Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-11-03

and he lifted her against him as he
literally carried her through. When
they reached the other side, the arm
still held Its place--and she did not
resist. Some why. after that. the
stretch of road faded swiftly. Almost
before he realized Il, they were at the
| outskirts of the city.
Grudgingly he gave up his hold mp
on her. as they hurried for the side
walks and for the sheriff's Office. There
Falrchild did not attempt TO talk--he
left II all TO Anita. and Bardwell, the
sheriff, listened Taylor Bill had con-
fessed TO the robbery at the Old Times
dance and to his attempt to so ar
range the evidence that the blame
would fall on Harry. Taylor Bill and
Blindeye Bozeman had been caught at
work In a cross-cut tunnel which led
to the property OF the Blue Poppy
mine, and one Of them, Mt least. hnd
| admitted that the sole output of the
silver Queen had come from this thicv-
ing ENHANCEMENT. Then Anitn com
pleted the recital-of the plans OF the
Rodaines to leave and OF their depart
ure for Center City. At last, Falrchild
spoke, and told the happenings finch
he had encountered I'm the ramshackle
house occupied by Crazy Laura. II
was sufficient. The sheriff reached
for the telephone.
mo need for hurry" he announced.
young Rodaine can't possibly make
that trip In less than two hours. We've
got plenty of me-hello-Central2
Long distance, please. What's that2
Yeh--Long Distance. Want to put In
n call for Center City" A long wait,
while metallic voice streamed over
the wire into the sheriff's ear. He
hung up the receiver "Blocked," he
said shortly. "The wires down."
'But there's the telegraph"
std take half an hour to get the
operator out of bed--ofIice is closed
Nope. Wen take the short cut. And
Wen beat him there by half-hour !"
Anita started
"You mean the Argonnut tunnels"
"Yes. Call up there and tell them
to get a motor ready for us to shoot
straight through. We can make II at
thirty miles an hour. and the skip In
the Reunion mine will get us to the
surface In five minutes. The tunnel
ends sixteen hundred feet under
ground, about thousand feet from
Center City" he explained, as he noted
Fairchilds wondering gaze. "You stay
here. I'll be getting my car warmed
up to take us TO the tunnel"
A humping sound came from with
out. Harry entered with his two
charges, followed shortly by Bardwell.
the sheriff, while just beneath the Of
flee window motor roared In the
process of "warming up"
A moment more and steel door
changed upon the two men, while the
officer led the way to his motor car.
There he looked quizzically ut Anita
Richmond piling without hesitation
into the front seat.
you going too?"
~ certainly am" and she covered
her intensity with laugh. there
are number OF things that I want
TO say to Mr.. Maurice bodaIne-and
haven't the patience to walt!
Bardwell chuckled. The doors OF
the car slammed and the engine roared
louder than ever. Soon they were
churning along through the driving
snow toward the great buildings OF
the ArgOnaut Tunnel company, far al
the other end OF town There men
awaited them. and q, tram motor, TO
gether with its operator. The foul
pursuers took their places OH the
benches OF the car behind the motor
The trolley was attached. Then clnt
tering over the frogs, green lights
flashing from the trolley wire. the
speeding journey was begun.
Three miles, four, five. while Aniti
Richmond held close to Fuirchild as
! the speed became greater and thu
sparks from the wire above threw the.l
green, vicious light over the ynwnlni
stretch before them. A last squirt
slightly down-grade, with the motto
} pushing the wheels at their creates
velocity; then the cracking Of cleo
tricity suddenly ceased. the motto
: slowed in its progress, finally TO stop
A greasy being faced them and Bard
well the sheriff, shouted his mission
: Got to catch some people that ar
making getaway through Cente
City Can you send MS up In the skip
= Yes, two at a time"
"All right" The sheriff turned I,
Harry. "You and III go on the frs
rip and hurry for the Ohadi road
a Falrchild and Miss Richmond will wal
,Or the second and go 10 Sheriff Ma
I sons Office and tell him what's M
e Meet us there" he said TO Fairchlld
$ as he went forward.
a long wait followed while Fairchll,
Il strOye to talk Of many thlngs-ant
Il failed I'm all of them. Things wer
5 happening too swiftly for them to b
+ put into crisp sentences by ma
whose thoughts We're muddled 10y tn
!. fact that beside him waited n girl i
n whlpcord riding sult--the same gil
d who had leaped from an autOmobll
:. on the Denver highway and
Il II crystallzed things for him momer
Il tarily.
5. I'm going TO ask you somethln