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


It rave me 4 BIT 81 strength. And
them kept on some nore-untn all Oh
4 sudden, + slipped and fell, just when
/ was beginning to see dyelight. And
that's all I know. 'Ow long ave ]
been gomez"
"Long enough to make me gray.
headed Fafrchild answered with a
little laugh. Then his brow furroWed.
You say you slipped and fell just as
you were beginning to see daylighta'
Eyes. It looked like 1t was reflected
from below, somewyes."
Fairchild nodded. & :
isn't there quite a spring right by
Crazy Laura's house?" 81 @#.
"Yes; 1t keeps going all year
there's q, current and it don't freeze
up. It comes out like 1t was d wafer
fall-and there's a roaring noise be-
ind it. =. ny
Then that's the explanation. You
followed the assure until 1t Joined the
natural tunnel that the spring has
made through the hills. And when you
reached the waterfal1-well, you fell
with It." tj
"But low did I get ERE" rs
Briefly Fairchild told him, while
Harry paved at his still magnificent
mustache. Fl Robert continued. =
T. "But the times not ripe yet, Harry,
to spring it. We've got to find out
more about Rodaine first and what
other tricks he's been up to. And
we've got to get other evidence than
merely our own word. For instance,
In this case, you can't remember any.
thing. All the testimony T. could give
would be unsupported. They'd run me
out of town If I even tried to start any
such accusation. But one things Ger,
tain: We're on the open road at last,
we know who we're fighting and the
weapons he fights with. And if we're
only given enough time, Wen whip
him. I'm going home to bed now
I've got to be up early in the morning
and get. hold Of Farrell: Your case
comes up at court"
And I'm up in a '~ospital!"
Which fact the court the next morn
ing recognized, ON the testimony of
the inferno, the physician and the day
nurses Of the hospital, to the extent of
a continuance until the January term
the court further recognized was the
substitution of five thousand dollars
In cash for the deeds of the Blue Pop
py mine as security for the bailee.
And with this done, the deeds to his
mine safe in his pocket, Fairchild went
to the bank, placed the papers behind
the great steel gates of the safety de-
post vault, and then crossed the street
to the telegraph Office. A long mes
sage was the result, and a money Or
der to Denver that ran beyond a hun
dred dollars. The instructions that
went with it to the biggest florist in
town were for the most elaborate
floral design possible to be sent by ex.
press for Judge Richmond's funeral
minus a card denoting the sender. Fol.
lowing this, Fairchild returned to the
hospital, only to find Mother Howard
taking his place beside the bed OF
Harry. One more place called for his
attention-the mine.
Health returned slowly to the big
Cornishman; 1t would be a matter oil
weeks before he could be the genial
strong giant that he once had repre-
sented. And in those weeks Fairchild
was constantly beside him.
Nor that there were no other things
which were represented in Roberts
desires--far from it. Stronger than
eve was Anita Richmond in Fair,
child's thoughts now, and it was with
avidity that he learned every scrap OF
news regarding her, as brought to him
by Mother Howard. Duly he heard
that Maurice Redaine had told friends
that the passing of the Judge had
caused only a slight postponement in
their marital plans.
Finally, back to his normal strength
once more, Harry rose from the arm.