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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-01-30
DlkY CHORYCH MATEk
PRfZNIVCUM COE COLLIE
GE CAMPU v
u TABORA.

Nejsrdecnejsi dix zasilame
vSem dobrodincum. prisplvaji-
elm ma ozdravovnu cernovic-
kou "Coe College Camp. Jest
V dobach Zlych ulehceno nam
i detem nasim, ktere dlouhou
valecnou dobou Il velkym nedo-
statkem jsou ~poSkozeny ma
Zdravi. Pc navsteve naSich de
ii Y ustave vracely jsme Sc II.
pokojeny, nebot' Sc jim tam We
lice dobre daTi.
S bolem vzpominame ma
strastne DOLBY, ktere .isme val
kou prozily. Kruty osud nam
Znicil nase zivitele a nyni ma
mas pfipada ien mala castka
podpory, "a kterou sotva naSe
dItky a sebe muzeme uziviti.
S tisicerym dikem ga valet-
ne vdovy pc padlych V Lahore
Kralova Anezka, Tabor.
Ruz. Pavelkova 2 Nachoda
Tabora.
ODE tyto vyborne zeny Sc
uchazely o mista delnicka V
tovarne a byly zamitnuty, pro-
toze lekar Il Mich konstatoval
tuberkulosu. Jsou to zeny do
sud mlade, sotva tricetilete,
poctive, pricinlive, intelligent
III jak z dopisu patrno, vybor-
ne zeny z lidu.
V lete mely starsl deti ose-
trent Coe College Campu, ma
zimu vZaty mladsi a name ma
deli, re lekarskou pomosi bu-
dou snad i matky zachraneny.
Position jest jim zatim vedomi,
re Sc nasli zamorstl pfatele,
kteri V lasce pamatovali Ma ie-
.jich nebohe deti.
Tyto matky, .jak pravila Ri
zena Svobodova, "milujl sve
deti, hladovely pro ne a byly
hotovy umlrati pro me- Dove
deme my zde V Americe jen IA
chvili Sc vmyslet V dusevni
stav techto mnohych neduzi-
vych matek, vdov valecnych?
Jen ten, KIDD "a navstevy v
Cecach vyhledal tyto zeny stra
dajicl, nebot' ony We sve skro-
mnosti nevystavuji rany svoje
vefejnosti, NIUE oceniti ieilch
obeti.
Anna Heybergrova.
Dalsi Diary ma Coe College
Camp s dikem prijima p. FIR.
Sec, Say. Bank. Cedar
Rapids, Iowa..
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-01-30

jakesi dvefe V patre zamku -
a "Vitejte manu-" ozvalo Sc i
hned srorem asi re 70 detskych
hrdel. A to byl zacatek pohad-
ky. TIE zvlastni pohadky Ger
novickeho zamku. V neilepsich
salech zamku jsou loznice, pod
vyfezavanymi stropy, "a kle-
nutymi okny - jsou fadach
bile postylky a .iina mistnost
jest vyhrazena skole, jez jest
soucasne spolecenskym stfedi-
skep. V nejpeknejsi casti "a
meckeho lesnfho parku je hri-
ste pro tuto detskou kolonii.
Anynis lovo 0 tom, KIDD vlast
ma zp1sobil, re tyto mile de-
ii staly Sc obyvateli cernovicke
no zamku?
Kdyz bylo zle, tn cesti Anne
ricane myslili ma svou starou
vlast a pochopili, re pomoci je
treba nejvice detem. A tax V
Cedar Rapids cesti STUDENT z
Coe College, Coevy k%olleje),
sdruzeni We spolek Komensky,
poGali organizovati pomoc ce-
skym detem. A kdyz V cello ak
&c zde postavila Sc osobnost.
kterou dobre znali v Americe,
DIR. Alice Masarykova - byla
dGvera nasich ceskych Ameri-
canu vzbuzena. Vyskytla Sc ce
la fada vernych Cechu a do
brych lidi, kteri pomahaji jak
mohou. Akci v Americe vede
81. A. Heybergrova, profesorka
francouzstiny ma Coe College.
Jest opravdu S podivenim, re
vSechna vydani Coe College
Campu .jsou hrazena z dar1.
Zname tisice spolkG. lig, kor-
poraci a p., ale IDA Sc, re zad-
ny spolek takoveho humanniho
ucelu nevykonal dosud tolik,
jake studentsky spolek Komen
sky z Coe College Cedar. Ra-
pids, Iowa.
Uvazme jen, CO to dnes Una
mena, vydrzovat a take sat
stvem o~patrovat nepretrzite
800 deti. Nektere deti jsou
V ozdravovne mesic, diva mesi-
ce, jine dele, zejmena deti tu-
berkulosni a jinak oslabene, u
nichz jest nadeje, re pobyt
tam vrati jim zdravi uplne. Ne
ktere deti jsou dodany upln6
zubozene, polonahe, jak byly
sebrany z ulice nebo z nejake
no sklepniho bytu v proletar-
ske ctvrti.
Uvazlme-li, re kazde dite,
ktere treba jen m9sic v teto
ozdravovne pobylo, must nutne
dobre nasledky toho poetic
vati v celem SVEN ialsim 1.-Two
te, nelze ami dost oceniti W.
znam teto prace. Avsak: pri-
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-01-30
Vyhoda %hlouposti.

