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The Ordway new era., 1922-10-27
By Courtney RYlep Cooper
Copyright by Lit:is. Brown 5 Co.
"MUROERED!"

SYNOPSIS.-A, Thornton Fair
child's death his son Robert learns
there has been a dark period in
his fathers lifs which for almost
thirty years has caused him suffer
ing. The secreS is limited at in a
document left by the elder Fair
child. which also informs Robert
he is now owner of a mining claim
in Colorado. and advising him
to see Henry Beamish. a lawyer.
Beamish tells Robert his claim.
silver mine. is at Ohadi. thirty
eight miles from Denver He also
warns him against certain man,
"Squint' Rodai,e, his fathers en-
emy. Robert decides to go to OhadL
on the road to Ohadi from Denver
Eairchild assists a girl apparently
in a frenzy Of haste, to change
tire on her auto. When she has
left. the sheriff and posse appear.
In pursuit of a bandit. Fairchild.
bewildered. misleads them as to the
direction the sirl had taken. At
Ohadi Fairchi.d is warmly greeted
by Mother" Howard boarding
house Keeper. i-1r his fathers sake.
From Mothee Howard Fairchlt
learns someth-ig of the mystery
connected with the disappearance
of "Sissie" Larsen. his fathers CO.
worker in the mine. He meets the
girl he had assisted. but she denies
her identity. She is Anita Rich
mond, Judge Richmond's daughter
Visiting his claim. Fairchild Is
shadowed by a man he recognizes
from descriptions as "Squint" Ro-
daine. Back in Ohadi. his fathers
old friend, Harry Harkins, Cor
nishman. summoned from England
by Beamish to help Fairchild,
halls him with JOY. The pair find
the mine flooded and have not suffi-
cient funds to have it pumped dry.
Later in the day "Squint" Rodaine
announces that he practically saw
Harkins fall into the flooded mine.
and evidently is drowned. Harkins
being a general favorite, the entire
population turns out to clear the
flooded mine. When the work IS
practically ueqe, Harry appears.
It had been a s.Hrewd trick, and
Lhs men take il a. a good joke.
F's,E@hild learns that Judge Rich
mond is dying. and that he aud
Anita are in the power OF the Ro-
dalueS They begin, ss partners,
Co work The mine. In '1elr hearts
both f'ar Larsen wIs killed by
Thorutor .@sIrrnUd and his body
buriad by a Ct,se- n which destroyed
the mine. AT the "Old Times Bali
Fairchild dances with Anita. to the
discontinue of Maurice E0daine.
son Of "SQuint." supposed to be
engaged 70 the girl. A bandit holds
up the dance and shoots a merry
maker Maurice Rodaine claims he
recognized the bandit as HaTSins.
The latter is arrested. Fairchlld
interferes to save Anita from the
bullying OF the two Rodaines, and
Is mystifed at Anita's apparent
tngratitude. Fairchild puts Up the
claim as bond. and secures Harry's
release from Jail. They are offered
5000 for the claim. by an unknown
party. but agree to disregard 1t.
Clearing the mine. they come to
where they fear to find I-arsen's
remains.
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before him, and once more shielded
it with his big hand. A step-two,
then:
"Look-there-over by the foot
wally'
Fairchild forced his eyes in the d.
rection designated and stared intent
ly. AT first it appeared only like a
succession of disjointed, broken
stones, lying in straggly fashion along
the footwall of the drift where it
widened into the stope, or upward
slant on the vein. Then, 1t came forth
clearer the thin outlines of something
which clutched at the heart of Robert
Fairchild, which sickened him, which
caused him to fight down a sudden,
panicky desire to shield his eyes and
to run-a heap of age-denuded bones.
the scraps of miners costume still
clinging to them, the heavy shoes pro-
truding in comically tragic. fashion
over bony feet; huddled, cramped
skeleton Of a human beingI
They could only stand and stare ct
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THE CROSS-CuT

