Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 25, 1922, Page 2

B £ iy (Continued from last issue) Tle went out of the room then, and Tairchild, obedient to the big Cornish- man’s command, sought rest. But it was a hard struggle. Morning came, and he joined Harry at breakfast, fac- Ing the curious glances of the other boarders, staving off their, inquiries and their illy couched consolations. For, in spite of the fact that it was not volced-in so many words, the con- viction was present that Crazy Laura had told at least a semblance of ‘the truth, and that the dovetailing inci- dents of the past fitted into a well- connected story for which there must be some foundation. There. were those who were plainly curious; there were others who professed not to be- lieve -the testimony and who talked Joudly. of action against the coroner for having introduced the evidence of a womun known by every one to be lacking in balanced mentality. There were others who, by their remarks, showed that they were concealing the real truth of their thoughts and only using a cloak of Interest to gulde them to other food for the carrion proclivities of their minds, An hour later Harry, wandering by the younger man's side, strove for words and at last nttered them, “I know it's disngreeable,” finally. “But it's' necessary. 'aven't quit?” “Quit what?"” “The mine, on, ain't you?" Fairechild gritted his teeth and was silent. The answer needed strength, Finally it came. ) “Harry, are you. with me?” “T ain't stopped yet!" 4 “Then that's the answer. As long as there’s a bit of fight left in us, we'll keep at that mine.” - Harry hitched at his trousers, “They've got that blooming skeleton out by ¢his time, I'm willing to start —any time you say.” i The breath went over Fairchild's theth in a long, slow intake. He clenched his hands and held" them trembling Dbefore him for a lengthy moment. Then he turned to his part- ner, S “Give me an hour,” he begged. "“I'll Ko then—but It takes a little grit to—" 3 . “Who's Fairchild here?” - A messen- ger boy was making his way along the came You You're going to keep curh ~ with a telegrnm. ~ Robert stretched forth a hand In surprise. “ILam. Why?” The answer came as the boy shoved forth the yellow envelope. Fairchild, waondering, read: “Pleuse come to Denver at once. Have most Important information for you. “R. V. BARNHAM, “H. & R. Bullding.” A moment of staring, then Fairchild passed the telegram over to Harry for his opinion, There was none. To- gether they went across the street and to the office of Farrell, their at- torney, He studied the telegram long. Then: “I can't sce what on earth it means, upnless there is some Information ubout this skeleton or the inquest. If 1 were you, I'd go.” “But supposing it's some sort of trap?* “No matter what it is, go and let the other fellow do all the talking. Listen to what he has to say and tell him nothing. I'd go &own on the noon train—that'll get you there about two. You can be back by 10:30 tomorrow.” “No 'e can’t” it was Harry's inter- ruption as he grasped a pencil and pa- per. “I've got a list of things a mile long for 'im to get. We're going after this mine 'ammer” and tongs now !" When noon came, Robert Falrchild, with his mysterious telegram, board- ed the train for Denver, while in his pocket was a list demanding the out- luy of nearly a thousand dollars: sup- plies of fuses, of dynamite, of drills, of u forge, of single und double jack sledges, of fulminate caps—a little of everything that would be needed in the months to come, if he and 'Arry were to work the mine. It was only a beginning, a_small quantity of each article needed, part of which could be picked up in the junk yards at a rea- songble figure, cther things that would eat quickly Into the estimute placed upon the total. And with a cupital alrendy dwindling, it meant n expenditure which hurt, but which wias necessary, nevertheless. Slow, pufling and wheezing, the train made its way along Clear Creek canon, crawled across the newly bullt trestle which had been erected to take the place of that which had gone out with the spring flood of the milky creek, then jangled into Denver. Fair- child hurried uptown, found the old building to which he had been direct- ed by the telegram, and made the up- ward trip In the ancient elevator, at last to knock upon a door. A haif- whining veice answered him, and he went within, “Who's ' Fairchild Here?” ~ A greasy man was there, greasy in his fat, uninviting features, in his seemingly well-oiled hands, as they circled In constant kneading, In his long, straggling hair, in his old, spot- ted Prince Albert—and in his man- ners. “Mr. Barnham?" “That's -what I'm called” He wheezed . with the self-implied humor of his remark and motioned toward a chalr. “May I ask what you've.come to see me about?” “I haven't the slightest iden. You sent for me.” Falrchild produced the ‘telegram, and the. greasy person who liad taken a position on the other side of a worn, walnut table became imme- diately obsequious. ' “Of course! Of course! Mr. Falr child! Why didn't you say so when you came in? . Of course—I've been looking for you all day. May I offer you a cigar?” He dragged a box of domestic per- fectos from a drawer of the table and struck a match to light one for Fair- child. Then with a bustling air of urgent business he hurried to both doors and locked them. “So that we may not be disturbed,” he confided in that high, ~whining volce. “I am hoping that this is very important.” “I.also.” Fairchild puffed dubiously upon the more dublous cigar. The greasy individual returned to his ta- ble, dragged the chair nearer it, then, geating himself, leaned toward Fair- child. “If I'm not mistaken, you're the owner of the Blue Poppy mine.” “I'm supposed to be.” “Of course—of course. possibly do:me the favor of telling me how you're getting along?” , Faulrchild’s eyes narrowed. “I thought you had Information— for me!” “Very good.” Mr. Barnham raised a fat hand and wheezed in an effort at intense enjoyment of the reply. “So I have. I merely asked that to be ask- ing. Now, to be serious, haven't you some enemles, Mr, Falrchild?” “Have 127" “I was merely asking.” “And I judged from your question that you seemed to know.” “So I do. And one friend.” Barn- ham pursed his heavy lips and nodded in an authoritative manner. “One very, very good friend.” “I was hoping that I had more than that.” “Ah, perhaps so. But I speak only from what I know. There is one per- son who Is very anxious about your welfare.” “So?" ¢ “Well, fsn't there?” Fairchild squared away from the ta- ble. “Mr. Barnham,” came colflly: the in- herent distrust for the greasy, unin- viting individual having swerved to the surface. “You wired me that you had some very important news for me. Now that I'm here, your mission seems to be wholly taken up in draw- ing from me any information that I happen to possess about myself. Plain- ly and frankly, I don’t Mke it, and T don’t like you—and unless you can produce a great deal more than you have already, T'll have to chalk up the | expense to a plece of bad judgment {1and go on about my business.” {scrambled to his feet. “Please don't,” he begged, thrusting !forth a fat hand, “please, please don't. This is a very important matter. One !—one has' to be careful in going ‘about a thing as important as this is. The person is in a very peculiar posi- ! He started to rise, and Barnliam; Could you |’ | !ithe case goes to the Supreme court. ~TBut I'm tired of the way you beat ‘around the bush. As I told youn before, /T don't like it—and I'm just about at ‘the point where I don’t care what in- ‘formation you haye!” - “But just be patient a moment—I'm coming to it. Suppose—” then he, cupped his hands and stared hard at the celling, “Suppose that I told you that there was some one who was will- ‘ing to see you through all your trou- .bles, who had arranged everything for you, and all you had to do would be to say the word to find yourself in the imidst of comfort and riches?” Fairchild blinked in surprise at this| and sank back Into Nis chalr. - Finaly ‘he laughed uneasily’ and pnfle& agaln ‘on the dublous cigar. 7 ' upq say,” came finally, “that there iisn’t any such animal.” “But thete is. ‘She has—" Then he ‘gtopped, as though to cover the skip. {Fairchild leaned forward. “She?’ g Mr. Barnham gdve the appearance ‘of a very flustered man, “My tongue got away from me; I shouldn’t have said it. I really 'shouldn’t have said it., If she ever finds it out, it will mean trouble for {me. But truly,”-and he beamed, “you 'are such a tough customer to deal with ‘and so suspiclous—no offense meant, iof course—that I really was forced to it. I—feel sure she will forgive me.” “Whom do you mean by ‘she'?” Mr. Barnham smiled in a knowing manoer. “You and I both know,” came his _eryptic answer. “She Is your one great, good friend. She thinks a great deal of you, and you have done several ‘things to cause that admiration. Now, Mr. Fairchild, coming, to the point, suppose she should point a way out of your troubles? In the first place, you and your partmer are in very -great difficulties.” “Are we?” Fairchild said it sarcas- tically. - “Indeed you are, and there is no need of‘attempting to conceal the fact. Your friend, whose name must remain a secret, does not love you—don't