Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 11, 1922, Page 2

(€ontinued from last issue) “Hére's an ‘itém under May 28, ys: ' ‘Roady:haw been at me againl Fre wants me te fix things so that the thrée ‘men’ {n the Blue Poppy, mine fi get caught in there'by-a cave-in.’” he sherift looked up. “This seems w read a lfttle better than the other | &tpft. It’s mot 80 jagged. Don't guess &hte wat much,off her nut then as ghe - 1s ‘now. "Let's ‘see.” Where's the yllc!n Oh, ‘I£.I'l help him, X n have-half, and we'll live together dgaln, ‘ana he'll be good to me and I can have, the boy. I know what it's i1 about. ' He wants to'get the mine ‘without Sissle Larsen having anything ‘to do with it. Sissie has cemented up the hole he drilled” into the pay ore ‘and hmsp’t told ‘Fairchild about. it, be- cguse he thinks Roady will go partner- ships with him and help him buy in. ] pady .won’t Qo it. He wants -extra money for me. . He told me no, Roady is good to me sometimes. at's when he wants: me to do 201 ing. It he'll keep his promise. l.’ll fix the mine so. they won't gei It were fussing, Fairchild had learbed about the holé and wanted to know what Larsen had found. Finally Lar- sen pulled a°gun and shot Fairchild, He fell, and I knew he was dead. Then Largenbent over him, and when he did I hit him—on the head with a singleJack hammer. Then I set' oft the: charge; Nobody ever will know how {t happened unless they find the bullet 'or the gun. I don't care it they. do. ‘Roady wanted me to do it.'” -Fairchild started to speak, but th sheriff stopped him. 'Walt, here’s another: item: T fajled. I didn’t kill elther of them. They got aut someway: and drove out of:town-tonight. Roady 1s mad at me, He won't come near me, And I'm 80 -lonesome for him!"” - “The - eXplanation!”, . Fairchild- al- most-shouted it ‘as he selzed the book and read It again. ' “Sheriff, I've got to malp a confession. My father al- ways thought that ‘he had killed u man. ‘ Not that he told me—but I could guess it easily enough, from other ‘things that happened. When he came -+ “The poor 'old soul,” there was ach- /mg sympathy -in. Anita Richmond's (41— can’t help it if she was to kill- people. The ppor old to, he found, a single-jack hammer lying beside him, and Larsen’s boly across him. Couldn’t he nacurally be- eve that he had killed him while in ‘a’daze? He was afraid of Rodaine— 4. “Yes, and lhu 'ad us bloody ncar erazy- too. . Maybe - there's another entry.” " Tm comlnx to t. It's along In June.: The date's ‘blurred. isten: d ‘what’Rondy wanted me'to, 1 eaked 'into’ the . mine and 'planted Qynamite'in:the:timbers. I'wanted to walt cuntil ;the third man_was there, +E couldn't, - Falrchild and: Sursen that ‘Rodalne would get up a lynch- ing party ‘and string him up. Harcy here and Mrs. Howard helped him oot of town, And this Is the explana- tlon!” Bardwell smiled quizzically. -“It-looks like, there's golng to be a| lot of explanations. ‘What time was it ‘when you were trapped in that mine, Harkins?” _ ‘The Store That ' : Has Brought th Low Prices to Bemidji. ON e THIRD STREET ' m.—m th. first of Novem- Ammerfltmrned to the page. It was there—the' story of Crazy Laura and her descent Into tha ‘Blue' Poppy mine, ‘and again, the -:h-ue of dyna-| mite which wrecked the tunnel.- With a;little sigh, Bardwell’ losed the book and looked out at the hrough the’blinding snow. “Yes, 1 guess ‘'we'll find a things in’this old’book,” came at “But I think right now that the best thing any of us can find is a little dleep - Rest—rest for five wearled persons, hut the rest of contentment and peace. And 1ate In ‘the afternoom, :three of them were gathered in the old-fashion- ed parlor of Mother Howard's board- ing "house, ‘waiting for the return of that ‘dignitary from. a sudden- mission upon which” Anita Richmond: had sent her, involving ‘a trip to the old Rich- mond mansion, “Harry turned away from his place'at the wind “The district: attorney a long talk with Barnham,” he