The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-25

/ don't like it-and I'm just about ut
the point where don't care what IN.
formation you have!" E~ Eg%
but just be patient moment-l'm
coming to 1t. ! Suppose then he
cupped his hands and stared hard at
the ceiling, Suppose that I told You
that there was some one who was will
ing to see you through all your trOu-
bles, who had arranged everything for
you, and all you had to do would be to
say the word to find yourself in the
midst of comfort and richest"
Fairchild blinked in surprise at this
and sank back into his chair. Finally
he laughed %uneasily and pufed again
on the dubious cigar. T 1 80 pr :.
4 ''I'd say,'' came finally, shat there
isn't any such animal" T.
"But there is. She has" Then he
stopped, as though to cover the slip.
Fairchild leaned forward.
"She?" ~. .",1 'tS."ss>as
Mr.. Barnham gave the appearance
of very fiustered man.. G..>,,. >....;,,ss@@ +.
"My tongue got away from me; ]
shouldn't have said 1t. really
shouldn't have said it.. If she ever
finds it out, it will mean trouble for
me. But truly and he beamed. "you
are such tough customer to deal with
and so suspiciOus-nO ,offense meant,
Of course-that really was forced to
1T. feel sure she will forgive me- y
"Whom do you mean by 'she'?"
Mr.. Barnham smiled in a knowing
manner.
you and I both know" came his
cryptic answer. "She is your one great,
good friend. She thinks great deal
of you, and you have done several
things to cause that admiration. Now,
Mr.. Fairchild, coming to the point,
suppose she should point way out
Of your troubles? In the first place,
you and your partner are in very
great difficulties" :.
Are we?" Fairchild said it sarcas.
tically. ....,.
T. Indeed you are, and there Is no
need of attempting to conceal, the fact.
Your friend, whose name must remain
a secret, does not love you-don,t ever
think that-but-"
Then he hesitated as though ia
watch the effect on Fairchild's face
There was none Robert had masked
it. In time the words went on: "But
she does think enough Of you to want
to make you happy. She has recently
done thing which gives her a great
deal Of power in one direction. In an
other, she has connections who pos
sess vast money powers and who are
looking for an opening: here in the
West. Now" he made a church
steeple out of his fingers and leaned
back in his chair, staring: vacuolsly at
the ceiling, III you will say the word
and do thing which will relieve her
Of a great deal of embarrassment, ]
am. sure that she can, 50 arrange
things that life will be very easy fol
you hencefOrth."
I'm becoming interested"
I'm the first place, she is engaged to
be married to very fine young man
You, of course, may say, differently
and I. do, not knOw-I am only taking
her word for It. Buff I, understand
it, your presence in Ohadi' has caused
n few 'disagreements between them
and-well, you know how willful and
headstrong girls will be. i believe she
has committed Observation-Disclosures
tions with you."
"That's q lie!" Fairchild's temper
got away from him and his fist banged
On the table. "That's lie and you
know itr' ...
pardon me-er-pardon me!
made use Of word that can have
many meanings, and am salre that in
using it, didn't place the same con
struction that you did in hearing it.
But let that pass. I apologize. What
! should have said was that. II you
will pardon me, she used you, as
young women will do, as foil against
her fiance In a time of petty quarrel
ing between them. Is that pladner?"
1t was too plain to Fairchld. II
hurt. But he nodded his head anG
the other, man went on.
NOW the thing mas progressed to q
place where you may be-well-wllat
one might call tha thorn in the side
Of their happiness. You are the
other man. as it were, to cause quar-
rels and that sort Of thing. And she
feels that she has not done rightly by
you, and, through her friendship ani
desire to see peace all around, be-
lieves she can arrange matters to
suit all concerned. To be plain ant
blunt, Mr.. Fairchild, you are not In
an enviable position. said that
had information for you, and I'm so
ing to give 1t. You are trying to work
mine. That demands capital. You
haven't got 1t and there Is no way fol-
you to procure 1t. Your partner now
Is accused Of four crimes and win &C
to trial on them in the fall. It is al
most certain that he will be convicted
on at least one Of the charges. That
would mean that the deeds to the
mine must remain in jurisdiction OF
the court in lieu of a cash bond while
the case goes to the Supreme court
Otherwise, you must yield over your
partner to 60 TO Jail. In either event
the result would not be satisfactor,
For yourself, I dare say that person
whose father Is supposed to have com
mitted a murder--nOt that I saw III