The Meeker herald., 1922-11-25
MN. sAan4Am

6YNOPSIS.-At Thornton Fair
child's death his son Robert learns
there has been dark period In his
fathers life which. for almost thir-
~ years has causad him suffering.
The secret 10 limited ut In n dOcu-
msnt left by tho elder Fairchild.
which also Informs Robert he II
now owner OF . mining claim In
Colorado. and advising him TO see
Henry Beamish. u lawyer. Beamish
tolls Robert his claim. = silver
mine. Is at Ohadi. thirty-eight
him against . certain man.
''SQuint" Rodaine. his fathers en-
eiRy. On the road to Ohadl from
Denver F>sirchlid assists girl. ap-
parenuy IN u frenxy OF haste. to
change q tire on her auto. When
she has left. the shsrin and q posse
appear. in pursuit Of . bandit.
Falrchild bewildered. mlAieads them
as to the direction the girl had
taken. Al OhadI F'airchiid IL warm
ly greeted by Mother" Howard.
boarding house keeper. for his faith
er's sake. From Mother Howard.
Fairchild learns something OF the
mystery connected with the disAp-
pexrance of "Sissie" Larsen. his
fathers co-worker In the mine. lie
meets the girl he had assisted. but
she denIeA her identity. She 10
Anita Richmond. judge RIchmond's
daughter. Visiting his claim. Fair.
child II Swallowed by . man he
recognizes from descriptions a.
'squint" Rodaine. Back in Ohadi.
his fathers old friend. Harry Har-
kins. = Cornishman. summoned
from England by Beamlsh to help
FaIrchlld. halls him with Joy. The
pair md the mine flooded and have
not SUFFICIENT funds to have II
pumped dry. Later In the day
squirt" Rodaine announces that he
practically nav Harkins faA into
the flooded mine, and evidently IN
drowned. Harkins being . gsnsoal
fAvorits. the entire population tusas
out to clear the flooded mine. When
the work IL practically done. Harry
appears. apparently surprised nj
the turmoil II had been q shrewd
trick on his part to get the mine
pumped out Without cost to him
self or FalrchIld. and the men take
II ~ q good joke. Fairchiid learns
that Judge Richmond II dying. and
that he and Anita are In the power
Of the Rodaines. They begin. ~
partners. to work the mine. In
their hearts both fear Larsen was
Killed by Thornton .Falrchild and
his body buried by n cavs-in which
destroyed the mine. At the '''Old
Times Bail" FaIrchiid dances with
Anita In the dIurom0tuv. ~ N.ur
Ice Itodaine. son of "SQuint." sup
poscd to be engaged 10 the girl
A bandit holds up the dance and
ehoots merrymaker. Maurice Ro-
dalne claims he recognized the
bandit MS Harkins. The latter Is
arrested. Fairchild interferea to
save Anita from the bullying Of
the two Rodaines. and u mystifed
at Anita's apparent inEratitude.
Fairchild puts Up the claim a.
bond. and secures Harvy's release
from Jail. They arc offered 10000
for the claim. by an unknown
party. but agree to disregard It.
Clearing the mine. they come to
where they fenr to fnd Larssn's
remains. A skeleton. in Q miners
costume. which HarkIns Identifies
as Larsen. In there. and there
seems little doubt that Thornton
Fairchild was = murderer. Fair
child informs the coroner Of the
discovery Of the skeleton. Al the
Inquest ''Crazy Laura" CASTOR wifs
OF "Squlnt" Rodaine. and an ae-
knowledGed ,mbecile. gives damax-
lag testimony against Thornton
FairchAd.