announced, “and ‘¢'s figured out a wye for all the ’olders in the Silver Queen to get coming: to them. As it is, about a ‘unnerd thousand short Falrchild looked up. “What's the. scheme?” “To call a meeting of the stocke ‘olders and “transfer all that money over to a special fund to buy. Blue Poppy stock."We'll ‘ave to ralse money |. anyway to work ‘the mine like we .ought to.” And it 'd cost’ something. You always ‘ave to, underwrite: that sort of thing. I sort of like it, even if we'd 'ave to sell stock a little be- low par, It'd keep Ohadi from get- tiog a bad name and all that.” “I think- 80, too.” Anita Richmond laughed. “It:suits: me fine.” Fairchild 1ookéd: down: at her and smiled. “I guess that’s the answer,” he sald. “Of course that doesn’t /include ' the Rodaine stock.. In other words, we give a lot of disappointed atock- holders par value for about nlnt-ty cents on the dollar. But Farrell can He's got to have something to' keep 'him .busy as: at- torney for the company, A step on the vera Howard entered, & package under her ced in Anita’s lap. The girl looked up at the man who stood beside her. “I promised,” ‘she said, “that I'd tell you about the Denver road.” He leaned cldwe. % ' “That fsn't ‘all you' promised—just before I left you this.morning” came hlp'vlm_qured roice, and ' H: . 8t thie windeW, doubled in langhter. - “Why. didn't you speak it all qut?* he gurgled. “I ‘eard every word.” ' Anita’s eyes snapped. & “Well, T° 't" guess that's any worse _than me standing: behind. the folding -doors listening to you 'and Mother Howard gushing like a cnnpll of ‘sick doves(” “That ’olds me,” announced . “Thln"t 'olda me. I ain't got & word to ye i Anita laughed. - 7 “Persons who llve in llm houses, you know, But about this explanation. T'm going to ask a hypothetical ques- | tion. . Suppose ‘you and your family were in the clutches of persons w. were always trying to get you into a position where you'd be more at their ' mercy. ; And .suppose’ an: old friend of !ho family wanted to make the family: a present and called up from ‘ Denver for you to come on down and get {t—not for yourself, but Just to have around in case of need. Then suppose you went to Denver, got the valuable present and ‘then; Jjust as you were getting up speed to meke the first grade on Lockout, you -heard a shot behind you and looked around to see the sheriff coming. And it be caught you, it'd mean a lot of worry and the worst kind of gosgsip, and ‘'maybe you'd have to go to jail for breaking laws and everything like _that? Ina case of that kind, what'd |- “you do?’ “Run to beat bloody ’ell!” blurted out Harry. . ‘And that’s just what she did,” added Fairchild, “I know because I saw her,” ; Anita was unwrapping the packsge. “And seeing th-t I did" run,” she |- added with ‘a la' ‘b, “and got away with it, who would like to. sharc in what remains o one beautiful b'mlo of Manhattan cocktalls?” There was not e dissenting volfll “{TBE BND) "TENSTRIKE Due 6 the fact of not obtaining . worthy oppohent, the Tenstrike base- ball team lay idle last Sunday. Next Sunday, if present arrangements hold good, Tenstrike will play Wilton, ei- ther at Bemidji or at: Wilton. Peder ‘Nelson wishes to trade his Reo touring car for a Ford roadster, or a motorcycle with a sidecar. . . Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Betz and Mrs. Frank Fassier and daughters, Pearl 'and ‘Margaret, returned from St. Cloud Sneurd;y evening. ' Pear] Ras- sier, who is training for nurse at Si maké Tous "store’ .and rest-room your headquar- ters. . Bargains in every Department - dur- ing the Fair. Fashzonable New Fall eApparell Now On Display Here Fur Coats, plush and chappie; Cloth Coats, etc.; new Fall Dresses, Mil- linery, Shirts, Waists, Underwear, Hosiery, Bath Robes, Children’s Dresses, Bathing Suits, Gloves, Cor- sets, Corselettes, Brassieres, Bloom- ers, Aprons, S weaters, Knickers, Purses, ete., etc.