The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-03

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Harry ~hsstlel hong and shoasAsfal.
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That's d sale w ~ money"
~An swfai les. Harry. nai why was
the pfssr mssscs There's nothing 10
ha~e n on There's"
Then Cor nement. A. thes stepped
cus ~ the pos, ofsee. Ne gave np the
thought even cf comparative rscas~.
Tweut, feet AWAY, nsan and glfi
weev apprmshsnx. talking ~ though
there never hHa teen the sll9hsest
treahle hssween them II was Maurice
Rcslalne aud Anita Richmond: they
came sieser. her eyes turned toward
falr'hlld, and tten-~
she went on. without speaking with
our saklng the srouhIs se neslce ~.
narensly, that he had heen sssnssing
there
After this. there WAS little convvrSa'
,'nn until Harry ard falrvhlld had
reached the boarding house. Then.
With Mother Howard foF 30 adviser.
the three gashered IN the cid rarinr
and rKirclild related The events ~
~. night heforsA adding What had
happened Ut the post ofslce. when AMI.
Ia had rASsea him without speaking
Moshes Howard. her assns folded AZ
usaal. hnssbsd her gray head.
~gss like hsF. SON, she aanouneed
at last, 'Sl'e's geod girl I've known
her ever since she was a little tad not
biz enough % nalk. And shc loves
her father
sfsns -
~SAe loves her father Isn't that
enenghs The Rodaines have thu
money and they have almost every.
thing that Iudre Richmond owns LIS
easy enough 10 guess vhat they've
done with tilted u up 20 that he
can't touch Il untll they're ready for
him 10 do IL. And they're na, going
10 90 that until they've gotten what
they want
which ix--r
"Anlia, Any fool ought to be able
10 know that That stroke last night
was the second one for the Judge.
There usually amt any more after
the third one. Now. can't you see why
Anita Is willing TO DO anything on
earth just 10 keep peace aud Just 20
give hsr father little rest and com.
fest aud happiness Ia the last days of
his lifef You've got to remember that
he aint llke an ordinary father that
Sou can no 10 and tell all your troa.
tlcs u. He's laying next door to death,
and Anita. Just like any wompp that's
got q great. biz, good heart IN her.
n willing 10 face worse than death
~ help hsm It's a. plain 10 me rs
the noSr on Iiarry's face
switch is quite plain agreed Fair
child rnefully. Harry rubbed the ll-
heled proboscis. paved at his mas.
tnche and tidgeted IN hts chair.
II understand that. all right" he
announced nj last. sIsuf why should
anybody want 10 buy the mine'''
II brought Falrchild 10 the realtsa.
ton cf new Development and he
brought forth the letter. once more to
stare ~ IT,
"Fifiy thousand dollars Is ict Of
money." came vi last.
And what then,~ Mother Hownrf.
stilI looking through uncolored glasses.
took the letter and scanned II. "You
two amt qultters. are your"
zoo. asf' Harry bristlcd
Yes, you. II YOU are. get your
selves piece of paper and write 10
Denver and take the offer. II you
on flghting."
n believe you're deht. Mother How.
ard" Falrchild had reached for the
letter again and was staring at n as
though fer inspiration. THAT amount
Of money seems 20 be great deal.
SIN. " person win offer that much
for mine when there's nothing In
sight to show IT'S value. IL ought TO
mean that there's something dark In
The woodpIie and that the ,hings
worth fghiing out Apd personally
Fin willing 10 fghtl"
Il never quit In my lIfei" Harry
xtraIghtened In his chair and his mus.
sache stuck forth pugnaciously. Moth.
er Howard looked down NJ him.
pressed her lips. then smiled.
mo she snnounccd. except 10 run
away Iike Whipped cup after you'd
gotten a poor Ionely bosrdIng house
keeper in love with your
Mother '0ward III"
but the laughing. gray haired won.
a1 had scrambled throngls the door
way snd slammed the door behind her,
onIy 10 open II second later and poke
her head within.
'Needp't think becausc you can hold
up dance hall nnd get away wlth II.
you can use cave-msn stun on me..
she sdinonIshed And 10 that one sen
Iepce wss all the conversation neces-
sary regarding the charges against
Harry. a. far .as Mother Howard was
concerned she didn't LeIieye them.
and iarrys face showed Thar The
world had become bright sDd serene
asain. he swung i'is great arms m
though 10 loosen the big muscles u his
He pecked ~ his mus
'schs. Then he turned 20 FaIrchild.
well" he asked. what do we dot
% 10 70 tIae mine just like nothing