The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-08-25

CHAPTER lat Thornton Fairchilds
death his son Robert learns there has
which for almost thirty years has caused
him suffering. The secret is limited at
In document left by the elder Fair
child, which also informs Robert ne IL
now owner of a mining claim in Colo
RADIO, and advising him to see Henry
Beamish, lawyer.
CHAPTER II.-Beanfsh tells Robert his
claim, a. silver mine. is at Ohadi, thirty
eight miles from Denver. He also warns
him against certain man. "Squint" Ro-
dame, his fathers enemy. Robert decides
to go to Ohadi.
CHAPTER III.-On the road to Ohadi
from Denver FaiPchiId assists a girl ap-
a tire on her auto. When she has left,
the sheriff and a posse appear, in pur-
suit of bandit Fairchild bewildared,
misleads them as to the direction the
girl had taken.
CHAPTER Iv.-At Ohadi Fairchild Is
clearinghouse keeper, for his fathers
sake.
CHAPTER V-From Mother Howard
Fairchild learns something of the mystery
connected with the disappearance of Sis
sie'' Larsen. his fathers co-worker In
the mine. He meets the girl he had a. as.
is Anita Richmond, Judge Richmond's
daughter
CHAPTER VI.-Visiting his claim, Fair
child is Swallowed by a man he recog-
ni7es from descriptions as ''Sauint" Ro
dame. Back in Ohadi, his fathers old
friend, Harry Harkins, a Cornishman,
summoned from England by Beamsh to
help Fairchild, halls him with joy.
CHAPTER VII.-The pair find the mine
flooded and have not sufficient funds to
have 1t pumped dry. Later in the day
''Squint'' Rodaine announces that he
practically saw Harkins fall into the
flooded mine, and evidently is drowned
CHAPTER VIII-Harkfns being a gem
eral favorite, the entire population turns
out to clear the flooded mine. When
the work is practically done. Harry APP
pears, apparently surprised at the tur-
MOL 1t had been shrewd trick on his
part to get the mine pumped out without
cost to himself or Fairchild, and the men
take 1t as a good joke.
1t was pleading, and at the same
time angered with the passion of a
person approaching hysteria. A bark
ing sentence answered her, something
that Fairchild could not understand
He left the old board sidewalk and
crept to the porch that he might hear
the better Then every nerve within
him tangled, and the black of the dark
ness changed to red. The Rodaines
were within; he had heard first the
| cold voice of the father then the raSp-
| ing tones of the son. in upbraiding.
More, there had come the sobbing of a
woman; instinctively Fairchild knew
| that it was Anita Richmond. And
| then:
| 1t was her voice, high, screaming.
| Hysteria had cOme-the wild, racking
| hysteria of a person driven to the
| breaking point:
| Leave this house-hear me! Leave
this house! Can't you see that you're
killing him? Don't you dare touch me
leave this house! Mo- won't be
quiet-I won't-you're killing him, I
tell you-r'
And Fairchild waited for nothing
more. A lunge, and he was on the
| veranda. One. more spring and he
had reached the door, to find it I'M
locked. to throw it wide and to leap
into the hall. Great steps, and he had
| cleared the stairs to the second floor.
Dimly, as through a red screen, Fair
child saw the frightened face of Anita
| Richmond, and on the landing, front
ing him angrily, stood the two Ro-
DANES. For a moment, Fairchild dis
| regarded them and turned to the sob
bling, disheveled little being in the
| doorway.
"Whats happened?"
"They were threatening me-and
fatherr' she mOaned But you