The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1922-11-30
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hasn't any horse. II he's rented one
you ought to be able TO find that on
pretty shortly"
AS II In answer, the sheriff tufne'
and shouted a question down tn'
mountain side. And back came th'
answer:
ITS Doc Mason's Must have beer
stolen. Doe was at the dance"
II guess that settles IT," The ON
Ger reached for his hip pocket. "stick
out your hands. Harry. while ! pu'
the cuffs on them"
But 'ow In bloody ell ave been
doing anything when I've been up ere
working on the chlv wheel7 'Ow-F
They say you held up the dance
tonight and robbed u.s." Fairehild cut
10. Harry's face lost Its surprised
look. TO give way TO glance OF keen
questioning.
"And do you say TT"
II most certainly do not. The iden-
fihcatlon was given by that honorable
person known as Mr.. Maurice Ro-
dame"
"ohl One this identifying an
other"
sheriff." Again the voice from be-
low.
"Yehi"
We've found cache down here.
Must have been made In a hurry-two
nesv revolyers, bullets. mask, cou-
pie OF new handkerchiefs and the
money"
Harry eyes grew wide. Then he
stuck out his hands.
THE evidence certainly Is piling
upi" he grunted. 81 might as we'll
save my talking for later"
That's good idea" The sheriff
snapped the handouts into place.
Then Fairchild shut off the pumps
and they started toward the machine.
Back In Ohadi more news awaited
them. Harry, IL Harry had been the
highwayman, had gone TO no expense
for his outfit. The combined general
store and hardware emporium of
Gregg Brothers had been robbed OF
the articles necessary for disguise
also the reyolyers and their bullets.
Robert Fairchild watched Harry
placed In the solitary cell Of the county
Iail with a spirit that could not re-
spond 10 the Cornishman's grin and
his assurances that morning would
)ring a rlghting of affairs. Four
,harges hung heavy above him: that
4 horse-steallng. Of burglary, of high
'ey robbery, and worse. the final as
aut with attempt TO kill. Falrchild /
urned YEARLY away; he could not |
Ind the optimism to join Harry's |
heerful announcement that II swouId /
e "all right" The appearances were
otherwise. Besides. up In the little
ospital on the hill. FGirchild had seen
ghts cleaning as he entered the jail,
nd he knew that doctors were work
* there over the wounded body OF
he fiddler Tired, heavy at heart,
Is earlier conquest of the night sod
en- and oyershadowed now, he turned
way from the cell and It's optimistic
into the night.
II was only a short walk to the hos
ital aud Fairchild went there. TO
ave with at least a ray Of hope. The
roblng operation had been completed;
'e fiddler would live. and at least the
large against Harry would not be
lie of murder. That was a thing for
hlch 10 be thankful; but there was
enty TO cause CONSERVATION. as Fair
lid walked slowly down the dark,
hiding street toward the main thor
lghfare. Without Harry, FairchiId
wv felt himself lost. Before the big. /
nlal. eccentric Cornlshman had come 5
to his life. be had believed, with
me sort OF divine ignorance, that {
could carry out his ambitions by 5
mself, with no knowledge OF the tech Z
ral details necessary to mining. with 5
previous history of the Blue Pop /
70 guide him. and with no help i
ainst the enemies who seemed every. .
lere. Now he saw that Il was Inn
ssible. More. the incidents OF the :
sht showed how swiftly those enc /,
rs were working. how sharp and :
letto-like their weapons.
That Harry was innocent was GER 8
n--to Robert Fairchild. \
looking back over II now. he could \
how easily Fate had played into '
} hands OF the Rodaines, IL the Ra
mes had not possessed deeper con.
n than merely to seize upon hap
ling aud turn II 60 their own nc.
mt. The highwayman was big. The Z
hwayman talked With Cousin
r" accent-fur al Cornlshnen are
,usin Jacks IN the mining country.
pSe two Textures 10 themselves. =
rehlid thought. as he stumbled
ag In the darkness. we're sufficient =
start the schemlng ploi ia the brain =
Ro,iaiue. alrcady ugly and
through the tries played hy Harry
his father and the rcbuke that haa y
le from Anita Rlchmru,l II was
EASY matter for han o. set the Is
'atiou, leap eut - the vtntlow. aud :.
D witt until The rallcr had gene.
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