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Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17

had not exerted itself against an Office.
cramped brain, dusty ledger-1lled
life that suddenly felt itself crying
out for the free, open country, without
hardly knowing what the term meant.
Old Beamish caught the light in the
eyes, the quick contraction of the
hands. and smiled.
"You don't need to tell me, Son."
he said slowly. II can see the symp-
toms. You've got the fever-you're
going back to work that mine.
"Ohadi Is thirty-eight miles from
Denver. That's your goal. Out there.
they'll tell you how the mine caved in,
and how Thornton Fairchild, who had
worked it, together with his two men,
Harry Harkins, Cornishman, and
'Sissie' Larsen, Swede, left town late
one night for Cripple Creek-and that
they never came back. That's the
story they'll tell you. Agree with it.
Tell them that Harkins, as far as you
know, went back to Cornwall, and
that you have heard vaguely that Lar
sen later followed the mining game
farther out west"
!"1s 1t the truth1"
"How do I known It's good enough
people shouldn't ask questions. Tell
nothing more than that-and be care
full Of your friends. There is one
man to watch-if he is still alive.
They call him 'Squint' Rodaine, and
he may or may not still be there. I
don't know-I'm only sure of the fact
that your father hated him, fought
him and feared him. The mine tun-
mel is two miles up Kentucky gulch
and one hundred yards to the right.
A surveyor can lead you to the very
spot. It's been abandoned now for
thirty years. What you'll find there
Is more than I can guess. But, Boy"
and his hand clenched tight on Robert
Fairchild's shoulder, whatever you
do, whatever you run into, whatever
friends or enemies you find awaiting
you. '.on't let that light die out Of
your eyes and don't pull in that chin
II you find fight on your hands,
whether it's man, beast or nature, sail
into It! If you run into things that
cut your very heart out to learn-beat
'em down and keep going! And win
There-that's all the advice I know.
Meet me at the II 10 train for Indian
apolis. Goodbye"
"Goodby-1'll be there" Fairchild
grasped the pudgy hand and left the
office. For moment afterward, old
Henry Beamish stood thinking and
looking out over the dingy roof ada
cent: Then, somewhat absently, he
pressed the ancient electric button for
his more ancient stenographer.
"Call a messenger, please" he or.
dered when she entered. II want to
send a cablegram."
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17

conversation, he turned toward the
bookcase and unlatched the paneled
door. A moment more and the hol-
lowed history had given up it's trust,
bit of paper scratched with numbers.
Robert Fairchild turned toward the
stairs and the small room on the Sec
ond floor which had served as his IA
theirs bedroom.
There he hesitated before the little
iron safe in the corner, summoning
the courage to unlock the doors of a
dead mans past.
The safe had not been opened in
years; that was evident from the
creaking Of the plungers as they fell,
the gummy resistance of the knob as
Fairchild turned it in accordance with
the directions on the paper. Finally,
great wrench, and the bolt was
drawn grudgingly back; strong pull.
and the safe opened.
Fairchild crouched for moment,
staring, before he reached for the
thinner Of two envelopes which lay
before him. A moment later he
Strengthened and turned toward the
light. A crinkling Of paper, a quick
drawn sigh between clenched teeth {;
1t was letter; his strange, quiet,
hunted-appearing father was talking
to him through the medium of ink and
paper, after death. He read:
my Son:
Before begin this letter to you I
must ask that you take no action
whatever until you have seen my at
torney-he will be yours from now on,
l have never mentioned him to you
before; 1t was not necessary and
would only have brought you curiosity
which could not have satisfied. But
now, !. am afraid, the doors must be
unlocked I am gone. You are young,
you have been faithful son and you
are deserving Of every good fortune
that may possibly come to you. am
praying that the years have made a
difference, and that Fortune may
smile upon you as she frowned on me-
Certainly, she can injure me no longer.
My race is run; am beyond earthly
fortunes.
Therefore, when you have finished
with this, take the deeds inclosed in
the larger envelope and 60 to st.
Louis. There, look up Henry F. Beam
ish, attorney-at-law. in the Princess
building. He will explain them to you.
Beyond this. fear, there is little
that can aid you. I cannot find the
strength, now that face it, to tell
you what you may find IL you follow
the lure that the other envelope holds
forth to you.
"There is always the hope that For
tune may be kind to me at last, and
smile upon my memory by never let
ting you know why. have been the
sort Of man you have known, and not
the jovial, genial companion that a
father should be. But there are GER
tain things, my, son, which defeat a
man. Therefore is It not better that
It remain behind cloud until such
time as Fortune may reveal 1t-and
hope that such a time will never
comet I think so-not for myself, for
when YOU read this, shall be gone;
but foi you. that you may not be han
dicapped by the knowledge OF the
thing which whitened my hair and
aged me, long before my time. y
II he lives, and I am sure he does,
there IL one who will hurry to your
aid as soon as he knows you need him.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17
"For goodns.s' sake, come
herei Ill give You Eve dollars.
Hurryr'

tTo BE coNTNuED.)
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17
CHAPTER !.

