The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1916-10-12
NINTH IEsTkLLWENT


Though The earthquake CAUSED con
siderable material damage 10 sands
boru. partially wreckIng the hutel. a
bank. and several smaller buildings.
bit Few casualties tod 90 fatalities
resulted Within 90 hour Hope Cleo.
and Doctor owen. their clothing SIlI
EbOwing trnces of dust and failing
plaster. were seated about a table 10
the htter's study. porlug over the book
which Cleo had snutched from OlEa
during the panic 20 the restaurant
There's nothing IN this one. either" E"
said Hope disrustedly as he turned the
last leaf and slammed the cover.
That leaves dx more books 10 look
for. Things are narrowing down. In
any event"
where DO we 20 now. JarvisY'
asked Cleo.
-":be next name on the Hist" said
Hope. taking from his pocketbOok the
page from Dawsons ledger. "is Rich
ard Putten. care general delivery. san
N Eulaiia."
bruDcb-line local st Santa Eulalia late
the following afternoon. Having set
tied Cleo In the only hotel that the
town boosted. Hope called on the pro,
pr1etor Of the general store.
-DO know Dick PattenY" repeated
the stOrekesper IN response 20 Hopes
question. We'll I reckon / do. I've
sold heap Of goods 10 Dick. He's
outfitted With me fors much as fifteen
years"
What IL his buSness7" asked Hope.
We'll" said the merchant reflective
~. i reckon you might call Dick a
.pnospectOr and not be far wrong.
Never made strike that heard OF.
but he always has money TO puy his
biilA A queer fellow, Dick Is Quiet
sort, fond OF books. never talks about
himself, seems 20 like bis own com
pany. he comes into town every two
or three weeks, stays just long enough
10 get his mail and load up his burro
with provisions and then he's OF for
the mountains again. He takes a trip
10 frisco once or twice a year and
when he comes back be usually has
lot Of old books with him. Gets 'eni
10 read when hes on prospecting. I
reckon. Come 20 think OF Il. he'd just
got beck from the city the last time
seen him"
How long ngo was thRtT
About week-ten days, mebbe."
Have you any idea where I could
md him7"
mot the least IN the world, friend.
You nights well hunt FOR a needle IN
a hnysinck as 20 try 20 lnd Dick Pat
ten when he's back ln the hills. Were
you wanting 20 see him about some
thing parucularT"
yes" said Hope. Il want 20 see
him very much indeed"
Then the best thing you can do,
friend" the storekeeper asserted. "ls
10 sit right down here 10 Santa Eulalia
and walt for him"
The Kern county fair had opened lis
gates and the people OF the country
f-r half a hundred miles around were
pouring into bakersfield IN motor cars.
In wagons, and on horseback. by troll
ley and by train. As four o'clock drew
near. the crowd deserted the usual
HttrHctious and slowly drifted toward
the heid where Bob Smith. "the Dare
devil Of the sky" was advertised 10
give bis hair-rHising and perilous aero
plane exhibition.
As Smith. slim. wlrily built fel-
low. clad 10 the leather garments Of
Hn oyintor was crossing the field from
the hangar TO his waiting aeroplane.
he was hailed boy q tall young man
who. accompanied b. a fashiOnably
dresseC woman. had, with consider
able diiacuIty. pushed his way through
the crowd.
Hello. Bob i- hailed the stranger.
evidently 90 Easteruer by his dress,
don't JOS remember me now that
yOV've become famOusT
"By JOYe," gsclalmed the aylutor.
running forward with outstrrjthed
hand III Il isn't Gerald Morton What
90 earth are you dO,Gg hereT
"ph, I'm spending q few days down
the Wiley, near Sann EuIalla," Nor
ton replied. q tride eyaslysly Il have
a lluie business there that requires
my attention. Let me Introduce you
10 ny ffIagd, tie Countess lyanon."
-hr. smith" continued Morton.
turning 20 Olza "is responsible or
my interest " aviation. He taught me
q drive machine when be had a
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