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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-01-28
FASSETT'S STORE PRINCIPLES

''The best greeting that we can offer
customers Of this store Is contained In the
statement that you may buy with conf
dence. Prices have stabilized themselves
at from three-fourths to one-half less than
they were when the drop started. You
can practically buy everything today at
40 to so cents less on the dollar and many
items are actually priced today at pre-
war figures or Lees. Prices where they have
dropped unreasonably low. will start re-
action upward almost ~ suddenly ~ they
went down. The prosperity Of the coun-
try demands . fair return on production,
and We cannot expect to continue selling
below cost of manufacture very long with
out seriously affecting business ~ . whole
and In turn injure the individual. We re-
joice with the public over the decline In
prices. This firm has not hesitated to &C.
cept losses in order to assist In accomplish.
ing the necessary adjustment and We rec
ognize in the response to our efforts .
complete confidence and respect for the
policy which has won for Fasett's IL
present position Of Leadership In Monte
Vista.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-01-28

Honest Abe" they called him and
the sobriQuet has survived with the men,
ory Of one Of the finest character in the
history Of the world. Maligned and rss.
pected. loved and feared. despised and
exalted. Abraham lincoln. the rail-splitter
was mutually sstssmed At last by frieno
and enemy because he had the courage Of
hts convictions and was honest. Honesty
the best policy. had long since become
= platttude when Abe Lincoln was sum.
moned to the White House from the little
town Of Springfield, III. But Il has Lost
none Of its effectiveness through repeti.
ton.
The dishonest business or profs..
sional man is scorned and rejected bv
those with whom he comes In contact.
His method finds him out. When Abraham
Lincoln laid down his life for his people
that night in Warrington. he left q heri.
tase unexcelled, in splendor or effect
the remembrance Of homely, gaunt. sad
man who dedicated his all to the exem-
plification Of integrity and the future az
the nation.
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,To BE coNTiNuFDs
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Tonight you and / will go to Indian.
apolis and probate the Willis simple
enough; I've had 1t In my safe for ten
years. After that, you become the
owner Of the Blue Poppy mine, to do
with as you choose
But"
Don't ask my advice, Boy.
haven't any. Your father told me
what to do II you decided to try your
luck-and silver's at $1.29. 1t means
a lot of money for anybody who can
produce pay ore-unless what he said
about the mine pinching out was
true"
Again the thrill of new thing
went through Robert Fairchilds veins,
something he never had felt until
twelve hours before; again the urge
for strange places, new scenes, the
fire Of the hunt after the hidden
wealth of silver-seamed hills. Robert
Fairchild's life had been a plodding
thing Of books and accounts. Of high
desks which as yet had failed to stoop
his shoulders, Of stuffy offices which
had been thwarted so far in their grip
at his lung power; the long walk in
the morning and the tired trudge
homeward at night. But the recoil
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"They Call Him 'Squint' Rodaine."
had not exerted itself against an office
cramped brain, a dusty ledger-filled
life that suddenly felt itself crying
out for the free, open country. without
hardly knowing what the term meant.
Old Beamish caught the light in the
eyes, the quick contraction Of the
hands, and smiled.
"You don't need to tell me, Son."
he said slowly. II can see the symp-
toms. You've got the fever-you're
going back to work that mine.
"Ohadi is thirty-elght miles from
Denver That's your goal. Out there,
they'll tell you how the mine caved In,
and how Thornton Fairchild, who had
worked 1t, together with his two men,
Harry Harkins, a Cornishman, and
'Sissie' Larsen, Swede, left town late
one night for Cripple Creek--and that
they never came back. That's the
story they'll tell you. Agree with 1t.
Tell them that Harkins, as far as you
know, went back to Cornwall, and
that you have heard vaguely that Lar
sen later followed the mining game
farther out west"
as 1t the truth?'
'How do know? It's good enough
people shouldn't ask questions. Tell
nothing more than that-and be care
full of your friends. There Is one
man to watch--if he is still alive.
They call him 'Squint' Rodaine, and
he may or may not still be there. /
don't know--Fm only sure of the fact
that your father hated him, fought
him and feared him. The mine tun-
mel is two miles up Kentucky gulch
and one hundred yards to the right.
A surveyor can lead you to the very
spot. It's been abandoned now for
thirty years. What you'll find there
Is more than can guess. But, Boy"
and his hand eenched tight on Robert
Fairchild's shoulder, whatever you
do, whatever you run into, whatever
friends or enemies you find awaiting
you, don't LET that light die out of
your eyes and don't pull In tnat chin |!
If you find fight on your hands,
whether it's man, beast or nature, sail
into it If you run into things that
cut your very heart out to learn-beat
EN- down and keep going! And win
There-that's all the advice know.
Meet me at the 10 train for Indian
apolis. Goodby!"
"Goodby-Tll be there" Fairchild
grasped the pudgy hand and left the
Office For moment afterward, old
Henry Beamish stood thinking and
looking out over the dingy roof ada.
cnr. Then, somewhat absently, he
pressed the ancient electric button for
his more ancient stenographer.
"Call messenger, please" he or
dered when she entered, Il want to
send cablegram."
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CHAPTER /.


