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On such occasions, Lucy was silent, but her blushing cheek and her bright, happy eyes, showed only too clearly that her young heart was no longer her own. Her honest father may not have observed these symptoms, but they were assuredly not thrown away upon the man who had won her affections. It was a summer evening when he came galloping down the road and pulled up at the gate. ON SUCH OCCASIONS LUCY WAS SILENT BUT HER BLUSHING CHEEK AND HER BRIGHT HAPPY EYES SHOWED ONLY TOO CLEARLY THAT HER YOUNG HEART WAS NO LONGER HER OWN HER HONEST FATHER MAY NOT HAVE OBSERVED THESE SYMPTOMS BUT THEY WERE ASSUREDLY NOT THROWN AWAY UPON THE MAN WHO HAD WON HER AFFECTIONS IT WAS A SUMMER EVENING WHEN HE CAME GALLOPING DOWN THE ROAD AND PULLED UP AT THE GATE
ce passion of a man of strong will and imperious temper. He had been accustomed to succeed in all that he undertook. He swore in his heart that he would not fail in this if human effort and human perseverance could render him successful. He called on John Ferrier that night, and many times again, until his face was a familiar one at the farm-house. John, cooped up in the valley, and absorbed in his work, had had little chance of learning the news of the outside world during the last twelve years. All this Jefferson Hope was able to tell him, and in a style which interested Lucy as well as her father. He had been a pioneer in California, and could narrate many a strange tale of fortunes made and fortunes lost in those wild, halcyon days. He had been a scout too, and a trapper, a silver explorer, and a ranchman. Wherever stirring adventures were to be had, Jefferson Hope had been there in search of them. He soon became a favourite with the old farmer, who spoke eloquently of his virtues. BUT RATHER THE WILD FIERCE PASSION OF A MAN OF STRONG WILL AND IMPERIOUS TEMPER HE HAD BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO SUCCEED IN ALL THAT HE UNDERTOOK HE SWORE IN HIS HEART THAT HE WOULD NOT FAIL IN THIS IF HUMAN EFFORT AND HUMAN PERSEVERANCE COULD RENDER HIM SUCCESSFUL HE CALLED ON JOHN FERRIER THAT NIGHT AND MANY TIMES AGAIN UNTIL HIS FACE WAS A FAMILIAR ONE AT THE FARMHOUSE JOHN COOPED UP IN THE VALLEY AND ABSORBED IN HIS WORK HAD HAD LITTLE CHANCE OF LEARNING THE NEWS OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD DURING THE LAST TWELVE YEARS ALL THIS JEFFERSON HOPE WAS ABLE TO TELL HIM AND IN A STYLE WHICH INTERESTED LUCY AS WELL AS HER FATHER HE HAD BEEN A PIONEER IN CALIFORNIA AND COULD NARRATE MANY A STRANGE TALE OF FORTUNES MADE AND FORTUNES LOST IN THOSE WILD HALCYON DAYS HE HAD BEEN A SCOUT TOO AND A TRAPPER A SILVER EXPLORER AND A RANCHMAN WHEREVER STIRRING ADVENTURES WERE TO BE HAD JEFFERSON HOPE HAD BEEN THERE IN SEARCH OF THEM HE SOON BECAME A FAVOURITE WITH THE OLD FARMER WHO SPOKE ELOQUENTLY OF HIS VIRTUES
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