"Toho hlupce" - rikava Sc
- "Zahrabalo mnoho zen."
Ku ZniCenl mudrce vSak
caste staci iedna jen.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-01-30

"Vis, Pepiku, ~ ukradnes
nekde kridu, fonda kadidlo, ia
hrnek a budem delat svate tfi
kralep"
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29
Ell sR. TRAvIEso

Ell Sr. Diez de Andino nos anunci6
que hoy embarcara en- Nueva York, con
destino Puerto Rico, Ell Comisionado
de Servicio Publico de san Juan, Lcdo.
sr. Travieso, quien negara aquf Ell jue-
YES de la proxima semana.
HOY Sc EXPEDIRA LA ORDEN PA
RIA DAP POSSESSION DEL CARGO AL
SR. JIMENEz SICARDO
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29

tie dirigiendo 81 proceso contra ell Go
pernador interesado en- cue Sc cum
pla la ley, de acuerdo con 10 que el
tentiende que es el cumplimiento de su
deber, cream un estado de cosas amor
NAL en- extreme que acarrea necesaria-
men1a ell distanciamiento total de dos
funcionarios Que estan namados a Sc
guir una politica de ammonia y compe-
netraci6n de ideas, para poder conducir
efcisntemlante la maquinaria guberna-
tiva del pals.
Ante este eonficto, del cual todos
Sc han dado euenta, el pdblieo supone
que las autoridades nacicnales habran
de actuar Ten 81 sentido de buscar Guam
to antes una soluci6n adecuada para Ell
mismo. Algunos presumen, teniendo en-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29
SENECESTTAN

Jovenes saros, solteros, de buenas
costumbres, que sepan leer y escribir
para enlistarse en- una nueva Compafiia
rara ell sEGUNDo REGIMIENTo DE
LA GUARDIA NAcIoNAL DE PUER-
TO RICO.
Los aspirantes podran dirigirse al
TENIENTE URRUTIA en- Ell GUAR
TEL DE LA 6UARDIA NAcIoNAL,
I'm LA PARADA 21z, PUERTA DE
TERRA (Antiguos almacenes de
JOHN M. TUHNER) todas las noches
de 1880 "a 10.
Durante las horas de ofcina y en-
dfas l7borables, pueden dirigirse al mis-
mo Ofcial en- ls2 oficinas del Ayudante
General de Pusfto Rico, Allen NO. 5.
NoTA IMPoRfANTE: Las plazas
de Sargentos Y Cabos no han sido lie
nadas todavia. Los primeros en- llegSr
tendran la mejor oportunidad. Advt
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29
Parte de los enlprGStit0S
de S. Juan, eStdn al Caer';, !,
eI reStO Sc depOSitara ALA
en- un BdnCO

Aver cambiamos hgeras impreslones
con ell Comisionado de Hacienda de San
Juan Sr. Diez de Andino, quien regre-
SO hace varios dias del Norte, adonde
fuera en- gestiones de los emprestitos
municipales, contratados recientemente
por la Administrator de San Juan,
los cuales ascienden la friolera de
$3 100000.
Ell Sr. Diez de Andino nos dijo, entire
otras cosas, que en- breve esperaban
parte del importe de esos emprestitos,
para empezar a realizar las obras pro
yectadas por la Administrator, la pri-
mera de las cuales habra de ser las re-
formas en- Ell Jacueducto de San Juan.
Mientras tanto, Ell resto del dinero
sera depositado interes en- un Banco
Ge Nueva York, hasta cue Sc necesite.
Ell Sr. Diez de Andino ten6ra que
prestar una nueva fianza ante ell Teso-
rero de Puerto Rico, tan pronto Sc ha-
ga cargo de ese dinero.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29
la S|TUACION POLI1lCA De La ISLA HA VUEL-
TO A ADQU|RIR CARAC CTERES ALARMANTES
i conAicto entire Ell GObernadOr ell Attorney General
no lleua trazas de resOlUerse