IT was over, The rambling house,
with Its rickety, old-fashloned furni-
ture--and its memories-wa now de-
serted, except for Robert Fairehild,
and he was deserted within It,, wan
dering from room to room staring at
familiar objects with the unfamiliar
gaze of one whose vision suddenly
has been warped by the visitation OF
death and the sense Of loneliness that
1t brings.
Loneliness, rather than grief for 1t
had been Robert Fairchlld's promise
that he would not suffer In heart for
for which he had waited. seemingly In
vain. Year after year, Thornton Fair
child had sat In the big armchair by
tile windows, watching the days grow
old and fade into night, studying sun
set after sunset. v0icing the vain hope
that the cleaning might bring the twi-
light Of his own existence--a silent
man except for this, rarely speaking of
che past, never giving to the son who
worked Tor him, cared for him, wor-
SHIPPED him, the slightest lnkllng Of
what might have happened In the dim
days Of the long ago to transform him
Into beaten thing. longing for the
final surcease. And when the end
came, 1t found him In readiness, walt
ing In the big armchair by the win
dows. Even now. book lay on the
frayed Competing of the old room.
where 1t had fallen from relaxing fin
gers Robert Fairchild picked II up,
and with sigh restored 1t to the
GRIM fumed oak case. His days of
petty sacrifices that his father might
while away the weary hours with
reading were over.
What had been the past? Why the
silence? Why the patient, yet impa-
tient wait for death? The son did rot
know. In all his memories was only
one faint picture. painted years be-
fore In babyhood: the return of his
father from some place, he knew not
where, long conference with his
mother behind closed doors, while he.
In chlldlike curiosity, waited without.
seeking in vain to catch some expla-
nation. Then n sadfaced woman who
cried at night when the house was
still. who faded and who died. That
was all. The picture carried no ex-
PLANTATION.
And now Robert Fairchild stood on
the threshold of something he almos.
feared TO learn. Once, on black,
stormy night. they had sat together,
father and son before the fire, silent
for hours. Then the hand of the
wilte-haired man had reached out
ward and rested for moment on the
young mans knee.
IL wrote something to you, Boy, a
day or so ago" he had said. THAT
little illness had prompted me TO
do It. I'll thought It was only fair
to you. After I'm gone, look in the
safe. You'll find the combination on
a piece Of paper hidden In hole cut
In that old European history in the
bookcase. have your promise,
xnow--that you'll not do 1t until after
I'm gone"
Now Thornton Fairchild was gone
Gut message had remained behind ;
one which the patient lips evidently
had fearec to utter during life. The
heurt of the son began to pound, slow
and hard as, with the memory OF that
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Accept his counsels, laugh at his little
eccentrlcities II you will, but follow
his judgment implicitly. Above all,
ask him no questions that he does not
care to answer--there are things that
he may not deem wise to tell.
'There Is little more to say. Beam
ish will attend to everything for you
II you care to go. Sell everything
that Is here; the house, the furniture.
the belongings. II Is my wish, and
you will need the capital--if you go.
And II circumstances should arise to
bring before you the story of that
which has caused me so much dark
ness. | have nothing TO say in self
extenuation. made one mistake
that Of fear--and In committing one
error, shouldered every blame. 1t
makes little difference now. l am
dead--and free.
"My love to you, my son. hope
that wealth and happiness await you.
Blood of my blood flows in your veins
and strange though it may sound to
you--t is the blood of an adventurer.
They say, once in the blood, It never
dies. My wish is that you succeed
where failed-and God be with you
YOUR FATHER"
For long moment Robert Fairchild
stood staring at the letter, his heart
pounding with excitement, his hands
grasping the foolscap paper as though
with desire to tear through the
shield which the written words had
formed about a mysterious past and
