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

Foot after foot. the muck was torn
away, az FalrchlId. with pick and
shovel, forced tunnel through the
great mass of rocky debris which
choked the drift Onward-onward-
Mt Inst to make sNall opening In
the harriende. and TO lean close TO IL
that he might shout again. But still
there was no answer.
Feyerish now, Fairchild worked
with all the reserve strength that was
in him. Behind that broken mass
Fairchlld felt sure. was his partner
torn. bleeding through the effects of
some accident. he did not know what.
past answering his calls. perhaps
dead. Greater became the hole In the
cave-ln; soon II was large enough
TO admit his body. Selling his car
bide lamp. Fairchlld made for the
opening and crawled through, hurry
ing onward toward the chamber where
the Slope began. calling Harry's name
at every step. In vain. The. place was
empty. except for the pile of stone
and refuse which had been torn away
by dynamite explosions in the hang
ing wall. where Harry evidently had
shot away the remaining refuse in a
last effort to see what lay in that
direction - stones and muck which
told nothing. On the other side
Fairchild stared blankly. The hole
that he had made into the foot wall
had been filled with dynamite and
tamped. as though ready for shooting.
But the charge had not been exploded.
Instead-on the ground lay the re-
mainder of the tamping paper and
short foot and half of fuse, with its
fullsinate of mercury cap attached.
where II had been pulled from It's
berth by some great force and hastily
stamped out. And Harry
Harry was gonel
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"Aiy partners Harry Harkins He's
due for trial Friday. and he's dIsap-
penred The mine is up as security.
You can see what viii happen unless
can substitute a cash bond for the
amount due before that time Isn't
that sufficiently"
1T ought to be. But as said,
want 10 see where the ore comes
from"
You'll see In the morning-if I've
got IT," answered Fairchild with a new
hope thrilling In his voice. IAN that
| have SO far is an assay OF some
drill scraplngs. don't know how
thick the vein is or whether It's going
TO pinch out In ten minutes after we
strike II. But I'll know mighty soon"
Every cent that Robert Fairchild
possessed in the world was In his
pockets-two hundred dollars. After
he had paid his men for their three
days OF labor. there would he exactly
twenty dollars left. But Fairchlld did
not hesitate. To Farreli's Office he
went and with him to an interview
In chambers. with the judge. Then.
the necessary permission having been
granted. he hurried back 10 the mine
and into the drift. there TO find the
last OF the muck being scrnped away
from beneath the site OF the cave-in
Falrchild paid of. Then he turned TO
the foreman.
How many of these men are game
TO take a CHANGER"
"Pretty near all OF emf there's
any kind OF n gamble TO IT,"
There's lot OF gamble. I've got
just twenty dollars in my pocket
enough to pay each man one dollar
apiece for nights work II my bunch
doesn't pun out. II II does pan. the
wages are twenty dollars day for
three days. with everybody. including
myself. working like hill Who's
gamer"
The answer came In unison. Fair
child led the way TO the chamber,
seized n hammer and took his place.
There's two-hundred dollar ore
back OF this foot wall II we can break
In aud start new stope." he an
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CHAPTER xV-continued.


