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Once on the road we are only two miles from the Ravine where the horses are waiting. By daybreak we should be half way through the mountains." ONCE ON THE ROAD WE ARE ONLY TWO MILES FROM THE RAVINE WHERE THE HORSES ARE WAITING BY DAYBREAK WE SHOULD BE HALF WAY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS
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. “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. OLLARS 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 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
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