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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-12-28

~"unu ~ single jack nammerins on
the cud ~ a drli could be heard Fair
,.ild cail,sl and went forward. 10 dino
Harry. grlmy and sweating. pounding
ava. VI narrow streak of black for.
nation which centered Ia the top Of
the siope
ITS the VEIN" he announced. after
be had greeted Fairchild. "and Il don't
hook like lts going TO amount to
mucn
~NoT
Harry withdrew the drni from the
hole he was making and mopped his
forehead
III amt a world-beater." came dis
oonsolately. Il doubt whether i'm run
more'n twenty dollars 10 the ton. the
wye smelling prices ave gone upl
And there amt much money In that
What 'appened Ia DenverF
Another frameup by the Roialnes
20 get the mine away from rs. II WIS
lawyer He stalled that the oler
had been made TO Us by Miss Rich
mond."
How muchf@
1.-TWO hundred thousand dollars and
us 10 set out OF all the troubles we
are in"
-And you took IL. OF courseY"
Il did mott :"
"NoY Harry mopped his forehead
again. swell. maybe you're right.
Maybe you're wrong. Ruf whatever
YOU did-weil that's just the thing
would eve done. only" and Harry
was staring lueubriousiy at the vein
above him. 'its going 10 take MS a
long time 20 get two hundred thou.
sand dollars out Of things the wye
they stand now"
"But we're going 10 keep az II.
Harry. sink or SWIM"
''yon know Il :"
'The Rodalnes have hIt-mayhe we
can have some good luck too"
THE Rodaines7" Harry stared. at
whatr
Two hundred dollar a ton orei"
A long whistle. Then Harry. who
had been balancing single jack, pre-
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Merchant Now Eats
Anything on
Table

by the help OF Tanlac have over
come a ease ~ nervous indigestion
had suffered from for ten OF twelve
years Is The emphatic statement OF
Norma ". Brown. weh-known wall
paper aud paint dealer. OF 2i3 n.
Cedar ST., Charlotte, \. G.
'.Aiy stomach was always out Of nx
and everything disagreed with me. /
was troubled with heartburn and dlzzi-
ness. ana al times there was a pres
sure OF gas around my heart that al
most cut of my breath.
'Slnce taking Tanlac my digestion
Is fine. My appetite is wonder and
eat Just anything want In fact
my stomach acts and feels just IKE
new one aud my nerves are ne steady
as a cie. TO put II all In a few words.
] am just the same as new man.
It's a pleasure for me TO tell my
friends about Tanlpc,"
Taniae Is sold by all good druggists
Advertisement
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CHAPTER xiiA-continued.


