Phoenix tribune., 1922-09-30

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you've got on you"
A light cleaned below as an cleo
trio flash in the hands of one Of the
deputies began an investigation of the
surroundings. The sheriff, finishing
his search of 'Arry's pockets, stepped
back.
"WeIl," he demanded, "what did you
do with the proceeds"
''The proceeds?" Harry stared blank
| ly. "Of what?"
'Quit your kidding, now. They've
found your horse down there"
Wouldn't it be good idea" Fair
child had cut in acridly- ITO save
your accusations on this thing until
you're little surer of it? Harry
hasn't any horse If he's rented one,
you ought to be able to find that out
pretty shortly"
AS If in answer, the sheriff turned
and shouted a question down the
mountain side. And back came the
answer:
Its Doc Masons. Must have been
stolen Doc was at the dance
81 guess that settles it." The Off
Ger reached for his hip pocket "Stick
out your hands, Harry, while put
the cuffs on them"
But 'ow in bloody ell ave been
doing anything when I've been up ere
working on the chiv wheel? 'Ow-T
'They say you held up the dance
tonight and robbed US" Fairchlld cut
in. Harry's face lost Its surprised
look, to give way to a glance Of keen
| questioning.
"And do you say it?"
81 most certainly do not The iden-
tification was given by that honorable
person known as Mr.. Maurice Ro-
daine"
"ohl One thief identifying an
other"
Sheriff." Again the voice from be-
low.
"Yehp
We've found a cache down here.
Must have been made in hurry-twO
new revolvers, bullets, mask a cou-
pie of new handkerchiefs and the
money"
Harry eyes grew wide. Then he
stuck out his hands.
'The evidence certainly is piling
up!" he grunted. 81 might as well
save my talking for later"
That's a good idea" The sheriff
snapped the handouts into place.
Then Fairchild shut off the pumps
and they started toward the machine.
Back in Ohadi more news awaited
them. Harry, If Harry had been the
highwayman, had gone to no expense
for his outfit. The combined general
store and hardware emporium of
Gregg Brothers had been robbed OF
the articles necessary for Disguise
also the revolvers and their bullets.
Robert Fairchild watched Harry
placed in the solitary cell Of the county
| jail with a spirit that could not re-
| spond to the Cornishman's grin and
his assurances that morning would
bring a righting of affairs. -Four
charges hung heavy above him: that
of horse-stealing, Of burglary, of high
way robbery, and worse, the final as
] sault with attempt to kill. Fairchild
turned wearily away; he could not
| find the optimism to join Harrys
cheerful announcement that 1t would
be "all right" The appearances were
otherwise. Besides up In the little
hospital on the hill Fairchild had seen
lights cleaning as he entered the JAIL
and he knew that doctors were work
Ing there over the wounded body Of
the fiddler. Tired, heavy at heart
his earlier conquest of the night sod
den and overshadowed now, he turned
away from the cell and it's optimistic
cccupant-Out into the night.
1t was only a short walk to the hos
pital and Fafrchild went there, to
leave with at least ray Of hope. The
probing operation had been completed; /;
the fiddler would live, and at least the
charge against Harry would not be
one of murder That was thing for
which to be thankful but there was
plenty to cause CONSERVATION, as Fair
| Cllilu Wdikeu SLOWLY OOWH Tile Udrh,
winding street toward the main thor
oughfare. Without Harry, Fairchild
now felt himself lost Before the big
genial, eccentric Cornishman had come
into his life, he had believed, with
some sort Of divine ignorance, that
he could carry out his ambitions by
himself, with no knowledge of the tech.
nical details necessary to mining, with
no previous history Of the Blue Pop
py to guide him, and with no help
against the enemies who seemed every
where. Now he saw that it was i'm
possible More, the incidents of the
night showed how swiftly those enc
mics were working, how sharp and
| stiletto-like their weapons.
That Harry was innocent was GER
tain-to Robert Fairchild.
Looking back over it now, he could
see how easily Fate had played into
the hands of the Rodaines, if the Ro-
DANES had not possessed a deeper con-
Germ than merely to seize upon hap