forget Squint Rodaine and his chalky-
faced son: down here they could feel
that they were working toward a goal
and lay aside the handicap which
humans might put in their path.
Day after day of labor and the in
dentation upon the cave-in grew from
a matter of feet to one of yards. A
week. Two. Then, as Harry swung
his pick, he lurched forward and went
70 his knees. "I've gone through" he
announced in happy surprise. i've
gone through. We're at the end of 1t :!
Up went Fairchild's carbide. Where
the pick still hung in the rocky mass,
tiny hole showed, darker than the
surrounding refuse. There was joy
in Harrys voice as he made momen-
tary survey.
Its fairly dry be'ind there he an
nounced "Otherwise we'd have been
scrambling around in water up to our
neckS. We're lucky there, any'ow."
Again the attack and again the hole
widened. At last Harry Strengthened.
I'VE can go in now" came finally.
Are you willing to go with me?"
! You mean-?"
| But Harry stopped him.
Lets don't talk about it till we
ave TO. Come on"
Silently they crawled through the
| opening, the silt and fine rock rafting
| about them as they did so, to come
upon fairly dry earth on the other
side, and to start forward. Suddenly
as they walked along, Harry took the
| lead. holding his lantern far ahead of
| him, with one big hand behind it, as
though for reflector. Then. just as
suddenly, he turned.
Lets go out" came shortly.
'Why?"
ITS there" In the light of the
lantern, Harrys face was white, his
big lips llvid. Lets go"
But Fairchfld stopped him.
Harry" he said, and there was de
termination In his voice, "if it's there
we've got to face it. Don't you
think that certain people would make
an Investigation if we should happen
to quit the mine now2'
THE Rodaines!"
Exactly. And how much worse
would It be for them to tell the news
than for US !"
"Nobody as to tell it" Harry was
staring at his carbide flare-"there's
a wye"
But we can't take 1t, Harry. In
my fathers letter was the statement
that he made only one mistake-that |
Of fear. I'm going to believe him
and in spite of what l find here, I'm |
going to hold him innocent. and I'm |
going to be fair and square and above
board about 1t all There's nothing on |
my conscience-and ! know that If my |
father had not made the mistake of |
running away when he did, there |
would have been nothing on his"
Harry shook his head.
"'E couldn't do much else, Boy Ro- |
daine was stronger in some ways then |
than he is now, That was in different |
days. That was in times when Squint
Rodaine could ave gotten a 'undred
men together quickern a cats wink
and lynched a man without i'm 'aving
trial or anything. And if I'd been
your father. I'd ave done the same as
e did. I'd ave run, too-'e'd ave paid |
for it with is life if e didn't, guilty or
not guilty. And" he looked sharply |
toward the younger man you say
TO 90 on?"
Go on" said Fairchild, and he
spoke the words between tightly |
clenched teeth. Harry turned his light
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| little mining camps which skirted the
town. Everywhere We're black crowds
under the faint street lamps. The
basement of the courthouse was illu-
minated; ana there We're clusters of
curious persons about the stairways.
| Through the throngs started Harry
| and Fairchild. only TO be drawn aside
by Farrell, the attorney.
I'm not going to take part in
this unless | have to-" he told them.
'It will look better for you if it isn't
necessary for me to make an appear
ance. How do you know but what
Thornton Fairchild was attacked by
this man and forced to kill in self-de-
fenSe? It's a penitentiary offense for
a man to strike another, without suf-
ficient justification, beneath ground
And had Sissie Larsen even so much
as slapped Thornton Fairchild, that
man would have been perfectly justi-
| fled in killing him to protect himself.
Guide yourselves accordingly.and
will be there only as spectator, I'M
less events should necessitate some
thing else"
They promised and went on, some
what calmer in mind, to edge their
way to the steps and to enter the
basement of the courthouse. The
coroner and his jury, composed of six
miners picked up haphazard along the
street-according to the custom of
coroners in general-were already
present. So was every person who
possibly could cram through the doors
of the big room. To them all Fair
child paid little attention-all but
three.
They were on back seat in the
long courtroom-Squint Rodaine and
his son, chalkier, yet blacker than
ever, while between them sat an old
woman with white hair which strag.
gled about her cheeks, woman with
deep-set eyes, whose hands wandered
now and then vaguely before her; q
wrinkled woman, fidgeting about on
her seat, watching with craned neck
those who stuffed their way within
the already crammed room, her eyes
never still, her lips moving constant
ly, as though mumbling some never
ending rote. Fairchild stared at her
then turned to Harry.
who's that with the Rodaines?"
Harry looked furtively. "Craz.
Laura-his wife,
But"
"And she amt ere for anythin,
good!" Harry's voice bore a tone o
nervousness. "Squint Rodaine dom
, even recognize 'er on the street-mucl
, less appear in company with er
Something's 'appeningW
But what could she testify tO?"
low should know?" Harry sal,
1t almost petulantly. II didn't evel
1 know she"
, "Oyez, oyez, oyezW 1t was tn
e bailiff, using a regular district-cour
Introduction of the fact that an in
f quest was about to be held The crowd
d ed room sighed and settled. The core
: ner stepped forward.
: 1--WE are gathered here tonight t
inquire into the death Of a man sur
s posed to be l.. A. Larsen, commonk
called 'Sissie,' whose skeleton wa
I found today in the Blue Poppy mine
: As sworn and true members of tn
/ coroner's jury, charge and commap
q kyou In the great name Of the sovereIe
The Ordway new era., 1922-10-27
CHAPTER XII.

