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The Dolores star., 1922-11-10
CHAPTER Xl

They started forward then, nakir 9
their way through the slime and silt
of the drift flooring, slippery and wet
from years of flooding On-on-they
stopped.
Progress had become impossible. Be-
fore them. twisted and torn and piled
about in muddy confusion, the tim
bers of the mine suddenly showed In
a perfect barricade. supplanted from
behind by piles of muck and rocky
refuse which left no opening to the
chamber Of the stOpe beyond. Har-
ry's carbide went high In the air, and
he slid forward, to stand moment
in thought before the obstacle. At
place after place he surveyed it, finally
to turn with a shrug of his shoulders.
''It's going to mean mOre'n month
of the 'ardeSt kind of work, Boy" cRme
his final announcement. low it could
ave caved in like that is more than
/ know. I'm sure we timbered it
good
There was only one thing to do
turn back. Fifteen minutes more and
they were on the surface. making
work from morning until night for
many day to come. Harry reached
for new ax and indicated another.
wen cut ties first" he announced
And thus began the weeks of effort,
weeks in which they worked with
crude appliances weeks In which they
dragged the heavy stulls and other
timbers into the tunnel and then low
cred them down the shaft to the drift,
two hundred feet below, only to follow
them in their cOunterbaanced bucket
and laboriously pile them along the
sides of the drift, there to await use
later on. Weeks in which they worked
in mud and slime. as they shoveled
out the muck and with their CAD hooks
tore down loose portions of the harg-
ing wall to form a rOadbed for their
new tram.
1t was a slow. CALLING progress. but
they kept at it. Gradually the tram
line began to take shape. pieced to-
gether from old portions of the track
which still lay in the drift and supple
mented by others bought cheaply at
that graveyard of miners hopes-the
Junk yard in Ohadi. At last it was
finished the work Of moving the heavy
timbers became easier now as they
were shunted onto the small tram
truck from which the body had been
dismanted and trundled along the
rails to the cavern, there to be piled
In readiness for their use. And final,
ly-
pick swung in the air. to give
forth a chunky. smacking sound, as it
struck water-softened, spongy wood.
The attack against the cave-in had be-
gun. A foot at a time they tore away
the old. broken, splintered timbers and
the rocky refuse which lay piled be-
hind each shivered beam; only to stop,
carry away the muck. and then rebuild.
Cold and damp. In the moist air of the
tunnel they labored. but there was a
10y ip Il all. Down here they could
The Dolores star., 1922-11-10
THE, CROSS-ClT