It was over. The rambling house,
with its rickety, old-fashioned furni-
ture-and it's memories-was now de-
serted, except for Robert Fairchild,
and he was deserted within it, wan
.dering from room to room staring at
familiar objects with the unfamiliar
gaze of one whose vision suddenly
has been warped by the visitation Of
death and the sense of loneliness that
1t brings.
Loneliness, rather than grief, for 1t
had been Robert Fairchilds promise
that he would not suffer in heart for
.one who had longed to go into a peace
for which he had waited, seemingly in
vain. Year after year, Thornton Fair
child had sat in the big armchair by
the windows, watching the days grow
old and fade into night, studying sum
set after sunset, voicing the vain hope
that the cleaning might bring the twi-
light of his own existence-a silent
man except for this, rarely speaking of
the past, never giving to the son who
worked for him, cared for him, wor-
SHIPPED him, the slightest inkling Of
what might have happened in the dim
days of the long ago to transform him
into a beaten thing, longing for the
final surcease. And when the end
came, it found him in readiness, wait
ing in the big armchair by the win
,dows. Even now, a book lay on the
frayed carpeting Of the old room,
where it had fallen from relaxing fin
gers. Robert Fairchild picked 1t up,
and with sigh restored it to the
grim, fumed oak case. His days Of
petty sacrifices that his father might
while away the weary hours with
reading were over.
What had been the past? Why the
silence? Why the patient, vet impa-
tient wait for death? The son did not
know. In all his memories was only
one faint picture, painted years be-
fore in babyhood: the return Of his
father from some place, he knew not
where, a long conference with his
mother behind closed doors, while he,
In childlike curiosity, waited without
seeking in vain to catch some .expla-
nation. Then sad-faced woman who
cried at night when the house was
still. who faded and who died. That
was all. The picture carried no ex-
PLANTATION.
And now Robert Fairchild stood on
the threshold of something he almost
feared to learn. Once, on black,
stormy night. they had sat together,
father and son before the fire. silent
for hours. Then the hand Of the
white-haired man had reached out
ward and rested for a moment on the
young mans knee.
II wrote something to you, Boy, a
day or 80 ago." he had said. "That
little illness had prompted me to
do 1t. II thought 1t was only fair
to you. After Pm gone, look in the
safe. You'll find the combination on
piece Of paper hidden In a hole cut
In that old European history in the
bookcase. have your promise,
know that you'll not do It until after
I'm gone" 3@ .?
Now Thornton Fairchild was gone.
But message had remained behind; !;
one which the patient lips evidently
had feared to utter during life. The
heart Of the son began to pound, slow.
and hard. as. with the memory Of that
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17

and for a moment held the envelope
before him, staring at it with wide
eyes. Then, as though to free by the
stronger light of the window the
haunting thing which faced him, he
rose and hurried across the room, to
better light, only to, find it had not
been imagination; the words still
were before him, a sentence written
in faint, faded ink proclaiming the
contents to be Papers Relating to the
Blue Poppy Mine," and written across
this word in the bolder, harsher
strokes of man under stress of emo
ton, word which held the eyes Of
Robert Fairchild fixed and staring, a,
word which spelled books of the past
and evil threats Of the future, the
single, ominous word:
"ACCURSED!"
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17

