The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-18

nel now. coughing slightly as the
sharp smoke OF the dynamite cur their
Iun~a long journey that seemed
as many miles instead Of feet Then
with q shout Fairehfid sprang for
ward. and went 70 his hands and
knees
Ii was there before htm-a1 about
hfH-ths black. heavy masses Of iead-
silver ore. a great. heaping. fve-ton
pile Of Il where It had been thrown
cut by the tremendous force OF the
explosion II seemed that the whole
great heor OF rhe cavern was covered
with IL. and the workmen shouted with
Fairchild as they seized bits Of the
precious black STUFF and held Il TO the
light for closer examination
Look" The voice Of one Of them
was high and excited You can see
the fine srreaks OF silver sticking out
RS high-grade and plenty OF IL
Bur FairchfId paid little attention
He was playing N r1e sruf. throwing
it IN the air and letTing II fall 20 the
,
with a new sack Of marbles. or a child
with trs building blocks Five TONS
and the night Was not YET over, Five
tons. ami ti1e vein had not yer shown
It's other side,
Back 20 work they went now Agafn
through the hours the drills BIT inro
the rock walls. while the ore ear ciat-
tered along the tram line and while
the creakiug OF rhe block and tackle
AZ the SHAFT seemed endless. In three
days. approximately forty tons OF ore
must come out OF that utre-and work
must not cease
Morning. and N spite Of the sleep
laden eyes. the heavy aching IN his
head the tired dropping Of rne shout
derS. FairehiId Campesi - the board
ing house Cd notify Mother Howard
and ask for news Of Harry There
| had been None. Then he want en- 20
wait BY me door OF the Sampler until
Birrsun. the owner. should appear. and
fore ne could gpen I'D for the morning.
There Il is' he exclaimed as he
led him ID Che entrance OF the cham
her There II is take all you waur
| Of IL and assay II q"
BitrSon went forward tnro rhe crosE
cut. where the Hen we're drilling even
ar new holes. and examined cne vain
Already il WIS three feer thick. and
there WIS sriil ore ahead One IT the
miners lesetf 1p-
"Jusy finishing I'D su ne crosE-r1r-
he announced. as lie nodded toward his
drill I've Just bitten tnro -ae foot
xaH IN the other side Looks % me
Ike the veins about five feeE thick
as near IL I can measure it
And Bfr1son picked I'd Il few
samples. examined them By rle Hgnr
/ OF me caroitfes and tossed them away
YOU ean sea cne silver sticking OUT
I caught sgnr af couple Of pencil
threads Of Il IN one OF Two OF those
samples Al rghr. Boy" he turned
/ 10 FafrchiId. What vas that bargain
We maafeT
/ IT was based On tvo hundred doi-
/ IarSa-ton ara This mav TN above
or below. Bur whatever II IS. III sal
all you can handle for tle usxI rhre@
DAYS ar ifty dulIars 4 u8n unaier Ens
/ assay price
you've sataf The word The trucks
| viii ne here IN an hour e W. have "a
showed q pain al the WY II ke1.
ueky guich-"
Ee hurrie4i away then. while Fair
child ami me men followed him fnrn
town and I'd their breakfast Then
recruiting a new gang on the prumis<
Of payment ar the end OF their three
aav sniff. FairraiId. wenr baca ID Eae
nine. Bur the vur-f mad spreaff. and
others were there before him
AIrpady fifteen or twenty miner
were assembled abour che opening ID
ehe Blue Poppy uInnsl- awaiting per
| mission 70 enter. rfIe ussIal -ISn uuGF
lucky mine I'd visw It's riches BE
mind him.. Fairchild cnIid see oItez
cunning from Ofnaaif ID take L0ok n
ne new strike. and his heart 6oundef
with happiness dngesi with sor-uw
Harry was net there 10 eHloy II all
Harv WIS gone. and IN spite OF al:
every effort. Fairrtiid had tailed q
ind him.
Some one 0rushetf against Him. and
rsrera came q ssigtIr ing AZ his coat
FairrsiIsf To0setf downward ~ -
passing the form sf 4ufta Richmond
A moment TafeF she Eoo6ed EUwaz
him. bur IN her ayes there was ua Ign
ef recognition. nothing ID intficars tina
sne had Just gwen him a si.snai a
greeting and congraE11laLfon- AMI "a
FafrchIId fesr that si1e had Then. ab
seariy. ne pur his hand Enrg II
pocket
4 Something there caused hts aearr q
naff momenIariiy-a piece Ut papes
He erTmuIesI ft IN his hand. he rInbe'
mis- fingers over e wuntfertngtEs II na'
not been IN his pocket before she ha
oassef him Eurr1e<ilT ne walked {
! me far sssfe 1f the chamber and Eners
pretending TO examine bir af ors
brought the misssve from ftS uiace q
secretion. 10 Unfold Il with rrenDlin
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