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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 clad in homespun�察�with a broad straw hat�察�wore a 
patriarchal beard�察�and had an air of a simple rustic farmer�察�
that was�察�in my eyes�察�very reassuring。  He was�察�indeed�察�a 
very honest man and pious Mormon�察�with no liking for his 
errand�察�though neither he nor any one in Utah dared to 
disobey�察�and it was with every mark of diffidence that he had 
had himself announced as Mr。 Aspinwall�察�and entered the room 
where our unhappy family was gathered。  My mother and me�察�he 
awkwardly enough dismissed�察�and as soon as he was alone with 
my father laid before him a blank signature of President 
Young's�察�and offered him a choice of services�此 �either to set 
out as a missionary to the tribes about the White Sea�察�or to 
join the next day�察�with a party of Destroying Angels�察�in the 
massacre of sixty German immigrants。  The last�察�of course�察�my 
father could not entertain�察�and the first he regarded as a 
pretext�此 �even if he could consent to leave his wife 
defenceless�察�and to collect fresh victims for the tyranny 
under which he was himself oppressed�察�he felt sure he would 
never be suffered to return。  He refused both�察�and Aspinwall�察�
he said�察�betrayed sincere emotion�察�part religious�察�at the 
spectacle of such disobedience�察�but part human�察�in pity for 
my father and his family。  He besought him to reconsider his 
decision�察�and at length�察�finding he could not prevail�察�gave 
him till the moon rose to settle his affairs�察�and say 
farewell to wife and daughter。  'For��' said he�察�'then�察�at the 
latest�察�you must ride with me。'

I dare not dwell upon the hours that followed�此 �they fled all 
too fast�察�and presently the moon out´topped the eastern 
range�察�and my father and Mr。 Aspinwall set forth�察�side by 
side�察�on their nocturnal journey。  My mother�察�though still 
bearing an heroic countenance�察�had hastened to shut herself 
in her apartment�察�thenceforward solitary�察�and I�察�alone in the 
dark house�察�and consumed by grief and apprehension�察�made 
haste to saddle my Indian pony�察�to ride up to the corner of 
the mountain�察�and to enjoy one farewell sight of my departing 
father。  The two men had set forth at a deliberate pace�察�nor 
was I long behind them�察�when I reached the point of view。  I 
was the more amazed to see no moving creature in the 
landscape。  The moon�察�as the saying is�察�shone bright as day�察�
and nowhere�察�under the whole arch of night�察�was there a 
growing tree�察�a bush�察�a farm�察�a patch of tillage�察�or any 
evidence of man�察�but one。  From the corner where I stood�察�a 
rugged bastion of the line of bluffs concealed the doctor's 
house�察�and across the top of that projection the soft night 
wind carried and unwound about the hills a coil of sable 
smoke。  What fuel could produce a vapour so sluggish to 
dissipate in that dry air�察�or what furnace pour it forth so 
copiously�察�I was unable to conceive�察�but I knew well enough 
that it came from the doctor's chimney�察�I saw well enough 
that my father had already disappeared�察�and in despite of 
reason�察�I connected in my mind the loss of that dear 
protector with the ribbon of foul smoke that trailed along 
the mountains。

Days passed�察�and still my mother and I waited in vain for 
news�察�a week went by�察�a second followed�察�but we heard no word 
of the father and husband。  As smoke dissipates�察�as the image 
glides from the mirror�察�so in the ten or twenty minutes that 
I had spent in getting my horse and following upon his trail�察�
had that strong and brave man vanished out of life。  Hope�察�if 
any hope we had�察�fled with every hour�察�the worst was now 
certain for my father�察�the worst was to be dreaded for his 
defenceless family。  Without weakness�察�with a desperate calm 
at which I marvel when I look back upon it�察�the widow and the 
orphan awaited the event。  On the last day of the third week 
we rose in the morning to find ourselves alone in the house�察�
alone�察�so far as we searched�察�on the estate�察�all our 
attendants�察�with one accord�察�had fled�此 �and as we knew them 
to be gratefully devoted�察�we drew the darkest intimations 
from their flight。  The day passed�察�indeed�察�without event�察�
but in the fall of the evening we were called at last into 
the verandah by the approaching clink of horse's hoofs。

The doctor�察�mounted on an Indian pony�察�rode into the garden�察�
dismounted�察�and saluted us。  He seemed much more bent�察�and 
his hair more silvery than ever�察�but his demeanour was 
composed�察�serious�察�and not unkind。

'Madam��' said he�察�'I am come upon a weighty errand�察�and I 
would have you recognise it as an effect of kindness in the 
President�察�that he should send as his ambassador your only 
neighbour and your husband's oldest friend in Utah。'

'Sir��' said my mother�察�'I have but one concern�察�one thought。  
You know well what it is。  Speak�此 �my husband��'

'Madam��' returned the doctor�察�taking a chair on the verandah�察�
'if you were a silly child�察�my position would now be 
painfully embarrassing。  You are�察�on the other hand�察�a woman 
of great intelligence and fortitude�此 �you have�察�by my 
forethought�察�been allowed three weeks to draw your own 
conclusions and to accept the inevitable。  Farther words from 
me are�察�I conceive�察�superfluous。'