disclose that which was SO effectively
hidden. So much had the letter told
and yet so little! Dark had been the
hints of some mysterious, intangible
thing, great enough In its horror and
its far-reaching consequences to cause
death for one who had known of it
and a living panic for him who had
pelpetrated 1t. In that super-cam-
ness which accompanies great agita-
ton, Fairchild folded the paper
placed ii in its envelope, then slipped
it into an inside pocket. A few steps
and he was before the safe once more
and reaching for the second envelope
Heavy and bulky was this, filed
with tax receipts, with plats and blue
prints and the reports of surveyors.
Here was an assay slip, bearing figures
and notations which Robert Falrchild
could not understand, then legal doc
ument, sealed and stamped, and bear
Ing the words:
County of Clear Creek, 60
State of Colorado,
DEED PATENT.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That on this day Of our
Lord, February %, 1892, Thornton W.
Fairchild, having presented the neces-
sary atiidavits and statements of as
sessments accomplished in accordance
with
On 1t trailed in endless legal phrase
ology. telling In muddled, attorney-lke
language. the fact that the law had
been fulfilled In Its requirements, and
that the claim for which Thornton
Fairchild had worked was rightfully
his, forever Fairchild reached for
the age-yellowed envelope to return
the papers to their. resting place. But
he checked his motion invountarily
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conversation, he turned toward the
bookcase and Unattached the paneled
door moment more and the h0i-
lowed history had given up its trust,
bit Of paper scratched with numbers.
Robert Fairchild turned toward the
stairs and the small room on the sec
ond floor which had served as his fa-
Tiers bedroom.
There he hesitated before the little
iron safe In the corner summoning
the courage to unlock the doors of a
dead mans past.
The safe had not been opened In
years; that was evident from the
creaking OF the plungers as they fell,
the gummy resistance of the knob as
FairchiId turned It In accordance with
the directions on the paper. Finally,
great wrench, and the bolt was
drawn grudgingly back; a strong pull.
and the safe opened.
Falrchild crouched for moment,
staring. before he reached for the
thinner of two envelopes which lay
before him. A moment later he
Strengthened and turned toward the
light. A crinkling of paper, quick
drawn sigh between clenched teeth ;
II was letter; his strange, quiet,
hunted-appearing father was talking
TO him through the medium of ink and
paper, after death. He read:
MY Son:
Before | begin this letter to. you l
must ask that you take no action
whatever until you have seen my at
torney--he will be yours from now on.
| have never mentioned him to you
before; It was not necessary and
would only have brought you curiosity
which I could not have satisfied. But
now, | am afraid. the doors must be
unlocked ! am gone. You are young,
you have been faithful son and you
are deserving Of every good fortune
that may possibly come to you. am
praying that the years have made a
difference, and that Fortune may
smile upon you as she frowned on me.
Certainly, she can iniure me no longer.
My race Is run; am beyond earthly
fortunes
Therefore, when you have finished
with this, take the deeds inclosed In
the larger envelope and go to st.
Louis. There, look up Henry f, Beam
ish, attorney-at-law in the Princess
building. He will explain them to you.
Beyond tins. | fear. there Is little
that can aid you. cannot find the
strength now that face 1t, to tell
you what you may fini II you follow
the lure that the other envelope holds
forth to you.
"There Is always the hope that For
tune may be kind TO me at last, and
smile upon my memory by never let
ting you know why have been the
sort of man you have known, and not
the jovial, genial companion that a
father should be. But there are GER
tain things, my son. which defeat a
man. Therefore Is 1t not better that
1t remain behind n cloud until such
time as Fortune may reveal It--and
hope that such time will never
! come? ] think so-not for myself, for
