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The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-07
ATHLETIC CLUB HOSTS

Because Of their scout experience
and training, Tim Quessenberry,
senior patrol leader of Troop "a, Life
and Star scout and member of boy
scout reserve, and Alfred Pressnall,
senior patrol leader, Troop 2, Eagle
scout and member of boy scout re-
serve, have been designated by the
Detroit scout council to fill the in
vftation extended to the council by
the Detroit Athletic club to have two
scouts spend two months at Camp
Yellowstone, a private camp, in yell
loWstone park. The club will pay the
expenses Of the trip. The mission of
Quessenberry and Pressnall is to
bring to the scouts at home an ap-
probation of the wonders of the ma.
tional playground, and the Detroit
council in selecting experienced
scouts, expressed the belief that their
training would enable them to make
careful and helpful observations.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-07

had not exerted itself against an Office.
cramped brain, dusty ledger-filled
life that suddenly felt itself CRYING
out for the free, open country, without
hardly knowing what the term meant.
Old Beamish caught the light in the
eyes, the quick contraction of the
hands. and smiled.
"You don't need to tell me, Son."
he said slowly. II can see the symp-
toms. You've got the fever-you're
going back to work that mine.
"Ohadi is thirty-eight miles from
Denver. That's your goal. Out there,
they'll tell you how the mine caved in,
and how Thornton Fairchild, who had
worked it. together with his two men,
Harry Harkins, Cornishman, and
'Sissfe' Larsen, Swede, left town late
one night for Cripple Creek-and that
they never came back. That's the
story they'll tell you. Agree with it.
Tell them that Harkins, as far as you
know, went back to Cornwall, and
that you have heard vaguely that Lar
sen later followed the mining game
farther out west"
us it the truth7"
"How do know? It's good enough
people shouldn't ask questions. Tell
nothing more than that-and be care
full of your friends There is one
man to watch-if he is still alive.
They call him 'Squint' Rodaine, and
he may or may not still be there.
don't know-rm only sure of the fact
that your father hated him, fought
him and feared him. The mine tun.
mel is two miles up Kentucky gulch
and one hundred yards to the right.
A surveyor can lead you to the very
spot. It's been abandoned now for
thirty years. What you'll find there
is more than can guess. But, Boy"
and his hand clenched tight on Robert
Fairchild's shoulder, "whatever YOU
do, whatever you run into, whatever
friends or enemies you find awaiting
you. ,."n't let that light die out of
your eyes and don't pull in that chin
If you find fight on your hands,
whether it's man, beast or nature. sail
into it.! If you run into things that
cut your very heart out to learn-beat
'em down and keep going! And win
There-that's all the advice know.
Meet me at the II 10 train for Indian.
apolis. Goodby!"
"Goodby-Tll be there" Fairchild
grasped the pudgy hand and left the
Office. For moment afterward, old
Henry Beamish stood thinking and
looking out over the dingy roof ada
cent. Then. somewhat absently, ha
pressed the ancient electric button for
his more ancient stenographer.
Call messenger, please" he or.
dered when she entered, Il want to
!. send a cablegram"
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and for a moment held the envelope
before him. staring at it with wide
eyes. Then, as though to free by the
stronger light Of the window the
haunting thing which faced him, he
rose and hurried across the room, to
better light, only to find it had not
been imagination; the words still
were before him, sentence written
in faint, faded ink proclaiming the
contents to be Papers Relating to the
Blue Poppy Mine," and written across
this a word in the bolder. harsher
strokes of man under stress of emo
tion, a word which held the eyes Of
Robert Fairchild fixed and staring, q
word which spelled books of the past
and evil threats of the future, the
single, Ominous word:
"ACCURSED!"
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MYSTERY, MINING, LOVE AND ROMANCE

lie stopped and anita laughing at her POSTURE cambered upon
his 5ac her about his neck FarchId found himself
that he could her foreu and that the road the her
oce weny miles auay instead of vo But her
his uishes.
Il wa1E We get along mach faer!" her
plm TN hold on to you-and you help along"
EairchHd released her and she seized his
foundered through kneetgh Farcds quickly
a5ou her uast and he lifted her against him literally
her through Wien they reached the other sde the held
its paceand she did not resist Some way after that the stretch
of road faded sw almost before he realized it, they ere at
The outskirts of the city,
Grudgingy he gaze his hold upon her, they hurried for
the sdwas and for the sherfs Office There Farchzd
attempt to taz-he left all to Anita and BardweN the sheriff.
listened.
Did s; piek...b.ek7 Well.
