The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-11-16

II was Ike the tap OF Hight breez
/ against granite. Then Harry furne,
III Ave you looked ~ the miner"
II The question brought back 10 FAT,
child the happenings OF the mornln
and the memory OF the man who ha,
\ trniied him. He told his story. Will,
Mother Howard listened, her arm
crossed, her head bobblng, and Will.
Harry. his big grin stiIl on his Inns
took In the details with ayldlty. Their
the grin faded.
Les 10 up there" he said quietly
This time the trip 10 Kentucky
guleh was made by skirting the town
soon they were on the rough. narrow
roadway leading into the mountains.
long time they walked, nj last 10
stop In the shelter Of the rocks where
Fairchild had Swallowed his pursuer
and 20 glance carefully ahead. No
one WIS In sight. Harry jabbed out
q big finger.
"'"rhafs H." be announced, straight
a'eadi"
They went on. Fairehlld with grin
ping al his throat that would nor
down. This had been the hope OF his
father-and here his father had met
whntl He sweryed quickly and
stopped, facing the bigger man.
Harry" came sharply. II know
that may be violating nm unsp,,ken
promise 10 my father. But I simply
can't stand II any longer What hap
pened here7 There was some sort OF
tragedy"
Harry chuckled - In concealmont
fairchild thought. Of something he
ala not want 10 tell him.
II should think so The tImbers
gave way and the mine cayed Inr"
mot thatl My father ran nwav
from this town. You and Mother
Howard helped him. You didn't come
back. Neither did my father. Even.
funiIy II killed him"
SOP Harry looked seriously and
at the young man. az
idn't write me oren."
"lie didn't need 10 write you. Yon
we're here with hlm-when II hap
,ened."
NO" Harry shook his head II
vas In town. What's Mother Howard I,
old your" +,
"a iot--and nothing" a
II don't know any more than she I
0es." o
But"
Friends didn't ask questions In A
hose days" came quietly. II might
we guessed II I'd wanted to-but | =
idn't want to-" a
"But II you hadr"
Harry looked at him with quiet. blue a
res. W
what would you guessf" =.
slowly Robert FaIrchllds gaze went az
the ground. There was only one
'sslble conjecture. SIssIe Larsen had g'
en impersonated by woman. Sis.
Larsen had never been seen again bt
Ohndl IN
I'll would hate TO put n into M
'rds." came finally. Harry slapped IN
m on the shoulder. ri
Then don't. II was nearly thirty !
mrs ago. Let sleeping dogs lie. Take
look around before we 20 into the u
mel" dr.
they reconnoltered. first on one wa
. then on the other. No one was IN TIA
NJ. Harry bent TO the ground. and In
ing a pitchy pine knot. lighted II. air
~ started cautiously within. blink Tia
against the darkness. pla
The outlines of rusty "holst." with
cable letdlng down into a slantlng las
In the rock. showed dlmly before pri
ma massive. chunky, deserted
ig In the shadows The tsmberx Nv
. rotting; one after another. they
cracked and caved beneath the
ghf OF the earth above. giving the
mel an eerie aspect. unlnvitlng.
gerous Harry peered ahead.
y amt ms bad as II looks came
y a moments survey. "ft's only
Z ere at the beginning that lis
~ Hut that doesn't do us much
4"
Why nctf- Falrchlld was staring r.
him. on toward the darkness OF
farther recezses, III n isn't caved
arthsr hack. we ought 10 be able
rpair this spot
n Harry shook HIS head.
'. didn't ~ into the win ere
xplsined. ave figured we 'ad to
shan anyway. sooner ~ later.
can't do under'nnd stopping In a \
go down on vein. yeu Know.
We always Got to 90 up-you cant
he metal out n you don't. That's
We dug this shaft-and now look
r.
drvw the nlekerinx torch 70 the
81 the shan aud held II there.
nx dcwnwerd. Fslrchild beside
Twenty feet below there came
reflection Of the fiarsns
Water Falrchlld glanced
~ his partner
don't know ANYTHING shout II he
~ last. ~Rut should think that Oval
! mean trouhlc~ new =
enty = sxreed Harry mrnhrfons An.
That s'afts two 'unneri fees dinin.
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