Again there was a long moment of
silence, while Harry stood paving at
| his mustache and while Robert Fair
child sought to summon the strength
to do the thing which was before him.
All the soddenness of the old days
had come back to him, ghosts which
would not be driven away; memories
| of a time when he was the grubbing.
| though willing slave Of victim of
| fear-Of a man whose life had been
wrecked through terror of the day
when intruders would break their way
through the debris and when the dis
covery would be made And it mad
remained for Robert Falrchild. the
son, to find the hidden secret. for him
to come upon the thing which had
caused the agony of nearly thirty
years of suffering, for him to face the
alternative of again placing that grue-
some find into hiding or to square his
shoulders before the world and take
the consequences.
There was no time to lose in making
his decision. Beside him stood Harry.
| silent, morose Before him-Fair-
| child closed his eyes in an attempt to
shut out the sight of 1t. But still it
was there, the crumpled heap of tat
| tered clothing and human remains,
| the awry, heavy shoes still shielding
the fieshless bones of the feet. He
| turned blindly, his hands cropping be-
fore him.
Harry" he called, Harry Get
me out of here-I-can't stand it,"
Wordlessly the big man came to his
side. Wordlessly they made the trip
back to the hole in the cave-in and
then followed the trail of new-laid
track to the shaft. Up-up-the trip
seemed endless as they jerked and
pulled on the weighted rope, that
their shaft bucket might travel to the
surface. Then, at the mouth of the
tunnel. Robert Falrchild stood for q
long time staring out over the soft
hills and the radiance of the snowy
range. far away. 1t gave him a new
strength, a new determination. Hi.
eyes frightened with resolution. Ther
he turned to the faithful Harry. wait
ing in the background.
There's no use trying to evade any
thing, Harry. We've got to face tn,
music. VIII you go with me to motif,
the coroner-or would you rather sta,
here?"
"I'll CO."
Silently they trudged into town an,
to the little undertaking shop whicl
also served as the office of the coro
ner. They made their report, then ac
companied the officer, together witt
the sheriff, back to the mine and int
the drift. There once more the
clambered through the hole in tn
cave-in and on toward the beginnin
: of the stope. And there they pointe
4 out their discovery.
] A wait for the remainder of tina
: day-a day that seemed ages long,
t day in which Robert Fairchild foun
] himself facing the editor of the BugI,
! and telling his story. Harry besid
2 him. But he told only what he ha
t found, nothing of the past, nothing c
4 the white-haired man who had waite
/, by the window. cringing at the Sigh
j est sound on the old, vine-clad vera,
j, da. nothing Of the letter which he ha
! found in the dusty safe. Nothing We
= asked regarding that; nothing coul
q be gained by telling it. In the hea
1 Of Robert Fairchild was the convi
ton that somehow, some way, his 4
/ I ther was Innocent, ane In his braI
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tTo BE CoNrINUED.)

The average man has to change car.
very frequently % the road to success
The Ordway new era., 1922-10-27

"Please come to Denver at
once. Have most important
news for you"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
VETS T0FNE
SUIT AGAINST
BONUS BOARD

Mandamus proceedings to fore
the veterans state aid commits
sion to grant loans to ex-servic,
men up to rs per cent of Its valu
alton will be instigated at once
This action was decided upon al
meeting of the American Legion
post OF Salem last night in the
armory and will have the cooper
alton Of post No. 661 OF the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars who also
took action on the matter.
While no complaint has come
to the headquarters of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars from any of
that organization members re-
garding the commissions present
policy In granting loans, the post
decided that because the matter
was of vital interest to ex-service
men throughout the state, the or
ganization should cooperate as far
as 1t was financially able to do
so. The committee composed Of
Bolton HANDLE. Paul Hendricks
and Chris J. Kowitz were author
lied to inform the American Lee
gion officials at once.
The suit will determine wheth-
er or not the commission may
authorize loan under rs per
cent.
The attempts Of politicians to
draw the American legion into
politics was condemned by the
organization last night.
Carle Abrams was elected as the
remaining delegate to the state
convention of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars at its meeting.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
PASTOR CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT ON GIRL or 16