Il was hoping that had more than
that
"Ah. perhaps so. But I speak only
from what / know. There Is one per
son who is very anxious about your
welfare
~SoT"
"weil. isn't thereT'
Fairchild squared away from the Ia
BILE
AFR Barnham.- came coidiy; the in
herenf distruSf for the greasy. unin-
viting individual having swerved 10
the surface. You wired me that you
had some very important news for me.
Now that I'm here. your mission
seems 70 be wholly taken up Ia draw
ing from me any information that I
happen TO possess about myself. Plain
IL and frankly. don't like Il. and
don't like you-and unless you can
produce . great deal more than you
have already. III have to chalk up the
expense to a piece o. bad Judgment
and 20 on about my business
He started TO rise. and Barnham
scrambled TO his feet
Please don't he begged. fhrusting
forth fat hand. please. please don't
This Is q very important matter. One
One has 10 be careful In going
s,out a thing as important as this Is.
The person Is in q yery peculiar posi-
fion.-
But I'm tired Of the way you beat
around the bush As told you before.
! don't Ike i;--and Tn sust about az
ne point where I don't care What To
formation you haver
But susf 10 patient mornent--TD
souin< 70 H. Surpose--~ then he
rupped his hanss AMI stared hard 81
the ceigng. suppose tisf told you
that there was sorue ore Who was viii
ing 70 see you through m your troD-
e~s, Who had arranged everything for
yv.. a1d an you had 70 DO would b~ to
A. 80 VOID n end yourself IN h.
81 and rsches~
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parnfory 20 going back 70 his work.
threw II aside and began TO roll down
his sleeves.
Were going 10 ave a look Mt H."
"A lookf Whit good would it--f'
"a cat can took NJ king" said
Harry. They can't arrest us for 70
inr up there like everybody else"
"But 10 30 there and ask them to
look nj their riches
There amt no law against iti~
He reached for his carbide lamp,
hooked 90 small chink Of the hang.
Ing wall. and then pulled his hat over
HIS bulging forehead Carefully be
attempted 20 smooth his sfrnyinr mus.
tnche. and failing. 40 always gave up
the sob.
I'D be Apply. jua 20 look az A." he
announced. Come on. Let's forget
90 they are and just be lookers-on-
Fairchlid agreed against his will.
out ~ the shaft they went and on NJ
the hin 10 where the fownspeople
again were gathering nbOui the open.
ing 81 The silver Quecn. A few we're
going IN Fnlrchild and AIRY Joined
them.
4 long walk. stepping most ~ me
way. M the progress was made
through tie narrow low rooted Fun.
mel then e siisiit raise which Travelled
FOR y fair d'siance ~ an easy grade
az last n stop; and there before them.
ianmed between the rcck WIS the
strike. q great heavy sfrenking vein.
npari, fis feet wide. IN Which The ore
aUrt forth iu Tremendous riIrnts
embedded IN black background
Harry eyed II s;udiously
You can see the silver sticking
out 2" b. announced ~ last. It's won.
derfni--cfeu n tho nofaines I'D Do Il.
Come On. hoy. lets o. get out 81 ere
tn b. Tet;inr ne blind singrers n I
stay murh longer
Fhirehild accompanied hrn word
lestif n ras - fhprgh Fate had
played deili,ernfe trict. that u might I
laugh ~ him. And ~ be walked
sling 30 wondered more fhnn ever
shout the rufsfericus telegram and tho
conversations y She greuss
Iiarnham 10 Denver.
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whore n 70 But one thing was rer
tain the Blue Popry rhine WIS worth
money. once before IN oTer had
cone. and n0w that be thought Of Il.
Fairchiid feif almost certain that r.
had been from the sane source. Thnf
vas for hffy thousand dollars WIS
should the Taiue have noE jumped g.
four times ifs original fguress n WIS
more than the sdsenfurer could en-
.-smpass: BE- sought 20 dismiss y 81.
renf 20 picture show. fiien frudEei
bark r. bis hotel and ~ fiecp.
Tie next day founs him ~;iii rtriY
fng 20 put the problem away from him
as he sent about the various erranar
outlined by Harry. \ day affer that
fhen the Dgflnx. snonin~. narrow
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OF the kind. In your mine--which. II
you win remember. brought about a
very disagreeable situation. And
through her very good connections in
another way. she is able 10 relieve
you OF all your financial embarrass-
ment and procure FOR you from GER
/ tain Eastern syndicate the members
OF which l am not az liberty 10 name
an offer OF 100000 for your mine. All
that Is necessary for you 10 do is to
say the word"
Fairchild leaned forward.
"And of course" he said caustically.
''the name OF this mysterious feminine
friend must be a secretT'
Certainly. No mention OF this
transaction must be made 10 her d.
rectly. or indirectly. Those are my
specific Instructions"
'Do you want my answer nowr'
AT any time when you have given
the matter sufficient thought"
That's been accomplished already.
And there's no need OF waiting l want
10 thank you exceedingly for your Of
AtAf anu ~ AtAA eV1 ~
straight 20 h-llw
And without looking back 90 see
the result OF his ultlmatum. Fairchild
rose, strobe 10 the door. unlocked Il.
and stamped down the hall. He had
taken snap judgment. but In his heart.
he felt that he was right. What was
more, he was as sure as he was sure
Of life itself that Anita Richmond
had not arranged the interview and
did not even know OF H. One streak
ing name was fitting through Fair
child's brain and causing II 10 seethe
with anger. Cleyerly concealed though
the plan might have been. nicely ar
ranged and carefully planted. TO Rob
ert Fairchild II all stood out plainly
and clearly-the Rodalnesl
And yet whyl That one little word
halted Fairchild as he left the eleva-
tor. Whyf What did they know
about the Blue Poppy mine. when
neither he nor Harry had any idea OF
what the future might hold for them
therei That day in court Rodaine
had said that the Blue Poppy mine
was good property and that II was
worth every cent OF the value which
had been placed on IT, How did he
known And WHY
Suppose that Il had been Anita
Richmond inter all who had arranged
this7 II was logical In way. Maurice
Rodalne was the one man who could
give direct evidence against Harry as
the man who had held up the Old
Times dance. and Anita now was en-
gagged TO marry him. Judge Richmond
had been n friend OF Thornton Fair
child; could II have been possible that
this friendship might have entailed
the telling Of secrets which had not
been related 10 anyone else7 The
matter OF the finding OF the skeleton
could be handled easily. Fairchlld
saw, through Maurice Rodaine. One
word from him TO his father could
change the story OF Crazy Laura and
make II. on the second telling. only
the Numbering tale OF an insane
herb-gathering woman. Anita could
have arranged II. and Anita might
have arranged H. Yet. why should
she have gone through this procedure
TO reach him1 Why had she not gone
TO Farrell with the proposition--to a
man whom she knew Fairchild trust
ed. instead Of 10 a greasy. hand-rub-
bling shyster1 And besides
But the question was past answer.
Ing now. Fairchild had made his de-
clsion. and he had told the lawyer
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Two fappers We're looking az the
window display. They paused before
the figure of a woman. dressed IN
gown that dated back half century.
Amer inspecting u closely one OF them
was moved 10 speech. Said she;
SAY, Kid, It's no wonder girls was
reserved In them days. Why. II feb
lew would rough.huuse girl IN them
kinda clothes she'd bust :"
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CHAPTER XIV

