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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. 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
dea of revenge had taken such complete possession of it that there was no room for any other emotion. He was, however, above all things practical. He soon realized that even his iron constitution could not stand the incessant strain which he was putting upon it. Exposure and want of wholesome food were wearing him out. If he died like a dog among the mountains, what was to become of his revenge then? And yet such a death was sure to overtake him if he persisted. He felt that that was to play his enemy’s game, so he reluctantly returned to the old Nevada mines, there to recruit his health and to amass money enough to allow him to pursue his object without privation. His intention had been to be absent a year at the most, but a combination of unforeseen circumstances prevented his 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. THE PREDOMINANT IDEA OF REVENGE HAD TAKEN SUCH COMPLETE POSSESSION OF IT THAT THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR ANY OTHER EMOTION HE WAS HOWEVER ABOVE ALL THINGS PRACTICAL HE SOON REALIZED THAT EVEN HIS IRON CONSTITUTION COULD NOT STAND THE INCESSANT STRAIN WHICH HE WAS PUTTING UPON IT EXPOSURE AND WANT OF WHOLESOME FOOD WERE WEARING HIM OUT IF HE DIED LIKE A DOG AMONG THE MOUNTAINS WHAT WAS TO BECOME OF HIS REVENGE THEN AND YET SUCH A DEATH WAS SURE TO OVERTAKE HIM IF HE PERSISTED HE FELT THAT THAT WAS TO PLAY HIS ENEMY'S GAME SO HE RELUCTANTLY RETURNED TO THE OLD NEVADA MINES THERE TO RECRUIT HIS HEALTH AND TO AMASS MONEY ENOUGH TO ALLOW HIM TO PURSUE HIS OBJECT WITHOUT PRIVATION HIS INTENTION HAD BEEN TO BE ABSENT A YEAR AT THE MOST BUT A COMBINATION OF UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTED HIM 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
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