The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-02-08

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me. knew II would. Ready had com
and told me to dig q grave and pu
II In there. I did. We allied II with
quicklims. Then we went upstairi
and II was gone. I do not understand
II. II Ready wanted me 20 kill him
why didn't he say col l will kin !,
Ready will be good % me I've kille<
before for him"
-still referring 10 somebody she'I
killed." cut IN Anita Il wonder Il
II could be possible
I've just thought Of the date r
Harry broke In excitsdly. TT was along
about June z. 1892. I'm sure II wal
around there"
The old books were muiled over
one after the other. At last Bardwell
leaned forward and pointed to q Ger.
tain page.
Here's an item under May %. II
says: Roady has been at me again
He wants me TO fr things so that the
three men In the Blue Poppy mine
will get caught in there by cave-in.'
The sheriff looked up. This seems
10 read a little better than the other
stun. It's not so jagged. Don't guess
she was MS much OF her nut then as
she ls now Let's see. Where's the
placer Oh. yes: III I'll help him. 1
can have half and we'll live together
again. and he'll be good to me and
can have the boy. l know what It's
all about. He wants TO get the mine
without Sissie Larsen having anything
10 do with H. Slssle has cemented up
the hole he drilled into the pay ore
and hasn't told Falrchild about II. be-
cause he thinks Ready will go partner
ships with him and help him buy In.
but Ready won't do 1t. He wants
that extra money for me. He told me
so. Ready is good to me sometimes.
But that's when he wants me to do
something. II he'll keep his promise
I'll tx the mine so they won't gee
OUT"
~The poor old SOUL" there was ach-
Ing sympathy In Anita Richmond's
voice. ''I--I can't help II II she was
willing 10 kill people. The poor old
thing was crazy"
Yes. and she's 'nd us bloody near
crazy too. Maybe there's another
entry"
I'm coming TO II. It's along In
June. The dates blurred. Listen:
Il did what Ready wanted me TO. !
sneaked into the mine and planted
dynamite In the tlmbers. I wanted to
wait until the third man was there,
but I couldn't. Falrchlld and Larsen
were fusslng. Fairchlld had learned
about the hole and wanted TO know
what Larsen had found Finally Lar-
sen pulled gun and shot Fairchlld.
He fell. and I knew he was dead.
Then Larsen bent over him. and when
he did hlf him--on the head with
single Jack hammer. Then l set on
the charge. Nobody ever will know
how II happened unless they ind the
bullet or the gun. don't care II they
DO. Ready wanted me to do IT,"
Falrchlld started to speak. but the
sheriff stopped him.
"Walt. here's another item.
"I failed. I didn't kill either Of
them. They got out someway and
drove out OF town tonight. Ready II
mad at me. He won't come near me.
And I'm so lonesome for hlmr"
'rhc explanation FairchIid al
most shouted II ms he seized the book
and read II again. "Sherifr. I've got
TO make confession. My father nj
ways thought that no had killed IA
man. Not that he told me--but could
guess II easily enough. from other
things that happened. When he came
to. he found a single-jack hammer
Tying beside him. and Larsen's body
across him. Couldn't he naturally be-
lieve that he had killed him while Ia
n dnxef lie was afraid OF Rodaine--
that Rodalne would get up a lynch
ing party and string him up. Harry
here and Mrs. Howard helped him out
~ town. And this u the expiana-
tlon r.
Hardweli smiled qulszicaily.
cit looks like there's going % he a
bot OF explanations What time was
n when YOU were trapped In that
mine. iiarkInsy-
Along about the nrst Of Noven-
Der"
Tho sheriff turned TO the page. II
was there-,he story Of Crazy Laura
and her descent Into the Blue Poppy
nlne. aud again the charge % dyna.
mite whlch wrecked the tunnel With
- $3.50.