Hnd II been any one else, fnirchlo
would have shouted FOR happiness and
Joined the parade. As II was. he
stood far 20 one side, silent, grim
figure. watching the miners and towns
people passing before him. lcaping
about 10 their happiness. calling TO
him the news that he did not want 10
hear:
The Silver Queen had hit" The
faith OF Squint Rodalne. maintained
through the years. had shown his
perspicacity. IL WAS there; he al
ways had said II was there. and now
the strike had been made at last lead
silver ore. running as high as two hun
dred dollars ton. II meant every.
thing for Ohadi: Il meant that mining
would boom now. that soon the hills
would be clustered with prospcciors.
and that the little town would blossom
as a result Of possessing one OF the
rich silver mines Of the state.
Fnlrchiid felt cheap. He felt de
feated. He felt small and mean not
TO be able 10 join the celebration.
Squini and Maurice RodaIne possessed
the Silver Queen: that they. 81 all
persons. should be the fortunate ones
was bitter and hard 90 accept. why
should they. ~ every one IN Ohadi. be
the lucky men 10 find silver bonanza.
that they might nnunf n before him.
that they might Increase their stand
ing In the community. that they might
raise themselves 10 n pedestal IN the
eyes of every one and thereby rally
about them the whole town IN ans
difficulty which might arise IN the 10.
furef II hurt Fairrhiid 9; sickeDed
him. he saw now that his enemies
we're more powerful than ever. And
FOR a moment be almost wished thar
be had yielded down there 10 Denver.
that he had not given the uifinfnfum D.
the greasy Baruaau. that he had &c
cepied ibe offer made him-apd gone
on. out n TIE fight forever
Anifaf WHIST would u mean 10 berf
Already engaged. already having Tlsen
her answer - Maurice Rodaiae. this
nov vo1ii b. 90 added incentive Tor
her 70 follow her promise u wouid
mean q possibility Of further argument
with her father. already TOO weak
from Illness % nnd the mrans -
rradinr the ineidi0us pieas - the two
men Who had fnken iis money add /
made hir1 virtually their slave. Tie /
future issokci black fF Robert Fair
rhiid Slowly BE- walked pnsf the I
happy. shouting crowd and turned ny /
Kenfuci,y Euich toward fif Inflated /
Blue Poppy
The tunnel opening locked usorr for-
orn than eser Nien " sighted IN.
bleak. staring. single sye wiici
'eefned 70 brood oscr ifs oFn mlsfor
unes. o desd. hopeless thing ~bith
iefer Rad brourhf anything buf disap.
,ointnenf- A choking eafne into Fair.
.hlid's throat lie entered me tUrnfi
IoEly. glodd.rriy; niih tagging maa-
les be hauled 90 me bucket which
nd ~ Harry's preeene~ DsloE. then
slowly lowered himself into the re-
,esees = The SHAFT end 70 the drlfi
eadinr o. the slope. where only few
Iays before they esI found thar
aunt. wiiitened. haunting thing which
.ad brought With Il a nev fnisforfuDs.
A ii<ls z.e4ne5 stead. aud fss
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a0a6s0andSkdaMlc
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-12-28
~Harry. this vein ooesn't leok
Ike n,veh. but " yoY'rs game.
I'm game


