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Many a man, however vindictive, would have abandoned all thought of revenge in the face of such a difficulty, but Jefferson Hope never faltered for a moment. MANY A MAN HOWEVER VINDICTIVE WOULD HAVE ABANDONED ALL THOUGHT OF REVENGE IN THE FACE OF SUCH A DIFFICULTY BUT JEFFERSON HOPE NEVER FALTERED FOR A MOMENT
rly five. At the end of that time, however, his memory of his wrongs and his craving for revenge were quite as keen as on that memorable night when he had stood by John Ferrier’s grave. Disguised, and under an assumed name, he returned to Salt Lake City, careless what became of his own life, as long as he obtained what he knew to be justice. There he found evil tidings awaiting him. There had been a schism among the Chosen People a few months before, some of the younger members of the Church having rebelled against the authority of the Elders, and the result had been the secession of a certain number of the malcontents, who had left Utah and become Gentiles. Among these had been Drebber and Stangerson; and no one knew whither they had gone. Rumour reported that Drebber had managed to convert a large part of his property into money, and that he had departed a wealthy man, while his companion, Stangerson, was comparatively poor. There was no clue at all, however, as to their whereabouts.  LEAVING THE MINES FOR NEARLY FIVE AT THE END OF THAT TIME HOWEVER HIS MEMORY OF HIS WRONGS AND HIS CRAVING FOR REVENGE WERE QUITE AS KEEN AS ON THAT MEMORABLE NIGHT WHEN HE HAD STOOD BY JOHN FERRIER'S GRAVE DISGUISED AND UNDER AN ASSUMED NAME HE RETURNED TO SALT LAKE CITY CARELESS WHAT BECAME OF HIS OWN LIFE AS LONG AS HE OBTAINED WHAT HE KNEW TO BE JUSTICE THERE HE FOUND EVIL TIDINGS AWAITING HIM THERE HAD BEEN A SCHISM AMONG THE CHOSEN PEOPLE A FEW MONTHS BEFORE SOME OF THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH HAVING REBELLED AGAINST THE AUTHORITY OF THE ELDERS AND THE RESULT HAD BEEN THE CESSATION OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF THE MALCONTENTS WHO HAD LEFT UTAH AND BECOME GENTILES AMONG THESE HAD BEEN DREBBER AND STANGERSON AND NO ONE KNEW WHITHER THEY HAD GONE RUMOUR REPORTED THAT DREBBER HAD MANAGED TO COVER A LARGE PART OF HIS PROPERTY INTO MONEY AND THAT HE HAD DEPARTED A WEALTHY MAN WHILE HIS COMPANION STANGERSON WAS COMPARATIVELY POOR THERE WAS NO CLUE AT ALL HOWEVER AS TO THEIR WHEREABOUTS
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