when you read this, shall be gone
hut for you. that you may not be ham
dicapped by the knowledge OF the
thing which whitened my hair and
aged me, long before my time.
IF he lives, and ] am sure he does,
there Is one VINO will hurry TO your
aid as soon as ne knows you need him.
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and for moment held the envelope
before him, staring at II with wide
eyes. Then, as though to free by the
stronger light of the window the
haunting thing which faced him, he
rose and hurried across the room. to
better light, only TO find 1t had not
been imagination; the words still
were before him, sentence written
in faint, faded ink proelaiming the
contents to be Papers Relating to the
Blue Poppy Nine" and written across
this word in the holder, harsher
strokes of man under stress of emo
tion, a word which held the eyes of
Robert Fairchlld fixed and staring, a
word which spelled books of the past
and evil threats OF the future, the
single, ominous word:
"ACCURSED
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PROMISED i Wouiu
tell my neighbor
Chimpanzee more
about the lady
who came to the
ZOO and who was
especially inter
ested in me.
"As / said, the
keeper let me
bring her to the
big room at the
end Of the mon
key house, and
there / showed
her how l played.
"The k e epe r
handed me the
telephone b 0 0 k
and said:
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.ouite Proudly. and said:
"'Pick out a
number. Windy 50 looked over the
pages and pointed to certain num-
Der. and the lady laughed as she saw
me looking down the list OF names
until came to the number ! had do
cided to pick out.
Then ! took the keepers jacket
which was hanging on nail in the
closet. First put it about me as a
shawl and then / put 1t over my head.
But | found there was some dust in II
and sneezed
$50 | took the jacket off and then
put 1t on properly and with my arms
in the sleeves, and / looked. at my
keeper quite proudly, for love to put
on his jacket.
"The keeper won't let me put some
things in my mouth, such as rubber,
or the soap, or odd things like that,
that sometimes I'm inquisitiye enough
to try.
"He says Don't to me, and every
time he does this / feel so guilty and
naughty.
"But then l begin playing again and
feel happy once more. And the keep
er says Don't to me, as lots of peo-
pie have Don't said to them when
they are putting things in their mouths
80, Lap,5i;par tI,iY,f reJ tbax vhouIJut
"All this time the other day the
lady watched me. put pencil IN
my mouth and the keeper told me to
give it to him, and the lady was much
amused as stuck it far out of my
mouth SO the keeper could take 1t from
me.
"The keeper would tell the lady to
watch me in a low tone-you know he
didn't want me to think | was smart,
and yet he was awfully proud of me,
and / do love his pride in me!
"And the lady watched me. sat on
the table-a low table upon which she
was sitting, and / watched her and
she watched me.
Whenever my keeper told me to
turn around or to do this or that, i
did. and yet as my keeper told the
lady | had never been taught any
tricks. understood what Is being
said to me--that Is ALL
"Now the lady took chair and sat
in 1t, and then she said to me In
low voice, but In good clear tone.
"Windy, I'd like company. Won't you
bring up chair by me2
1.-THE only other chair was some dis
lance away in the room, but | went
over to 1t and showed 1t across the
room until 1t was close to her. and
then ! sat down while she talked to
me and said:
"'Windy, would you like another ba-
mana? You've given me great deal
Of pleasure, and I'd like to do some
thing more for you
"She had given me one banana, but
the keeper said I could have another,
so went to the lady's big bag. There
were two packages, and she said.
"'The banana Is in the box. In
the paper are some sandwiches for
me- SO took the banana from the
box us she said.
Later went over and turned on
the faucet of water and had drink.
l took the glass from the shelf and
drank from the glass just as any one
would.
"And didn't drop or break
the glass. Once did break
glass--a good many months-in fact
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CHAPTER u.

