American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1922-08-26


along the street. as miners. summoned
by hurrying gossip mongers. came for.
ward TO assist in the search for the
missing man. High above the gen.
eral conglomeration of voice could he
heard the cries of the lnstigator OF
activities. Sam Herbenfelder. bemoan.
Ing the loss Of his diamond, ninety per
cent Of the cost Of which remained
to be paid. Hastily he shot through
the crowd, organizing the bucket bri.
gade and searching for news Of the
Argonaut pump. which had not yet
arrived. Halfdisgusted, Fairchlld
turned and started up the hill, . few
miners their carbide lamps swinging
beside them, following him.
Fairchild turned at the entrance Of
the mine and waited for the first Of
the miners and the accompanying
CLEAN Of his carbide. Then they went
within and to the shaft. the light
shining downward upon the oily black
water below. Two objects hoated
there, broken piece OF timber, torn
from the side Of the shaft. where
someone evidently had grasped hastily
at II In an effort to stop fall. and
new. four-dented hat. gradually be
coming water-soaked and sinking
slowly beneath the surface And then,
for the first time. fear clutched at
Fairchild's heart-fear which hope
could not Ignore.
There's his hat" II was q miner
staring downward.
Fairchild had seen It, but he strove
to put aside the thought.
"True." he answered, but anyone
could lose q hat. simply by looking
over the edge Of the shaft. Harry's q
strong man. Certainly he would know
how to swim. And In any event he
should have been able to have kept
afioat for at least few minutes. Ro.
dame says that he heard q shout and
ran right In here; but all that he
could see was ruined water and Q float
ing hat. l." Then he paused sud
denly. 1t had come to him that Ro
dame might have helped in the dennis,
Of Harry
Shouts sounded from outside. ant
the roaring Of a motor truck a. 4
made its slow. tortuous way up tn,
b0ulder-strewn road with its gulliel
and innumerable ruts. Voices came
rumbling and varied. Lights. Gain
Ing the mouth Of the tunnel. Fairchil,
could see mass of shadows outline,
by the carbides, all following the lead
ership of small. excited man, San
Herbenfelder. still seeking his dia
| mOnd.
The big pump from the Argonau
tunnel was aboard the truck. whicl
was followed by two other auto We
hicles. each loaded with gasoline er
gines and smaller pumps. A hundre
men were in the crowd, all equippe
with ropes and buckets. Sam Herber
felder's pleas had been heard. tn
body Of Harry and the diamond tina
circled one finger. And Fairchild hal
tened to do his part.
Until far into the night they worke
and strained to put the big pump int
position while crews of men. four an
five In group, bailed water as ia,
as possible. that the aggregate migl
be lessened TO the greatest posslbl
extent before the pumps, with the
hoses. were attached Then the gas
line engines began to snort, grei
lengths OF tubing were let down I'M
the shaft and squirting water starte
down the mountain side as the tai
Of unwatering the shaft began.
But II was II slow Job. MornIr
found the distance to the water iengtl
ened by twenty TO thirty feet. and Il
bucket brigades nearly ut the end I
their ropes. Men trudged down u
hills TO breakfast. sending others
their places. Fairchild stayed on
meet Mother Howard and assuage h.
nervousness ms best he could. dlvidiI
his time between her and the task b
fore him. Noon found more wat
, than ever tumbllng down the hills
the smaller pumps were working nc
In unison with the larger one. Ate
} no0n-and most Of Ohadi was thel
Fairchild could distinguish the for
Of Anita Richmond In the hundreds
women and men clustered about Z
opening of the tunnel, and for on
she was not In the company Of Ma
4 rice Rodaine. He hurried to her al
she smiled at his approach.
slave they found anything yetr
"Nothing--so far. Except that the
IL plenty OF water In the shaft. !
trying not to believe It."
II hope 1t isn't true" Her voice W
low and serious "Father was talkl
to me--about you. And we hoped y
two would succeed-thIs time"
r Evidently her father had told !
, more than she cared TO relate. Fla
2 child caught the infection In her vol
, but disregarded II.
, ~ owe you an apology" he 81
\ bluntly
"F'or whatw