cuenta el respaldo Unconditional de que
disfruta el Gobernador, que ell Attorney
sera destituido de un momento otro
La mayoria as de opinion de que en-
la actitud asumida por el Attorney, va
que la misma esta respaldada por los
terminos del informe de un Gran Ju
RADIO. asi como por documentos origina
les que obran en- su poder, es una acti-
tud bien fundada, que no podra ser
anulada, sin que con clio Sc provoque
un escandalo, ell cual habra de refe-
iarse en- la actual administration nacio-
nal.
Ella destitucion del Attorney, =
Sc nos ha dicho-- no podraNser deere
tada. Su posicion es hoy mas firme que
nunca; pues 81 ell Presidente Harding
destituye al Fiscal General que entien
de conduce ell proceso contra Ell Go
bernador. afrontaria con clio la grave
responsabilidad de que dicha actitud
suya pudiera ser interpretada como acto
para favorecer al Gobernador, que es
un funcionario quien el nombro, y
ell fracaso del cual necesariamente re-
dundara en- rorjuicio del funcionario
nominado.
La soluci6n pues, este conficto,
es opinion genaraN Que habra de lie
gar cuando, al agotar todos los medios
legales qr,e siempre tienen la consiguien
(Continta en- la Sra. pag.)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29

Habiendo expirado aver el plazo de
cinco dias fja5os por el Tribunal Su
premo al Gol'srnador Reilly, para que
este restituyera en- su puesto al seiov
Jin6nez Sicardo ar'slara de la deci-
sion de dicha Corve, v no habiendose
mostrado intencion de apelar por Ia par
te demandaaa, Ell referido Tribunal ey
pedira hoy la correspondence orden pa
ra que ell demandado de Immediate pc
session del cargo de Juez Municipal de
San Juan al sefior Jimenez sicardo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29
FL ST. CarnOna ira al Nor :
terepreSentand0 ala Com.
de Indenl. a ObrerOs, de
Ia CuaI eS preSidente

Segiln nos enteramos aver, Ell dia 10
dc septiembre embarcara hacia ell Norte
ell Presidente de la "Comisi6n de In
demnizaciones a obreres'', Lcdo. Leopol
do S. Carmona, quien va a la gran Re-
p1blica con ell proposito de asistir Ia
Convention International de Comisio-
mes de seguros a obreros'', la ,cual ten
Ora lugsr en- Baltimore, Nd, Ell ola IS
de octubre.
Ell ST. Carmona hablara ALI en- NOM
bre de nuestra ''Comisi6n de Indemni-
zaciones obreros'', cuya representa-
cion' le ha otorgado dicho ORGANISING.
Sc asegura que entire los asuntos que
sometera q la consideration de tan i'm
portante asamblea ell sr. CarmOna, igu
ra la reciente opinion que en- contra de
dicho ORGANISING Official, emitiera el juez
CdIin de la Corte Federal
El Sr. Carmona sportara a los asam
bleistas sufcientes datos con refarencia
este asunto. para demostrar que la OPT
MON del Juez Federal establece varias
conclusiones err6neas las cuales ponen
en- evidencia la legalidad de la Conf
sion, y la buena f6 de los Legislatures
puertorrique1os, al votar la ley, creando
aquel organismo.
Un legislator unionists, con quien
hablamos aver acerca de este particu-
lar nos inform6 que tan pronto Sc abra
la Legislature insular, su primer acto
sera pedir a esta Sc de un voto de
censura al jueS odlin; por las declara-
clones que en- contra de aquella esta-
blece dicho funcionario en- la citada OPT
MON.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29
Mr.. Ippitt Orden6 eI traS-
IadO del Director del Ash
To- sin consular a Ia Com.
del SeryiCiO Civil

