Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-11-10
Copyright by Little, Brown a 90.


me. I knew 1t would. Ready had come
and told me to dig a grave and put
1t In there. I did We filed II with
quicklime. Then we went upstairs
and 1t was gone. do not understand
1t. If Ready wanted me to kill him.
why didn't he say so? will kill IL
Roady will be good to me. I've killed
before for him."
"Stlll referring to somebody she's
killed." cut In Anita. II wonder II
1t could be possible"
"I'ye just thought of the date"
Harry broke In excltedly. "It was along
about June Z, 1892. I'm sure 1t was
around there"
The old books were mulled over,
one after the other. At last Bardwell
leaned forward and pointed to a GER
tain page.
Here's an item under May %. 1t
says: Ready has been at me again |!
He wants me to fix things so that the
three men In the Blue Poppy mine
will get caught in there by cave-in.'"
The sheriff looked up. This seems
to read little better than the other
stuff. It's not so jagged. Don't guess
she was as much off her nut then as
she Is now. Let's see. Where's the
placer Oh, yes: If I'll help him,
can have half, and Wen live together
again, and he'll be good to me and /
can have the boy, ! know what It's
all about. He wants to get the mine
without Sissle Larsen having anything
to do with II. Slssle has cemented up
the hole he drilled into the pay ore
and hasn't told FaIrchild about 1t, be-
cause he thinks Ready will go partner
ships with him and help him buy In.
But Ready won't do 1t. He wants
that extra money for me. He told me
so. Ready is good to me sometimes.
But that's when he wants me to do
something. II he'll keep his promise
I'll fix the mine so they won't gee
out"
"The poor old SOUL" there was ach-
ing sympathy In Anita RichmOnd's
voice. 81 can't help 1t II she was
willing to kill people. The poor Old
thing was crazy"
Eyes, and she's 'ad us bloody near
crazy too. Maybe there's another
entry"
"Fm coming to It. It's along In
June. The dates blurred. Listen:
4 did what Ready wanted me to.
sneaked into the mine and planted
dynamite In the timbers. wanted to
wait until the third man was there,
but I couldn't. Falrchild and Larsen
were fussing. Fairchild had learned
about the hole and wanted to know
what Larsen had found. Finally Lar-
sen pulled a gun and shot Fairchlld
He fell, and / knew he was dead.
Then Larsen bent over him, and when
he did ! hit him--on the head with u
singie-jack hammer. Then set of
the charge. Nobody ever will know
how II happened unless they find the
bullet or the gun. don't care II they
do. Ready wanted me to do it,"
Fairchild started to speak, but the
sheriff stopped him.
"Wait. here's another item:
1
them. They got out someway ant
drove out Of town tonight. Ready /,
mad at me. He won't come near me
And I'm so lonesome for himr"
1.-THE explanation !" Fairchild al
most shouted II as he seized the bool
and read 1t again. SHERIFF, I've 60
to make confession. My father al
ways thought that he had killed ,
man. Not that he told me-but coulC
guess 1t easily enough. from othe,
things that happened. When he came
to, he found single-jack hammer
lying beside him, and Larsen's boil!
across him. Couldn't he naturally be
lieve that he had killed him while Il
a daze? He was afraid OF ROdaine--
that Rodaine would get up lynch
ing party and string him up. Harf.
here and Mrs. Howard helped him on
of town. And this is the explana
ton !!
Bardwell smiled quizzIcaily.
at looks like there's going to be
lot of explanations. What time wa
II when you were trapped in tina
mine. HarkinsT
"Along about the first of Novem
ber."
The sheriff turned TO the page.
was there-the story of Crazy Laur
and her descent into the Blue Popp
mine, and again the charge OF dyna
mite which wrecked the tunnel. Wit