forget Squint Rodaine and his chalky-
1 faced son; down here they could feel
that they were working toward a goal
and lay aside the handicap which
humans might put In their path.
Day after day Of labor and the in
dentation upon the cave-in grew from
Il matter OF feet to one Of yards. \
| week Two. Then. as Harry swung
his pick. he lurched forward and Went
10 his knees. I've gone through" he
| announced in happy surprise. I've
| gone through. We're at the end Of IL :"
! Up went Fairchilds carbide. Where
| the pick still hung in the rocky mass,
| a tiny hole showed. darker than the
surrounding refuse. There was JOY
| i'm Harry'S voice as he made momen-
tary survey.
ITS fairly dry be'ind there" he an
nounced "Otherwise we'd have been
scrambliug around in water up TO our
necks. We're lucky there. any'ow.'
Again the attack and again the hole
widened. At last Harry Strengthened.
I'VE can go in now" came finally.
Are you willing to so with me?"
You mean"
But Harry stopped him.
Lets don't talk about It till We
| ave TO. Come on"
Silently they crawled through the
| opening. the silt and fine rock rattling
about them as they did so. to come
| upon fairly dry earth on the other
/ side. and to start forward. suddenly.
as they walked along. Harry took the
| lead. holding his lantern far ahead of
/ him. with one big hand behind 1t, as
though for reflector. Then, just as
! suddenly. he turned.
Lets go out" came shortly.
"Why?
IT'S there" In the light OF the
| lantern, Harrys face was white. his
big lips llvid. Lets 60"
But FairchiId stopped him.
Harry" he said. and there was de-
termination in his voice. "if it's there
we've got to face II. Don't you
think chat certain people would make
nn investigation If we should happen
TO quit the mine now?"
"Thc Rodainesv
Exactly. And how much worse
would it be for them to tell the news
than for us!'
''NObody as to tell it" Harry was
staring at his carbide fiare-"there's
wye"
But we can't take 1t, Harry. In
my fathers letter was the statement
that he made only one mistake-that
of fear. I'm going to believe him
and in spite of what | find here. Tn
going to hold him innocent. and I'm
going to he fair and square and above
board about it all. There's nothing on
my COnscience-and ! know that If my
father had not made the mistake of
running away when he did, there
would have been nothing on his"
Harry shook his head.
e couldn't do much else, Boy. Ro-
daine was stronger in some WAYS then
than he is now. That was in different
days. That was in times when Suuint
Rodaine could ave gotten 'undred
men together quicker'n cats wink
and lynched a man without i'm 'aving
n trial or anything. And if I'd been
your father, I'd ave done the same as
e did. I'd ave run, too-'e'd ave paid
for it with is life If e didn't, guilty or
not guilty. And" he looked sharply
toward the younger man "you say
to 20 on?'
"Go on" said Fairchlld. and he
spoke the words between tightly
clenched teeth. Harry turned his light
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little mining camps which skirted the
town. Everywhere were black crowds
under the faint street lamps. The
basement Of the courthouse was illu-
minated; ana there were clusters of
curious persons about the stairways.
Through the thrOngs started Harry
and Fairchild, only to be drawn aside
by Farrell. the attorney.
I'm not going to take part in
this unless | have to-" he told them.
ut will look better for you if 1t isn't
necessary for me to make an appear
ance. How do you know but what
Thornton Fairchild was attacked by
this man and forced to kill in self-de-
fense? It's penitentiary offense for
man to strike another, without suf-
ficient justification, beneath ground.
And had Sissie Larsen even so much
as slapped Thornton Fairchild, that
man would have been perfectly justi-
fled in killing him to protect himself.
Guide yourselves accOrdingly-and 1
will be there only as spectator, un-
less events should necessitate some
thing else"
They promised and went on, some
what calmer in mind, to edge their
way to the steps and to enter the
basement Of the courthouse. The
coroner and his jury. composed of six
miners picked up haphazard along the
street-according to the custom of
coroners in general-were already
present. So was every person who
possibly could cram through the doors
of the big room. To them all Fair
child paid little attention-all but
three.
They were on a back seat in the
long courtroom-Squint Rodaine and
his son, chalkier yet blacker than
ever, while between them sat an old
woman with white hair which strag-
gled about her cheeks, woman with
deep-set eyes. whose hands wandered
now and then vaguely before her; a
wrinkled woman, fidgeting about on
her seat, watching with craneG neck
those who stuffed their way within
the already crammed room, her eyes
never still, her lips moving constant
ly, as though mumbling some never
| ending rote. Fairchild stared at her.
then turned to Harry.
who's that with the Rodaines?"
Harry looked furtivey. "Crazy
Laura-hs wife"
But"
"And she amt ere for anything
good!' Harry's voice bore a tone OF
nervousness. "Squint Rodaine don't
| even recognize 'er on the street-much
less appear in company with 'er.
| Something's 'appening!"
But what could she testify tor"
"'Ow should l know?" Harry said
1t almost petulantly. II didn't even
know She"
"Oyez, oyez, oyezw 1t was the
bailif. using regular district-court
introduction Of the fact that an in.
quest was about to be held. The crowd
ed room sighed and settled. The coro.
ner stepped forward.
| I'VE are gathered here tonight To
inquire into the death Of a man SUM-
posed to be L. A. Larsen, commonly
called 'Sissie.' whose skeleton va.
found today in the Blue Poppy mine
AS sworn and true members of the
coroner's jury, charge and command
! you In the great uame Of the sovereign
The Dolores star., 1922-11-10
CHAPTER XII.

