Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-10-06
By Courtney Ryley Cooper
Copyright By Li,.le, Brown 4 Co.

they don't even take the trouble to
mine. That Is, unless they run Ugh in
silver" he picked up a chunk OF the
ore from the muck pile where II had
been deposited and studied Il Intentiy
but don't see any pure silver
sticking out in this stuff"
"But II must be here somewhere.
don't know anything about mining
hui don't veins sometimes pinch of
and then show up later orr
"Sure they do-sometimes. But It's
u gamble"
That's all we've had from the be-
ginning, Harry"
ave any time unless something hobs
up sudden like"
Then. by common consent, they laid
away their working clothes and left
the mine. to wander down the gulch
and to the boarding house. After din
ner they chatted a moment with Moth
er Howard, then went upstairs, each
TO his room. An hour later Harry
knocked at Fairchild's door. and en-
tered, the evening paper In his hand.
"'Eres something more that's nice"
he announced, pointing to an item on
the front page. II was the announce
ment that O general grand jury was
to be convened late In the summer and
that one Of its tasks would be to seek
to unravel the mystery Of the murder
of Sissie Larsen!
Fairchild read IL with morbidity.
Trouble seemed to have become more
than occasional, and further than that,
II appeared to descend upon him at
just the times when he could least re-
sist II. He made no comment; there
was little that he could say. Again
he read the item and again. finally to
turn the page and breathe sharply.
Before him was six-c0lumn adver.
tlsement. announcing the strike In the
Silver Queen mine and also spreading
the word that twO-million-dollar
company would be formed, one mil
lion In stock to represent the mine II.
sclf, the other to be subscribed to ex-
plot this new find as II should be ex'
plotted. Glowing words told of the
possibilities of the Silver Queen. OF
fees had been opened; everything had
been planned In advance and the ad
vertIsement written before the town
was aware OF the big discovery NJ
Kentucky gulch. All Of II Falrchild
read with feeling he could not down
"a feeling that Fate. somehow, was
dealing the cards from the bottom
and that trickery and treachery and
a venomous nature were the necessary
ingredients, after all. to success. HI
finished the last line. looked ut the list
of officers, and gasped.
For there, following one another
were three names, two of which Fair
child had expected. But the other
They were, president and genera
manager, II. Il. (Squlnt) Rodaine
secretary-treasurer Maurice ROdaine
and first vice presldent-NIlss AMT;
Natalie Richmond!
After that, Fairchild heard littl'
that Harry said as he rambled oil
about plans for the future. He sat ant
stared, until finally his partner salt
y goodnight and left the room.
=, That name could mean only on
thing: that she had consented to be
come partner with them that the.
!, had won her over. after all. Now
even a different light came upon th
meeting with Barnham In Denver ant
different view to Fairchild. Wha
If she had been playing their game al
along? What II she had been merel
tool for them; what If she had sen
= Farrell at their direction, to lear
everything he and Harry knew? Ha
not another lawyer played the friend
|, ship racket, in an effort to buy tn
: Blue Poppy miner
= And here Fairchld smiled grimly
), From the present prospects, 1t wou
a seem that the gain would have bee
:, all on his side, for certainly there wa