Tf1fes fiiaf amount 10 iiffie are To-.
ffe1Scntiy fnagnifed and those ~liicf
really Should reeelfe a.feniion are *.
noged T1s Il because TOO many men
end women iack stiiisy property 70 ?,
tEnafe re yain~ ~ 'hiazs Abliitt
appraifr h. - q ''~~'..i y So sts-f.
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{. q n. II Ss 50 2 81. GiEHsS.s a6a
New-York tribune., 1922-10-21
Ed,Dards " ont Interfere
In Hall Murder Inquiry
Governor Declares He Has Every
Confidence in Prescott 3rs
NOto in Charge Of the Case

In an interview given yesterday at
his Office in the First National Bank,
Jersey City, Governor Edwards indicat-
ed plainly that he has no intention Of
interfering in the Hall murder case.
He made no secret Of che fact that he
has not replied to the letter addressed
to him by Timothy n. Pfeiffer, attorney
for Mrs. Hall, urging him to use his
influence in clearing up the mystery.
He expressed confidence in the officers
who are working ON the case.
II have not replied to Mr.. Pfeiffer's
letter and, what is more, do not in
tend to reply to IT," said the Governor.
"That letter was published in the news
papers before received it. Therefore,
shall not answer it. / don't answer
such letters" The rest of the interview
was devoted to the following questions
and replies:
G. Are you holding off action in the
Hall-Mills murder case because you
have information you believe that The
mystery is nearing solution!
A. I an not holding off from any
thing. If / had information that a
solution was near, / wouldn't tell you.
q. Why didn't you confer with
Prosecutors Beekman and Stricker
while you were in New Brunswick last
night?
New-York tribune., 1922-10-21

tide since Captain Kidd dug treasure
holes around these shores, and as a
result hoit the nluenosc and the May
fiewer we're on tho mud when the tide
rasehed its lowest ebb. Neither vessel
suffered any injury and both hoated
Off on the rising water.
Denbs on United States Boat
ri was also announced this evening
that the rules had been stretched to
permit Secretary Denby to sail on the
Ford as passenger. The rules ex~
pressly forbid the carrying of pas
sengers during race, but this barrier
was politely lifted when Mr. DENLY
EXPIRE ssed d desire to smell the salt
water from the deck OF the Ford. Just
TO even things up il WAS arranged that
George w. Kyle, NJ. F., the official
repre sentative of the Canadian govern
nsent, might make the trip on the
Biuenoses
A further technicality arose when
the names of the proposed crew Of the
Ford were announced. Three Of the
suggested names were sponged from
the roster on the polite intimation on
the part OF the committee that three
men objected to were not bona ide
fishermen. The names were not made
publie nor were the precise reasons for
the request for their withdrawal, but
the only apparent reason for such a
step is their non-eligibility under tho
,,1a
New-York tribune., 1922-10-21
sIHaueNo Blood on Ny Hands,
Exclain,s Brother Of Mrs. Hall

