dear to answer a few questions. We have always been friends. For God’s sake, don’t refuse to answer me.” “What is it?” the Mormon asked uneasily. “Be quick. The very rocks have ears and the trees eyes.” “What has become of Lucy Ferrier?” “She was married yesterday to young Drebber. Hold up, man, hold up, you have no life left in you.” “Don’t mind me,” said Hope faintly. He was white to the very lips, and had sunk down on the stone against which he had been leaning. “Married, you say?” IN THIS TATTERED UNKEMPT WANDERER WITH GHASTLY WHITE FACE AND FIERCE WILD EYES THE SPRUCE YOUNG HUNTER OF FORMER DAYS HAVING HOWEVER AT LAST SATISFIED HIMSELF AS TO HIS IDENTITY THE MAN'S SURPRISE CHANGED TO CONSTERNATION YOU ARE MAD TO COME HERE HE CRIED IT IS AS MUCH AS MY OWN LIFE IS WORTH TO BE SEEN TALKING WITH YOU THERE IS A WARRANT AGAINST YOU FROM THE HOLY FOUR FOR ASSISTING THE FERRIERS AWAY I DON'T FEAR THEM OR THEIR WARRANT HOOK SAID EARNESTLY YOU MUST KNOW SOMETHING OF THIS MATTER COWPER I CONJURE YOU BY EVERYTHING YOU HOLD DEAR TO ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FRIENDS FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T REFUSE TO ANSWER ME WHAT IS IT THE MORMON ASKED UNEASILY BE QUICK THE VERY ROCKS HAVE EARS AND THE TREES EYES WHAT HAS BECOME OF LUCY FERRIER SHE WAS MARRIED YESTERDAY AT A YOUNG DREBBER HOLD UP MAN HOLD UP YOU HAVE NO LIFE LEFT IN YOU DON'T MIND ME SAID HOPE FAINTLY HE WAS WHITE TO THE VERY LIPS AND HAD SUNK DOWN ON THE STONE AGAINST WHICH HE HAD BEEN LEANING MARRIED YOU SAY
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