The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-08-28

"She loves her father. Isn't that
enough? The Rodaines have the
money-and they have almost every
thing that Judge Richmond owns. It's
easy enough to guess what they've
done with fitted it up so that he
can't touch it until they're ready for
him to do it. And they're not going
to do that until they've gotten what
they want"
(Which fs-?"
"Anita! Any fool ought to be able
to know that. That stroke last night
was the second one for the Judge.
There usually amt any more after
the third one Now, can't you see why
Anita Is willing to do anything on
earth just to keep peace and just to
give her father little rest and COM
fort and happiness in the last days of
his life? You've got to remember that
he amt like an ordinary father that
you can 60 to and tell all your trou-
bles to. He's laying next door to death,
and Anita, just like any woman that's
got great, big, good heart in her,
is willing to face worse than death
to help him. It's as plain to me as
the nose on Harry's face"
switch is quite plain" agreed Fair
child ruefully. Harry rubbed the Ii
beled proboscis, paved at his mus
tache and fidgeted in his chair.
ST understand that, all right" he
announced at last But why should
anybody want to buy the mine?
1t brought Fairchfld to the realiza-
ton Of a new development, and he
brought forth the letter, once more to
stare at it.
Fifty thousand dollars is lot of
money" came at last
"And what then?' Mother Howard,
still looking through uncolored glasses.
took the letter and scanned it you
two amt cutters, are your"
400, us?" Harry bristled.
Eyes, you. If you are, get your
selves. a piece of paper and write to
Denver and take the offer. II you
ain't-keep on fighting"
ST believe you're right, Mother How
ard" Fairchild had reached for the
letter again and was staring at 1t as
though for inspiration. THAT amount
of money seems to be a great deal
Still, If a person will offer that much
for a mine when there's nothing in
sight to show it's value, it ought to
mean that there's Tomething dark in
the woodpile and that the things
worth fighting out. And personally
speaking, Tn willing to fight!"
ST never quit in my lfet" Harry
straightened in his chair and his mus
tache stuck forth pugnaciously. Moth
err Howard looked down at him
pressed her lips. then smiled.
NO" she announced, Except TO run
| away like a whipped pup after you'd
| gotten a poor lonely boarding-houss
keeper in love with your
Mother Onward, I'll"
But the laughing, gray-haired WON
an had scrambled through the door
! way and slammed the door behind her
| only to open it a second later and POKE
her head within
Needn't think because you can holt
I'D a dance hall and get away with II
| you can use eave-man stuff on mel
| she admonfshed. And In that one sen
tence was all the conversation neces
sary regarding the charges agains
Harry, as far as Mother Howard wa
concerned She didn't believe them
and Harry's face showed that tn
world had become bright and seren
/ again. He swung his great arms a
though to loosen the big muscles OF hi
shoulders. He pecked at his mui
tache. Then he turned TO Fairchild.
/ "Wel1," he asked, @'what do We do
Go up to the mine-just like nothin
'ad ever 'appenedT'
4 .Exactly Wait until / change ID
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