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a fort�察�and the cliffs of a constant height�察�like the 
ramparts of a city。  Not even spring could change one feature 
of that desolate scene�察�and the windows looked down across a 
plain�察�snowy with alkali�察�to ranges of cold stone sierras on 
the north。  Twice or thrice I remember passing within view of 
this forbidding residence�察�and seeing it always shuttered�察�
smokeless�察�and deserted�察�I remarked to my parents that some 
day it would certainly be robbed。

'Ah�察�no��' said my father�察�'never robbed��' and I observed a 
strange conviction in his tone。

At last�察�and not long before the blow fell on my unhappy 
family�察�I chanced to see the doctor's house in a new light。  
My father was ill�察�my mother confined to his bedside�察�and I 
was suffered to go�察�under the charge of our driver�察�to the 
lonely house some twenty miles away�察�where our packages were 
left for us。  The horse cast a shoe�察�night overtook us 
halfway home�察�and it was well on for three in the morning 
when the driver and I�察�alone in a light waggon�察�came to that 
part of the road which ran below the doctor's house。  The 
moon swam clear�察�the cliffs and mountains in this strong 
light lay utterly deserted�察�but the house�察�from its station 
on the top of the long slope and close under the bluff�察�not 
only shone abroad from every window like a place of festival�察�
but from the great chimney at the west end poured forth a 
coil of smoke so thick and so voluminous�察�that it hung for 
miles along the windless night air�察�and its shadow lay far 
abroad in the moonlight upon the glittering alkali。  As we 
continued to draw near�察�besides�察�a regular and panting throb 
began to divide the silence。  First it seemed to me like the 
beating of a heart�察�and next it put into my mind the thought 
of some giant�察�smothered under mountains and still�察�with 
incalculable effort�察�fetching breath。  I had heard of the 
railway�察�though I had not seen it�察�and I turned to ask the 
driver if this resembled it。  But some look in his eye�察�some 
pallor�察�whether of fear or moonlight on his face�察�caused the 
words to die upon my lips。  We continued�察�therefore�察�to 
advance in silence�察�till we were close below the lighted 
house�察�when suddenly�察�without one premonitory rustle�察�there 
burst forth a report of such a bigness that it shook the 
earth and set the echoes of the mountains thundering from 
cliff to cliff。  A pillar of amber flame leaped from the 
chimney´top and fell in multitudes of sparks�察�and at the same 
time the lights in the windows turned for one instant ruby 
red and then expired。  The driver had checked his horse 
instinctively�察�and the echoes were still rumbling farther off 
among the mountains�察�when there broke from the now darkened 
interior a series of yells ´ whether of man or woman it was 
impossible to guess ´ the door flew open�察�and there ran forth 
into the moonlight�察�at the top of the long slope�察�a figure 
clad in white�察�which began to dance and leap and throw itself 
down�察�and roll as if in agony�察�before the house。  I could no 
more restrain my cries�察�the driver laid his lash about the 
horse's flank�察�and we fled up the rough track at the peril of 
our lives�察�and did not draw rein till�察�turning the corner of 
the mountain�察�we beheld my father's ranch and deep�察�green 
groves and gardens�察�sleeping in the tranquil light。

This was the one adventure of my life�察�until my father had 
climbed to the very topmost point of material prosperity�察�and 
I myself had reached the age of seventeen。  I was still 
innocent and merry like a child�察�tended my garden or ran upon 
the hills in glad simplicity�察�gave not a thought to coquetry 
or to material cares�察�and if my eye rested on my own image in 
a mirror or some sylvan spring�察�it was to seek and recognise 
the features of my parents。  But the fears which had long 
pressed on others were now to be laid on my youth。  I had 
thrown myself�察�one sultry�察�cloudy afternoon�察�on a divan�察�the 
windows stood open on the verandah�察�where my mother sat with 
her embroidery�察�and when my father joined her from the 
garden�察�their conversation�察�clearly audible to me�察�was of so 
startling a nature that it held me enthralled where I lay。

'The blow has come��' my father said�察�after a long pause。

I could hear my mother start and turn�察�but in words she made 
no reply。

'Yes��' continued my father�察�'I have received to´day a list of 
all that I possess�察�of all�察�I say�察�of what I have lent 
privately to men whose lips are sealed with terror�察�of what I 
have buried with my own hand on the bare mountain�察�when there 
was not a bird in heaven。  Does the air�察�then�察�carry secrets�拭 �
Are the hills of glass�拭 �Do the stones we tread upon preserve 
the footprint to betray us�拭 �Oh�察�Lucy�察�Lucy�察�that we should 
have come to such a country��'

'But this��' returned my mother�察�'is no very new or very 
threatening event。  You are accused of some concealment。  You 
will pay more taxes in the future�察�and be mulcted in a fine。  
It is disquieting�察�indeed�察�to find our acts so spied upon�察�
and the most private known。  But is this new�拭 �Have we not 
long feared and suspected every blade of grass��'