Aver los abogados del senior del Ro-
sario, ex-jefe del "Asilo de Niflos'', Sc
fiores Rivera zayas Figueroa, Sc per
sonaron en- la Comision del Servicio CT
vii con ell proposito de av'ariguar, 81 el
Comisionado de sanidad. Dr. Lippitt. ha
bla consultado a dicha Comision al or
denar el traslado del Director del "Asi
10 de Nifios'', de Santurce, senor Car
los del Rosario.
Sostfenen ambos letrados que, de
acuerdo con la Ley, MIR. Lippitt no po
dia orlenar cambio alguno en- la jefa-
tura de aquel Asilo, menos que la Co
mission del Servicio Civil no 10 autori-
cara para clio.
Segdn nuestros informes del examen
practicable por los abogados del senior
del Rosario en- los records hbros
5e actas de la Comisi6n, Sc desrrende
= Mr.. Lippitt no consult6 6sta en-
Gicho case, 10 cual constituye una vic
laci6n la Ley de Servicio Civil.
Consultado Mr.. Terry, Presidente de
la Comision sobre ell particular, mostro
una carta por el dirigiia a Mr.. Lippitt
EN- la cual s., hace constar que ell Conf
sionado de Sandal tiene facultad para
ordenar traslados de esa naturaleza, sin
llecesidad de consular Ell criterio de Ia
Comisi6n Gel Servicio Civil.
Ante estos hechos que consideran
anormales los abogados Gel ex Director
del Asilo, han solicitado de la Comision
Sc sirva concederles una audiencia, pues
quieren ser oidos por dicho ORGANISING,
en- la lesperanza de que este rectifque
su criterio, ahorrandoles asi Ell llevar
los Tribunales ell referido case.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29

Conforme al rumbo que en- estos
iiltimos dias han tornado los aconteci
mientos politicos, ell pdblico ha vuelto
experimental la misma incertidumbre,
igual desconfianza y hasta identica alar
ma, que la desconianza, la alarma y II
incertilumbre que sintieron en- un prin
cipio. cuan5o empezaron desarroIlar
Sc los successes politicos que durante un
afo hemos estado .presenciando, sin que
pueda presumirse cual habra de ser Ia
soluci6n final este tan intrincado ma
ramagnun en- que ha 'estado envuelt 1
la administration insular durante todo
este espacio de tempo.
La gravedad extraordinaria del con
ficto surgido entire 'el Attorney Gene
raj Y ell Gobernador, es una cosa que
ro puede pasar inadvertida, y dicha gra
vedad Sc ha acentuado mas, con las I'll
timas resolucionas de los tribunales de
justicia va que en- virtud de, una de
elias ell Attorney General queda en- po-
session de La Recommendation del Gran
Jurado contra Ell Gobernador y en- vir
tud de otras, como la Ultima emitida
por Ell Juez Foote, el Attorney no pue-
de compal'ocer ante ell Gran Jurado, a
tramitar las acusaciones contra Ell Go
bcrnador.
La disparidad de criterios entire el
Gobernador ell Attorney, Ell hscho mis-
mo de que ell Attorney este personalmen
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29
FL GObernadOr dirigi6ayer
una Carta al SCiOr Bar
cello aCIarandO CiertOS
COnCeptOS

FL Gobernador dirigi6 aver una car
ia al senior Barcel6 en- referencia un
suelto por nosotros publicado aver, res
lsscto a que el Gobernador habfa diri
gtdo una carta al Juez Towner, a pro
p6sito de Ia solicitud que hiciera Mr.
Towner a los mas prominentes hombres
pnblicos del pals en- relaci6n con la
situaci6n politica de la isla, y en- la cual
carta. asegurabamos nosotros, de acuer
do con informes que nos administrator
personas al parecer bien enteradas de
estos asuntos, que Ell Gobernador hacia
sendos elogios del sedor Travieso, a
quien considerable ell primer ciuaadano
de Puerto Rico v La persona llamada a
ocupar la presiGsncia del partido unio
nista cuando renunciara el sefior Bar
cello.
En- la expresada misiva Ell Gober
nador desmiente rotundamenre que Ell
llsya discutido en- momento alguno, con
el senior Travieso, la personalidad del
pIcS1ucueo u0l OoAoUO OSAO oNA = w
lido Unionista, Y lie manifesto su sor
prssa ante la information publicada,
el crigen de Ia cual alega que no pue
de imaginarlo nj pule5e hallar explica
ci6n al mismo.
AL consignar esta nota, nosotros
solo nos corresponds agregar, que nos
encontcamos imposibilitados de hacef
pGblica Ia fuente de dichos informes,
los cualss acogimos, en- primer lugar,
porque nos parecieron de fuente auto
rizada, v en- segundo lugar, por la i'm
portancia extraordinaria que revesdan,
de consular ciertos los mismos
De todos moaos, es justo que nos
(Continla en- la Sra. pag)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29
Pluma de orc de IA
Kilates. templada por
un proceso secreto que
1,rodnca In fIevihfIidad

compro, Embellishments, cash,
IN auton6viI Dodge Buick, en-
exceIentes condolences, del 20 al
". Si no es asi, no Sc moleste.
Infornen, teIefono 81, San Juan
o62, Santurce.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1922-07-29