—anything in the line of Ladies’ and Misses’ Ready-to- “Wear. This is a new store in Bemid-ji'and we want you to call when in the city. We carry one of the largest stocks of Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Apparel in Northern Minnesota— COME AND BE CONVINCED! “Johnson" for Hosiery”’ e y: Johnson started on an. o p’¢o ‘North - Dakots Tuesd: ll k Strand- s renwdalinl his to Bamidjl Wednesday. ‘Mr. and Mrs, 'W. A. Rie mownd to. Bemidji ‘Sunday even! It seems-s3 though tried to stage a real hold-up on th- Bemidji road Sunday ‘nigl They. thiew a coat and other wearing ap- parel in the road, expecting a'‘car| to stop, while they hid in the shade of:the trees. One Tenstrike car nea ly:stropped when the driver saw.the two coming from the w which calised :the ‘driver to step'on the ac: celerator u;d foiled ' the attempted hold-up. - -/ Mr. and Mrs. Wm.. uvrly. who visited Mra. ' Murray's parents-the {past two weeks’® left for their home at ‘Spokane, Wash., last Friday. .Rev. Carl Zorn will go to North- ome Saturday. - :Mrs. Wm. Travis and Miss Esther| Quade, and ‘several others, returnod from Northwood, N. D., where they received medical attention. ‘Walter Hovey, . aged about 12 years, accidentally stepped in front of a mower while the same was be- ing in use and had one of his feet m. Tlm 1! Peter Krohn "and dl\lghter Esther Burr G. Schute’ left Tuesday morn- ing for an ex'.ended visit. in: Jowa, ‘Monday evening-Mr. Schute' came to town to il his gn tank so he could .| get an early stast. When Burr: got. up he found the bur. of his gas tank on the running board. Immediately he became suspicious, and upon ex- smination found that someone had ugs [ draied ‘his’ tank.dry. And so Burr got ‘an_early start in walking to & neighbor to get somé gas to bring him to-town: ©C. Cyr was & business caller in Hines Tuesday. Mr." and Mrs. E. A. Grier enter- tained a number of friends nt their; hvme the past week. “'The ' Presbyterian church is at present standing . on blocks’ ready_to have the basement -dug. ‘Word has’ been received that’Mrs. are. at present located 'in’ the state of Nebraska. and Mrs. R.. W. Fellows and d: Mrs. Wm, Fellows motored to-Bemidji. Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Robidean are visiting/in_St. Cloud and the Twin Cities. Clarence -Trayis. left~ Wednesday for a drip to Dakota, fe expects to be back 'in_about- four days, . - Clarence ‘Theriault spent Sunday and Monday in Blackduck. George Remington- - has followed the ranks to Dakota. s Sidney. Kruger and Chas. . Hofer are doing. a'ditching. job" near the Strand: s nev, uul. z;»rn is eipeuted to ‘leave for the East soon. The com: munity will lose one of ‘its most en- ergetic "young worken when- ' Mr. Zgrn leaves. e DRS. LARSON & LARSON Optometnsta 213 Third St. cut ‘completely off. He was imme-|. diately taken to Bemidji to have his injury taken care of. ’ Rev. and Mrs. McMartin of Wheat- on’ are visiting. Mrs. McMartin’s p. ents, Mr. and Mrs; John Pemble. visiting friends here week. i - 4Chas. Jacobson, Rev. C.-Zom and Mr. and Mrs. F. Beiz mntored to Be- midji Tuesday.. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hllupt:ok mo- : |tored to Bemidji Sunday eveining. ‘Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hermann will leave Sunday for a visit in the Twin Cities. They expect to be zono about two weeks. -'Mr. and Mrs."W. A. Rice 'and um- ily; ‘Mr. ‘apd ‘Mrs. Walter Rice dnd family and Mr. and‘ Mrs. James Rice and. daughte: njoyed a. pi nic. din- ner last Sundsy. Do not forget the baby clinic held in"-the school’ August 12, Saturday, Herbert Schmidt of St. Cloud is|. Phone 131 Luour Child too May Suffer from Eyestrain G—ILLS Tohits all to visit this storeduring this great Week Ttis to somethmg far more than a dlsplay of exqu1s1te merch- andlse that we bid you welcome. That is for you to make this store your store for shopping, informa- tion, leaving parcels, and a place to rest.+ llIlESl’ % Gill Bros. If it comes from gill's :{ must be good BIGBEST in the Northwest