The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-10-19
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CHAPTER Lat Thornton FairchiId'a
46ath his SON Robert learna there 4
v,asich Tor almost thirty pears 4 caused
him suffering. The secret b limited Ct
"a document, left .by% the elder Faic-
lid sinich also infornas, Robert &c y
tada. m advising him TO zee Henry
BeaIaash. q laWyer. I s%$
"a. !cHAPTEa .II.-Beamish tells Robert his
claim, a silver mine. 10 ut sOhadi. thirty
flight miles from Denver He also warns
him against q certain man. "Squint' Ro-
daine, his fathers enemy. Robert decides
to go to Ohadi. ,5 a.s4y .%s y
CHAPTER m.-on the road to ohadi
from Denver Fairchilds assists q girl. m
parently In q frenzy Of haste to change
tire on her auto. When she has left.
the sheriff and a posse appear, in pur-
suit OF a bandit Fairchild bewilds red,
misleads them as to the direction he
SRI had taken. y " q ~ *
= CHAPTER Iv.-At ohadi Fairchild il
warmly greeted by Mother" Howard.
clearinghouse keeper. for his fathers
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CIS vi MOlIcE IlOWdIo
Fairchild learns something of the mystery
connected with the disappearance of ''Sis-
Me' Larsen. his fathers co-worker In
the mine. He meets the girl he had as
2 Anita Richmond. Judge Richmond.s
CHATTER iy.--visiting his claim, Fair
nixes from descriptions as "Squint" Ro-
Aalne. Back in Ohadi, his fathers old
friend. Harry Harkins. q Cornishn1an.
summoned from England by Beamish TO
CHAPTER VII.-The pair find the mine
Hooded and have not sufficient funds to
have It pumped dry. Later In the day
practically saw EIarkins fall into the
Hooded mine, and evidently is drowned.
CHAPTER vIII.-Harkins being n gen.
eral ~favorite, the entire population turns
cut to clear the flooded mine. When
the work Is practically done, Harry ap-
pears. apparently surprised at the tur-
mol. It had been a shrewd trick on his
part 10 get the, mine pumped out without
cost to himself or Fairchild., and the men
take II % a good joke. /. $40, -.
CHAPTER K.-Fsirchild learns that
Judge Richmond Is dying, and that he
and Anita are In the power Of the Ro-
Aaanes. They begin. as partners, to work
The mine. In their hearts both fear Lar
R.n was killed BY Thornton Fairchild and
etroyed the mine: At the "old Times
Bail" Fairchnd dances with Anita, to
fhe discontinue Of Maurice Rodaine, son.
the sr s'rl. 4 s Sans,s holds ids up b the sns sasss
End shoots q merrymaker. Maurice Ro-
4ane claims he recognized the bandit A.
Harkins. The latter Is arrested. Fair
child interferes to ave Anita from the
hly3tyfMN Af tho fun PnHa{rnc nnA .Aa
nnystined at Anita's apparent ingratitude.
CHAPTER x.-Fairchild puts up the
claim Is bend !, 4; ! and secures Harry,s e. r e.
for the claim. by al, unknown party. but
agree 10 disregard It. Clearing the mine,
they come to where they fear to find
Iarssns remains. ~. &a4s
.Sa4s'v sol"
4 { MT know. mi be ready in a
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An hour later they entered the
month Of the Blue Poppy tunnel. once
mere b start the engines and to re-
sVrne the pumping, meanwhile strug-
ding hack and forth withstimbers from
the mountain side. as they began the
task IL rehabilitating the tunnel where
Il had caved IN Just beyond the SHAFT.
Hour after hour they toiled, until
- xray mists hung low over the
MopntaIa tops, until the shadows
Heightened and twilight Tell. The en-
Sines ceased their chugging, the cough
ng swirl Of the dirty water as it came
from the drift, far below, stopped.
slovsAy4 two weary men logged down
The rutty road to the narrow, winding
highsNav which; led through Kentucky
Uulca s.d into town. 4
usat night Fairchild did not lie
awake 70 stare about him In the dark
ness.. Els eyes closed YEARLY, yet
with q wholesome fatigue. Nor did
y wake until Harry vas pounding
CA tho door IN the dawn Of the morn
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once more the pumps; once more
Vie struggle against the heavy tim
hers once more the 'tclunk"' of the
~ al II BIT deep into wood, or the
pounding Of hammers as great spikes
we're driven Into place. The timber
ing OF the broken-dDwn portion. be the
tunnel just behind the shaft had been
repaired. and Harry dipped, the sweat
sway from his broad forehead with II,
action OF relief.
1Not that 1t does any particular
good he announced. .But It's room
wen need when we start working
down below, and, we might as well.
ave nj hxed up--as ! PISA
He ceased suddenly and ran TO the
pumps. a peculiar gurgling sound had
come from the ends of the hose, and
the dow deprecated greatly; instead
DC the steady gush of waters Shiny
tilt was coming out now. spraying and
platterilg about on the sides Of the
drainage ditch Wildly Harry waved
l monstrous paw. NJ
SHUT EN- on he yelled 10 Fair
child IA the dimness of the tunnel.
ssIt's sucking the muck out of the
sun1pt That means the ole drift II
unwatered.'' 'a sssa8 s Nj
I Then the pumping jobs ever
Z u Harry rose. you stay err
and disrnantle the pumps. % NV can
send erln back. mn go ~ town. We've
rot n buy some sstuif,''
Then he started on down ths tlail.
while Fairchlid went IA his work. And
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