well, Son, now you can hurry back
and begin cutting into a fortune. If
that veins only four inches wide,
you've got plenty to keep you for the
rest of your life. Run along"
And Fairchild ran" whistling and
happy. he turned out of the Office of
the Sampler and into the street, his
coat open. his big cap high on his
head. regardless Of the sweep of the
cold wind and the fine snow that 1t
carried on its Icy breath. The wait
Ing OF months was over, and Falrchlld
of last was beginning to see his
dreams come true.
So this was the reason that Ro-
dame had acknowledged the value OF
the mine that day ID COURT This
was the reason for the mysterious
offer of fifty thousand dollars and for
the later one Of nearly quarter Of a
million, Rodaine had known; Ro-
dnine had information, and Rodalne
had been willing to pay to gain pos
session Of what now appeared to be
bonanza. But Rodaine had failed.
And Fairchild had wont
Wont But suddenly he realized that
there was a darkness about 1t all.
He had won money, 1t is true. But
oil the money In the world could not
free him from the faint that had
been left upon him by coroner's
investigation. from the hint that stlll
roD,ofnad &, tho recommendation of
the grand jury that the murder of
Sissie Larsen be looked into further.
Nor could II remove the stigma of the
four charges against Harry. which
soon were to come to trial, and with
out bit of evidence to combat them.
Riches could do much-but they could
not aid In that particular, and some
what sObered by the knowledge. Fair
child turned from the main road and
on ur through the high-piled snow
to the mouth of the Blue Poppy mine.
A faint acrid odor struck his nos
trils as he started to descend the
shaft, the perfume" of exploded
dynamite, and II sent anew into Fair
chIld's heart the excitement and In
fPnSltN OF Tie SlTlkt. ENiut0lil ildiIy
had shot the deep hole. and now. there
In the chamber, was examining the
result. which must, by this time. give
some idea of the extent of the ore and
the width of the vein. A moment more
and he had reached the bottom, TO
leap from the carrier. light his car
hide lamp which hung where he had
left II on the timbers. and start for
ward
The odor grew heavier. Fairchild |
held his light before him and looked
far ahead. wondering why he could
not see the CLEAN from Harry's lamp.
He shouted. There was no answer,
and he went on.
Fifty feet Seventy-fve feet Then |
he stopped short with gasp. Twisted |
and torn before him were the timbers |
OF the tunnel, while muck and refuse |
lay everywhere, ~cave-in-another
cave-in-at almost the exact spot
where the one had occurred years be-
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Wed rntller 80 out and camp along
some running stream. where al least
the birds would affect some sign Of
friendiiDess and DeighborlineSs, than
hang our hat 10 house located among
people who have forgotten bow 10
smile. and how TO visit among each
other IS our forefafhers did.
Some Fish pszsiy.
No known land animal has naturally
20, sonous flesh. There are. however
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nounced. at takes ax-foot hole
TO reach Il. and we can have the whole
story by morning. Let's COR
Along the great length Of the foot
wnll. extending all the distance Of the
big chamber, the men began fheli
work. FIVE men 10 the drills and ms
many 10 the sledEes. ms they started
their double lacking. Midnight came
the first OF the six-foof drills sank "a
its ultimate depth. Then the second
and third and fourth: finally the nth
They moved on. Hours more OF work
and the operation had been repeated.
The workmen hurried for the powder
house far down the drift, by the shaft
Juggling back in their pockets The yel.
low. cnndle-like ticks OF dynamite.
with their waxy wrappers AMI their
gelatinous contents, together with
fuses and caps. Cr,mping nippcrs-
the inevitable accompaniment OF u
miner-cnme forth from The pockets
Of the men Careful iamping. then
the men took their places M the fuses
"CIve the word" enc ~ them m.
nounced crlspiy M be turned 10 Fair
child. "Fach ~ usll light one ~
these things. and then say wen run
Because this Is going 10 be some es.
piosion o.
Fnirchild smiled the smile OF = man
whose heart is humping AZ It's maxi.
mum speed Before him In the long
line Of the fooi wall were ten holes
'uphnieS.- downs and Swimmers"
attacking the hidden ore IN every al.
recflon. Ten holes drilled six feei
into the rock and tnniped with double
charges OF dynamite. lie straigif-
ens.d.
IAN right. men Readyr
READY
Touch 'efn or
The carbide lamps were held Close
10 the fuses for second Soon they
were all going. splitting Ike ~ many
genomous. angry serpents-buf neither
FsIrchild nor the miners had stopped
10 witch. They were running Ms hard
as possible for the shaft and for the
PROTECTION that distance mlgbf give. A
walt that seemed ages lb~ns
"One.-
And two-snd fhreef"
There goes four and fye--they
went foge;herf~
Six--seven-eighf- nine
Again n wait. while fbey tooksd M
me another with vscuouf eyes A
long Interval until the tenth.
Two went together then thought
re'd counted miner The foreman
.faree. and FairchiId studied Then
lis face lighted
"Eieven's right. One II them mus, |
ave set 81 the charge that Harry left |
n there All tie betfer-if gives us
rst that much more Of chance
Back they wsrf alone Tho dasf,- ss---
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CHAPTER XVI