In spite of all that omens could
foretell, In spite of the dull, gloomy
life which had done Its best to fash
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491Eyenin6
Fairy Tale
~ MALN GpAHAM BONNER
MORE ABOUT WINDY
WMlARY GRAHAM BONNER
.---- corsEoM vtsIIzs atvSvu unsos -------------

"Yes," said Windy, the triangular
In the monkey house In the zoo. Il
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closely.
Then after some thought got hold
of a newspaper and began looking at
1t, but the keeper said:
"That is today's paper, Windy. You
may tear 1t, and haven't looked at
1t. Yesterdays paper Is on the floor,
and there'are pictures In It.
$50 took the paper he told me to
look at, and l looked at all the pic
lures. And the lady said she enjoyed
seeing me amuse myself, which pleased
me, tool"
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yedTS--dSo, duu 1
h ave n e v err
broken one since.
my k ep e r
knew 1t was an
accident and !
wasn't scolded.
but | was always
ashamed. as 1t
seemed so very
clumsy.
"I've ne yer
broken one since.
as Eve said.
"Well, i had a
look at myself
again. In the mir
ror to see that |
wa sn't looking
any Older. / stud
led myself very
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For goodness sake, come
here! I'll give you Ave dollars.
Hurry
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-09-15

NOTICE o. ADJUoTlGBMf DAY
Estate Of MasvtA G. HutehiAss.
dsceasod.
All persens Aaviag claims against
saiA estate ere Asreby notifis1 70
proooot them foe oA)uoemo1t 70 the
souAty eeuSt d No oran1e County.
CoaoeoAo, - tAe loeh. 1Ay oe oep-
tsmkoe 4. D. 1888.
]. n. LAWRENCE.
A1Otnietratoe.
Aus. is-sspt. Is.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-09-15
FARMS FOR SALE

Iwish TO sell any six Of my eight
farms In Rio Grande county. They
range In size from 40 to 1880 acres.
and In value from $4,000 to 900.
They are located on the river, creeks
mountains, valley. are suitable for
sheep. cattle, hogs. potatoes, grain.
alfalfa lettuce. All are tree from en-
cumbrances and have splendid water
rights, two have water right No. /.
Prices three years ago were from SO
to 100 percent higher than now.
For example. +l0 acres s miles from
town. running one and a half miles
along both sides OF q beautiful trout
stream, 3 feet water. good house.
miles Of fence, suited for small
dairy. lettuce, or summer home for
growing children during holidays.
used 1t for the latter purpose for
ten years. Price $4,000. On all
ranches long time will be given at
SO.
DR.. McFADZEAN.
Del Norte. Colo.
Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1922-09-15
sHERIFFs SALE

BY virtue Of an execution issued
out of the office Of the Clerk OF the
District Court Of Rio 0rande County
and State Of Colo. and to me direct
ed, whereby am commanded to
make the sum OF Six Hundred Six
teen and 1900 C$els.l2) Dollars.
the balance due on . certain judE-
ment obtained against Allan l..
Howard and Harry N. Howard. In
favor OF Ira Howard. Jr.. out OF the
lands. tenements, goods and chat
tells OF the said Allan l.. Howard
and Harry N. Howard ! have levied
ON the following property. to-wit:
Lots Numbered Eight (0. Nine
CO.. and Ten (lO In Block Number
ed Six (6), Grand View Addition TO
the Town Of Monte Vista: and Lots
Numbered One (i) and Two 60 In
Block Numbered Thirty-two. 0ec-
opd West Side Addition to the
Town OF Monte Vista. all In the
County Of Rio Crande and State OF
Colorado:
THEREFORE, According 20 said
command. shalt expose for sale
At Public Auction. all the right.
title and Interest OF the said above
named Allan L. Howard. aAd Harry
". Howard. In aad TO the above d.
scribed property. on Tues1ay. the
9Cth day Of September. 4. d. 1879.
a. Ten (ie) o'clock .. m. at the
front door OF the County Court
Houss at Del Nosts. Colorado. TO
the highest bidder for cash.
Dated this 18th day Of August A..
D. lS13.
EDWARD 8. ALTERNATELY.
Sheriff OF Rio 0rands Com.
", Colorado.
First Pub. August as.
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GDOD ARGUMENT
FOR USE OF HONEY

Authorities who have made ex'
periments Introducing disease germs
Into honey. announce that pure
honey whsa eaten In raw state ID
not only NOT . carrier Of deadly
disease germs bst that Il absolutely
destroys them II they reach the
honey IL any way.
This u considered an important
discovery. bseauss people may eat
honey asssrel that they are not ex-
posing tAs0sslves 70 affection: also
many psrsoas Who are unable TO
use sugar or other sweets may find
honey . satisfyins and harmless
substituts.
Honey. raissd - freely and with
ssch fine quality and flavor In the
San Lsis valley. offsrs = splendid
sdditioa - . food that Il cheap
nourishins snd safe. The more
common uss Of honey will augment
the bes culture In this valley and
help . ussful Industry.