The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-19

HAnd ne abandoned its-
~He-a forgotten what he had writ
fen when saw him again didn't
cueefon him. Tie went home then.
afrer giving me enough money 10 pay
the taxes on the mine for the next
twenty years. simply as his attorney
and without d,vulginr his where
abouts I dld IT. Eight years or so
later ! saw linn IN Indianapolis. He
gave me more money-encugh for
eleven or twelve years
~And that was ten years agns- Rob
err Fmirchildrs eyes were reminiscent
Il resnenlber--l was only = Kid. He
sold OF everything be had. except the
house.
Henry Eeamish walked to his safe
and furbled there a moment. 10 re
turn ST last with q few slips Of paper.
Here's the answer" he said qni-
city. 'rhe taxes are paid until 1922"
Robert Fasrchsld studied the re
ceipis carefully-futsiely. They told
him nothing The lawyer stood look
ing down upon him. at last he laid q
hand on hts shoulder.
Boy came quickly. II know Just
about what you're thinking. I've spent
q few hours AT the same kind OF Job
myself. and I've called old Henry
BeAmish mere kinds Of fool than
You can think cf for not coming right
out nas-fcofet snd making Thornton
fell me the whole story. But serne way
when I'D lock into those eycs with the
fire all dead and ashen within then,
and see the lines cf an cid man In his
young fsce ! snst couldn't do its"
$50 yor can tell me nofhing7"
"rm afraid that's frne-in one wny.
In another I'm q fund OF Information
Tonight yon and | win 20 to Indian
apoais and probate the Willis simple
enough, I've had II in my safe for ten
years. After that. you become the
owner OF the Blue Pcppy mine. to Go
with ms you choose
But
-'rcnt ask rny advice. Boy.
hnrcn't Mny. rour father told me
wsa-i to DO n ron decided 10 try yonr
luck--and siloer's al Si2s u raeans
q lcs Of money for anybody who can
rrodnce pay 0re-uniess what he said
about the mine rinchlng ont was
true
A~sin the thrsM Of a new thing
w~ns Through Robert Fairchild's veins
S0ncsising Re never had felt until
twelve hours before: again The urge
for strange PLACES new scenes. the
fire az The hunt after the hidden
wrnlth VI silver scanned hills Robert
FairchIld's life had been piodding
thing OF books and accounts, Of high
desks which SIS yet had failed to stoop
bis shoulders, of sfuffy Offices which
had been fhwar1ed so far in their grip
nj his lung power: the long walk in
the morning and the tired trndge
homewnrd AZ night Bot the recoIl
had not exerted Itself againx. an Office
cramped brain, dusty ledger-filled
life that suddenly felt itself crying
Dui ANl ANS 23rFs Ekra GsAAaANs hA4b"bl
hardly knowing what the term sDesnt
Old Besrnlsh caught the Light In the
eyes. the quick contraction OF the
hands. and smiled
You don't need 10 tell me. Son"
he said slowly. Il can see the symr-
toms. You've got the feyer-ycl're
going back TO work that mine Per
hapS~ and he shrugged his shoulders.
SITS Just as we'll Bun there are Ger
tain things TO remember"
-Name them"
-0hadi Is thirsr-eight miles from
Denver That's your goal Out there.
they'll tell you how the mine carei in.
and how Thornton Fairchild. who had
worked II. together with his two men,
Harry Hsrkins. Cornishrnan. and
'Sissse' Larsen, Swede. left town late
one night for Cripple Greek k-and that
they never came back That's the
story they'll tell vou Agree with n.
Tel them that Harkins. as far as you
know. went back 10 Cornwall and
that you have heard vaguely that Lar
sen later followed tire mining rarDe