tragedy {September 14) may have been
pnrt of plot to lure the victims to
an unfrequented spot, where they could
be jointly accused and the demand for
hush money made.
"Dr. Hall was athletic and strong.
He could put up fight. Now, it is
within the range of supposition that, IL
eircurn stances were such as | have out
lined, Dr. Hall may have become in
furiated at his aceusers and attacked
them. A struggle may have followed,
which might account for the abrasions
which, understand, were found upon
his arms after the bodies were dis
covered.
Seeing that they were being thwart-
ed, the supposed blackmailers may
have decided that to escape denuncia-
tion to the police. with subsequent ar
rest, the safest policy would be to
shoot DR.. Hail and thus silence him
forever. That, according to my I'M
preston, is very likely what happened.
Killed Singer for Safety
"But there was Mrs. Mills tosbe reck-
oned with. 1t cannot be supposed that
she remained calmly by. One could
imagine her terror and horror. With
her still alive and DR.. Hall dead there
remained the possibility that she
might have been able to give q de-
scription to the police Of the black
mnilers which would lead to their
speedy arrest Therefore these des-
perate characters probably deemed 1t
Hall. Mrs. Mills was killed. That Is
self-evident. Why her throat was cut
as well as being shot is question
for speculation. 1t may have been
done for the purpose Of throwing off
the detectives from the trail when
the crime was discovered. Perhaps
the woman in the party may have done
this, OF perhaps not
III will not deny that I feel bitter
because Of the manner in which my
name has been linked with this double
crime, and without justification or
facts upon which to base any insinua-
tion. Statements have been made in
newspapers accusing me of knowing
more than have told.
zone instance is the assertion re-
Gently made that on the morning after
the murder the speedometer Of my auto
mobile showed that it had covered 122
miles since the day and night of the
killing. The fact is that my car is so
old that only use it to ride around
in the neighborhood. l doubt il it
would stand trip to New Brunswick,
about 100 miles"
Shows His Flivver
Stevens then took the interviewer TO
the garage to look at the car. "Look
at that fivver," he exclaimed. "That
is the thing in which / drive 122 miles
at top speed, they say"
The car certainly gave the impress
sion of advanced age and decrepitude.
Stevens concluded his statement by
saying:
II want to see the persons involved
in this crime dragged before the bar of
justice and made to expiate their crime
Those who are guilty know it. No
matter how low, how brutal they may
be, they cannot cyade their consciences
and If they are not punished on this
earth they must answer before the bar
of God"
New-York tribune., 1922-10-21

A.. / was in New Brunsyict - .1,
"a political speech, and my tins r,sse wss.e
eupied with politics. ~ Y
@. In the present circumstant..
you think il is unnecessary a. ssnS 4
Attorney-General to New Brunsw;.s
clear up the case?
A. have no power 10 send t,.a
torney- General to New Rrunsus;eL nI y, Y
an where else The law providss u Z
that snail be done. 1t Is ap to sun,s-s ~
Court Juatice Charles Parker to ders, i,
and act upon that matter. s
@. Do you think the failure ~ *.
the case will have any effect upon ~ r.s
campaign for the United States sens.ss m 4
ship from New Jersey? s's
A. I don't think the peonie ., Vi
Jersey are looking to me to aalys ~ II,
mystery or that they are hoIdiny M 4
responsible.
@. Are you considering having ma
Fl. Parker, Burlington County dessesss NJ
go TO New Brunswick To take hai5 i
the investigation?
A. ] have no plan for the sensns,
of the investigation. Ellis Partar 4 !
county detective, and it is for Sun-sm.
Court Justice Parker to say Il tbs,s
shall be any change in the persan,.I
of the investigators.
@. Have you received any I.tts,ss
from citizens Of New BrunswicE askiss
you to aid in clearing up the nuraerss
A. Not letter.
z. Have you any personal idess I.
TO how the investigation should be a..
Quoted? It is considerably rnors iii
month since the murders took vIss
A. / have every confidence ID M
law officers working on the case. gsS B
law officers in New Jersey. know tsss3,
will do their duty. It is not for n /,
say how this investigation Should s
carried or.
Q. What have you TO say with !,
gard TO reports that you are shiex.::
your appointees, Prosecutors Beeksa
and Stricken?
A. They are my appointees, II
they were also appointed By my p,sl
ecessor. / am not shielding anysss
1t is not my duty TO interfere in Ii
investigation. That is matter Cor Il
Supreme Court.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-21
ADVERTISEMENT
Constipation Can Be Blamed For
Diabetes and brighi's Disaasa

