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On
the
morning
which
followed
his
interview
with
the
Mormon
Prophet
,
John
Ferrier
went
in
to
Salt
Lake
City
,
and
having
found
his
acquaintance
,
who
was
bound
for
the
Nevada
Mountains
,
he
entrusted
him
with
his
message
to
Jefferson
Hope
.
In
it
he
told
the
young
man
of
the
imminent
danger
which
threatened
them
,
and
how
necessary
it
was
that
he
should
return
.
Having
done
thus
he
felt
easier
in
his
mind
,
and
returned
home
with
a
lighter
heart
.
As
he
approached
his
farm
,
he
was
surprised
to
see
a
horse
hitched
to
each
of
the
posts
of
the
gate
.
Still
more
surprised
was
he
on
entering
to
find
two
young
men
in
possession
of
his
sitting-room
.
One
,
with
a
long
pale
face
,
was
leaning
back
in
the
rocking-chair
,
with
his
feet
cocked
up
upon
the
stove
.
The
other
,
a
bull-necked
youth
with
coarse
bloated
features
,
was
standing
in
front
of
the
window
with
his
hands
in
his
pocket
,
whistling
a
popular
hymn
.
Both
of
them
nodded
to
Ferrier
as
he
entered
,
and
the
one
in
the
rocking-chair
commenced
the
conversation
.
"
Maybe
you
do
n't
know
us
,
"
he
said
.
"
This
here
is
the
son
of
Elder
Drebber
,
and
I
'm
Joseph
Stangerson
,
who
travelled
with
you
in
the
desert
when
the
Lord
stretched
out
His
hand
and
gathered
you
into
the
true
fold
.
"
"
As
He
will
all
the
nations
in
His
own
good
time
,
"
said
the
other
in
a
nasal
voice
;
"
He
grindeth
slowly
but
exceeding
small
.
"
John
Ferrier
bowed
coldly
.
He
had
guessed
who
his
visitors
were
.
"
We
have
come
,
"
continued
Stangerson
,
"
at
the
advice
of
our
fathers
to
solicit
the
hand
of
your
daughter
for
whichever
of
us
may
seem
good
to
you
and
to
her
.
As
I
have
but
four
wives
and
Brother
Drebber
here
has
seven
,
it
appears
to
me
that
my
claim
is
the
stronger
one
.
"
"
Nay
,
nay
,
Brother
Stangerson
,
"
cried
the
other
;
"
the
question
is
not
how
many
wives
we
have
,
but
how
many
we
can
keep
.
My
father
has
now
given
over
his
mills
to
me
,
and
I
am
the
richer
man
.
"
"
But
my
prospects
are
better
,
"
said
the
other
,
warmly
.
"
When
the
Lord
removes
my
father
,
I
shall
have
his
tanning
yard
and
his
leather
factory
.
Then
I
am
your
elder
,
and
am
higher
in
the
Church
.
"
"
It
will
be
for
the
maiden
to
decide
,
"
rejoined
young
Drebber
,
smirking
at
his
own
reflection
in
the
glass
.
"
We
will
leave
it
all
to
her
decision
.
"
During
this
dialogue
,
John
Ferrier
had
stood
fuming
in
the
doorway
,
hardly
able
to
keep
his
riding-whip
from
the
backs
of
his
two
visitors
.
