The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-11-09

at last. shes good girl. I've known
her ever since she was little tad not
big enough to walk. And she loves
her father"
"But.-"
"She loves her father Isn't that
enough? The Rodaines have the
m0ney-and they have almost every.
thing that Judge Richmond owns. It's
easy enough to guess what they've
done with lt-tied II up so that he
can't touch II until they're ready for
him 10 do IL. And they're not going
to do that until they've gotten what
they want"
(Which is-T
"Aniia! Any fool ought to he nbie
to 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 to keep peace and just to
| give her father a little rest and com
fort and happiness in the last days of
| his life? You've got TO remember that
he amt like an ordinary father that
you can 90 TO and tell all your trou.
bles to. He's laying next door to death
and Anita just like any woman that's
got great, big. good heart In her
Is willing 10 face worse than death
to help him. It's ms plain to me as
| the n'se on Harry's face"
(which is quite plain" agreed Fair.
child ruefully. Harry rubbed the H.
be'ed pioboscis, paved at his mus
tathe and fdgeted in his chair
81 understand that. all right" he
announced at last. "But why should
anybody want TO buy the mineg"
II brought Fairchlld to the reallza-
tion of a new development, and he
brought forth the letter, once more to
stare at Il.
Fifty thousand dollars is lot of
money" came at last.
"And what thenY" Mother Howard.
still looking through uncOlored glasses,
took the letter and scanned 1t. you
two amt cutters, are your
90, ds?' Harry bristled.
"Yes, you. If you are. get your.
selves a piece Of paper and write to
Denver and take the offer. If you
aln't-keep on fighting"
II believe you're right Mother How
ard" Fairchild had reached for the
leter again and was staring at II rs
though for inspiration. "That amount
of money seems to be a great deal.
Still, If a person will offer that much
! for a mine when there's nothing In
sight to show its value, II ought to
mean that there's something dark in
the woodplle and that the things
worth fighting out. And personally
speaking, I'm willing TO fight |"
81 never quit in my life" Harry
Strengthened in his chair and his mus
tache stuck forth pugnaciously. Moth
er Howard looked down at him,
pressed her lips then smiled.
"No" she announced, Except to run
away like a whipped pup after you'd
gotten poor lonely boarding. house
keeper In love with you"
Mother 'Oward, III"
But the laughing, gray-halred wom-
an had scrambled through the door
way and slammed the door behind her,
only to open II second later and poke
her head within.
Needn't think because you can hold
up n dance hall and get away with II.
you can use cave-man stun on me! !"
she admonlshed. And in that one sen.
tence was all the conversation neces-
sary regarding the charges against
Harry. as far as Mother Howard was
concerned. She didn't believe them,
and Ilnrry's face showed that the
world had become bright and serene
again. He swung his great arms ms
though to loosen the big muscles Of his
shoulders. He pecked at his mus
tache Then he turned to Fairchild.
well" he asked. 'what do we do?
Go mp TO the minc-just like nothing
'ad ever 'appened?"
Exactly. Wait until change my
clothes. Then we'll he ready to start.
I'm not even going TO dignity this let
ter by replying to II. And for one
principal reason" he added-"that
| think the Rodaines have something
to do with It,"
low sOI"
81 don't know. I'll be ready in
mOmeht"
An hour later they entered the
mouth Of the Blue Poppy tunnel. once
more 10 start the engines and TO re-
sumo the pumping. meanwhile strug.
Cling back and forth with tlmbers from
the mountain side, as they began the
task of rehabllltating the tunnel where
II had cayed In just beyond the shaft.
Hour after hour they tOlled, until
the gray mlsts hung low over the
mountain tops. until the shadows
heightened and twilight fell. The en-
gines ceased their chugglng. the cough
ing swirl Of the dirty water as II came
from the drift, far below, stopped.
Slowly two weary men logged down
the rutty road to the narrow. winding
highway which led through Kentucky
gulch and into town.
That night Fairchild did not lie