Especially when the girl
much interested in the girl Farchd especially
carrying is done in blizzard and just
to help the girl along.
for the tale Anita heriR-we
ht climax of mining, love
Colorado Rockies land where mining,
much of things the
When Young Robert Fairchid mystery, living
where earthly officers of the law bother the hero
finds himself the of silver the Blue
With opposition choice colee-
on of scoundre Nevheless
and work it, On the from Denver he the heroine-Anita
She driving in desperate hurry just about
tip of ten dollars and lies like
sheriff Quite
the prete girl in who be engaged-so
people hnkto the the chief
The author? Why Courtney Ryley short
and He from Kan.a. Civ
to become circus clown Later he adver.ing-no
of his the
cnatngly he -
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conversation, he turned toward the
bookcase and unlatched the paneled
door. A moment more and the hol.
lowed history had given up its trust,
bit of paper scratched with numbers.
Robert Fairchild turned toward the
stairs and the small room on the sec.
ond floor which had served as his ia.
ther's bedroom. trt.'
There he hesitated before the little
iron safe in the cornesy summoning
the courage to unlock tie doors of q
dead mans past.
The safe had not been opened in
years; that was evident from the
creaking of the plungers as they fell,
the gummy resistance of the knob as
Fairchild turned 1t in accordance with
the directions on the paper. Finally,
great wrench, and the bolt was
drawn grudgingly back; a strong pull,
and the safe opened.
Fairchild crouched for moment,
staring, before he reached for the
thinner of two envelopes which lay
before him. A moment later he
Strengthened and turned toward the
light. A crinkling of paper, quick
drawn sigh between clenched teeth;
1t was a letter; his strange, quiet,
hunted-appearing father was talking
to him through the medium of ink and
paper, after death. He read:
"My Son:
"Before begin this letter to you I
must ask that you take no action
whatever until you have seen my at
torney-he will be yours from now on.
l have never mentioned him to you
before; it was not necessary and
would only have brought you curiosity
which could not have satisfied. But
now, am afraid. the doors must be
unlocked. I am gone. You are young,
you have beer faithful son and you
are deserving Of every good fortune
that may possibly come to you. am
praying that the years have made a
difference, and that Fortune may
smile upon you as she frowned on me.
Certainly, she can injure me no longer.
My race is run; I am beyond earthly
fortunes.
Therefore, when you have finished
with this, take the deeds inclosed in
the larger envelope and go to St.
Louis. There, look up Henry F. Beam
ish, attorney-at-law, in the Princess
building. He will explain them to you.
Beyond this, fear there is little
that can aid you. l cannot find the
strength, now that face 1t, to tell
you what you may find If you follow
the lure that the other envelope holds
forth to you.
"There is always the hope that For
tune may be kind to me at last, and
smile upon my memory by never let
ting you know why l have been the
sort of man you have known. and not
the jovial, genial companion that a
father should be. But there are GER
tain things, my son, which defeat q
man. Therefore is 1t not better that
it remain behind cloud until such
time as Fortune may reveal it-and
hope that such time will never
come? ! think so-not for myself, for
when you read this, shall be gone
but fot you. that you may not be ham
dicapped by the knowledge of the
thing which whitened my hair and
aged me, long before my time.
III he lives, and am sure he does,
there Is one who will hurry to your
aid as soon as he knows you need him.
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CHAPTER I.
-1-
~~~,


with its rickety, old-fashioned furni-
ture-and its memories-was now de-
serted, except for Robert Fairchild,
and he was deserted within it, wan
derlng from room to room staring at
familiar objects with the unfamiliar
gaze of one whose vision suddenly
mas been warped by the visitation of
death and the sense of loneliness that
1t brings.
Loneliness, rather than grief, for it
had been Robert Fairchild's promise
that he would not suffer in heart for
one who had longed to go into peace
for which he had waited, seemingly in
vain. Year after year, Thornton Fair
child had sat in the big armchair by
the windows, watching the days grow
old and fade into night, studying SUM-
set after sunset, voicing the vain hope
that the cleaning might bring the twi-
light of his own existence-a silent
man except for this. rarely speaking of
the past, never giving to the son who
worked for him, cared for him, wor-
SHIPPED him, the slightest inkling Of
what might have happened in the dim
days of the long ago to transform him
into beaten thing, longing for the
final surcease. And when the end
came. it found him in readiness, wait
Ing in the big armchair by the win
dows. Even now, book lay on the
frayed carpeting Of the old room,
where it had fallen from relaxing fin.
gers. Robert Fairchild picked it up,
and with sigh restored it to the
grim, fumed oak case. His days Of
petty sacrifices that his father might
while away the weary hours with
reading were over.
