The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-07-15

dred dollars might have gone 4 long
way toward unwatering that shaft
Harry was Harry-he had done enough
in crossing the seas to help him. And
already, In the eyes of Fairchild,
Harry was swiftly approaching that
place where he could do no wrong.
you're wonderful, Harry" came Mt
last. The Cornishman pulled with
pride. =.
I'm a cuckoo!" he admitted.
where's ] Mother coward? Where's
Coward. Won't I knock 'er eyes out.
now?"; ;Es> ...,a T. Fl
And lie doomed forward toward the
dining ROOM. to find there men he had
known III other days, to shake hands
with them and to bang them on the
back, to sight Blindeye Bozeman and
Taylor Bill sitting hunched over their
meal In the corner and to go effuslvely
toward them. larry was playing
no fav0rites IN his Homecoming"
Jovially he leaned over the table Of
Bozeman aud Bill, after he had dis
played himself before Mother Howard
and received her sanction of his selec-
tons in dress. Happily he doomed
forth the information that Fairchild
and he were buck to work the Blue
Poppy mine and that they already
had made a trip Of inspection.
Falrchild finished his meal and
waited. But Harry talked on. Boze.
man and Bill left the dining room
again to make a report to the narrow
faced SNuint ROdaine. Harry did not
even notice them. And as long as n
man stayed to answer his queries, just
30 long did Harry remain, at last to
rise, brush few crumbs from his
lightning-like suit, press his new hat
gently upon his head with both hands
and start forth once more on his
rounds Of saying hello. And there
was nothing for Fairchild to do but
to wait as patiently as possible for
his return.
The afternoon grew old. Harry did
not come back. The sun set and din
ner was served. But Harry was not
there to eat it. Dusk came, and then
nervous over the continued absence OF
his eccentric partner, Fairchild start
cd uptown. -.
:: The usual groups were in front Of
the. stores, and before the largest Of
them Fairchild stopped
b do any Of you happen to know a
fellow named Harry Harkins?" he
asked somewhat anxiously. The an
swer was in the affirmative. A miner
stretched out foot and surveyed it
studlously. ,.-...<".-
"Ain't seen him since about five
O'clock" he said at last. "He was just
surfing up to the mine then"
ITO the mine? That late? Are you
sureY"
"Wcll--I dunno. May have been 60
Ing to Center City. Can't say. All l
know Is he said aDmethin' about goin'
to TIL mine earlier In tn afternoon,
Nm long aDont five I seen him starting
NJ Kentucky gulch.'s8S
= "Who's that r. The interruption
had come ina sharp yet grufF'.svolce:
Falrchild turned to see before him Il
man he recognized a tall, thin, wiry
figure, with narrowed, slanting eyes,
and a scar that went straight mp his
forehead. He evidently had just
rounded the corner in time to hesu' the
conversation. +. t.-s.r - .'"-|
II was merely asking about my part
hrr in the Blue Poppy mine"
"rhe Blue roppy:" the squirt eyes
narrowed more than ever. you're
Fairchild, amt you? Well. guess
you're going to have to get along
without II partner fson, now on" 4,
Get along witl,out.-4c." as F..
\ crooked smile came to the, others
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