Again there was a long moment of
silence, while Harry stood paving at
his mustaChe and while Robert Fair
child sought to summon the strength
to do the thing which was before him.
All the sOddenness of the old days
had come back to him, ghosts which
would not be driven away; memories
of time when he was the grubbing,
though willing slave of victim of
fear-of man whose life had been
wrecked through terror of the day
when intruders would break their way
through the debris, and when the dis
covery would be made. And it had
remained for Robert Fairchild, the
son. TO find the hidden secret, for him
to come upon the thing which had
caused the agony of nearly thirty
years of suffering, for him to face the
alternative of again placing that grue-
some find into hiding, or to square his
shoulders before the world and take
the consequences.
There was no time to lose in making
his decision. Beside him stood Harry.
silent, mOrose. Before him-Fair-
child closed his eyes in an attempt to
shut out the sight of 1t. But still it
was there, the crumpled heap Of tat
tered clothing and human remains.
the awry, heavy shoes still shielding
the fleshless bones of the feet. He
turned blindly, his hands cropping be-
fore him.
Harry" he called, Harry! Get
me out of here-I-can't stand 1t !"
Wordlessly the big man came to his
side. WOrdlessly they made the trip
back to the hole in the cave-in and
then followed the trail of new-laid
track to the shaft. Up-up-the trip
seemed endless as they jerked and
pulled on the weighted rope, that
their shaft bucket might travel to the
surface. Then, at the mouth Of the
tunnel, Robert Fairchild stood for a
long time staring out over the soft
hills and the radiance of the snowy
range, far away. 1t gave him new
strength, new determination. His
eyes frightened with resolution. Then
he turned to the faithful Harry, wait
ing in the background.
There's no use trying to evade any
thing, Harry. We've got to face the
music. VIII you go with me to notify
the coroner-or would you rather stay
here?"
"Fll 60"
Silently they trudged into town and
to the little undertaking shop which
also served as the office of tho corn.
ner. They made their report. then ac-
companed the officer. together with
the sheriff, back to the mine and into
the drift. There once more they
clambered through the hole in the
cave-in and on toward the beginning
Of the stope. And there they pointed
out their discovery.
A wait for the remainder of that
day-a day that seemed ages long, a
| day in which Robert Fairchild found
himself facing the editor of the Bugle
and telling his story. Harry beside
him. But he told only what he had
found, nothing of the past, nothing of
the white-haired man who had waited
by the window. cringing at the slight.
est sound on the old, vine-clnd veran.
da. nothing Of the letter which he had
found in the dusty safe. Nothing was
asked regarding that; nothing could
be gained by telling 1t. In the heart
of Robert Fairchild was the convic.
tion that somehow. some way. his ia.
] ther was innocent. and 10 his brain
The Dolores star., 1922-11-10

before him, and once more shielded
it with his big hand. A step-two.
then:
Look-there-over by the foot
wallw
Fairchild forced his eyes in the di-
rection designated and stared intent
ly. At first it appeared only like a
succession Of disjointed, broken
stones. lying in straggly fashion along
the footwall of tho drift where 1t
widened into the stope, or upward
slant on the vein. Then, 1t came forth
clearer the thin outlines of something
which clutched at the heart of Robert
Fairchild, which sickened him, which
caused him to fight down sudden,
panicky desire to shield his eyes and
to run-a heap of age-denuded bones,
the scraps Of a miners costume still
clinging to them, the heavy shoes pro-
trudlng in comically tragic fashion
over bony feet; huddled, cramped
skeleton Of human being!
They could only stand and stare st
The Dolores star., 1922-11-10
SALVAGE

