Phoenix tribune., 1922-12-16

you did-wen, that's just the thing
would ave done. Only and Harry
was staring lugubriously at the vein
above him, 'it's going to take us a
long time to get two hundred thou
sand dollars out of things the wye
they stand now"
But we're going to keep at it,
Harry, sink or SWIM"
"You know itP'
''The Rodaines have hit-maybe we
can have some good luck too"
"The RodainesT Harry stared. att
what%
1.-Two hundred dollar a ton orei"
A long whistle. Then Harry, who
had been balancing a single Jack, pre-
paratory to going back to his work,
threw it aside and began to roll down
his sleeves.
"We're going to ave a look at it."
"a look? What good would it-?"
"a cat can look at a king" said
Harry. "They can't arrest us for 60
ing up there like everybody else"
"But to go there and ask them to
look at their riches"
'SThere amt no law against 1t !"
He reached for his carbide lamp,
hooked to a small chink of the hang
ing wall, and then pulled his hat over
his bulging forehead. Carefully he
attempted to smooth his straying mus
tache, and failing, as always, gave up
the Job.
"rd be 'appy. just to look at It," he
announced. "Come on. Let's forget
90 they are and just be Iookers-on."
Fairchild agreed against his will.
Our Of the shaft they went and on up
the hill to where the tOwnspeople
again were gathering about the open
ing of the Silver Queen. A few were
going in. Fairchild and AIRY Joined
them.
A long walk, stooping most of the
way, as the progress was made
through the narrow, low-roofed tun-
mel; then a slight raise which Travelled
fer fair distance at an easy grade
at last to stop; and there before them.
jammed between the rock, was the
strike great, heavy streaking vein,
nearly six feet wide, in which the ore
stuck forth in tremendous chunks,
embedded in a black background.
Harry eyed 1t studiously.
'You can see the silver sticking
out !" he announced at last. It's won
derful- If the Rodaines did do 1t.
Come on, Boy, let's us get out of ere.
I'll be getting the blind staggers If I
stay much longer"
Fairchild accompanied him word
essly. 1t was as though Fate had
played a deliberate trick, that it might
laugh at him. And as he walked
along, he wondered more than ever
about the mysterious telegram and the
mysterious conversation of the greasy
Barnham in Denver.
For once a ray of cheer came to
him. The ROdaines had known of this
strike long before he ever went to
that Office in Denver. They had wait
ID long enough to have their assays
made and had completed their first
shipment to the smelter. There was
no necessity that they buy the Blue
Poppy mine. Therefore, was it simply
another trick to break him. to lead
him up to a point Of high expecta-
tions, then with a laugh at his dis
appointment. throw him down again !?
His shoulders Strengthened as they
reached the outside air, and he moved
close to Harry as he told him his con-
lectures. The Cornishman bobbed
his head.
81 never thought Of it that wye -
he agreed. "But it could explain a lot
Of things. They want to beat us and
they don't care 'ow. It 'urts a person
to be disappointed. That's it. l al
wyes said you 'ad a good 'ead on
you That's it. Let's go back to the
Blue Poppy"
Back they went, once more to de-
scend the shaft once more to follow
the trail along the drift toward the
opening of the stope. And there.
where loose earth covered the place
where skeleton once had rested,
Fairchild took of his coat and rolled
% bis sleeves.
aAxxy' he said, with q new detsr-
Il never ask others to think as /