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"We must make our start at once," said Jefferson Hope, speaking in a low but resolute voice, like one who realizes the greatness of the peril, but has steeled his heart to meet it. "The front and back entrances are watched, but with caution we may get away through the side window and across the fields. WE MUST MAKE OUR START AT ONCE SAID JEFFERSON HOPE SPEAKING IN A LOW BUT RESOLUTE VOICE LIKE ONE WHO REALIZES THE GREATNESS OF THE PERIL BUT HAS STEELED HIS HEART TO MEET IT THE FRONT AND BACK ENTRANCES WERE WATCHED BUT WITH CAUTION WE MAY GET AWAY THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW AND ACROSS THE FIELDS
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.” 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. He had hardly completed his arrangements before the farmer returned with his daughter all dressed and ready for a start. The greeting between the lovers was warm, but brief, for minutes were precious, and there was much to be done.  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 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 HE HAD HARDLY COMPLETED HIS ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE THE FARMER RETURNED WITH HIS DAUGHTER ALL DRESSED AND READY FOR A START THE GREETING BETWEEN THE LOVERS WAS WARM BUT BRIEF FOR MINUTES WERE PRECIOUS AND THERE WAS MUCH TO BE DONE
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