Geneva. age three. had roo.,
gift of chewing gum and w..
triousiy chewing it as She lac :,
with her baby brother Sna, %g|
Geneva raised up and lootoJ
mother. VIII" sat beside them :.
sternatiun.
Il swallowed IT," she just b,,,,
Her mother laughed and hor
tease her, and then Geneva. he, ),
face very solemn. said:
See If you can get 4, ONT
The Dolores star., 1922-11-10

ourselves, not even acting as rele's
in the debate.
And if you aren't an EdgevoI
smoker, be sure and tell us about,
For we want to send you free samp.J
generous helpings both OF Edgewo
Plug Slice and Ready-Rubbed.
Edgeworth has made frienos
over the world. Some smokers ID
not care for Edgeworth, but those W
do, we believe, settle down ana ne
smoke any other tobacco the fes'
their lives.
Edgeworth is sold in various SIZE =
suit the needs and means Of all III N
chasers. Both Edgeworth Plug ~
and Edgeworth Ready-Rubbea,
packed in small, pocket-size pack,ssI|
in handsome tin humidors, and ais0j
various handy in-between sizes.
For the free samples address III e1
& Brother Company, a. Soutna
Street, Richmond, Va. Hyou WIZ wsc
add the name of the dealer to WI wy
you will 60 il you should IKE ~
worth, we would appreciate
courtesy on your part.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants.
your jobber cannot supply you ~ W
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother III
pany will gladly send you prepay
parcel post q one or two-dozehc AZ H.
Of any size of Edgeworth Plug sn's y
Ready Rubbed for the same pns'|
would pay the jobber.
The Dolores star., 1922-11-10
He who smokes las|
smokes best
Wherein our correspondent
takes a long shot at
GAINESVILLE, o.

smoker who professed preierencei|
the early morning smoke, apparenl
we started something. Almost d
next mail brought along a batch
.etters, among which the following
q fair sample:
Dear Sirs:
Will you allow me to take issue Wit.
your A. X X. from GAINESVILLE who D.
Bists that the best pipe Of the day IS ts,
one smoked right after breakfast!
OF course, have nominate knoyt
edge OF local conditions down in Souths',
Ohio, but up here the majority Of Us rts.
ular pipe smokers haye a decided leini-s
towards the last pipe OF the evening.
Take = night when you are siG.nsii
front OF the fire after the neiGhbors hsr,
gone. Your wife suggests it is bedtime,
and while you admit it Is. you have .
craving for one last smoke. She goes %
upstairs and you promise to follow d.
rectly. But instead you take out yoI
pipe and light up. You smoke Slowly
and peacefully. calling out at intei,ii
that you'll be there in a minute. gay
you don't go until the last ash has DIED
in the bowl OF your pipe.
That's my idea Of the best smoke q
the day.
Or suppose you've been out to o s.i.,
formal party where all they gave yoa
were cigars and cigarettes. You g.
home about 12 G. NJ, take of youfsia
rags and jump into something cool afd
comfortable. Then you find your o.
pipe, hunt up the blue can OF Edgewo''a
and light up for a real smoke.
Yea, sir, for every smoker A. X. 4
can produce who likes his aiter-bfeit'
fast pipe best, I'll guarantee to name !,
dozen men who prefer the last sm9ks s- y
the evening. And most OF US are Log
worth smokers, too.
Yours very sincerely,
New York CITY.
The Dolores star., 1922-11-10

opinion q D9j
which is the b
pipe of the day.1
Started somethlld
But we are glad !
open our co!llum1
to friendly disc!1
sions about pip
and smoking |
general.
A soifyouh,1
~ any partic,a1
N notions, faGI
A fancies, seq
: them along. N
aretakinga ana!
tral standpol1
The Dolores star., 1922-11-10
PLEASE come to Denver at
once. Have most important
news for you"
tTo BE coNTINUED)

The average man has to change cars
very freQuently on the road to succes.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
Crefonne Covered, Upholstered Back
Hammocks, special 1886
cA Present WholesaIe Prices

Made especially for and constructed to our ownnPee'
6catons That accounts for number of their good points
Head rest mattress and upholstered back are all cotton ed
Back of hammock completely covered Rigid steel frame
with double link fabric This style features the new mar
row seat for comfortable sitting position Price above tor
rope sung hammock and chains ceiling Illustrated below
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
Table Cloths $3.50
Sale of Vacuum Goods $3.50

Jugs, cara and bottles in both pint and quart sizes great
variety of coors For use any the house Many OF
these are actually marked only little aDove wholesale cost
oftr1 GOODS DEPARTMENT -oRoUND FLOOR
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
For One Day
Faille Canton s2.05 yd.

