The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-26


rened heres There was some sors cs
Tragedy
1 Harry chucklcd - IN conceal ment.
rsirchnd thceThs. Of scmeshlne he
did not want to tell him.
II should think 80, The flynbers
esvc way spd the mine caved IA r
Not thAsf Ny father nn away
from this town. Thu and Mother
Howard helpcd him. Ycu dldns come
hasss. Neither dld NJ father. Evea-
tually n killed him
ssSoy- Marry iookrd seriously ana
studlorsly al the young man. ~
didn't write me cfen."
| He diaat need 70 wrsfe you. Too
were here with him--when II hsp.
pened-
-Nc--- Harry yserk his head. 7
wns IN town What's Malhsr Ilawafd
(, told ycnv~
| "A lot--aad nsshlns."
II dcnr know any more than khe
/ does.
slsut---
/ Friends didn't axk questions In
those days came quietly. Il might
ave guessed n 70 wanted to-~but
didn't wanf TO-
~Bnt II ynu hads~
Harry locked a. him with quiet blue
/, eyes
what wonid yon gucss7'
Slowly Robert Tairchllds gaze wen,
70 the ground There was only one
possible conjecture Slssle Larsen had
been ifnper~ona,ed by q wo,nan. Sis.
sse Larsen had never been seen agssn
In ahAdi.
II would hate 70 pat Il into
words came auaiiy. Harry slarred
him On the shoulder
"Then don'i II ssas nearly thirty
years ago Let sleeping dogs s.e. Take
. lsok around before we ro Into the
tunnel.
They reeounoiierch first on one
side thcn On she ofher No one WAS In
sight Harry bent TO the grunnsl. and
hndins pischs pine knot. lighted Il.
Thef started cautlouS!y within, aNnk.
ing against fhe darkness
The outlines OF rusty "hols,. with
rs cable leading down intn a staining
hole in the rock. showed dsmly before
ihein-a. massive. chunky. deserted
thing In thr shadows The iIanhers
were rosting oue after another. ihey
had cracked and csv~l beneath the
weight II the earth above. giving the
tunnel an eerle aspect. unintifing.
dangerous. Harry rrered sheasi.
III alnt ~ had ss n looks came
SITTER nnoD.nf's survey. s.Ifx nnis
right ere at the beginning that lis
cnred. Euf that coesnt do us much
good
why nos7- Fairchlid was staring
with him. 90 toward the darkness ~
the farther reresses. "If gt isnt cayed
IN farther bac's. ne cugiif 20 be able
70 repair this spot
bvf Harry shook hts head.
"ANe didn't 20 into tie rcin ERE
he explained. I'VE figured we ad 70
ave shaft anyway. spnner NJ Iafer.
you cmn't DO nnfTr'art s-opInr In u
mine--fo Gown On seIn. yon know.
yms@ always got ia 60 up-- you cant
ret the metal ops II you don't. That's
why we dug this sisart-and now look
al IT.
He drew the cickerine torch % fhe
edge Of fhe xlaafs and hcid II there,
STARING downward. rairchiid beside
him Twenty fees below there came
the riiss<nipx resertiop Of The daring
name. Water, Fairchiid glanced
toward HIS partner.
Il don't know anything about ~ ne
said at last ATsut I should think that
would sn<an sroubse.~
Plenty agreed Harry Ingubrious-
~. THAT shafts two 'unnerd feet
deep and there's drift running on IL
for = eoeple d 'unnsr1 fsef pdre be-
fore II It's the vein. -Four 'unnerd
feet y waser. 'ow much money ave
you gcfy'
-Asoss twensx-nve hundred d0s.
iarrI- Il
Harry reached fer his wavinT mus |
fache. his haven in time n storm
Thon4htfully he rnIled II n, mar1ng |
meanShiie downward Then NJ
grunfed.
And ! ain't got more'n fve 'unnerd |
n sin'f enough. Lee 80 back 20 town. |
I don't like TO stand around this plsce |
and Just look at water IN ola
They turned Spr ~ meuth cf the |
tunnel. sliding along IN the xreosy |
muck. the torch extfnguished now. Al
moment of wsfc,sfulnexs frcm shs
csser u she darkn&m. fhon Harry !
pctnfed. On fl,e opposite hlll. ne fsx- |
- u man hsd be<n oBflined for |
1nef aecoaA Then hs had fsded |
And ~ish ~ dIssgpearsnee cf The
vaAgbr. nasxy hudeed his partner - |
the ribs snd went forth Into The
bs1Shfer iikbf A. h>ur Dore ard
fhey Nere heck a tevn HsrSy !
reached foT he muslsehs aenin.
/. ~0o - dswn q Moeher s0xssG4s
- conmssdsd I've ~ - van6erI
sround and ~ 'ovdy 70 vhafss len |
a ne fe1Icws shaf vas 'efe when I
- m - fuo1ov yonr1 16nce rve
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