The St. Charles herald., 1922-11-18

MY partner has disappeared
want to report to yoa-and see u
can get some help"
@nisappeared7 Whor
Harry Harxins He's a big Cor
nishman. with q large mustache. very
red face. about sixty years old
should judge
wait a minute" Bardweirs eyes
narrowed Amt he the fellow / ar
rested In the Blue Poppy mine the
night Of the Old Times dancer
Yes"
And you say he's disappearedf
When does his trial come upr
a week from touorruw-"
and he's disappeared" A slow
smile came over the other mans lips.
It don't think ir wiz help much to
start any relief expedition for him
The thing 20 do is 90 ger picture
and q general description and send Il
around to the police In rhe various
parts OF the country, Tharu be the
| best way 20 dnd him.
Faircpild's teeth gr;rred. but he
could nor escape the force Of the ar
gument. frum the sherifs standpoint
For a moment there was silence. then
the miner came closer 20 the desk
Sheriff said he as calmly As pos
sible. -you have q perfect right 70
give thar sort Of view That's your
hussnes%to suspect people. However.
some sort Of an accident happened at
the mine this affernoon-a cave-in or
an explosion that tore cut the roof
| OF the tunneE-and am sure that my
partner Is wandering among the hills
VIII YOU help me TO find himr
The sheriff wheeled about In his
chair and srudied q moment. Then he
rose.
Guess I Will" he announced at
| can't do any harm 20 look for him.
anyway"
Half an hour larer, aided by two
| DEPUTIES who had been summoned
/ from their homes. Fairrhiid and the
sheriff left for the hills 10 begin the
search for the missing Earry. Lafe
l the nexr afternoon. they returned 20
| tuwn. r.rei. their horses almost crawl
ing In their dragging pace after siy-
| teen hours OF travel through the
drifts of the hills and guilies. Harry
had not been found. and so FairehiId
reported when. win dropping shout
| fers. he returned % the boarding
house and 60 t,e waiting Mother How
/ ard. And both knew chat this time
/ Harry's disappearance was no Joke. as
| ff had been before. They realized
/ thar oacx OF it ali was some sinister
reason. some mystery which they
could not sosve-fur the present At
least That night Fairchild faced the
future and made bis resolve
4 There was only Il week now until
/ Earvss ease should come 20 trial
| Only a wees until the failure OF the
| defendant I'd appear should threw the
deeds OF the. Blue Poppy mine into the
/ hands of the court. 10 be sold tor tae
amount of the bail And in Spite df
the racs eaar Fairchiid now relt his
mine % be a honanza. unless soma
sore Of a miracle could aappen oefora
that time. the mime was the same Al
Eose. True. Il would 81 70 the highest
bidder nc a public sale and any Nancy
brought Ia above the amount of hafi
| wuuii be returned 20 him Buf VINO
would be caar hisiIierf who would
gee the mine-perhapz for twenty or
twenty-five thousand dollars when Il
now WAS worth millions. Certainly
noe he. Unless something should hap.
pso 90 Intervene. unless Harry should
return ar IN some way Faircnild
could raise tina necessary Ave thou
sand dolIarx 10 furnish Il cash bond
and again recover the deeds az rhe
B1ue Poppy. he was no besrsr or tslan
before the strike WAS made. Lsng he
rslsugie. finally TO csme 20 his eonciu-
sion. sntf shen. with rtle air af a gam-
bier who has placed hts last heE 60
win or lose. he. wenf To- bed
Bur morning fuunaf him awake long
before the rest or the house WIS stir
rsrg The firs1 workers on the syreel
that morning fnunff Fairrhild Offering
Ektte-A t&Vtxsx&r q -2@A&A W = s--AA
oscsocs. ten OF them were ar wors
Il i'm the drift af the Blue Poppy mine
working againss time that they mignI
reBair the damage which had bees
u caused bv the eave-in-
II That day and tine next and the nezi
affer that. they la1oresL Then Fair
child gianessf ar he progress taar vas
being made and Sougile our the pseudo
foreman.
II -wIH II he dnisnef BY nigntr N
ASKED
Il Easily
avery we'll Z may need these mes
/ 10 wurx ON u df1y and nighf snift-EH
! not sure. I'll be hack IN an hour
81 Away he went and up the Saaff. q
! travel as swiftly rs possible ttruug;
! the drtff-pifesf road DOWN Eenfucx.
i g1aich and 10 the Sampler There n
! Sought cur old Cnaierraker Chassfns
and with him went tn sfle prnprfefoF
st NY name is FairrhiId. and I'm h
I rruubae.s he said eanfidly. .Fv.
: broaxfr Mrs. CnassIne with me hee1ns
Ia assxyeef some OF my ora q few day'
/ asa and believes he knows wi1ar II
] worth I'm working against time q
/ ges i've. Thousand dollars &c en-