One of the most popular crePes of the in range
of twenty-five eOlors including bright, dark and pale
shades for every hour of the day 40 inches wide.
GROUND FLOOR
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
Linens-Greatly Reduced

Non priced at Less than present Wholesale Cost
Radical reductions have been taken many of fine linens tor
immediate clearance Table Cloths napkins towels linen sheets and
pillow cases. embroidered bed spreads included in the reductions
Table Cloths $3.50 Linen Towels, dozen $50
striped dama each yards The inner quality Other groups also
napkins MATCH dozen 1915 dued Now sA Sl' ana so o01
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
5000 yds. Egyptian Tissue
Gingham SOC yd.

A special price as you must surely know you have looked
tissue gnghams this season. This most unusual value
in Egyptian tissues and you will do we'll to take adyan
tage Of Cheds and stripes in all coOrs in the assortment
SECOND FLOOR
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
Imported Ramie Linens Csc yd,
cA Sale Of Lord & Taylor

These imported dress linens are shown in large asort
ment of coors, lovely soft shades suitable for frock suits
and skirts The price extraordinarily low IS inches wide
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
See Monday Mornings

Times and World for a fuller description of
nine equally timely, noteworthy and econ
omical values
June Sale of whiteeShoes .$6.75, $875
Beaded Handbags SS.5
Silk Hose $I.75
300 Silk Skirts yl2.7o
Handmade Dimity Blouses $3.50
women's Black Crepe CaPes $295O
and $3.50
Women's Printed Crepe de Chine Frocks
SIS
Wool Jersey Bathing Suits $3.95 to $5.95
Women's Tweed Suits SIS
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-08
RACE, NOT CLASS. STRUGGLE is
GERMAN SOCIALISTS" PRO
GRAM.

Berlin-That the underlying program
of the so-cnlled national socialists is
mot the class struggle but rather u race
struggle, directed against the Jews. was
the proud assertion of Paul Jansen
tried at the criminal court of Mannheim
for hurling a bomb September last in
the Bourse at that place. The accused
defended his desperate act ON the
ground that lie had fulfilled IA German
duty. intending the hand grenade
which he had thrown I oserve as n
warning to the Jews of Mannheim. Jan
sen boasted of his nffiliatio with the
National Socialist Party.
Notwithstanding that the hand gren-
nde was of an extremely explosive na
ture. the accused was sentenced only to
nine months imprisonment on the tech
nical charge of carrying arms without
II permit This sentence, considered
mil din many circles. has caused gem
eral CONSERVATION among the Jews of
Mannheim, say reports from there.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-08
1000 STUDENTS AT ANTISEMITIC
RALLY
Demand Enforcement Of PercentlIm
Limit ON Jews.
OewIsh Telegraphic Agency,

tJeWlsh TeleRrapnic agency
CracOw.-A crowd estimated at 1000
attended the antisemitiS rally staged
by students of the Cracow University
to protest the alleged mitigation of
the percentum law in favor of Jewish
applicants. An official note was in
troduced into the meeting by the pres
ence there of District School Inspector
Godlewssi, who received loud ova-
tion.
Resolutions were carried demanding
of the University Senate to strictly
adhere to the numerous clausus.'
Liberal Polish students opposed to the
rigorous Interpretation of the limita-
tion rule were forcibly elected from
the hail. as were the few Jewish
students who had the courngq to ap-
pear Mt the meeting.
The meeting had been scheduled for
the early part of the week. hut the
Rector hesitated to permit the gath
ering on he campus. finally yielding,
however. the many demands accom-
panied by threats OF violence.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-08
PALESTINE A GOOD CLOTHING
MARKET. JERUSALEM CONSUL
REPORTS.