My mother was as pale as death�察�and trembled like a reed�察�I 
gave her my hand�察�and she kept it in the folds of her dress 
and wrung it till I could have cried aloud。  'Then�察�sir��' 
said she at last�察�'you speak to deaf ears。  If this be indeed 
so�察�what have I to do with errands�拭 �What do I ask of Heaven 
but to die��'

'Come��' said the doctor�察�'command yourself。  I bid you 
dismiss all thoughts of your late husband�察�and bring a clear 
mind to bear upon your own future and the fate of that young 
girl。'

'You bid me dismiss ´ ' began my mother。  'Then you know��' 
she cried。

'I know��' replied the doctor。

'You know��' broke out the poor woman。  'Then it was you who 
did the deed�  �I tear off the mask�察�and with dread and 
loathing see you as you are ´ you�察�whom the poor fugitive 
beholds in nightmares�察�and awakes raving ´ you�察�the 
Destroying Angel��'

'Well�察�madam�察�and what then��' returned the doctor。  'Have not 
my fate and yours been similar�拭 �Are we not both immured in 
this strong prison of Utah�拭 �Have you not tried to flee�察�and 
did not the Open Eye confront you in the canyon�拭 �Who can 
escape the watch of that unsleeping eye of Utah�拭 �Not I�察�at 
least。  Horrible tasks have�察�indeed�察�been laid upon me�察�and 
the most ungrateful was the last�察�but had I refused my 
offices�察�would that have spared your husband�拭 �You know well 
it would not。  I�察�too�察�had perished along with him�察�nor would 
I have been able to alleviate his last moments�察�nor could I 
to´day have stood between his family and the hand of Brigham 
Young。'

'Ah��' cried I�察�'and could you purchase life by such 
concessions��'

'Young lady��' answered the doctor�察�'I both could and did�察�and 
you will live to thank me for that baseness。  You have a 
spirit�察�Asenath�察�that it pleases me to recognise。  But we 
waste time。  Mr。 Fonblanque's estate reverts�察�as you 
doubtless imagine�察�to the Church�察�but some part of it has 
been reserved for him who is to marry the family�察�and that 
person�察�I should perhaps tell you without more delay�察�is no 
other than myself。'

At this odious proposal my mother and I cried out aloud�察�and 
clung together like lost souls。

'It is as I supposed��' resumed the doctor�察�with the same 
measured utterance。  'You recoil from this arrangement。  Do 
you expect me to convince you�拭 �You know very well that I 
have never held the Mormon view of women。  Absorbed in the 
most arduous studies�察�I have left the slatterns whom they 
call my wives to scratch and quarrel among themselves�察�of me�察�
they have had nothing but my purse�察�such was not the union I 
desired�察�even if I had the leisure to pursue it。  No�此 �you 
need not�察�madam�察�and my old friend' ´ and here the doctor 
rose and bowed with something of gallantry ´ 'you need not 
apprehend my importunities。  On the contrary�察�I am rejoiced 
to read in you a Roman spirit�察�and if I am obliged to bid you 
follow me at once�察�and that in the name�察�not of my wish�察�but 
of my orders�察�I hope it will be found that we are of a common 
mind。'

So�察�bidding us dress for the road�察�he took a lamp ��for the 
night had now fallen�� and set off to the stable to prepare 
our horses。

'What does it mean�拭 � what will become of us��' I cried。

'Not that�察�at least��' replied my mother�察�shuddering。  'So far 
we can trust him。  I seem to read among his words a certain 
tragic promise。  Asenath�察�if I leave you�察�if I die�察�you will 
not forget your miserable parents��'

Thereupon we fell to cross´purposes�此 �I beseeching her to 
explain her words�察�she putting me by�察�and continuing to 
recommend the doctor for a friend。  'The doctor��' I cried at 
last�察�'the man who killed my father��'

'Nay��' said she�察�'let us be just。  I do believe before�察�
Heaven�察�he played the friendliest part。  And he alone�察�
Asenath�察�can protect you in this land of death。'

At this the doctor returned�察�leading our two horses�察�and when 
we were all in the saddle�察�he bade me ride on before�察�as he 
had matter to discuss with Mrs。 Fonblanque。  They came at a 
foot's pace�察�eagerly conversing in a whisper�察�and presently 
after the moon rose and showed them looking eagerly in each 
other's faces as they went�察�my mother laying her hand upon 
the doctor's arm�察�and the doctor himself�察�against his usual 
custom�察�making vigorous gestures of protest or asseveration。

At the foot of the track which ascended the talus of the 
mountain to his door�察�the doctor overtook me at a trot。

'Here��' he said�察�'we shall dismount�察�and as your mother 
prefers to be alone�察�you and I shall walk together to my 
house。'

'Shall I see her again��' I asked。

'I give you my word��' he said�察�and helped me to alight。  'We 
leave the horses here��' he added。  'There are no thieves in 
this stone wilderness。'

The track mounted gradually�察�keeping the house in view。  The 
windows were once more bright�察�the chimney once more vomited 
smoke�察�but the most absolute silence rei

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