Accept his counsels, laugh at his little
eccentricities, II you will, but follow
his Judgment implicitly. Above all,
ask him no questions that he does not
care to answer-there are things that
he may not deem wise to tell.
"There is little more to say. Beam
ish will attend to everything for YOU
II you care to 60. Sell everything
that is here; the house, the furniture,
the belongings. It is my wish, and
you will need the capital-if you 60.
And If circumstances should arise to
bring before you the story Of that
which has caused me so much dark
ness, I have nothing to say in self
extenuation. made one mistake
that Of fear-and in committing one
error, shouldered every blame. 1t
makes little difference now. am
dead-and free.
my love to you, my son. hope
that wealth and happiness await you.
Blood of my blood flows ip your veins
and strange though 1t may sound to
you-it is the blood Of an adventurer.
They say, once In the blood, it never
dies. Ny wish is that you succeed
where failed-and God be with you |
your FATHER"
For long moment Robert Fairchild
stood staring at the letter, his heart
pounding with excitement, his hands
grasping the foolscap paper as though
with a desire to tear through the
shield which the written words had
formed about mysterious past and
disclose that which was so effectively
hidden. So much had the letter told
and yet so little! Dark had been the
hints Of some mysterious, intangible
thing, great enough in its horror and
its far-reaching consequences to cause
death for one who had known Of 1t
and living panic for him who had
perpetrated 1t. In that super-calm-
ness which accompanies great agita-
tion, Fairchild folded the paper,
placed it in its envelope, then slipped
it into an inside pocket. A few steps
and he was before the safe once more
and reaching for the second envelope.
Heavy and bulky was this, filled
with tax receipts, with plats and blue
prints and the reports of surveyors.
Here was an assay slip, bearing figures
and notations which Robert Fairchild
could not understand, then legal doc
ument. sealed and stamped, and bear.
ing the words:
County Of Clear Greek, O..
State of Colorado. 49,
DEED PATENT.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That on this day of our
Lord, February %, 1892, Thornton W.
Fairchild, having presented the neces.
sary afidavits and statements of as
sessments accomplished in accordance
with
On 1t trailed in endless legal phrase.
ology, telling in muddled, attorney-like
language, the fact that the law had
been fulfilled in it's requirements, and
that the claim for which Thornton
Fairchild had worked was rightfully
his, forever. Fairchild reached for
the age-yellowed envelope to return
the papers to their resting place. But
he checked his motion involuntarily
L
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17

two cupfuls OF flour, scant one-half
teaspoonful Of soda, one teaspoonful
Of cream of tartar. Bake thirty
minutes In moderate oven.
Soft Honey.caks.-Put teaspoonful
Of soda In q measuring cup, add five.
tablespoonfuls Of hot water to the
soda, then fill the cup With extracted
honey. Take one-half cupful of
softened butter and one egg; eat well,
add two cupfuls of flour and a tea
spoonful Of ginger, stir all together
and bake in slow oven.
crackerJack.-Take one cupful each
Of brown sugar and extracted honey,
boil until it hardens in cold water.
Remove from the stove and stir In
one-half teaspoonful Of soda; add all
the popcorn it will take, with hand
full of shelled peanuts. Press into q
creased dripping pan and mark in
squares.
Potato cake.-Take two cupfuls of
mashed potato, one cupful Of sugar,
one cupful Of honey, one cupful of
butter, one cupful of sour milk, four
eggs, two teaspoonfuls Of soda, one
quarter Of a cupful of grated chocolate,
one teaspoonful each of nutmeg and
cinnamon, one-half teaspoonful OF
cloves, two cupfuls of flour, one cup.
ful Of chopped nutmeats and two cup-
fuls Of raislns. Beat the butter, sugar =
and honey to cream, add the beaten
eggs, then the chocolate, milk, soda.
aour, mashed potato, spices, nutmeats
md raisins. Turn into well.greased
md Toured tin and bake in moderate
wen.
Honey Ginger snaps.-Take one pint
# honey, three-fourths of pound Of
butter, two teaspoonfuls Of ginger: boil
together for five minutes, then cool:
when nearly cold add -four to mike I
tiff mixture. roll very thin and bake
.uickly.
| N...s hlefp re
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17

keep q nlve OF DeeS 10
provide this delectable
sweet. Cakes, cookies
and other such foods re-
tain their freshness much
longer when honey Is
used for the sweetenlng.
n oney Te &C a k ..
Take one cupful of
honey, one-half cupful
Of sour cream, two eggs,
one-half cupful Of butter,
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17

In the world that lies before you
There Is much for you to win:
But beforehand you must conquer
Foes without and foes within.
And II now your tasks can rout you,
Then when life's real battles call,
Will you, in their heat and struggle.
Victor stand. or vanquished fall?
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17

the value of raw
foods. They claim
that all diseases
of man have their
be 6 l n n In gs In
waste matter &C.
cumuluted In the
body.
They also tell
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17
CHAPTER ii.

