Marcus King; Mormon Rating :
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908. Excerpt: ... "Those things we were talking about today--let it be only between you and me." "Yes; of course," she answered. "Then good night." "Good night." CHAPTER VII. The company lay at camp in the hills of Wyoming All that day the weather had been cold, and now a sharp wind was blowing from the north. The sky was full of clouds, and there were all indications of a storm, and a snowstorm at that. What if winter should burst upon them now while they were yet a month's travel from the valley? Marcus King began to realize what it meant to be a Mormon in that day. Their company had been well supplied and were not as yet suffering, but there was no telling what the future would bring. The hand-cart company was just ahead. The newly-made graves which the wagon company passed, indicated the condition of affairs with the people in front. Marcus thought of that start in Iowa. What they must have suffered! What they mu3t yet suffer to reach their destination! That evening Marcus took his gun and walked out over some low hills skirting the road. It was a wild evening. The clouds hurried across the shining moon. He had heard the cry of a wolf and made his way towards it. He could see the creature sitting on a rocky knoll, and his unearthly howl added to the night's dismalness. Presently another cry come upon the wind. The wolf saw Marcus and trotted slowly off. The strange sound come again--surely it was the cry of a human being. Marcus instantly thought of Indians, and turned towards camp, when, from out of a ravine into which the wolf had been looking, came the distinct cry of a child. Marcus paused and peered down into the shadows. He thought he discerned something under a bank, but it might be an Indian camp or perhaps a party of hostile savages. The wind came up in great ...
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- Published on: 2012-02-05
- Original language:English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.53" h x7.32" w x.8" l,.18 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 36 pages
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