Phoenix tribune., 1922-12-30
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which for almost thirty years has caused
him suffering. The secret is limited at
In a document left by the elder Fair
child, which also informs Robert he is
rado. and advising him to see Henry
Beamish, a lawyer.
CHAPTER II.-Beamish tells Robert his
eight miles from Denver. He also warns
him against q certain man. "Squint' Ro-
daine, his fathers enemy. Robert decides
to go to Ohadi
CHAPTER III.-on the road to ohadi
from Denver Fairchild assists a girl, ap
parently in frenzy of haste. to chance
tire on her auto. When she has left.
he st sher hands and aRRea nsd n pg Per
misleads them as 10 the direction the
girl had taken.
warmly greeted By Mother Howard,
boarding-house keeper, for his fathers
sake
CHAPTER v.-From. Mother Howard,
Fairchild learns something Of the mystery
connected with the disappearance of isis
sic" Larsen, his fathers co-worker In
the mine. He meets the girl he had as
sisted, but she denies her identity. She
IL Anita Richmond, Judge Richmond's
daughter.
CHAPTER VI--Visiting his claim. Fair
child Is shadowed by a man he recog-
daine. Back In Ohadi, his fathers old
friend, Harry Harkins. Cornishman,
summoned from England by Beamish to
help Fairchild, halls him with Joy.
CHAPTER vIL.-The pair find the mine
flooded and have not sufficient funds to
have 1t pumped dry. Later in the day
"Squint" Rodaine announces that he
practically saw Harkins fall into the
CHAPTER vIIL-Harkins being a gen.
eral favorite, the entire population turns
out to clear the flooded mine. When
the work Is practically done. Harry ap-
pears, apparently surprised at the tur-
moil 1t had been q shrewd trick on his
part to get the mine pumped out without
cost to himself or Fairchild, and the men
take 1t as q good Joke.
CHAPTER E.-Fairchild learns tha'
Judge Richmond 10 dying, ard that he
DANES. They begin. as partners, to worl
the mine. In their hearts both fear Lar.
cen was killed by Thornton Fairchild ane
his body buried By cave-in which de-
stroyed the mine. At the ''Old Times
Ball. Fairchild dances with Anita, to
the discontinue Of Maurice Rodaine son
of "Squint" supposed to be engaged
to the girl. A bandit holds up the dance
and shoots . merrymaker. Maurice Ro-
dame claims he recognized the bandit as
Harkins. The latter Is arrested. Fair
child interferes to save Anita from the
bullying Of the two Rodaines. and is
mystihed at Anita's apparent ingratitude
CHAPTER x.-Fairchild puts up the
claim as bond, and secures Harry's re-
lease from jail. They are offered $4,000
for the claim. by an unknown party, bu,
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they come to where they fear to find
Larsen's remains.
CHAPTER xI-A skeleton. in a miners
costume, which Harkins Identifies as Lar
sen, is there, and there seems little doubt
that Thornton Fairchild was n murderer
CHAPTER xn-Fairchild informs the
At the inquest. "crazy Laura" castor
wife of "Squint" Rodaine, and an ac-
knowledged imbecile, gives damaging test
lmony against Thornton Fairchild. The
to his death at Thornton Fairchild's
hands. Anita's engagement to Maurice
Rodaine Is announced.
to receive important information" Fair
child is offered 100000 for the mine Fair
child refuses. Returning to Ohadi he
hears Of marvellous strike made in the
Joins the Blue Poppy.
CHAPTER xTv.-The capital of the two
partners is rapidly vanishing. Anita ap-
pears to avoid Fairchild. He and Harry
uncover what appears to be q vein OF
silver. Leaving Harry In the mine Fair
hid hastens to have the find assayed.
CHAPTER Xv.-The assayer tells Fair.
hid the vein is almost solid silver
fastening back. he finds the mine de-
stroyed by cavs-in. and Harry gone.
CHAPTER XvL-A note from Anita
puts Fairchild on Rodaine's track He
follows his enemy e the home Of Crazy
Harry, whom the woman had In the
house. in an unconscious state.
CHAPTER xvIr-rn the absence of the
Rodaines. Fairchild gets Harry from the
house and to q hospital He has been
drugged by the crazy woman, but makes
FROM the He tens ssfspas
passage. Judge Richmond dies. leaving
Anita friendless. Anita visits the part
ners In the mine, seeking Fairchild's aid
terious noise, the three take refuge In
the passage which Harry had found.
CHAPTER xvm.-rhey find evidence
Silver Queen. Rodaine has been working
henchmen, Blindeye Bozeman and Taylor
Bill. are capturqd Taylor Bill admits
that he was the man who held up the
''old Times DanoA" for which Harry Is
under Indictment
CHAPTER xIx.-Raallzing the game Ia
UP, Maurice Rodaine ondeavors to reach
Denver and get away. bu. is caught in
q blizzard and dies from exposure
"SQuint" Rodaine, eornered, jumps from
a window and escapes for a time
CHAPTER Xx.-Rodaine makes for the
house Of Crazy Laura" with intent tc
destroy tncriminating evidence which he
knows she possesses. The woman resists
him. and u the struggle the house IL
burned, with Rodaine, 'aCrazy Laura"
with the books In which her warped brain.
has led her to cot down her crimes, com
mitted at the instigRtion Of her husband
Is captured. Among others, the murder
OF "sissie" Larsen and the attempted de-
struction Of the mine are recorded
Thornton Fairchild's name is cleared
The mystery Of Anita's escapade on tn
Denver road turns out to have been IN
the nature Of Q Joke, and Robert Fair
child. rich IN his silver vein and Anita's
love, feels there is little more on earth