WASHINGTON, julio 28.-El pre-
sidente Harding persons1ment's acudira
la nueva conferencia de. ferroviagios
que Sc efctuara aqui manana para discu
tir 10 esess,sz de carbon.
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-21
BY Courtney
Ryley
Cooper
uIggEgTggLIgyNZ
Copyright by Little, Brown / Co.

| You are engaged to Maurice Rodaine.' ''
II was. you mean"
Then"
"My engagement ended with my IA
TIERS DEATH" came slowly-and there
WAS catch In her voice. "He wanted
it--lt was the one thing that held the
Rodaines OF him. And he was dying
sIowly.-it WAS all could do to help
him. and | promised. But-when he
VENT felt that my-my duty was
over. don't consider myself bound
to him my longer"
You've told Rodaine sO?''
Not yet. He's coming after me AT
midnight. We're to go away some.
where"
'Rodaine? Imposslble!"
They've made all their plans. II
wondered II you-If you'd be some
where around the house--if you'd"
'Ill be there. | understand" Fair.
child had reached out and touched
her arm. '.I-wnnt to thank you for
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-21

And what's more, well keep a guard
on at the mouth Of the shaft while
we're Inside. not to let nobody down.
Seer
F'airchild agreed. He knew Squlnt
Rodalne WAS not through. And he
knew also that the fight against the
man with the blue white scar had only
begun. The cross-cut had brought
wealth and the promise Of riches to
Falrchild and Harry for the rest Of
their lives. But It had not freed them
from the danger Of one mana man
who was willing to do anything In the
world. It seemed. to achleyS his pur-
pose. Harry's suggestion vas a good
one.
Well, then Harry ran, to do much us
Fairchild had done. to chuckle and
laugh and toss the heavy bits Of ore
about. to stare at them In the light of
his carbide torch, and finally to hurry
into the new stope which had been
fashioned BY the hired miners In Fair
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-21

slowly upaer hers. There was To -
| slstance. At last his hand closed "!th
| tender pressurc-only 10 release Fer
again. For there had come a iausa,
shy, embarrassed, almost fearful-ai"l
the plea:
"Can we 60 back where Harry Isf
Can see the strike agalnT
Obedlently Falrchlld led the way.
beyond the big carern, through tie
crOss-cut and into the new stol'c.
where Harry was picking about with !
cad. striving to find soft spot IN
which to sink n drill. He looked over
his shoulder as they entered and
srinned broadly.
"Oh," he exclaimed. "A new miner w
Il wish | were." she answered. Il
wish | could help you"
But Harry had turned and was star
| ing upward. His eyes had becofe
wide, his head had shot forward. his
whole being had become one of strained
attention. Once he cooked his head.
then, with a sudden exclamation, he
leaped backward.
Look OUT" he exclaimed. "'Urry,
look out :"
"But what Is if?"
ITS coming down. ! card It !" ES
citedly he pointed above, toward the
black vein Of lead and silver. "'Urry
| for that ole In the wall-'urry, ] tel
you" He ran past them toward the
fissure, yelling at Fairchild. "Pick 'er
up and come on! tell you card the
wall moving-it's coming down. and il
II does, It'll bust In the ole tunnel"
The Raymer enterprise., 1922-12-21
BIZ THE We .# @U
|| |C{S5Ross>cUT &



