The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-11-23
CHAPTER vilI-continued.


Fairchild turned at the entrance of
the mine and waited for the first of
the miners and the accompanying
CLEAN Of his carbide. Then they went
within and TO the shaft, the light
shining downward upon the oily, black
water below. Two objects floated
there. a broken piece of timber, torn
from the side Of the shaft. where
someone evidently had grasped hastily
at II In an effort to stop a fall, and
a new, four-dented hat, gradually be-
coming water-soaked and sinking
slowly beneath the surface. And then,
for the first time. fear clutched at
Fsirchild's heart-fear which hope
could not ignore.
There's his hat II was a miner
staring downward.
Fairchild had seen II. but he strove
to put aside the thought.
True" he answered, but anyone
rould lose e hat. simply by locking
over the edge OF the shaft. Harry's a
strong man. Certainly he would know
how to swim. And in any event he
should have been able to have kept
afoat for at least few minutes. Ro-
dame says that he heard shout and
ran right In here: but all that he
could see was ruffied water and float
ing hat. L" Then he paused sud
denly. II had come to him that Ro-
dame might have helped in the demise
of Harryl
Shouts souRded from outside. and
the roaring Of a motor truck as II
made Its slow, tOrtuous way UP the |
boulder-strewn road with its gullies |
and innumerable ruts. Voices came. |
rumbIing and varied. Lights. Gain
ing the mouth Of the tunnel. Fairchild /
could see a mass Of shadows outlined /
the carbides. all following the lead
rship OF a small, excited man. Sam /
!erbeafelder. still seeking his dla-
ond.
The big pump from the Argonaus
tunnel was aboard the truck. which
was followed by two other auto We
hIcles. each loaded with gasoline en-
gfnes and smaller pumps. A hundred
men htEt AZ AkAt tANAAf AAf ttlHlIIfrtA 4
with ropes and buckets. Sam Herben-
felder's pleas had been heard The
search was about 10 begin for the
body of Harry and the diamond that
rircied one finger. And Fairchild has
tened to do his part.
UnfIl far into the night they worked
md strained TO put the biz pump into
position: while crews Of men. four snd
i've In n group. bailed water as fast
Is possible. that the aggregate Eaight
Be lessened 10 the greatest possible
.xtent before the pumps. with their
loses. we're attached Then the Easo-
Inc engines began 70 snort great
engihs q tubing were LEI down into
he shaft. and squirting water started
lown the mountain side as the task
. unwafering the shaft began
But Il was a slow SOB. Morning ,
ound the distance to the water length
ned hy twenty 70 thirty feet. and the Z
iuckef brigndes nearly At the end Of .
heir ropes. Men srudre,f down the /
ills 70 breakfast. sending others IN
heir places. Fairchild stayed on 70 !
beet Mother Howard and assuage her
ervousneSs rs best be could. dividing [
IS time between her and the task be {
,re him. Noon found more water 5
han ever trr,h;inz down the hills
he smaller pumps were working now (
! unison with the larger one Affer- :
DON and most Of Ohsdi was there Z
airchnd could distinguish the form ;
Z Anita Richmond In the hundreds Of
omen and nee clustered about the |
pe-1nr Of the tunnel and for once b