The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-28

tunucl was aboard the truck, which
was followed BY twc other auto W.
h,clex. each loaded with x~scliue -.
xines and smaller pumpA A hundred
men were n me crowd. IN equipped
with ropes and hucks<a sam Herhen.
felder's pleas hAd h<en heard The
search was about 70 hegsn for ths
body u Harry and the diamond that
eircsed cnN nAger. And Falrvhild has.
tened to do his par.
Until far into the night they worked
and strained % nut the bix pump into
position willie crews of men four and
nve IN : group. haiied water a. faM
- p0aetble. that the aggregate might
~ l<Ss~ncd 20 the greatest possible
extent before The pumps with their
hoses, w<ft attached Then the gaeo.
line engines hegNn to snort. great
iengthw % tubing we're In down tntc
the shaft. and squirting water started
down the mountain side as the task
II nnwatrrinx the shAfy began.
Bu; 4 was = slow joh. Morning
found The distance 70 sAc water length
ened hy twenty 10 thirty feeE. ana the
bucket hrigades nearly al the snd u
their ropes Men trndged down the
hills TO breakfast. sending others Ia
their places. FaIrrhlld stayed on to
meet Mother Howard ana assuake her
nervousness a. best he could. dividing
his time between her and the task b.
FORE him Noon found more water
than ever inmhiipg down the hlils--~
the smaller pumps were working now
In unison with the larger one After.
noon and most of ohadi wnK there.
Fnirchiid could distfnVuish th~ form
Of Anita Richmond In the hundreds cf
women and men clustered about the
opensng of the tunnel. and for once
SHE was not In the company of Mau-
rice Rodnine. He hurried 10 her nnd
che smiled 1t his approach
A slave they found anything yetf"
"Ncthinr "a fAr. Except that there
n plenty Of water In the shaft I'm
trying nor 10 beiIeve a."
4 hope IT lsn't true Her vulce was
how and serious Father was talking
10 me- about you. And We hoped yon
two would sueceed--this time"
Evidently her fnther had told hor
more than she cared To relate. Fhir.
child cnught the infection in her voice
but disregnrded II.
= owe you an apology he said
bluntly.
"For whatf"
Last night, I couldn't resist It'll
forgot for a moment that you wcre
there. hut IL hope that you'li he.
lieve me 20 be gentleman. In spite
OF H."
She smiled up at him quickly.
II already have Ind proof u that.
I'll am only hoping that you WIN he
liese n,e~-welI. that youli forget some
thing"
"You mean"
Eyes" she co,intercd quickly. AZ
thesgh 20 cnt OFT his explanation. III
seemed like great deal. yetsit was
nothing n all would feel much hap.
pier sifa I were suss you ha3 tlswe
gartied H."
FaIrchild looked al her for long
time. studying her with his serious
blue eyes. wondering about many
things. wishing that he knew more of
women and their ways. At last he
said the thing that he felt. the straight
forward outburst Of straightforward
man:
You're not going to be offended II
I tell you something7"
Certainly not"
The sheriff came along Just after
you had made the turn. He 'wns look
Ing for an auto bancit."
"A whatf' She stared at him with
wide-open. almost laughing eyes. "I3ut
you don't believe
'IIe was looking for a man." said
Fairchild quietly. III told him that
! hadn't seen anything but--n boy.
was willing to do that then--becnusc
I couldn't believe thaka girl like you
would" Then he stumbled and halt
cd. A moment he sought speech while
she smiled up at him. Then ont Il
came I'll doA't care whnt isVwas.
III like y0,i. ,soness I eJ. fred
you 81 much wi,tn / was changing
that tire that didn't esen notice X
when you put the money in my hand.
i--well, you're mot the kind Of a girl
who vould 10 anything realty wrong.
Il might be- pranx--or something
Ike that--hut Il wouldn't be wrong.
$3.50 there's an end to H."
Again she laughed softly. in . way
70 Robert Fairrhild, as
though she were making game Of him
what DO you know about womenY r
she asked finally. and FairchiId told
he truth.
Nothing"
fTso be contfnued)