Smith Center, Kan, April 20.--
The Rev. A. Schulz. pastor Of the
German Lutheran church in Lin
coin township, As years old, mar
ried and father of several chill
dren, was arrested and brought
here late yesterday, charged with
a statutory offense against a 16-
year-old girl, member of his con-
gregation. The accused man is held
In the county Jail awaiting prelim-
mary trial.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20

Mr.. Morse bargained with the
bandit for the ring. They agreed
to return 1t for 500, according to
Mr.. Morse. Not having the cash,
he offered them a signed blank
check which they agreed to fill in
for 500.
The cancelled check for 800
was returned to the attorney yes
terday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
Bill Would Regulate
Names Given Babies

London, April 2o.-The Nor
wegian government has sub
mitted bill to parliament
which proposes that all chill
dren who are born after 1t
comes into operation shall be
given a regular family name.
Christian names, the bill de-
clares, must not be used as
family names. Parents will be
forbidden to give their chill
dren names in bad taste.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
Baseball BreezeS
National.

National.
Boston at New York, postponed
rain.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia post
poned; rain.
No others scheduled.
American.
Detroit at Chicago postponed;
rain.
Philadelphia at Washington
postponed; rain.
New York 3-6; Boston 81.
st. Louis Is; Cleveland 1.
Coast.
Salt Lake q; Los Angeles A.
Sacramento 6; San Francisco 4.
Vernon 8; Seattle l..
Oakland 8; Portland S.
New York, April 20.-American
league followers OF this city were
preparing to give their diamond
heroes heartily welcome today.
The Yankees will celebrate their
first home appearance of the year
by raising the championships
pennant they won last autumn
the first ever won by the New
York team of the Junior big, cir
cult.
The Giants were hoping for fair
skies today for the first game of
the Brooklyn series.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 20.-While
.he st. Louis Cardinals and the
Pirates were primed to litl the lid
IN the baseball season here today
ans were preparing to journey to
Forbes field wearing overcoats.
The weather forecast for today
s clear and colder.
Chicago, Aprfl 2O.-The Ma
ional league season opens here
oday with Chicago club making
Is first appearance on Its home
this season, Grover
.lexander was Manager Killifer's
hoice for mound duty, while Man
ger ,Horan was expected to use
lther Rixey or Couch.
st. Louis, Mo-, April 2O.-Seek-
lg revenge for three straight de-
'ats at the hands of the st. LouisI
rowns In Chicago last week, the
hicago White Sox came to St.
ouis today to inaugurate the
merican league season here.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
CHECK GIVEN ROBBERS
FOR RING is RETURNED

Chicago, April 20.-Edward P.
Morse, an attorney, and his wife
recently were held up by robbers
who took the attorneys vaIuables
and stripped the wedding ring
from his wife's finger.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
Sport Briefs


Los Angeles.-The University ol
Missouri track and field team de.
feated the Occidental college team
on the latter's field by score OF
67 to GA.
Worcester.--Johnny Shugrue of
Waterbury was given the decision
over johnny Dundee, junior light
weight champion of the world, In
ten-round bout.
Chicago. A straight guarantee
of $4,000 has been offered Ed
(Strangler) Lewis, worlds heavy
weight wrestling champion, to de-
fend his title against John Fesek,
by the Theodore Roosevelt post of
the American Legion.
Boston.--Ed (Strangler) Lew
is, successfully defended his title
against Dick Daviscourt OF Texas
in straight falls.
ston.--Fraikie Garcia of
Los Angeles knocked out Artie
Simons OF New Orleans In the
seventh round Of their 12-round
bout.
Los Angeles.--Constantlne Ro-
manoff, Pacific coast heavyweight
wrestling champion claimant, de-
feated Fred Mortinson, the terri
BILE Dane" OF Chicago in seven 10
minute rounds, taking two falls.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20

New York. - August Probst,
Swiss butler, who charged he was
being railroaded out of the coun-
try because of love affair with
society girl at the Rolling Rock
club, won victory in his special
examination on Ellis Island, when
a special board returned its find
tngs that he was not insane.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20

