The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1923-01-25

Wouldn't II knock your eyes out r
he exclaimed. beaming. THAT veln'I
certainly i've feet wide"
'And two hundred dollars 10 tbs
ton" added Fairchild. laughing. IN,
wonder Rodalne wanted H."
'I'ii sye soi'' A long time Of con
gratulatory celebration. then Harry
led the way to the far end OF the great
cavern ERE II isl" he announ ced
~ he pointed TO what seemed 10 bott
OF them never to be anything more
than a assure In the rocks. Its tbs
thing that saved my life"
Fairchlld stared into the darkness OF
the hole In the earth. a narrow crack
In the rocks barely large enough 10 a.
low human form 20 squeeze within.
He laughed.
you must have made yourself
pretty small. Harry"
"Whatl When went through there
sye. could ave gone through the eye
Of a needle. There were six charges
OF dynamite just about 10 go OF behind
mei''
Again the men chuckled as they
looked at the assure, a natural. usual
thing In a mine. and often leading, as
this one did, by subterranean breaks
and slips 10 the underground bed Of
some tumbling spring. Suddenly, how
ever FairchiId whlried with a thought
Harry wonder-couldn't II have
been possible for my father 10 have
escaped from this mine In the same
wny2"
"'E must ave"
"And that there might not have
been any killing connected with Lar
sen al all1 Why couldn't Larsen have
been knocked out by n flying stone
Just like you werei And WHY"
"'E might OF. Boy" But Harry's
voice was negative. "'rhe only thing
about II was the fact that your father
'ad bullet ole in Is cad" Harry
leaned forward and pointed TO his own
scar. 1T n right about ere. and
glanced"
'But the gum We didn't find any"
"'E ad II with I'm. II was SIssie
Larsens. No. Boy. there must ave
been n fight--but don't think that l
mean your father murdered anybody.
II sissIe Larsen attacked I'm with
gun. then . 'ad n right to kin. But
az I've told you before-there wouldn't
ave been a chance for IN to prove Is
story with Squlnt working against
I'm lie ceased and perked his head
toward the bottom OF the shaft. listen
Ing intently. didn't you ear some
thlng1~
Il thought so. Like . woman's
voice"
"Llsten-therc II IL again.
mfr. Fsirchlidw
They ran TO the foot OF the SHAFT.
and Fsirchiid cupped his hands and
called:
"who wants meY'
TITS me-" The voice was palmer
nova voice that Fairchlld recog-
nlxed immediately.
"rm-I'm under arrest or some
thing up here was added with q
laugh. The guard won't let mo come
down"
"walt. and III raise the bucket for
you All right. xusrdi~ Then. blink
ING with surprise. he turned to the
staring Harry. ITS Anita Richmond"
no whispered
The bucket was AZ the top now. A
signal from above. and rairchiid low
srcd II. 20 extend q hand and 10 aid
he xiri 90 the ground. looking az her
with wondering. eager eyes. In the
lght % the carbide torch. she was the
'amc boylsh.sppearlng little person he
rad met on the Denver read except
hat snow had taken the place OF dust
low upon the whipcord riding habit.
md the brown hair which caresSed
he corners % her eyes was moist
With the breath ~ the blizzard. Some
vay rairchild found his voice. lost for
! moment.
~Ar~-are you In trouhier-
"Ne~ she smiled AZ him.
~nut our on night like this--in q
'lisxard. How did you get up hercr'
she shrugged her shoulders
= walked Oh she added. with
mile. ~it DIDN'T hurt me any. The
sind was pretty stlr-bnt then I'm
airiy strong I rather enjoyed IT,
-Rat what's happened gone
sronxr Can I help yoa with anything
Or
Then Il wus that Harry. with ron
9 HIS blue eyes and funny weggls
Z HIS hlx shoulders. moved down tho
rift toward the stope. leaving them
lone tu<ether Anita Richmond
1stchei after him with zmilc. walt.
nk until - was out % hearing dis ,
anr~. Then she turned seriously.
Mother Howard told me wherr yuu .
fere.- came quietly. n, was the /
niy chance bad 60 see you. ~
isyhe was q little lorrly err Z
omethIng nut. anyway. I wanted to 4
~ ycu and thank you and :
Thank met Foo whatf' II
For everything. Fur that dsy On :
he Denver rad and fcr the night \