The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-19
CHAPTER XVIII

man anxiously. 1.-THE farther the safer
Did you ear anything more"
FairchiId obeyed, shaking his head
in negative to Harry's question. ther
squeezed into the assure, edging alons
beside Anita, while Harry followed
whats doing, Harry?"
Nothing. That's the funny part 0
it," The big Cornishman had crept tt
the edge of the assure and had stared
for moment toward the cross-cuf
leading to the stOpe. eff 1t was com
ing, it ought to ave showed up by
now. I'm going back. You stay ere
A long moment and he was back
almost creeping, and whispering, as
he reached the end Of the fssure.
Come 'ere-bOth Of you'll Come
'ere!"
what is it?'
"Sh-h-h-h-h-h. Don't talk too loud.
We've been blessed with luck already.
Come ERE"
He led the way, the man and wom-
an following him. In the Slope the
COrnishman crawled carefully to the
staging and, standing on tiptoes,
pressed his ear against the vein above
him. Then he withdrew and nodded
sagely.
That's what 1t isl" came his an
nouncement at last. you can ear 1t 7"
But whatW
Get up there and lay your ear
against that vein. See if you ear any
thing. And be quiet about 1t. I'm
scared to make a move, for fear
somebody II ear me-"
Fairchild Obeyed From far away,
carried by the telegraphy Of the earth
and there are few conductors that
are better-was the steady pound,
pound, pound of shock after shock as
1t travelled along the hanging wall.
Fairchild turned, wondering, then
reached for Anita.
"You listen," he ordered, as he lift
ed her to where she could hear. do
you get anything?"
The girls eyes shone.
az know what that is" she said
quickly. i've heard that same sort
Of thing before-when you're on an
| other level and somebody's working
above. Isn't that 1t, Mr.. Harkins?"
| Harry nodded.
That's it." came tersely. Then
! bending, he reached for a pick and,
! muffling the sound as best he could be
| tween his knees, knocked the head
from the handle. Following this, he
lifted the piece of hickory thoughtful-
! ly and turned to Fairchild. "Get your
self one," he ordered. Miss Richmond
I guess you'll ave to stay ere. I don't
see 'ow we can do much else with
you"
But can't 1 go along-wherever
you're going?"
There's going to be a fight" said
Harry quietly. "And I'm going to
knock somebody's block OFF,!
'But-Td rather be there than here
II don't have to get in 1t. And I'd
be scared to death here. wouldn't II
l was along with you two, because ]
know" and she said it with almost
childish conviction-"that you car
whip EN-"
Harry chuckled
and l can't sye it now. But it'll come
out in the wash. Come along"
They started up the mountain side
skirting the big gu1lies and edgine
about the highest drifts, taking ad
vantage of the cover of the pines. anC
bending against the force of the biz
card, which seemed to threaten t.
Thorn
one spoke; inStinctively Fairchild anC
Anita had guessed Harry's conclu
SiOnS. The nearest mine to the Blue
Poppy was the Silver Queen, situated
several hundred feet above it In alti
tude and less than a furlong away
And the metal of the Silver Queer
and the Blue Poppy, now that thu
strike had been made had assayed al
most identicaIly the same. It wa
easy to make conclusions
They reached the mouth Of the Sill
yer Queen. Harry reconnoitered
moment before he gave the signal t,
proceed. Within the tunnel they went
to follow along it's regular, risin
course 10 the stope where, on tina
| So14SlI OoS "hSA Icy IUI Dill dl'
Blindeye BOzeman had led the enthu
siastic parade through the streets, tn
/ vein had shown. It was dark there
no one was at work. Harry unhooke
his carbide from his belt, Lit 1t an
looked around
: sit amt coming from 'erel" he ar
nounced. Its" then his vOic
dropped to a whisper-'what's that
Again a rumbling had come from
distance. as Of an ore car travelin
over the tram tracks Harry exti1
guished his light, and drawing Anti
and Fairchild far to the end Of tn
stope f1attened them and himself o
the ground. A long wait while tn
rumbhng came closer, still closer
then, in the distance, a light appeare'
shining from a side Of the tunnel.
changing noise, followed by clatte
ing sounds. as though Of steel raj
hitting against eacf other. FINAL
the tramming once moreand Il
light approached.
Into view came an ore car, and b
hind 1t doomed the great form OF Ia