The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-18
CHAPTER xvi--consInusd.

Says Of waiting had not been In vain
bii tho cutting hopelessness Of seeing
Der. only 20 have her turn away her
lead and fail to recognise him. had
besn for their purpose after all. And
BET Fairehiid remembered that she
sns engaged TO Maurice Rodaine. and
hat tile time of the wedding must he
fast approaching. Perhaps there had
been quarrel. perhaps Then he
smiled. There was no perhaps about
1ti Anita Richmond was his friend ;
Pie had been forced Into the promise
bf marriage 10 Maurice Hodains. but
shs had mot been forced into a reiin-
guIshmsnf Of her desire 10 reward him
pomshow. some way. for the attention
chat he had shown her and the liking
that she knew existed In his heart.
Hastily rsirchild folded ths paper
bnd stuffed u into an inside pocket.
Ghen. seeking out ono OF tho workman.
BE- appointed him foreman Of the gang,
10 take charge In his absence. Fol-
lowing which. he made his way out OF
the milne and into town. there 10 hire
men OF Mother Towards suggestion
pnd send them TO tho Blue Poppy. 10
bake their stations every few feet
blong the tunnel. 10 appear mere spec.
sstors. but In reality 10 be guards who
were constantly on the watch for any
thing untoward that might occur.
Ssifchild was taking no chances now
AN hour more found him NJ the Sam
pier. watching fhe ore as II ran through
the great crnsher hoppers. 10 come
forth finely erumbied powder and be
sampled. ton by ton. for the assays by
cid Undertaken Chastlne and three
other men OF his type. without which
no sampler pays for ore. BIttson APP
preached. grinnlng.
"you guessed Just about right" he
announced. THAT stun's running
around two hundred dollars . ton.
Need any money nowf'
"Ail you esn let me havei"
-Four OF i've hundredf We've gotten
in eight tons OF that stun already:
don't guess I'd be taking any risk on
thati'' he ehuekled. Fairehild reached
for tho currency eagerly. All but a
hundred dollars OF II would 70 10
Neither Ho~ard-for that debt must
b. paid on nrst. And. that accom-
piishsd. denying himself the invitation
Of rest that his bed held forth for him.
he started out into town. apparently
60 ioitcr about the streets and receive
The congratulations OF the fownspeo-
pie. but IN reality 10 watch for one
person aud one slone-squint Ho-
dslnei
lie saw him late In the afternoon.
shambllnx along. his eyes giarlng. his
lips moving wordlessiy. and he took
up the trail. Hut II led only 20 the Of
See Of the Silver Queen Development
rompany. where the scar-faced man
eoubied At his desk and. stuffinx q
snxriiy. iustlnetiseiy FaIrehiid knew
that tho greatest part Of his mean
temper ~as cue 20 the strike In the /
Hue rcppy instinetively also he felt
that Squirt Rodaine had known OF the
value all along. that now he wa(3urs-
ING himself for the failure OF HIS
schemes to obtain possession OF what
had appeared until only day before
TO be nothing more than q disappoint.
Ing. uniueky. iii.omsnsd hole Ia the
ground. Fslrehlld resumed his ioitsr~
Ing but evening found him near the
silver Queen efricc.
Anita's note had told him little. yet
had implied much Something was
fsrmsntinx In the scethiax brain OF
eaaint RsisIas. ssd II the past count.
ed for anything. Il was something that
eonesrasd him
An hour more then FsirshIld sud
denly siunk into the shadows Of a
scervsy. squias had snapped out the
hight and was iceklnx the door Fifty
feet. thea FslrehIid stepped from the
doorway and teos up the trsil.
II was not . hard one 10 follow.
kquint Kedslne passed the street lead
inx 10 HE house without sv~a looking
up. Two blocks more. and they
r~sehed the city iimlta
A mlls. and they we're In the open
rcaniry. crossing and rveressinx the
icv sisftsd Clear creek. A farionx L
psers. then sa6lss Rcsislns turned up
the lane ~f<rh led To . great. sham
eiisx. cid. white buiidlQx that. In the
s~~s days ~ the mInihx game. had
h~vn . rcsaheasr. bot which now.
b@fsif furnished In oniy q few u lts
ss~sn.. tnhshifsd BY mountain rats aud
Suffering hats and xeeersi decay for
the nte<f part. formed the aneomfors.
shle abode Of Crazy Laura
Ant falrvhnS followed II could
mean eefy ens thing when Resains
souxts The ~hits-halrvd mamhllnx old
hax whom once he had eslied his Wits.
u ecald mean but one outrosps. aud
shst ~ disaster Zoe sonas vnr. Mother
Howard bad said that crnts Laura
~oaid an foT squat. And no~ that
kqulnt kcdslne was seeking her. Fair,
child sne4af TO fpiie~. aud 20 hsar--lf
such thing ~err within the range OF
krstnn r>.ss4fhffIf III. otll firfns.fs.o. l