II was as though shades OF the past
had come to life again, To repeat in
the Twentieth century a happening OF
the Nineteenth. There was only one
difference-no form of dead man
now lay against the foot wall, to rest
there more than a score of years I'M
til II should come to light, pile OF
bones In time shredded clothing. And
as he thought of II. Fairchild remem-
bered that the earthly remains Of
.'Sissie" Larsen had lain within almost
few feet of the spot where be had
drilled the prospect hole into the foot
wall. there to discover the ore that
promised bonanza.
But this time there was nothing and
no clue to the mystery OF Harry's
disappearance Fairchild suddenly
strengthened with an Idea. Perhaps,
after all, lie had been on the other
side of the cave-in and had hurried
on out of the mine. But In that event,
would be not have waited for his re-
turn. to tell him OF the accidentf How
ever. II was a chance. and Fairchlld
IL.
the hole that he had made In the cave
In and sought the outward world.
Then he hurried down Kentucky
gulch and TO the Sampler. But Harry
had not been there He went through
town. asking questions. striving his
best to SHIELD his anxiety. cloaklng HIS
queries under the cover Of cursOry re-
marks. Harry had not been seen. At
last. with the coming OF night. he
turned toward the boarding house. and
on his arrival. Mother Howard. sight
ing his white face, hurried TO him.
"Eave you seen Harry he asked.
"No-he hasn't been here"
II was the last chance Ciuiching
fear ut his heart. he told Mother How
ard Of the happenings AT the mine.
quickly. as plainly as possible Then
once more he went forth. 10 retrace
his steps TO the Blue Poppy. 10 buck
the wind and the fine snow and the
high, piled drifts. and 10 90 below. But
the surroundings were the same: still
the cave-In. with Its small hole where
he had torn through II. still the rag
ged hanging wall where Harry had
fired the last shots Of dynamite In his
still the trampled bit
of frse with it's cap attached. Moth
ing more.
Back into the black night. with the
winds whistling thru ngb the pines.
Back to wandering az out through the |
hills. hurrying forward at the sight /
Of every faint. dark object against
the snow. In the hope that Harry. |
crippled by the cave-in. might have
some way gotten out Of the shaft
But they we're only boulders or logs
DR. stumps Of trees. At midnight.
FairchiId turned once more toward
own and to the boarding house But
Harry had not appeared There Was
,nly one thing left to do.
This time. when Falrchlld left
Mother Towards. bis steps did not
cad him toward Kentucky gulch. In
aezd be kept straight on up the
street. past the little line OF store
and to the courthouse. where
le sought out the sole remaining light
n the bleak. black uuildinz-Sherif
3ardweil's Office. That parsonage was
locding in his chair but removed his
eef from the desk and turned drow-
ffv az Fafrchfld entered
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well and strong again by taking the VcG-
etable Compound. decided TO see what
Il would do for me, and before had
finished the fourth bottle ! was much
better, the weakness stopped and the
severe pains in my sides left me. j
am now much stronger and do my own
work and work In The factory besides I
am still taking the Vegetable Compound
and give 1t all the praise. Mrs. NEII1n
QurILoN. II Morris St, Muskegon. Mich
Women should heed such warning
symptoms as bearing down pains and
weakness, for they indicate some female
trouble, and Q persistent and faithful
use Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound viii seldom fail 10 help
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Paris strcwn via shell.

Unexploded shells. bombs and SINH
lar war souvenirs 10 the number Of
GEO have been picked up in Paris
streets since the beginning OF this
year. The authorities believe that tho
owners OF these dangerous articles are
Humping them to get rid Of them
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fs.-s. shutting OF the chamber from
communication with the shaft. tearing
ns.f rendinS the new t'mbers which
had been placed there and imprison-
ing Harry behlnc thesnl
frlrrnnd shouted again and again
only s~-oing for his answer the ghost
10 echoes OF his own voice as they
irlteleeI 10 the shaft and were thrown
i..es sEasn. He tore on his coat and
~. and attacked the timbers like the
fear rnsedened man ne wss. dragging
rhen, by superhuman force out Of the
ury end clearing a path 70 the refuse
Tours passed. while the sweat
r..rred from his forehead and his
rs.r~c.ss seemed To tear themselves
.s..~- from Their sa7fru.r-s with the
-sa~rion th@i ~es -ii.eo el's.n fhem-
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Physicians WITHOUT
any relief at all, they
last that med
icine would not reach
my case and l should
have an operation
had heard Of LyA
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
often saw It advcz-
tised in different Pc
pers where 20 me
women had suffered
just as l did and got
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-11