mustache. Robert continued:
But the tines not ripe yet. Harry,
TO spring It. We've got to find out
more about Rodaine first and what
other tricks he's been up to. And
we've g"t to get other evidence than
merely our own word. For instance,
In this case, you cant remember any
thing. All the testimony | could give
would be unsupported. They'd run me
out Of town II even tried TO start any
such accusation. But one things GER
tain: We're on the open road at last.
we know who we're fighting and the
weapons he fights with. And II we're
only given enough time. we'll whip
him. lin going home to bed nov
I've got TO be up en- 'ly In the morning
and get hold OF Farrell. Your case
comes up at court
"And I'm up In 'ospitai"
Which fact the court the next morn
Ing recognized on the testimony of
the inferno, the physician and the day
nurses Of the hospital, to the extent of
a continuance until the January term
In the trial Of the case A thing which
| the court further recognized was the
substitution Of FIVE thousand dollars
| In cash for the deeds OF the Blue Pop.
py mine as security for the baIlee,
And with this done, the deeds to his
mine safe In his pocket, Fairch!ld went
to the bank. placed the papers behind
the great steel gates OF the safety de-
post vault, and then crossed the stree,
to the telegraph Office. A long ines
sage was the result. and money or
| der to Denver that ran beyond hun.
dred dollars. The instructions that
went with II to the biggest florist IN
town were for the most elaborate
| floral design possible To he sent by eX.
press for Judge R!chmond's funeral
minus card denotIng the sender. Fol.
lowing this. Falrchlld returned TO the
hospital. only to find Mother Howard
taking his place beside the bed of
Harry. One more place called FOR his
attention-the mine.
Health returned slowly to the big
COrnishnIan II would be a matter of
| weeks before he could be the genial
strong giant that he once hnd repre-
sente,l. And In those weeks Falrchlid
was constantly beside him.
Nor that there were no other things
which were represented In Roberts
desires-far from 1t. Stronger than
ever was Anita Richnond in Fair
chIld's thoughts now. and il wac with
avIdIty that he learned every scrap Of
news regarding her. as brought to him
by Mother Howard. Duly he heard
that Maurice Rodaine had told friends
that the passing OF the Judge had
caused only slight postponement In
their marital plans.
Finally. back to his normal strength
once more. Harry rose from the arm.
chair by the window Of the boarding
house and turned to Fairchlld
"We're going to work tonight" he
announced calmly.
"Whenl" Falrchild did not believe
he understood. Harry grinned. 40
night. I've taken Il notion. Rodaine
II expect US to work in the daytime
Wen fool I'm. Wen leave the guards
on In the daytime and work at night
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the opportunity. I-yes. I'll be there.
came with short laugh. "Ant
Harry. too. There'll be no trouble
from the Rodaines"
She came little closer to him ther
and looked up at him with trustfu
eyes. oil the brighter In the splutter
Ing light Of the carbide.
THANK you-it seems that I'm al
ways thanking you. ! was afraid
didn't know where to go-to whom tt
turn. thought Of you. knew you'd
help me-women can guess those
things"
Can theyr Fairchlld asked II
eagerly. "Then you've guessed all
along that"
But she smiled and cut In.
II want to thank you for those flow.
ers. They were beautiful"
You knew that too7 I didn't send
card"
"They told me at the telegraph Of.
fce that you had wired for them
They-meant a great deal to me-"
ut meant more to me to be able to
send Them" Then Fairchild stared
with a sudden idea. "Maurlce's com.
ing for you at midnight. Why is II
necessary that you be there?"
"Why-" the idea had struck her
too-":t isn't. IL hadn't thought Of
1t. I was too badly scared, guess.
EveryrhIng's been happening SO swift.
ly since-since you made the strike up
here"
"With themi'
"Yes, they've been simply crazy
about something. You got my notel"
yes"
"That was the beginning. The min
ute Squint Rodaine heard Of the strike
I thought he would go out Of his head
I was In the ofiice-I'm vice president
Of the firm. you know" she added,
with a sarcastic laugh. "They had to
do something to make up for the fact
that every cent Of fathers money was
In It."
"How much7" Fairchild asked the
question with no thought Of being rude
and she answered In the same vein.
"A quarter Of million. That's why
I'm vice president"
"And Is that why you arranged
things to buy this miner" FairchIld
knew the answer before It was given.
II? I arrange-I never thought Of
such a thing"
II felt that from the beginning. An
effort was made through lawyer In
Denver who limited you were behind II.
Some way felt differently. l refused.
But you SAID they were going awayy
"Yes. They've been holding confer
ences-father and son-one after sn.
other. They're both excited about
something. Last night Maurice cana
to me and told me that 1t was neces.
sary for them all to 60 to Chicago,
where the head Offices would be est ih.
lished. and that I must 60 with him.
/ didn't have the strength to fight him
then-there wasn't anybody nearby
who could help me. So IL told him
I'd 90. Then l lay awake all night,
trying to think out a plan-and |
thought Of you"
"I'm glad" Fairchild touched her
small gloved hand then, and she did
rot draw II away. His fingers novel