'Ay�察�and our shadows��' cried my father。  'But all this is 
nothing。  Here is the letter that accompanied the list。'

I heard my mother turn the pages�察�and she was some time 
silent。

'I see��' she said at last�察�and then�察�with the tone of one 
reading�此 �';From a believer so largely blessed by Providence 
with this world's goods�察�' she continued�察�';the Church awaits 
in confidence some signal mark of piety。;  There lies the 
sting。  Am I not right�拭 �These are the words you fear��'

'These are the words��' replied my father。  'Lucy�察�you 
remember Priestley�拭 �Two days before he disappeared�察�he 
carried me to the summit of an isolated butte�察�we could see 
around us for ten miles�察�sure�察�if in any quarter of this land 
a man were safe from spies�察�it were in such a station�察�but it 
was in the very ague´fit of terror that he told me�察�and that 
I heard�察�his story。  He had received a letter such as this�察�
and he submitted to my approval an answer�察�in which he 
offered to resign a third of his possessions。  I conjured 
him�察�as he valued life�察�to raise his offering�察�and�察�before we 
parted�察�he had doubled the amount。  Well�察�two days later he 
was gone ´ gone from the chief street of the city in the hour 
of noon ´ and gone for ever。  O God��' cried my father�察�'by 
what art do they thus spirit out of life the solid body�拭 �
What death do they command that leaves no traces�拭�that this 
material structure�察�these strong arms�察�this skeleton that can 
resist the grave for centuries�察�should be thus reft in a 
moment from the world of sense�拭 �A horror dwells in that 
thought more awful than mere death。'

'Is there no hope in Grierson��' asked my mother。

'Dismiss the thought��' replied my father。  'He now knows all 
that I can teach�察�and will do naught to save me。  His power�察�
besides�察�is small�察�his own danger not improbably more 
imminent than mine�察�for he�察�too�察�lives apart�察�he leaves his 
wives neglected and unwatched�察�he is openly cited for an 
unbeliever�察�and unless he buys security at a more awful price 
´ but no�察�I will not believe it�此 �I have no love for him�察�but 
I will not believe it。'

'Believe what��' asked my mother�察�and then�察�with a change of 
note�察�'But oh�察�what matters it��' she cried。  'Abimelech�察�
there is but one way open�此 �we must fly��'

'It is in vain��' returned my father。  'I should but involve 
you in my fate。  To leave this land is hopeless�此 �we are 
closed in it as men are closed in life�察�and there is no issue 
but the grave。'

'We can but die then��' replied my mother。  'Let us at least 
die together。  Let not Asenath and myself survive you。  Think 
to what a fate we should be doomed��'

My father was unable to resist her tender violence�察�and 
though I could see he nourished not one spark of hope�察�he 
consented to desert his whole estate�察�beyond some hundreds of 
dollars that he had by him at the moment�察�and to flee that 
night�察�which promised to be dark and cloudy。  As soon as the 
servants were asleep�察�he was to load two mules with 
provisions�察�two others were to carry my mother and myself�察�
and�察�striking through the mountains by an unfrequented trail�察�
we were to make a fair stroke for liberty and life。  As soon 
as they had thus decided�察�I showed myself at the window�察�and�察�
owning that I had heard all�察�assured them that they could 
rely on my prudence and devotion。  I had no fear�察�indeed�察�but 
to show myself unworthy of my birth�察�I held my life in my 
hand without alarm�察�and when my father�察�weeping upon my neck�察�
had blessed Heaven for the courage of his child�察�it was with 
a sentiment of pride and some of the joy that warriors take 
in war�察�that I began to look forward to the perils of our 
flight。

Before midnight�察�under an obscure and starless heaven�察�we had 
left far behind us the plantations of the valley�察�and were 
mounting a certain canyon in the hills�察�narrow�察�encumbered 
with great rocks�察�and echoing with the roar of a tumultuous 
torrent。  Cascade after cascade thundered and hung up its 
flag of whiteness in the night�察�or fanned our faces with the 
wet wind of its descent。  The trail was breakneck�察�and led to 
famine´guarded deserts�察�it had been long since deserted for 
more practicable routes�察�and it was now a part of the world 
untrod from year to year by human footing。 Judge of our 
dismay�察�when turning suddenly an angle of the cliffs�察�we 
found a bright bonfire blazing by itself under an impending 
rock�察�and on the face of the rock�察�drawn very rudely with 
charred wood�察�the great Open Eye which is the emblem of the 
Mormon faith。  We looked upon each other in the firelight�察�my 
mother broke into a passion of tears�察�but not a word was 
said。  The mules were turned about�察�and leaving that great 
eye to guard the lonely canyon�察�we retraced our steps in 
silence。  Day had not yet broken ere we were once more at 
home�察�condemned beyond reprieve。

What answer my father sent I was not told�察�but two days 
later�察�a little before sundown�察�I saw a plain�察�honest´looking 
man ride slowly up the road in a great pother of dust。  He 
was 

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