An old bachelor says that marriage
quickly sobers man who Is inioxi-
Gated with love.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-11

Some men acquire n reputation for
laziness. while others get the credit
for being diplomats.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-11

A woman's idea Of happy demise
IL TO be crushed TO death In shop
ping crowd.
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Nature has its sprees and pays for
them good deni as human nature
does.
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DOCTORS WANTED
TO OPERATE
Mrs. Quillon Tells How Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Saved Her from an Operations

Muskegon. Michigan. AFTER doctor
ing for eight or nine yearswith different
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-27
DOES HOUSEWORK
like IT WAS PLAY
Mrs. Little Declares TanIac Re-
stored Full Strength After
Overcoming Indigestion.

"Since taking Tanlac my troubles
have left me, and 1 tire Of tell
ing about It," declares Mrs. Johanna
Little, 3O32 N. 18th St., Kansas City.
Mo.
MY food often caused me much dis
tress from gas, and heart
burn, and / scarcely ever wanted to eat.
Headaches, biliousness and pains In
my back kept me in hot water, and !
hardly aver got any restful sleep. My
nerves were excited and I was so run
down 1t was all 1 could do to look after
my homework.
II searched the city for the right
medicine, and consider H fortunate
that I found Tanlac. Indigestion,
sleeplessness and nervousness never
bother me now, I can do my house
work like 1t was play, and am strong
and happy. Tanlac Is simply grand"
Tanlac Is for sale by all good drug
gists. Over 35 million bottles Sold
Advertisement.
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Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
jected Is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applications
are declined do not even suspect that they
have the disease. DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is on sale at all drug stores in bottles
of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Advertisement.
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"Wait a minute" suggested Mrs
Penfeld good-naturedly. I'VE been
kind O. skimming the edges, but we're
near the meat of the matter now. I've
made Lettie give you an apology,
although goodness knows | think she's
as much entitled 10 receive one as to
give 1t. But that's all right, cause
the Teller that apologies is the one
that gets the benefit. Now I'll tell
you what I'm going to do"
Mr.. Wopple's eyes shifted nerv-
ously. He was like a little fussy dog
that barks and threatens when he is
the only n In sight, but subsidies
c~ringingly IL a powerful dog chal-
lenges. When It came to a contest
of wills, Mr.. Wopple could measure
himself with. remarkable but silent
accuracy.
First thing" she continued. "I1l
have Lettie replace that window.
Then I'm going to put up some wire
netting tween the two yards. That'n
keep FIJI on his side. Next, I'll see
that Lettie never trespasses or inter-
feres with you. If she ever does, you
let me know, 'thout taking m ) law
into your own hands. UnderstandY
WELL" returned Mr.. Wopple slow
ly. yes, Of course. If you'd ruther
NEEDLE"
II had" interrupted Mrs. Penfield
briskly. It'll suit me fine to be
given a chance on any such occasion.
l can think Of ~pleasanter jobs. but l
amt stopping at nothing that'll help
Lettie. You see, Mr.. Wopple, the chief
reason you and l are having this con-
versation Is cause we got diff'runt
ideas about human rights. You think
children amt any good unless their
families would make fine reading in
a cyclopedia, and l b1ieve the Lord
neverd let 'em be born Sc promiscu-
u as constantly happens If the main
thing wasn't what becomes of 'em
after they get here. Course they in
herit a lot, but you can bend 1t or
shape 1t in any direction you like.
"Ain't no use In your looking down
on Lettie cause you don't know
where she come from. Chances are
her family trees got as many live
branches on 1t as yours has. There
amt much diff'runce In families
when you come right down to it-no
there is In individuals. The
main diff'runce In folks is in the
amount they'll confess.
Nov, what all this comes to Is:
Lettie's going to have her chance.
I've elected to give her breathing
space and what help l can, and I'm
trusting the Lord to right the human
in her that's got a bit twisted.
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But there's n thing you got to keep
in mind. That is, there amt nothing
1 won't do to help that child grow
into the fine woman she's capable of
making. She amt going to be ia
vored, and she amt going to be pes
tered; but she's going to have her
chance"
Her right hand, resting on an old
post between the yards, clenched sud-
denly till the knuckles pressed the
blood from the skin; her fine eyes
glowed with unusual fire; but her even
color and the mild curve of her lips
showed how superbly she had herself
In control.
Mr.. Wopple was paralyzed-not by
the words, but by the fact that they
had been spoken b. this woman whom
he had known for many months with
out %suspecting the dynamic will power
hidden beneath her good nature.
Once before he had caught a glimpse
Of it, to be sure-when she had risen
to the defense of Thad-but that
glimpse had been mild compared with
the tense determination in her pres
ent attitude.
Before his astonished eyes her ex-
preston changed as swiftly and com-
pletely as the picture on the screen
when a new slide Is inserted in the
lantern. Her fingers uncurled; her
body relaxed; the fire in her eyes
blended into a warm glow; her lips
curved back from her white teeth In
a smile that was Unexpectedly youth
full.
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His Pleasure Car

