The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-07-19
CHAPTER u.

In spite of all that onlens could
forcfell In spite Of the dull gloomy
life which had done it's best TO fash.
Ion . naafter-of-facf brain for Robert
Fairchild one sentence in that lefier
had found an echo. had started pul-
eating something within him that he
never before had known:
1T Is the blood Of an advenfurer. !"
And il seemed that Robert Fair.
child needed no more than the knowl-
edge 10 feel the tingie OF III. the old
house suddenly became stutfy and
prisonlike as he wandered through it,
Again and again pounded through his
head the fact that only 3 night Of
travel intervened between Indisnapo-
lis and ST Louis: within twelve hours
he could he in the Office OF Henry
Beamish. And then
A hurried resolution. A hassy pack
ing Of travelling bag and the cashing
Of check at the cigar store down on
the corner. A wakeful night while
the train clafiered along upon lis
Journey. AT last:
I'm Robert Tairc6ild.- he said. as
be faced a white-halred. Cnpid-faces
man In the rather dingy Offices in fhe
Princess building. A slow smile
spread over the pudry features of the
genialappearing attorney. and he
waved fat hand toward the Offices
extra chair.
sSit down. Son. came casually.
s'Neean't have announced yourself.
I'd have known you---jusg Ike your IA
ther. hoy How Is hey Then HIS
face suddenly sobered. I'm afraid
your presence is the answer. Am /
right 2"
Fairchild nodded graveiy. The old
attorney stared out Of the window 10
the grimy roof and sagnboaras Of the
next building.
Perhaps IT'S better So be snid NJ
Last did he get any cheeries be-
fore-he weniy"
NO Afraid OF every step an she
veranfa. of every knock All the door.-
Again the attorney stared cut or
the window.
And yous Are you afraidg"
.of whaiy~
The lawyer smiled.
4 don't know. Only and he
leaned forward--'ii's Just as though
were living my younger DAYS over
again this morning. Ii doesn't seem
any time at ali since your father was
sitting Just about where you are now.
and Ead Boy. how much you look like
be looked that morning, The Same
gray blue eyes. the same dark hair.
the same strong shoulders and good.
manly chin. the same build--ana look
of determination about him. The call
Of adventure was In his hsood. and
he sat there all enthusiastic. telling
me what be intended doing and ask
Ing rny advice although he wouldn't
have followed II If had given ii.
Back home was q baby and the woman
he loved. and cut West was sudden
wealth, waiting for the right man 10
come along and fnd it. Gads~ White
haired old Beanish chuckled with the
memory OF H. Then four years later
the tone changed suddenly, -he came
back
what thens" Fairehiid was on
the edge Of his chair But Beamish
only spread his hands
''Truthfully, Boy. don't know. I 4
have guessed-bui l won't tell You
what All know is thar your fafher
found what he was hooking for and
was ON the poirt Of achieving his ey-
ery dream. when something happened. |
Then three men simply disappeared |
from the mining camp. announcing
that they had failed and. were going
to hunt new diggings That was all.
One Of them was your father
Bat yon said that he'd found
SILVER. running twenty ounces to
The ton ON an elghf-inch vein which
gave evidences az being only the be-
ginning OF honanza, know. be-
rause he had written me thar. month
before