The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-04

inst 1I4ff N hfHfffr A""y hn1 Natt-
ed long enough 20 have their assays
made snd had completed their nrst
shlpmenf 20 the smelter. There was
no necessity that they buy the Blue
Poppy mine Therefore. was II simply
another trick 20 break him. 20 Head
atm up % a point OF high sxpecta-
tons. then. with q laugh az his dis.
sppoingment. throw him down againf
His shoulders Strengthened as they
reached the outside afr. and be moved
close 10 Harry az be told him his con
lectures. The cornishman bobbed
hls head
4 never thought Of II that wyei-
be agreed. -iiut n could explain a lot
Of thlngx They want TO beat IN and
thsy dont care 'ow. II 'urts person
90 h. disappointed. That's II. | al
wyes said yon 'ad a good cad on
youi That's n Let's 50 back 70 the
Blue Poppy
Hack they went. once more 10 de-
scsnd the shaft. onee more 20 follow
the trail along the drift toward the
opening OF the stope. And there.
WHERE loose earth covered the place
where a skeleton once had rested
falrchlld took OF his coat and rolled
up IA sleeves.
Harry he said. with a new deter
sninafion. -this vein doesn't look like
much, and the mine looks worse. But
" you're game. I'm game. and we'li
work the thing until II breaks IA"
-You'se hald A. II we n anything.
ane and ~ell--if We can turn out ive
thousand dollars worth Of stun be
fore the trial comes up. then we can
sell hit under the direction Of the
court. turn over chat money for a cash
bond. and set the deeds back. II We
can't. and II the mine peters out. then
we ninr lost snyfhlng but a lot OF
'epes and time. fiut ere goes. Wen
double Jack. I've got big 'ammer
'ers. You old the drill for awhile and
turn n. while | sling III siedge. Then
you take M 'smmcr and Lor' ave
mercy on my 'snds n you miss"
falrehlld obeyed. Hour after hour
they worked Then. - the afternoon
INV t"trt ifatf1 ht"@ii'"f'" s"'
down the dfift 10 return with hand
fui OF greasy. eandieliks things.
wrapped In waved paper.
Il knew that dynamite o. yours
eouldnt be shipped In time. 80
bought a little up ere he explained.
as he cut one Of the sticks In two
with = poekstknifs and laid the pieces
60 one aide. Then cot came a coll of
fuse. 20 be cut 10 lts regular lengths
sad inserted In the e0pper-eovered
caps OF fulmi=sfe OF mercury. Harry
his contempt fof the danger
sus things BY crimplpg them about |
the fase with his teeth. while Fair
ehiid. sitting on small pile OF muck
searby. begged fef caution. bat Harry /
pniy srinned bshiad his big mus,aehs
md went GA.
Out came his poeketknlfe again as
he sili the waved paper Of the selat'
nous sticks. thea inserted the cap In
he dynamite one AFTER another the
.harge~ we're showed into the holes.
Harry tampins them lnto place with a
'ss~l rod. lnstrsd OF with the usual
rccsisn AFFAIR. bis mnsfsehe brushing
Ne shoulder nc he turned 10 Explain
ne slrsus. q dynamite when handled
y ss expert
ITS all In she wye you DO "a he
-if you don't strike Ore
18th q sfeei rod. rs nns.-
"ilus n yoa DAP
~Oh. thea r Harry laughed. Then
to rower~ and runerai--aftsr
A<yve nnishsd picking you up
one sfisr snofheF be prssscd tho
'ynsrslss charges tight Into the arm
'eie. aud faDpea them with muck
vrstred 10 newspaper that be
'rsgxea fsvm his hip pocket. rhen
70 ~ tho fuses fsem bis lamp and
ted = s~coad In assurance that they
n wer~ spinsfsrinx
"Se~ Ne run r be announced. and
hey buried side BY side. down the
rsfr tunnel until they r~aehsd the
hsr. ~fsr snoagh~ sait Harry.
A scax mess~nt 81 waiting. Then
ks Earth aaixsfsd AND a muSied.
eenlux roar came from tho distance.
teFff A*fFA ~ Us t&frNfF H&NtF
-ons- \, snnoaneed Then. Two
Three. fear and ave gelie~esl all
~untrsi sssteu.is. carefully bs itxrry.
1psily fssf turned bach along the
rift te-s-d the sfops. the aerfd oacr
{ aypsns1s srssAe eultinx 81 their
e~sriis 80 thTs spprcachcd the spet
thew TIE xspie~iens had occurred
'n~r~ ifsssy seps " sii~nf confsmpis
Ipn fse . i4nk tinx. ~ Stag ia ear
Sic ever the pale q ore taat bad besn
arm frcsn ths ssin above.
IA s'sf naseh.~ essns At last. Net
aer~'n art tea Ne ~ent st rteh
I thss rni~ ked b<sist~s-~ ~ leossa
p~sFf I'VE sAus ssen seins 90 es
sfsiux that pssss ssoa. les piachlns
~
rslrxsila followed his case. 10 s<~
! ths tern fers shove him enir . r2rs
90 <sfs1k nos fulfs an lnrh xat