KalamaZoo-John Duval Dodge
Detroit millionaire, and Rex Earl,
an architect of Kalamazoo, were
convicted in circuit court on a
charge Of illegally possessing liq-
uor. Attorneys'for the men gave
notice of an appeal and sentence
was deferred.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-20
Night News
I Summary


New York.-A demonstration,
typical of his turbulent Russia,
greeted Gregorie Semenoff, Co.'S
sack chieftain, as he left Ludlow
street Jail after having secured his
release under $4,000 bail. Gen
eral Semenoff cringed into coat as
the jeers of thousands fell on his
ears.
Oklahoma City.-A plot to
blackmail Mrs. Jean p. Day, wife
of Jean P. Day, wealthy attorney
and oil man, who recently was ex-
onerated of the Staying of Lieu
tenant Colonel Paul Ward Beck,
army aviator, was revealed at the
that a man giving |
his name as Ed Reed, had been |
arrested at the request of postal
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-06

stands, shutting out the whole world
he did the larger part OF his ablesi
work. It was his hope that other work.
ers in the arts, moi necessarily musical
composers, might enjoy the same hope
that meets the eye Of the visitor today
IA score of studios, beautifully built
each one with it's fireplace for chilly
days, are scattered over q tract of land
that is much larger than the original
farm. Each studio is an oasis in it.
self, hidden from the others, masked by
green woodland from neighbors. The
worker sees nothing but the sky over
head and the varying emerald Of trees
on all sides. No sounds reach him but
the animated arguments Of birds and
the winds in the strawberries.
There is a central building known
as Colony hall from which the workers
depart each morning for their respec-
tive studios. All day they remain
secluded, wrapped up in their own en-
deavors. Lunch is left for them on
tehir doorsteps. No q calls upon
them, except by special invitation. The
long clear day is all their own, to
compose their music in, to paint pic
lures, to write their dramas and poems
and novels"
About 5 o'clock in the afternoon they
lock up their studios and return to
civilization, as no artificial lights are
allowed in the workrooms.
"And indeed" writes one artist, who
spent a summer at Peterborough, the
day was quite long enough. I exper-
fenced that mental exhaustion that
meant something thought out thor
oughly. After dinner there were many
books to read in the library or a coy
gathering before the large fl place or
even a game of pool. By 8 o'clock our
eyes were usually heavy with sleep. Off
we would 60 to bed to slumber quite
dreamlessly, with no elevated trains
laundering by to disturb our rest"
The only trouble with such colonies
10 that there are not enough of them,
and those which do exist are not near
Iy as well financed as they should be.
1t is to be hoped that the new gift of
the Pine Garde estate will stimulate
the interest Of other philanthropists
in the welfare of our living American
artists with whom is entrusted the
future of American letters and art.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-06

never in nine years asked me any
thing for himself
"Thus the postmastership. which
should depend wholly upon the
merit and fitness Of the applicant
is made the means Of paying per.
sonal and political obligations. Il
is superfluous to say that this il
not business administration.
I'VE repeat ~ Recommendation
that the rule for appointing the
highest men IN the list should be
restored and that then the presi'
Dental postmasterships should be
included in the classified civil serv'
ice by act of congress, 50 as to
render applicable section 10 of the
civil service act prohibiting con-
~gressional recommendations; and
that then a subsequent executive
order should require the appoint.
rnent of the highest man."
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-06
April Precipitation
Heaviest on Record
in kalispell Section

Kalispell, May 5.-The local wealth
er report for last month shows that
Kalispell had the heaviest April pre-
c%ipitation of record, the total amount
ing to 1.S6 inches, the normal amount
being LOG inches. This was due to
the record breaking snowfall on April
2S-29, when g inches was measured
in the heart of the city, and consid.
erably larger amounts in the out
skirts. Notwithstanding the fact that
there were ii days on which rain or
snow fell. the monthly sunshine was
greater than the average, and amount
ed to 53 per cent of the possible. The
monthly temperature. however. was
only 4.01 degrees. which is a def
cheney of "a degrees compared with
normal and with the exception of 1917
the coolest in % years. The highest
temperature occurred on the 21st,
when it was 81 degrees; and the low
est was % degrees on the 18th. The
wind velocity averaged 5.S miles per
hour, and the greatest velocity re-
corded was "a miles per hour. There
were 8 clear days, IL partly cloudy
and II full cloudy days.