What had been the past? Why the
silence? Why the patient, yet impa-
tient wait for death? The son did not
know. In all his memories was only
one faint picture, painted years be-
fore in babyhood: the return Of his
father from some place, he knew not
where, a long conference with his
mother behind closed doors. while he,
In childlike curiosity, waited without,
seeking in vain to catch some expla-
nation. Then sad-faced woman who
cried at night when the house was
still, who faded and who died. That
was all. The picture carried no ex-
planation
And now Robert Fairchild stood on
the threshold Of something he almost
feared to learn. Once. on a black.
stormy night, they had sat together,
father and son before the fire, silent
for hours. Then the hand of the
white-haired man had reached out
ward and rested for moment on the
young mans knee.
Il wrote something to you, Boy, q
day or so ago." he had said. "That
little illness l had prompted me to
do 1t. IL thought it was only fair
to you. After I'm gone. look in the
safe. You'll find the combination on
piece Of paper hidden in hole cut
In that old European history in the
bookcase. I have your promise,
know-that you'll not do 1t until after
I'm gone"
Now Thornton Fairchild was gone
Bot a message had remained behind
one which the patient lips evidently
had feared to utter during life. The
heart Of the son began to pound, SLOW
and hard. MS. with the memory Of lha,
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-07
RoTARIANs THEIR GUESTS

Birmingham (Ala.) Rotarians who
are playing prominent part in spon-
soring scout work in their city, were
The recent guests of the boy scouts at
the summer camp. During the visits
the scouts challenged their guests to
baseball game and although it was
hard-fought contest "the Big Eel
lows hadn't forgotten the way to
start for home run, and the score
vas to in their favor.
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-07

Accept his counsels, laugh at his little
eccentricities If you will, but follow
his Judgment implicitly. Above all,
ask him no questions that he does not
care to answer-tliere are things that
he may not deem wise to tell.
"There is little more to say. Beam
ish will attend to everything for you
it you care to 60. Sell everything
that is here; the house, the furniture.
the belongings. 1t is my wish, and
you will need the capital-if you go.
And if circumstances should arise to
bring before you the story Of that
which has caused me so much dark
ness. have nothing to say in self
extenuation. made one mistake
that Of fear-and in committing one
error, 1 shouldered every blame. 1t
makes little difference now. I am
dead-and free.
"A1y love to you, my son. hope
that wealth and happiness await you.
Blood of my blood flows in your veins
and strange though it may sound to
you-it is the blood of an adventurer
They say, once in the blood, 1t never
dies. My wish is that you succeed
where failed-and God be with you |!
YOUR FATHER"
For long moment Robert Fairchild
stood staring at the letter, his heart
pounding with excitement, his hands
grasping the foolscap paper as though
with desire to tear through the
shield which the written words had
formed about mysterious past and
disclose that which was so effectively
hidden. So much had the letter told
and yet so little! Dark had been the
hints of some mysterious, intangible
thing, great enough in it's horror and
its far-reaching consequences to cause
death for one who had known of 1T
and living panic for him who had
perpetrated it. In that super-calm-
ness which accompanies great agita-
tion, Fafrchild folded the paper,
placed it in its envelope, then slipped
1t into an inside pocket. A few steps
and he was before the safe once more
and reaching for the second envelope.
Heavy and bulky was this, filled
with tax receipts, with plats and blue
prints and the reports Of surveyors.
Here was an assay slip, bearing figures
and notations which Robert Fairchild
could not understand, then legal doc
ument, sealed and stamped, and bear
ing the words:
County of Clear Greek, .,
State of Colorado. ('S'
DEED PATENT.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS: That on this day of our
Lord, February %, 1892, Thornton w.
Fairchild, having presented the neces-
sary aftidavits and statements of as
sessments accomplished in accordance
with
On 1t trailed in endless legal phrase
ology, telling in muddled, attorney-like
language, the fact that the law had
been fulfilled in its requirements, and
that the. claim for which Thornton
Fairchild had worked was rightfully
his, forever. Fairchild reached for
the age-yellowed envelope to return
the papers to their resting place. But
he checked his motion invOluntarily
The Hope pioneer., 1922-09-07
SCOUT sPoRTsMANsHiP

Never mind the losing,
Think Of how you ran;
smile. and shut your teeth, lad,
Take it like a man.
Not the winning counts. lad.
But the winning fair;
Not the losing shames. lad,
But the weak despair.