And, constipation Is responsible for
most cases Of rheumatism, hardening
of the arteries, brain fag, sluggish-
ness, headaches and many other organic
disturbances! Constipation hastcns
old age; in fact, authorities tell you
THAT 90%s OF ALI, HUMAN ILL.,
MESS rs DIRECTLY TRACEABLE
TO CONSIDERATIONS
With knowledge like that can yoa
stand by and see yourself slipping
physically; see your loved ones fall,
as the prey Of q preventable condi-
tion7 DO not minimize the dangers
Of constipation because you are only
Hsiightly0 treabled.
Inactivity Of tho eliminative pas-
sage creates toxic conditions which
penetrate the intestinal walls, poison
ing the blood and affecting the organs.
BRAN--Kellogg 3 Bran, cooked and
krumbled--is nature IS own positive and
New-York tribune., 1922-10-21
From d sta1 Correspondent

( FTuTt q hrfuU Correspondent
LA vALLETTE, N. j., Oct. 2o.---
"There is no blood on my hands
This emphatic declaration was made
here to-day by Henry Stevens, brother
OF Mrs. Frances Stevens Hail, OF New
Brunswick.
stevens has been called to New
Brunswick for questioning several
times.
aIf had guilty knowledge of the
awful thing that happened at New
Brunswick" continued Stevens, "my
conscience would accuse me without
ceasing all day and in the silent
watches of the night.
II know no more who IL was that
took tho lives of my brother-in-law,
DR.. Hall, and Mrs. Mills, nor the cir
cumstances under which they went to
their deaths last month than any per-
son in South Africa.
when a man is innocent Of wrong
doing, he has no fear. ! have no fear;
/ know that nothing can happen to me,
have told the authorities at New
Brunswick all / know. I have given
them all the assistance / could.
postponed trip had planned so that
could be near by TO give aid whenever
I might be called on"
Stevens spoke calmly. He betrayed
neither excitement nor nervousness.
Stevens is quiet. self-eonfident, wealthy
and maintains home in New York
City as we'll as summer home on
the Jersey coast. He is much given
to outdoor life--hunting and fishing.
He was on a fishing trip the night
DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills were killed.
He offered to produce witnesses to
convince Prosecutor Beekman and
Prosecutor Stricken of the truth Of his
statement.
Suspects BIackmail
"Wo 90 you believe killed DR.. Hall
and Mrs. Mills 2" he was asked.
81 have no opinion" responded Stew
ems. "If l expressed a belief, it would
indicate that / was in possession of
facts upon which belief could be based
OF course, like everybody else, ! have
an impression.
"My impression is that blackmail
was the motive for this crime. AS Ia
we'll known, there are many bad char
acters living in certain sections Of
New Brunswick. Some OF these shady
individuals, possibly a man and a
woman, would not hesitate to commit
murder if they thought they could OBJ
tain a large sum Of money by doing 80,
"Of course, the possibility exists
that they might take human life only
as last resort If cornered and In
danger, if they feared exposure, ar
rest and perhaps Imprisonment.
sit was we'll known that DR.. Hall
had money or could obtain it from
friends in case Of need. 1t was further
known that my sister, Mrs. Hall, had
money or could get it il needed TO sup
press scandal.
1.-THE telephone messages which we're
reported to have been sent to DR.. Hall
and Mrs. Mills on the night Of the