II feel like having that fellow ar
rested for obtaining money under false
p~retenses," declared Jones.
whats the matterY' asked Brown.
"When he sold 1t to me the agent
said this was a pleasure car, yet on
a 20-mile trip / had three blowouts,
ran III of gas two miles from the
nearest filling station, my engine died
three miles from home and l had to
be towed in, and finally 1 was bawled
out by the traffic cop for o~bstructing
traffic. Either that bird Is an awful
liar or he has the most perverted
sense of pleasure of any man In the
world Pleasure carl Bah i"--Cincinr
natl Enquirer.
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Prince of Wales, Full o. Pep, Causes Worry

matrimonial alliances have been aban-
doned lately, possibly owing to his
joking, but reiterated. assertions that
he is going to be a bachelor. But now
importunate ~pleadings of his father,
mother and intimate friends that he
give up the hazard or horsemanship.
Notwithstanding his recen record Of
n or two bad spills weekly. The
prince walked with marked lameness
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-27
OF tho Track.

On a recent stormy morning an East
Michigan street street car was careen-
Ing along that rough stretch east Of the
Belt railroad tracks. The course was
bumpy, to say the least.
Then the car hit the smooth stretch
Of track west of the railroad tracks
with a burst Of speed and the course
from then on was smooth.
~Say. Mr.. Conductor" expotulated
a voice from the dark, 1--WE must be of
the track. We're going along here
mighty smoothly. indianapolis News.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-27

London.-Two things which the
prince of Wales so far has declined to
do continue to cause Great Britain
much perturbation. He refuses to
make good any of the numerous ZEN
gpgements' arranged between him and
the future queen of England" by
obllging social gossiJs and newspa-
pers, and he will not quit fox hunting.
p~olnt-to-point racing or steeplechasine.
Attempts to inveigle the prince into
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Try a pipeful
or two direct
from the factory

Not that it will be any better than
the Edgeworth you buy in a store, but
we want you to have your first Edge
worth smoke at our expense.
You may repay us by finding that
Edgeworth just suits your taste. And
II it doesn't-for there are some few
men to whom Edgeworth is not just
the thing-there's no harm done.
We are glad enough to send free
samples in the same spirit that we'd
hand you our pouch If circumstances
permitted. We wish it were possible
to save you even the little trouble Of
writing for Edgeworth.
E~dgeworth is a likable smoke. Men
who have tried it and found it to be
the right tobacco for them never
think of smoking other tobaccos.
They'll tell you there are many good
tobaccos-and there are. And when
you offer them your pouch with
stranger" tobacco in it, they may
use up a pipeful just to be friendly.
But notice how quickly they get
back to their beloved EdgeworthI
Day after day Edgeworth fans write
to us. They tell us human little
stories, friendly anecdotes centering
around Edgeworth. Often it is the
number of years they have smoked
Edgeworth that prompted them to
write.
Knowing how hard it is for the aver
age man to write letters, we consider
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-04-27

when he attended the Pilgrims dinner
the result of a fall In the hunting
feld-but he came In first and second
in two races a few days later, and has
since scored another tumble from the
back of a galloper In another race
meeting.
"As long as / ride you know I am
feeling fine" the prince told solicitous
friends after his most recent accident.