The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-09-28
CHAPTER TX

Falrchild went back into the tunnel,
spun the fywheels of the gasoline en-
glnes and started them revolving
again, that the last of the water might
be drained from the shaft before the
pumps must be returned to their own
ers.
Several hours passed, then Barry
returned, minus his gorgeous clothing
and his diamond ring, dressed in min
Ing costume now, with high leather
boots into which his trousers were
tucked and carrying a carbine lantern.
Dolefully he looked at the vacant fin
ger where once diamond had spar
kled. Then he chuckled.
"Sam took II back" he announced.
"And / took part of the money and
paid II out for rent on these pumps.
We can keep 'em as long as we want
'em. It's only costing about a fourth
of what II might of. Drownlngs
worth something" he laughed again.
Fairchlld Joined him, then sobered.
ut brought Rodaine out of the
bushes" he said. "Squlnt threatened
us after they'd hauled you down town
on the rail"
Harry winked jovlally.
"Ain't 1t just what | expectedp It's
better that wye than to ave i'm snoop-
in around"
They chuckled together ,her; II was
something to know that they had not
only forced Squint Rodalne to show
his enmity openly, but II was some
thing more to make MIN the instru-
ment OF helping them with their work.
Harry looked down the hole, stared
intently at nothing, then turned to the
rusty hoist.
"'Ere's the thing we've got to fix
up now. This ere chlv wheels all
out of gear"
"What makes your face so red?"
Fairchild asked the question as the
be-mustached vlsage Of Harry came
nearer to the carbide. Harry looked
up.
Mother 'Oward almost slapped It
of !" came his rueful answer. "For
not telling 'er what was going to do,
and letting 'er think got drownded.
But 'ow was to knOw?"
Fairchild absently examined the en-
gines and pumps, supplying water to
the radiators and filling an oil cup
or two. Then he turned swiftly, volc-
ing that which was uppermost in his
mind.
when you were here before, Harry,
did YOU know Judge Rlchmond"
"Yeh." Harry paved his mustache
and made greasy. black mark on his
face. "But I don't think l want to
know i'm now"
"Why not?"
"'E's mixed up with the Rodalnes." /"
"IIow much?"
"11ey own 'im-that's ALL"
There was silence for a moment. II
had been something which Fairchild
had not expected. II the Rodaines
owned Judge Richmond, how far did
that ownership extend2 After long
time he forced himself to statement.
81 know his daughter. She sold me
a ticket TO Dance" Fairchlld care
fully forgot the earlier meeting.
"Then we've happened to meet several
times after that. She said that her
father had told her about met
seems he used to be a friend of my
own father"
4 Harry nodded.
$50 e was And good friend But
that was before things 'appened-like
they've 'appened in the last ten years.
Not that know about II OF my own
knowledge But Mother 'Oward-she
knows a lot"
But what's caused the change /?
What-T
Harry's intent gaze stopped him.
low many times ave you seen
Judge RlchmondT
81 haven't ever seen him."
"You won't-if Mother 'Oward
knows anything. 'E amt able to get
out. 'E's sick-apOplexy- stroke.
Rodalne's taken advantage OF It."
"How?"
"'Ow does anybody take advantage
of somebody that's sick? 'Ow does
anybody get old On person ?
Through money! Judge Richmond
'ad lot of IL. Then e got sick. Ro-
daine e got old of that money. Now
Judge Richmond as 20 ask i'm for
every penny he gets-and e does what
Rodalne says"
"But a judge