In spite Of all that omens could
foretell, in spite Of the dull, gloomy
life which had done its best to fash
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17
IF YOU HAVE HONEY

Honey eaten In Its natural state IL
81 healthful that any, who can, should
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17
The KITCHEN
CABINET

1922. Western Newspaper Union.
Th' older guv'ment is. tho better it
suits;
New ones hunt folks corny out like
new boots:
Change jes' for change Is like them
big hotels.
Where they shift plates. an let 70
live on smells.
-Bigelow Papers.
Sioux County pioneer., 1922-08-17
RAW FOODS

The raw.foOd enthusiasts make some
remarkable statements In regard to
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-14
Cured by a Native Herb

On board a vessel bound for
India, recently a man was bitten
by poisonous reptile, both the
ship doctor and a famous sur
geon failed to control the poison
fast spreading through his sys-
tenn.
In day the vessel reached
port. An Indiap medicine man
was sent for w5o~produced a ma
tive herb which quickly allayed
the poison and the mans life
was saved.
Roots and herbs are natures
assistants in combating disease.
That well-known medicine for
ailments peculiar to women, Ly-
ola E. Pinkham's. Vegetable
Compound, is prepared from
roots and herbs possessing me
dicinal properties of great value
in the treatment of such all
ments.
This is proved by the letters
of recommendation we are con-
tinually publishing in this paper
for it. ad
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-14
MRS. EARLE is
HIGHLY ELATED
over OUTCOME
Declares Tanlac Fully Relieved
Stubborn Stomach Trouble and
Built Her Up So She's Like a
New Person.

81 have recommended Tanlac
personally to number of my
friends and am glad for this
public statement to be used for
what it may be worth to others, y
said Mrs. M. A. Earle, of Chesa-
peake, O., while i'll Huntington
one day.
about two years ago my
stomach began to give me trou-
ble. My appetite was poor and
what little [ did eat seemed to
do me more harm than good.
Gas bloated me up terribly, it
was seldom that ! got a good
nights sleep and I had a tired,
dull, listless feeling all time.
"But, TanlacSsoofiS get me to
feeling like a different. person,
! ynoWEha1e 4WdafgAtifa and
can eat anything l please, never
have sindfgestiaR andsapsts tee
>plendid. II is a Wonderful med
icine.
Tanlae is: g0Idf by all good
druggists Ii
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-14
GO NO FARTHER
The Evidence it at Your Door

Richmond proof is what you
want and the statement of this
highly respected resident will
Danish all doubt:
J. f. Thompson, shoemaker,
Edwards avenue, Richmond, says
A few years ago I took Doan' S
Kidney Pills to relieve me of a
weakened condition of my kid
neys that caused my back to ache
and hurt when | tried to straight
en- up after sitting at the bench.
Shoemaking is hard on the back
and it caused the muscles in my
back to get weak. My kidneys
were irregular and | had dull
ache across the small of my back.
/ was lame and the. muscles in
my back hurt when [ got up in
tie morning, Sometimes | could
hardly stand up straight after
STOPPING over. After taking a
few Doan's Kidney Pills l was
relieved OF the trouble"
60c at all dealers Foster Mil
)hrn Co., Mfrs, Bucalo, N. Y.
july "A II %
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-14
BALDWIN

The crops in this vicinity are
looking good since the splendid
rains Of the last few days.
Mr. and Mrs. a. d. Burrus, of
Richmond, spent Monday with
their daughter, Mrs. Chas. Park
Griggs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sanders
and son, Cecil, and daughters,
Alma and Eta Fay, spent the
week end in Berea with rela-
tites.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Masters and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Is
bell motored to Garrard county
Saturday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Hume Johnson is on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Burrus and
family were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Sallee, of Silver
Creek, Sunday.
mere VIII be preaching at
Bethel church Saturday night,
Sunday and Sunday night. Rev.
Warner, of Valley View, will
conduct the services and we hope
large audiences will attend the
meetings.
Miss Christine Jones visited
Miss Alma Sanders Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Curry and
children spent Sunday at Forest
Hill.
Mrs. Phillips and daughter,
Ethel, of Urbana, Illinois, were
guests of Mr.. Walker Masters
tie past week.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-14
Woman Thinks She
Can't Talk Enough

Il had gall stones for IA years
and suffered severely from gas.
cello and Indigestion. Doctors
wanted me to go to the hospital
but l took Mayr's Wonderful
Remedy instead and am now
feeling fine and better than / ev-
er did. [ can't talk enough about
this remedy" 1t is a simple
harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from
the intestinal tract and allays the
Inflammation which causes prac-
tically all stomach, liver and in
testinal ailments, including ap-
pendicitis. One dose will con-
vince or money refunded. Fl. L.
Perry and Son. 1t
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-14
SOCIAL and PERSONAL
Entertained at Bridge

