American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-11-04

After that. Fairchild heard little
that Harry said as he rambled on
about plans for the future. He sat and
stared, until finally his partner said
goodnight and left the room.
That name could mean only one
thing: that she had consented to be-
come q partner with them, that they
had won her over, after all. Now,
even q different light came upon the
meeting with Barnham in Denver and
q different view to rairchild. What
II she had been playing their game all
alongf What II she had been merely
Z tool for them: what II she had sent
Farrell at their direction. to learn
everything he and Harry knew Had
not another lawyer played the friend.
ship racket. in an effort to buy the
Blue Poppy minef
And here Fairohild ssmiied sflmly.
From the present prospects. It would
seem that the gain would have been
oil on his side. for certainly there was
little to show now toward q possibility
Of the Blue Poppy ever being worth
anything near the figure which he had
been offered for II. And yet. II that
offer had not been made as some sort
Of stiletto Jest. why had II been made
at allf Was It because Rodaine knew
that wealth did lie concealed there
Fairchild suddenly took hope. He
clenched his hands and he spoke. to
himself, to the darkness and to the
spirits Of discouragem that were all
about him:
II It's there. well find it--if We
have to work our fingers to the bone
II we have to starve and die there
we'll find I'll"
With that determination, he went te
bed, to awake In the morning oiled
with q desire to reach the mine. "a
claw at its vitals with the sharp
edged drills, to swing the heavy sledgs
until his shoulders and back ached
to send the roaring charges Of dyna
mite digging deeper and deeper init
that thinning vein. And Harry wal
beside him every step Of the way.
A days work. the booming charges
and they returned to the stope to dnt
that the vein had neither lessened moi
grown greater. Another day-and on
after that. The vein remained thu
same.
Sauint Rodaine had established hi
Office in q small, vacant store building
on the main street. and Fairchil'
could see, as he went to and from hi
work, a constant stream Of townspeo
| ple az they made that their goal
there to give their money into tn
keeping Of the be-scarred man and I
trust to the future for wealth. ]
CALLED Fairchild, II made his hat
stronger than ever. As for the gir
who was named as vice president
He saw her. day after day. ridin
through town In the same automobil
that he had helped retire on the Der
yer road. But now she did not loo
at him; now she pretended that Oh
did not see him. She had gone owe
TO the Rodaines. she was engaged
marry the chalky-faced. hook-nose
SON and she was vice president
their two-million-dollar mining col
poration. Fairchild did not even stri'
20 find q meaning for It all; wome
are women, and men do well som
times II they diagnose themselves.
The summer began to grow DID, an
Fairchild felt that he was aging WI
II. The bank deposits were thinnin
and the vein was thinning win
Slowly but surely. as they fought u
strip Of pay ore in the rocks WI
pinching out. Soon would come u
time when they could work u
longer. And then-but Fairchi'd III
not like to think about that. =,
September came, ana with II u
grand Jury. But here for once WI
q slight ray OF hope. The BODY
twelve good men and true wore tnei
] selves out with other matters ana Y