80. when failure stunts you, :.
Don't forget your plan;
Smile. and shut your teeth. lad.
Take 1t like a man.
Butte (Mont.) MineI
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CHAPTER u.

In spite Of oil that omens could.
foretell, In spite Of the dull. gloomy
life which had done its best to fash
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-31
QUEEN ARRIVES
here MIDNIGHT:
is N0RTHb0UND
Discharged Cargo $50 Tons
Freight at Channel Towns
Northbound 7 A. M.

The Pacific Steamship Company
steamer Queen arrived in port at
midnight last might from the South.
The ship had 10 passengers and 40
tons of freight for Juneau and lett
this port at 1:40 O'Clock for Doug
las. where 80 tons was discharged,
and Treadwell with 20 tons. Tacre
was no mail from the South, tn
Northwestern, in port yesterday after
noon, being the mail ship.
The Queen left the Channel at
O'Clock this morning for Haines, Fort
Seward Skagway and Sitka and is
due to return here early Friiay
morning, southbound.
Passengers arriving at Juneau from
the South were: NJ. Viets, E. Mel
son, ay McI1eod, r. F. Cobblezz, We
netia F. Pugh. G. NJ Bell, Ruth Stud
dard. L. A. Palmer, Ole Larson, ].
Larson
Passengers leaving Juneau were ::
For Skagway-J. d. Foss, P. NJ. Mis-
Son, w. T. HUNT For Sitka-R. G.
McLellon, Mrs. r. G. McLellon, J. A.
Geron. Jean L. Scott, Lydia Nedack-
son, Joe Irvine.
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MAUDE READY
TO BUCK ICE
ARCTIC TRIP
Staunch Craft to Carry
Amundsen to Polar Region
Splendidly Equipped.

SEATTLE, May 31.-Roald Amund-
now being provisioned here for
seven-year drift in the Arctic Ocean
which the explorer believes may take
him and his crew OF nine men across
the North Pole. is no novice in book
ing ice fl0es. The staunch little ship
proved her mettle on a previous ex-
cursion into the Far North. When
the Maude leaves Seattle on Jun2 l
for the Arctic drift. it viii be ne
second venture on polar exploration.
Amundsen left Christian.a in the
Maude in 1918. In 1921 he returned
to Seattle from the Siberian coast
because ice had crushed his ships
propeller. To avert a recurrence
of this misfortune. the Maude viii
carry four extra propallers
On the present trip, if the Naude
can do her work in four years.
Amundsen will be beta surprised and
pleased TIE ls,ie beat is 120 feet
long, ~ feet Of beam. draws lG feet
and her bottom is easy curying with
a special keel She is constructed Of
wood. and because OF her shape it is
believed ice will rot crush her heavy
timbers. but instead lift her bodily.
The boat can proceed either un-
der motive power furnished by oil
burning engines or under sails. With
her wireless she is expected to keep
the explorers in touch with the in
habited portions of the world Two
airplanes will fly from her deck over
the vast white stretches OF the frozen
northern ocean and facilitate the
charting of that little known region.
One of these planes is capable of
carrying nine passengers, and the
other three persons, so that in case
! of accident to the Maude, it is be-
lieved the machines could be used
to bring the party back TO civiliza-
ton.
The captain of the Maude will be
Oscar Visiting, one of the four men
who accompanied Amundsen to- the
South Pole
Amundsen himself, in addition to
being director of the expedition, will
be ships cook
Amundsen, discoverer of the South
Pole, planted the Norwegian flag on
it's icy plateau December IA, 1911,
"a days ahead of Captain R. F. Scott,
intrepid British naval officer who
lost his Fife with three companions
two months later while returning to
his base.
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NENANA PoSTOFFlCE HAS
MARROW ESCAPE FROM FIRE

The Bowen building, in which the
post office at Nenana is located, was
badly damaged by fire recently. The
contents of the post office were re-
moved before the water did serious
damage The fire originated in the
offices Of Dr.. Bowen. DR.. Hardy, who
occupied DR. Bowen's offices, lost
most of his effects. DIR. and Mrs.