Mrs. Douglas Parrish very de-
iightfully entertained at bridge
Thursday afternoon, honorlng
Mrs. Howard Dyer, of Green
vile, MISSISSIPPI and Mrs. Cecil
z Simmons. = III Miami, Florida
Mrs. Parrish's guests included
besides those already mentioned
MeSdames E. c. Stockton, War
field Bennett, w. O. Mays, A. r
Denny, Preston Smith, w. P
Willard, R. c. Boggs, Muriser
Dunn, Harold and r. c. Oldham
H. B. Cosby, Garrett Million
Selby Virgins, T. E. Baldwin
IT., Harris holland, Shelton Saul
lev F. H. Gordon, Joe Chenault
". S. Broaddus, S. ]. McGaugh-
ey, Misses Mollie Fife and Eliz-
abeth Turley.
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Legion Band Concert Opera House addition Picture
rom visit to friends at Perry.

from visit to friends at Perry
vile.
Misses Anne and Bette Ireys
and Lena Rogers, of Frankfort,
were guests of Miss Marie Lang
ford for the dance Thursday ev-
ening.
Mrs. William Jett is with her
daughter, Mrs. Shirley Gu1nm, in
Lexington, for a visit.
Mr.. Collins Lewis, of Winches-
ter, was a visitor here Thursday.
Miss Virginia Shearer, of La
Grange, is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Cora S. Boggs, at Red
House.
Mr.. William C. Skaggs, OF
London, was a business visitor
here this week.
Mrs. ]. c. King, of Berwind
West Virginia, who has been the
guest of her mother, Mrs. J. w
Azbill, is in Nicholasville for a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Stuart
Carson, and Mr., Carson.
+ Rev. Dick Harrington, wife
and son have returned to their
home in Boone county after 6
visit to relatives, at Elliston.
Mrs. Julian. Maupins of the If
lvHneE road, is quite i'll at loca'
hospital and her family are very
anxious about her condition.
Mrs. Ethel Colt and daughter
Maurine, are guests of Mrs. L
n. Miller in Lancaster.
Z. T. Rice has returned from
avisit to Harry D. Rice in Ian
iraster
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Logan, O
Des MONIES, Iowa, who have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
lanes Deatherage, left Thurs.
day for an indefinite stay with
relatives in California.
Miss Marie Arnold, of Pain
Lick, was the guest of Mrs. Johr
Arnold on High street for the
Chautauqua.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kuyken.
dali, of Irvine, were with friend:
here the first. of the week, hav-
ing concluded a. visit to lancas.
ter relatives.
Or. B. B. Montgomery anc
Mrs. Montgomery, of Paint LicE
were visitors in Richmond Fri
day.
Albert Foley, of Louisville, /:
spending a few days with hi.
aunt, Mrs. David O'Neil, ant
family on East Main.
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Miss Geneva IIaden had as her
guest during Chautauqua Misses
| Ellen Haden and Ellen Million
and Mr.. Franklin Million.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Conn have
returned to Lancaster after a
visit to Richmond relatives.
Mrs. Jeremiah Smith and
grand daughter, Miss Tressie
Million, left Thursday for their
home in Jellico, Tennessee, alter
a visit to Mrs. Tom Wilcox in
Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waller Bennett
spent Thursday in Lexington.
Mrs. Charles Terrill has re-
turned from weeks, stay at
Boonesboro.
Mrs. Raleigh Beatty, of Haz-
ard, is spending a few days with
relatives here
Miss Addie- Criscillus, of Ian
caster, spent Monday and Tues
day with Mr.. and Mrs. c. r.
Barnett.
Mr.. c. F. Chenault joined his
wife in Lincoln county Thursday
for a visit to Miss Sue Woods.
They spent Friday with relatives
in Lancaster. er
DIR. r. C. Boggs and DR.. O. F.
Hume were in Winchester We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Phelps and
Mrs, Ida Blunlschi are with rel
atives in London and East Bern
stadt,
Mr.. Joe Ballew is in Cincinna-
ii this week on business.
Mr.. Joe Parks has returned
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Anyway This Modern
international Doctor
Would Put Up At
tractive Doses.

When Dorothy Terriss, Amer
lean girl, one lucky day hshed
II. words of "Three O'Clock in
the Morning" right out OF the
suds as she washed the supper
dishes. she never expected it to
rank her among international dip
1omats.
But just the same, few weeks
later, a statesman attending an
important international confer
ence labelled the little song, for
which Julian Robledo, English