Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-09-08

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at last. "She's good girl. I've known
her ever since she was little tad not
big enough to walk. And she loves
her father"
But"
| "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 tilted It up so that he
can't touch Il until they're ready for
him to do II. And they're not going
to do that until they've gotten what
they want"
(which is--f"
"AnIta Any fool ought TO be able
to know that. That stroke last night
was the second one for the Judge.
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 life7 You've got to remember that
he amt like an ordinary father that
you can go to and tell all your trou-
bles to. He's laying next door to death,
and Anita, just like any woman that's
got a 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 Horry's face"
(which is quite plain" agreed Fair.
child ruefully. Harry rubbed, the IL
beled proboscis, paved at his mus
tache and fidgeted In his chair.
II understand that. all right" he
announced at last. But why should
anybody want to buy the miner"
1t brought Fairchild to the reallza-
ton Of a new development, and he
brought forth the letter. once mere to
stare at 1t.
Fifty thousand dollars is q lot Of
money" came at last.
"And what thenT Mother Howard,
still looking through uncolored glasses,
took the letter and scanned 1t. "You
two amt cutters, are your
100, us2" Harry bristled.
Yes, you. If you are, get your
selves a piece Of paper and write to
Denver and take the offer. II you
aln't-keep on lighting"
II believe you're right, Mother How
ard Fhirchild 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, II person will offer that much
for a mine when there's nothing In
sight to show Its value, II ought to
mean that there's something dark In
the woodpile and that the things
worth fighting out. And personally
speaking, I'm willing to fightr"
II never quit In my lifel" Harry
Strengthened In his chair and his mus
tache stuck forth pugnaciously. Moth
err Howard looked down at him,
pressed her lips, then smiled.
mo-" she announced, except to run
away like whipped pup after you'd
gotten poor lonely boarding house
keeper In love with your
Mother 'Oward, III"
But the laughing, gray-haired wom-
an had scrambled through the door
way and slammed the door behind her,
only to open II second later and poke
her head within.
Needn't think because you can hold
up dance hall and got away with 1t,
| you can use cave-man stuff on mel"
she admonished. And In thst one SEN
tence was all the conversation neces-
sary regarding the charges against
Harry, as far as Mother Howard was
concerned. She didn't believe them,
| and Harry's face showed that the
world had become bright and serene
again. He swung his great arms as
though to loosen the big muscles Of his
shoulders. He pecked at his mus
tache. Then he turned to Fairchild.
"Well,"' he asked, "what do we dot
Go up to the mine-just like nothing
'ad ever 'appenedf
Exactly. Wait until I change my
clothes. Then Wen he ready to start.
I'm not even going to dignity this let
ter by replying to II. And for one
principal reason" he added-"that
| | think the Rodalnes have something
| to do with IT,"
SOW so?"
II don't know. I'll be ready In a
moment"
An hour later they entered the
mouth OF the Blue Poppy tunnel. once
more to start the engines and to re-
sumo the pumping, meanwhile strug-
Cling back and forth with timbers from
the mountain side, as they began the
task OF rehabilitating the tunnel where
II had caved In just beyond the shaft.
Hour after hour they to.led, until
the gray mlsts hung low over the
mountain tops, until the shadows
heightened and twilight fell. The en-
gines ceased their chugging, the cough
ing swirl OF the dirty water as II came
from the drift, far below. stopped.
Slowly two weary men logged down
the rutty road to the narrow, winding
| highway which led through Kentucky
| gulch and into town.
That night FalrchIld did not lie
awake TO stare about him in the dark
ness. His eyes closed YEARLY. yet
with wholesome fatigue. Nor did
| he wake until Harry was pounding