The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-11-16
SYNOPSIS

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death his son Robert learns there han
been ~ dark nsried In his fathers hfs
Yhief for almost thirty years has caused
III hira suffering. The secret is limited 81
ShiIa which also III infssms si1 robert be i
fado, and advising hin e see Henry
Bearnlah, q lawyer.
eHAPTER u.lBsami.h tails Robert hts
slaira,,#a silver mine, IN I QhadL& thirty.
Nlght miles from Denver. He also warns
Him against q certain MAJ, 'Squint' Ro-
Is IS to o dneaff 'nsA - 1''s : '
CHAPTER MI.-pn the road 70. Qhad,
from Denver Fairehiid assists q Eiri. ap-
sat ssrs q N hs : f asss. a 81 sass 4. Z Rs ssf isfs,
J, saft o. Il ! b aaa D Taireh aRR'I b~ewi X
9isleads thsn % 70 the direction the
CHAPTER IVA. Chad. ra4reh.,a /,
warmly greeted BY Mother" Howard,
6oarding- house keeper, for his fathers
CHAPTER v.-From Mother Howard,
FAircfaiid learns something Of the mystery
eopnected with the disappearancs Of ''sis-
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TIE mine. He meets the girl he had a.
nfsted, but she denies her identity. She
Anita Richmond, Judge Rfehmond's
CHAPTER vL-visitins his claim, Fair
child Is Swallowed by q man he recog-
Iizes from, descriptions as "Squint" Ro.
d Msnd, H Harry m H ohaai, MS = c eathsss a1a
Summoned from England by Bearnish to
help Fatfchfid, halls him with Joy.
3 CHAPTER vH.-The, pair find the mine
pave Il pumped dry. Later in the day
sSqufnt'' Rodaine announces that he
practically saw Harkins fall into the
flooded mine, and evidently is drowned.
CHAPTER v~III.-Harkins being q gen
eral favorite, the entire population turns
out to clear the flooded mine. When
The work is practically done, Harry ap-
nofl. IT had been a shrewd trick on his
bart to get the mine pumped out without
lost 70 himself or Fairchild, and the men
take II as a good joke. i.
CHAPTER K.-Fatrchild learns that
" fridge Richmond is dytag, and that no
IND Anita are IN the power Of the Ro-
tse sa miae in z t 1sslo h sa Rst both fe 40 Ear f%r.
On wal killed By Thornton Fairchild and
PIE body buried by . cavern which DE-
ttroyed the mine: At the "old Times
TIE discontinue Of Maurice Rodaine, 500
y "Squint," supposed to be engaged
p the girl A bandit holds up the dance
Ind shoots a merrymaker. Maurice RIO
fsins claims he recognized the bandit as
Harkins, The latter 10 arrested. Fair
SAild interferes to nave Anita from the
hpllytng of the two Rodaines. and h
rnysttfed at Anita's apparent ingratituds.
EHAFTER x.-Fairchild puts up the
claim as bond, and secures Harry's re-
base from jail. They are offered $5o,ooo
for the claim. by an unknown party, but
they come TO where they fear to ind
Larsen's remains.
CHAPTER xI.-A skeleton, I'm a miners
costume, which Harkins Identifies as Lar
Sen, is there, and there seems little doubt
that Thornton Fairchfld was a murderer.
- CHAPTER xII.-Fairchid informs the
AZ. the inquest, 'Crazy Laura" CASTOR
wife of ."squint" Rodaine, and an ac-
4k~nowledged imbecils. gives damaging test
ifnony against Thornton Fairchild. The
1ury returns a verdict that Larsen came
4 his death at Thornton Fairchild's
banda. Anfta's engagement to Maurice
Acdaine, is. announced
CHAPTER xI1I.-summoned to Denyer
child 10 offered $4,000 for the mine. Fair
child refuses Returning to ohadi be
Shvsr Queen, Rodains's mine. which al
Joins the Blue Poppy.
CHAPTER xTv.-The capital Of the two
partners is rapidly vanishing. Anita APP
pears to avoid Fairchild. He and @Harfy
uncover what appears to be q vein Of
silysr Leaving Harry Ia the mine Fair
CHAPTER xv.-The assayer tells Fair
Z child the vein is almost solid silver.
stroyed 81 = ca;ve-in, and Harry ! gone.
CHAPTER XvI.=A note from. Anita
BIT. Fsirehild on y Ro 9S trsc.; Hs
Laura and hears him plot the murder 81
Harry, whom the woman had In the
house, in an unconscious state. :
CHAPTER XVIII the absence Of the
Rodaines, Fairchild gets Harry from the
house Ind to a hospital. He has been
are aniea p psee eRe crazy Ks vf fslis Of Put ssc @ahss
from the mine through an uhsuspected
passage. Judge Richmond dies, leaving
Y Anita friendless. Anita visits the part
a ass I a he he R a.hsi ssek stsrt asarf by 9 3 m 81
the passage which Harry had found.
we've given him apomorphine and
II should begin to take effect soon.
We're using the batteries too. You
ray that you're going to be here?
That's q help. They're shy q nurse on
this floor tonight, and I'm having q
pretty busy time Of 1t. I'm very much
afraid that poor old Judge Richmond's
going to lay down his ross before
morning. =.
He's dyingf' Fairchild said 1t with
. clutching sensation at his throat.
The physician nodded.
There's hardly q chance for him"
The physician went, and Fairchild
took his place beside the bed Of the
unconscious Harry, his mind divided
between concern for his faithful part
nsr and the girl who. some time In
The night, must say good-by forever to
the father she loved.
~ Judge Richmond was dying. What
would that meant What effect would
4 have upon the engagement Of Anita
and the man Eairchild hoped that nh
detested9 What--then he turned n
the entrance o. the inferno with tn
batteries. zs
III you're going to BE- here m
might said the White-coated indt.
Il NduaIl, 'it'l help me ont i lot e you1l
uss these batteries Tor me-. Put thsm
IN ~ their full force ana apply then,
o. his cheeks, Hin hands, hIs wrists ma
tho soles of hin feet alternately. From
IN way no acts, there's some NDrt ~
morphinic poisoning. W. can't TIL
what III in-except that IL acts Ike /