Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-10-13

want to report to you-and see X l
can get some help"
Disappeared Whor"
Harry Harbins He's a big Cor
nishman. with a large mustache, very |
red face, about sixty years old,
should Judge"
"wait a minute" Bardwell's eyes
narrowed. "Ain't he the fellow | mr..
rested In the Blue Poppy mine the
night OF the Old Times dancer
Eyes"
"And you say he's disappearedf
When does his trial come up2'
"a week from tomorrow"
"And he's disappeared" A slow
smile came over the other mans lips.
~ don't think II will help much to
start any relief expedition for him.
The thing to do is to get picture
and general description and send 1t
around to the police In the various
parts Of the countryi Thatll be the
best way to find himT"
Faircnild's teeth grittcd, but he
could not escape the force OF the ar
gument. from the sheriff's standpoint.
For a moment there was silence, then
the miner came closer to the desk.
"She ill.," said he rs calmly as pos
sible. "you have perfect right to
give that sort of view. That's your
buslness--to suspect people. However,
some sort Of an accident happened at
the mine this afternoon-a cave-in or
an explosion that tore out the roof
of the tunnel-and I am sure that my
partne. Is wandering among the hills.
WIN You help me to find him"
The sheriff wheeled about In his
chair and studied n moment. Then he
rose.
Guess I WILL" he announced. sit
can't do any harm to look for him.
anyway"
Half an hour later. aided by two
deputies who had been summoned
from their homes, Fairchild and the
sheriff left for the hills to begin the
search for the missing Harry. Late
the next afternoon, they returned to
town, tired, their horses almost crawl
ing In their dragging pace after six
teen hours OF travel through the
drifts OF the hills and gullles. Harry
had not been found, and so FaIrchild
reported when, with dropping Shout
ders, ne returned to the boarding
house and to the waiting Mother How
ard. And both knew that this time
Harry's disappearance was no joke. as
Il had been before. They realized
that back of II all was some sinister
reason. some Mystery which they
could not solve-f0r the present, al
least. That night. Fairchild faced the
future and made his resolve.
There was only week now until
Harry's case should come to trial
Only week until the failure Of the
defendant to appear should throw the
deeds Of the Blue Poppy mine Into the
hands of the court. to be sold for the
amount of the bail. And In spite Of
. the fact that Fairchild now felt his
, mine to be bonanza, unless som,
sort of miracle could happen befor,
that time, the mine was the same n.
I los. True, II would go TO the highes
| bidder at public sale and any money
brought in above the amount of bal
I would he returned TO him. But wh'
/ would be that bidder? who woul,
I get the mine-perhaps for twenty Of
I twenty-five thousand dollars, when I
I now was worth millions? Certalnl.
not he. Unless something should HAP
I pen to intervene, unless Harry SHOULD
s return, or In some way Falrchilt
v could raise the necessary five thou
!. sand dollars to furnish cash bon,
r and again recover the deeds of tn
i Blue Poppy, he was no better Off thar
!, before the strike was made. Long h
: thought. finally 10 come to his conclu
= sion. and then, with the air Of n gam
d bier who has placed his last bet t
h win or lose. he went to bed.
: But morning found him awake lon
l. before the rest of the house was stir
y ring. The first workers on the stree
y that morning found Fairchild offerin
h them six dollars day. And by eigh
s o'clock, ten of them were at wor
s In the drift of the Blue Poppy mln'
> working against time that they Nigh
I repair the damage which had bee
e caused by the cave-in.
d That day and the next and the mex
t. after that, they labored. Then Fail
child glanced at the progress that wa
!. being made and sought out the pseudo
foreman.
& "Wnl 1t be finished by nlghtf" h
v asked.
g, Easily"
n "Very well. may need these me
e TO work on day and night shift-rl
X not sure. I'll be back In an hour"
he Away he went and up the shaft,
1t travel as swiftly as possible thrOug
II the drift-plled road down Kentuck
70 gulch and to the Sampler There /
g sought out old Undertaken Chastln
I'd and with him went to the proprieto
Is "My name Is Fairchild, and I'm
II trouble" he said candidly. 'TN
h. brought Mr. Chastine with me becau'
he assayed some of my ore few da!
ne ago and believes he knows what II
-. worth. I'm working against time
40 get five thousand dollars. II ! CO
ht produce ore that runs two hundr'
st dollars to the ton, and II I'll sell IT
y, you for one hundred seventy-five dc