w,shinytop-.A nreseut tbera ore
M f,ctor;es far re.dv.,,,d, ciotbi,p
in Palestine and sucb ,oiIoriny sbops
nc ax;st ,ro vary small, r.nor,s vice
Consul Georpe r. Co,b from Jerus-
oIan, to tbe Dept of commorce- Tex-
files form , very imnortnnt item of
Palestine imnorts. since tbe cou,trv
IL ent;re,v depepd,.nt unon foreign
mode goods for its s,,nplv The imuort
of taxit;Ias far .bo voor on,Iiry March
q, 1901 ,mounted tn tbe high f,pure
Of GEL aOO oOO Climatic conditions
creota nm octive demand for cotton
goods tbougb tbesa are outronked Inv
wooler n,a,ufactures II beinp es'i-
r,oted TINT of the totol i,.norts a5es
,ra woo,en yood~ a,ct cotton poods
and oOeS silk md other SORTS
"rhera ,ra 7o0oOO notentinI con-
u,,,~rs ~ ,,,,,,,,,s ,4urea xorsl.- within
tho frontier of Palestine and n def
in,to t,cre,xe NJ fbis number will bp
u.d.. Inv sever., thousand odults nrriy.
;ro e,r,, veor through immiprntioa.
From Palestine can nlso he directly
sun,,ied thc demnnds of n neirhbor-
;n, no,ul,t;,p which will tncreas 80
trade erorts and communication de
velonmept sbould easilv grow short
,v into , total of tbrec or more mil
IN, NJ neonle mainly in the lonp strip
=, .arr;torr ooa+ of Syria and Pal.
,s,;ro which mergos into the Arnbian
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-08
MODERN JEWISH QUARTER IN
TEL-AVIv.

Jerusalern--C Considerable progress Is
being made Ia the completion of the
new Jewish quarter in Tel-Aviv. The
building OF the quarter is in the hands
of the Association of Homeless which
was founded after the May pogroms
in Jaffa. Hundreds of Jewish fam
lilies from Jaffa and the Arab dis
tricts escaped to Tel-Aviv where Il
was impossible, however. for them. to
obtain housing accommodation. Tenn
porarily. the refugees made their
homes in tents and bnrracks They
then formed their association and oh
taiaed the assistance of the Jewish
National Fund, which purchased the
site, and Of the Kcren Hayesod which
made loan to the association of
fE24,000. Eighteen thousand pounds
have already been paid out by Keren
Hayesod. And now on the sands OF
Tel-Aviv. just by the sea. where hitl-
erto there has been desolate waste
"A new settlement is growing up equip
ped with all necessary cultural and
other institutions. including chill
dren's home. Electricity has been in
stalled in all houses and water pipes
had been laid. ..4
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1922-11-08
DAVID A. BROWN APPEALS FROM
MOSCOW TO AMERICAN JEWRY
tJswi.h Telesraphic Agency,

M0scow-An almost to.pl lack of
Clothing and famine In fuel threat ten
to intensity the food scarcity suffering
William Il. Grove. supervisor for the
American Relief Admins ration IN the
Ukraine.
''The lack of clothing is pitiful."
said Colonel Grove. There will be
terrible suffering in Odessa this win
ter unless relief comes at qnce in the
shape of garments. especially for the
children. The refugee hordes even
now in Odessa are being added to al
most daily and these will be in II bad
way. Next to food, clothes, for the
people will he at n premium" M
The Jewish Joint Distribution cam
mittee is furnishing the funds for the
feeding of the Ukraine by the \. r..
A., and this relief was able to sop
starvation. The program this winter
will be designated TO bloc a recur-
renee of the starvation. .i
Lack of fuel will also add TO The
genuine hardship that is bound to
come soon with the arrival of colder
weather." said Colonel Grove. There
is very little fuel available
David A. Brown, of he ]. ID. C..
now in Russia, has urged upon Ameri-
can Jewry to take steps to provide
clothing and fuel for this winter.
DIR. Henry Beeuwkes, chief of the