ever think that—but—"" Then he hesitated as though to watch the effect on Falrchild’s face. There was none; Robert had masked it. In time the words went on: “But she does think enough of you to want to make you happy. She has recently done a thing which gives her a great deal of power in one direction. In an- other, she has connectlons who pos- sess vast money powers and who are looking for an opening: here. in the West. . Now—" he made a .church steeple out of his fingers and, leaned ;back in his chair, staring.vacuously at ithe’ ceiling, “if you will say the word and do a thing which will reliéve her of a great-deal of embarrassment, I am. sure that she can. so - arrange things that life will be very. easy for you henceforth.” R ¥ “I'm becoming interested.” - “In the first place, she is engaged to be married to a very fine young man. You, of course, ‘may say, differently, .and- I do, not know—I am only taking {her word for It, 'But—Iit I understand |1t, your presence in Ohadi has caused in few ‘disagreéments between them and—well, you know how’ willful and {headstrong girls will be. I believe she (has committed a few—er—indiscre- tions with you.” “That’s & lie!” Fairchild’s temper got away from him and his fist banged \on the table. “That's a lie and you know it!” “Pardon’ me—er—pardon me! I made use of a word that can have many meanings, and I am sure that in ‘using it, I didn’t place the same con- struction that you did in hearing it. |But let that pass. I apologize. What should have said was that, if you ‘will pardon me, she used you, as 1young women will do, as a foll ‘against ‘her flance in a time of petty quarrel- ing between them. Is that plajner?” It was too plain to Falrchfid. It hurt. But he modded his head and thé othér, man went on. “Now the thing has progressed to a place where you may be—well—what [one mignt call the thorn in the side of their happiness. You are the !‘other man,’ as it were, to cause quar- ;rels and that sort of thing. Amndl she ifeels that she has not done rightly by you, and, through her friendship and a desire to see peace all around, be- lleves she can arrange matters to | suit all concerned. To be plain and ,blunt, Mr. Fairchild, you are not in ian enviable position. I saild that I thad Information for you, and T'm go- ing to give it. You are trying to work a mine. That demands capital. You haven't got it and there is no way for you to procure it. Your partner now .18 accused of four crimes and will go to trial on them in the fall. It is al- most certain that he will be convicted ion at least one of the charges. That !would mean that the deeds to the imine must remain in jurisdiction of ;the court in lien of a cash bond while Otherwise, you must yleld over your partner to go to jail. In either event, the result would not be satisfactory For yourself, I dare say that a person whose father is supposed to have com- mitted a murder—not that I say he did it, understand—hardly could es- tablish sufficient standing to borrow ithe money to proceed on an undertak- ing .which requires capital. There. fore, 1 should say that you were in somewhat of a predicament. Now—" a long walt and then, “plense take this as only coming from a spokes- man: My client is in a position to use her good offices to change the viewpoint of the man who Is the chief witness against your partner. She also Is in a position to use those same good offices in another direction, so that there micht never be a grand jury investigation of the finding of a certain body or skeleton, or something of the kind, in your mine—which, ltl' you will_remember, brought about a * “Certainly. - No * very ~ di eable situition. And through her very good connections in another way, she is able to relieve You of all your financial embarrass- ment and procure for you from a cer- tain Eastérn syndicate, the members of which I am not at liberty to name, an offer of $200,000 for.your ‘miie. All that is necessary for you to do is to say the word.” Fairchild leaned forward. “And of course,” he said caustically, “the name of this mysterious feminine friend must he a secret?” ,mention - of thig transaction must be made to her di- rectly, or “indirectly. Those are my specific - instructions.” : “Do you want my answer. now?" _ “At any.tilme when you have given the matter. sufficient thought.” “That's been accomplished already. And there's no need of waiting. I want ‘A full' 24 ounces Charley, you " g0 down_ for & time e T gt b0 the des bettom this Flahes an® my lanchf Fiahes have ¢ ot to Jlor me Ehan T eat Kellogs's— you jes’ betcha, bey!” & Health and happines white bread. 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