The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-11

"Wellf" he questioned. whats upr
My partner has disappeared I
want to report to you-and see II
can get some help"
disappeared? Whor'
Harry Harktna He's big Cor
nishman. with large mustache, very
red face. ADOPT sixty years old.
should judge"
wait minute" Bardwell's eyes
narrowed. "Aln't he the fellow | mr.
rested In the Blue Poppy mine the
night OF the Old Times dancer"
yes"
And you say he's Disappeared
When does his trial come upf"
"A week from tomorrow"
"And he's disappeared" A slow
smile came over the other mans lips.
II don't think II will help much TO
start any relief expedition for him.
The thing 10 do Is to get a picture
and general description and send II
around TO the police In the various
parts of the countryl That'll be the
best way to find hlmp'
Faircnild's teeth grltted. but he
could not escape the force Of the ar
gumcnt. from the sheriff's standpoint.
For moment there was silence. then
the miner came closer TO the desk.
sheriff." said he as calmly as pos
sihle. you have a perfect right TO
give that sort Of view. That's your
business-to suspect people. However,
some sort OF an accident happened at
the mine this afternoons cave-in OF
an explosion that tore out the roof
Of the tunnel--and | am sure that my
partner is wandering among the hills.
VIII YOU help me to find him?"
The sheriff wheeled about in his
chair and studied a moment. Then he
rose.
Guess I WILL" he announced. 1T
caa't do any harm to look for him,
anyway"
Half an hour later. aided by two
deputies who had been summoned
from their homes. FairchIld and the
sheriff left for the hills 10 begin the
search for the missing Harry. Late
town. tired. their horses almost crawl
ing In their dragging pace after six
teen hours of travel through the
drifts OF the hills and gullles. Harry
had not been found, and so Fairchild
reported when, with dropping Shout
ders. he returned TO the boarding
house and 10 the waiting Mother How
ard. And both knew that this time
liarry's disappearance was no Joke. as
IL had been before They realized
that back of II all was some sinister
reason, some mystery which they
could not solve-for the present Mt
least. That night. Fairchild faced the
future and made his resolve
There was only week new until
Harry's case should come TO trial.
Only a week until the failure of the
defendant to appear should throw the
deeds of the Blue Poppy mine into the
hands OF the court. TO be sold for the
amount of the ball. And in spite OF
the tact that Fairchild now felt his
mine TO be q bonanza, unless some
sort of miracle could happen before
that time. the mine was the same as
los True. II would go TO the highest
bidder at public sale and any money
brought In above the amount of bail
would he returned to him. But who
would be that bidder, Who would.
get the mine--perhaps for twenty or
twenty-five thousand dollars. when IL
now was worth millions? Certainly
not he. Unless something should hap
pen TO Intervene, unless Harry should
return. or In some why Falrchild
could raise the necessary Ave thou
sand dollars TO furnish a cash bond
and again recover the deeds of the
Blue Poppy. he was no better or than
before the strike was made. Long he
thought. finally to come TO his conclu-
sion. and then, with the air Of gam
bier who has placed his last bet 20
win or lose. he went 10 bed.
But morning found him awnke long
before the rest of the house was stir |
ring The first workers on the street |
that morning found Falrchild offering
them six dollars day. And by eight |
o'clock, ten OF them were AT work |
in the drift OF the Blue Poppy mine.
against time that they might
repair the damage which had been
caused by the cave-in.
That day and the next and the next
ifter that. they lnbored Then Fair.
hid glanced al the progress that was
icing made and sought out the pseudo
brennan.
"will IT be finished by niShtr' he
isked
Easily"
Very wen. I may need these men
o work on y day and night shlft-I'm
lot sure. III be back In an hour"
Away he vert and up the shaft. TO
ravel as swiftly as possible through
he drift-piled road down Kentucky
-ulch and to the Sampler. There he
ought out old Undertaken chastine,
nd with him went to the proprietor.
NY name is FairchIld. and I'm In