Carmichael. who occupied apartments
in the building. lost only a part of
their effects before they could be
removed
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-31
TRANSPORTATION TO
NOME OPEN SUNDAY

SEATTLE. May 31-Transporta
ton to Nome and other Seward Pc
afnsula ports will open next Sunday,
when the steamer Victoria, of the
Alaska Steamship Company, is sehed-
uled to leave on her first trip of the
season for the far north. Nearly
500 passengers. including prospec-
tors. drcdge operators, fur buyers,
traders, tsnkers and merchants have
booked passage bound for the famous
gold min.ns districts of Seward Pc
ainsula
The Victoria will call at Nome. Col
OWN and ST. Michael. Every berth
has heen sold for the voyage
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FOR RENT-Atartments
CLIFF APARTMENTS

On the cliff next to the Court
house - THE Cozy Corner Of
Juneau" 2, 8, 4 room apart
ments, fully furnished for
housekeeping. Clean and re-
spectacle. Suitable for small
families, ladies' or gentlemen.
Each apartment a homo by IT.
self. Strictly private in every
respect, including linen, lights.
baths, etc. Telephone services.
Warm and comfortable. Rates
$40 AMI up.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-31
BODIES OF VICTIMS
OF COLLISION REST
In ASTORIA MORGUE

ASTORIA, May 31-The bodies OF
c. Fl. Jensen and Joel Buckwalter
We're today recovered from the hull
of the Welsh Prince, which sank in
the Columbia River when the Welsh
Prince and Iowan collided Monday
morning. The bodies of the seven
victims now lie in the morgue here.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-31
HAROLD DAWES GETS OFFICE

Harold F. Dawes. formerly of Jul
neau. has been elected town clerk
and magistrate by the City Council
of Petersburg. effective June 1, to
fill a vacancy caused by the resigna.
tion of Frederick Nelson.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-31
MISCELLANEOUS
ESTEBETH In PORT.

The mail and passenger boat Este
beth arrived in port this afternoon
from the regular trip to Skagway
and way ports. The boat will leave
Juneau tomorrow night at 10 O'clock
for Sitka and way ports.
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-31
FISHERIES EMPLOYEES HERE

Miss Ruth A Studdert and J. NJ.
Bell arrived here last night on the
steamship Queen, in the employ of
the U. s. Bureau of Fisheries. Miss
Studdert VIII be clerk in the office
here and Mr.. Bell will leave tomor-
row night ON the Estebeth to be sta
toned as stream guard in the Sitka
district
The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-05-31
FANsHAW PACKING HERRING

Work of preparing for a large pack
OF herring at Cape Fanshaw has
been started by George Ramsead and
panther Ten men are engaged in
making barrels and 10 girls to pack
the fish are expected to arrive on
one cf the next boats. Around 10000
barrels of herring Will be packed
petersburg epont.)
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Gasboat Valhalla; 81
# long. 9b it. beam; IA h.p' hegai
engine: freshly painted; completely
equipped, ready for halibut hshihs'
Price, $1,000, cash. See Mrs: H.
Scataglini. 80 Front St. or address
Box 10, Juneau.
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Tides Tomorrow
EXPLORER LEAVES

The U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey ship Explorer left port at 10
O'Clock this morning for Lynn CaaAl.
The ship is not due to return to
Juneau until June 49,
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The advertisements are advance
statesmen for the stores, and in order
to make them of real worth the ad-
vertisements must have some special
offering. Have you read today's Of
fering In the store news?
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Classified
Ads
HE E NJ P r E
rs THE MEDIUM

Is The MEUIUM
= Through which the general
Z public can always have lts
! wants supplied.
Closing time for classlhed
] advertisements: 2 P: Nd.
Closing time for display ad-
| verti>ements: II A. N:
| CLASSIFIED AID RATES
Ten cents per line first in
Vertion.
Five cents for subsequent IN
sertion. -, =.
the line.
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS

N0rthbound
M steamer, northb0uLd.
Scheduled SailinGs

M steamers northb0uld.
Scheduled Sailnss
ESTEBETH will leave for Sitka
at II O'clock Thursday night
PRINCESS LOUISE scheduled
II sail from Vancouver to-
night.
SPOKANE scheduled to sail
from Seattle June 3.
ADMIRAL WATSON scheduled
to sail from Seattle June 4.
JEFFERSON scheduled to sail
from Seattle June 7.
ALAMEDA scheduled to sail
from Seattle June 7.
QUEEN scheduled southbound
early Friday morning
Southbound
ADMIRAL EVANS is scheduled
southbound about June 7.
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FOR SALE - Pheasant, FORMER
mail boat, 4Sh it. long, 2o-h'p
Acme engine, electric lighting sys-
tenn with search light, No. sea
boat. first class condition. See JONI
Halo, Douglas.
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FOR SALE-Highest quality blue
and silver black fox pups, Sukol
Island. Frederick Sound. Address H.
s. Graves, Juneau.