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"With n new enthusiasm, n greater
desire than ever lo win out In the
fight willed liml brought him to Ohaill,
lie hurried lo the courthouse nnd the
various technicalities which must ho
coped with before he could really call
the Itlue Poppy mine his own.
It was easier than he thought. A
few signatures, nnd he was free to
wander through town to when Idlers
had minted out Kentucky gulch nnd
to begin the 6tecp nscent up the nar
row road on a tour of prospecting
that would precede the more legul and
more safe, system of fi surveyor.
The ascent wns almost sheer In
places, for In Kentucky gulch the
hills huddled close to the little town
and rose In precipitous Inclines al
most before the city limits had been
reached. He stepped aside to allow
the passage of ore-laden automobile
trucks, loaded until the springs had
flattened and until the engines howled
with theJr compression an they sought
to hold back their bunions on the
steep grade. And It was as he stood
there, watching the big vehicles travel
down tho mountain side, that Fair
child caught a glimpse of a human
figure which suddenly darted behind n
clump of scrub pine nnd skirted far
to one side, taking advantage of every
covering. A new beat came Into
Falrchlld's heart. He took to the road
again, plodding upward, seemingly a
man entirely bereft of suspicion. A
quarter of a mile he went, a half.
Once, as the road turned beside a
great rock, he sought Its shelter and
looked back. The figure still was fol
lowing, running carefully now along
the bank of the stream In an effort
to gain as much ground as possible
before the return of the road to open
territory should brine tbe necessity of
caution again.
A mile more, then, again In the shel
ter of rocks, he swerved and sought a
hiding place, watching anxiously from
his concealment for evidences of dis
covery. There were none. The shall
ower came on, displaying more and
more caution as he approached the
rocks, glancing hurriedly about him
aj he moved swiftly from cover to
cover. Closer closer then Falrchlld
repressed a gasp. The man was old,
almost white-haired, with hard, knot
ted hands which seemed to stand out
from his wrists; thin and wiry with
the resiliency that outdoor, hardened
muscles often give to age, and with
a face tiiat held Falrchlld almost hyp
notized. It was like a hawk's; hook
beaked, colorless, toneless In all ex
pressions, save that of a malicious
tenacity; "the eyes were slanted until
they resembled those of some fantas
tic Chinese Image, while Just above
tbe curving nose a blue-white scar
ran straight up the forehead. Squint
Jtodalnel
So he was on the trail already!
Falrchlld watched him pass, sneak
around tl)p corner of the rocks, and
stand a moment In apparent bewilder
ment as he surveyed the ground be
fore him. A mumbling curse and he
went on, his cautious gait discarded,
walking briskly along the rutty, boulder-strewn
road toward a gaping hole
In the hill, hardly a furlong away.
There h? surveyed the ground care
fully, bent and stared hard at the
earth, apparently for a trace of foot
prints, and finding none, turned slowly
and looked Intently all about him.
Carefully he approached the mouth of
the tunnel and stared within. Then,
he straightened, and with another
glance about him. hurried off up a
jrulch leading away from the road.
Into the hilts. Falrchlld lay and
watched hlni until he wns out of sight,
and he knew Instinctively that a sur
veyor would only cover beaten terri
tory now. Squint Itndnlne. he felt
sure, had pointed out to him the Iilue
Poppy mine.
Hurriedly he descended the rocks
once more to turn toward town and
toward Mother Howard's boarding
house. He wanted to tell her what he
had seen and to obtain her help and
counsel.
Quickly he mnde the return trip,
crossing the little bridge over the tur
bulent Clear creek and heading
toward the hoarding house. Half a
block away he halted, ns a woman on
the vernndii of the big, squarely built
"hotel" pointed him out, and the great
figure of u man Elicit through the gute,
shouting, nnd hurried toward him.
A tremendous creature lie was, with
red face und blurk hair which seemed
to scramble in nil directions at once,
and with a mustache which appeared
to scamper in even more directions
than his hair. Falrchlld was a large
mini; suddenly ho felt himself puny
and Inconsequential as tho inustodonlc
thing before him swooped forward,
Bprend wide (he big arms and then
caught him tight In them, causing the
breath to puff over his lips like the
exhaust of a bellows.
A relenso, then Falrchlld felt him
self lifted und set down again. He
pulled hard at his breath.
"yVhut'B the mutter vjh your be
Courtney
cooper
IiLUSTRnONS
ffiRB.VatiNice,
exclaimed resin", 'ou've (inula "5
mistake:"
"I'm Mimed If I 'aver bellowed n
tomudo-IIke voice. "Itllme! You look
Just like Mm!"
"Hut you're mistaken, old man!"
"llllmod If I ami" came again.
"You're your dad's own boy ! You look
Just like 'im! Don't you know me?"
He stepped back then and stood
grinning, his long, heavily muscled
amis hanging low nt his side, his
mustache trying vainly to stick out In
more directions than ever. Fnlrchlld
rubbed n hand across his eye.
"You've gut me I" came at Inst.
"You don't know me? 'Onest now.
"I'm 'Arry From Cornwall I"
don't you? I'm 'Arry! Don't you
know now? 'Arry from Cornwall!"
CHAPTER VII
It came to Falrchlld then the sen
tence In his father's letter regarding
someone who would hurry to his aid
when be needed him, the references
of Ilenmlsli, nnd the allusion of Moth
er Howard to n faithful friend.
Again the heavy voice boomed:
"You know me now, eh?"
"You bet! You're Harry Hnrklns!"
"'Arklns It Is! I came Just us soon
as I got the cablegram !"
"The cablegram?"
"Yeh." Harry pawed at Ids won
derful mustache. "From Mr. Heamlsb,
you know. 'K sent It. Said you'd
started out 'ere all alone. And I
couldn't stand by and let you do that.
So ere I am !"
"Hut the expense, the long trip
across the ocean, the"
"Kre I am!" said Harry again.
"Ain't that enough?"
They hnd reached the veranda now,
to stand talking for a moment, then
to go within, where Mother Howard
awaited, eyes glowing. In the parlor.
Harry Hung out both arms.
"And I still love you!" he boomed,
as he caught the gray-haired, laugh-
Ing woman In his arms. "F.ven If you i
did run me off and wouldn't go back
to Cornwall !"
Red-faced, she pushed him away
and slapped his cheek playfully; It
was like the tap of a light breeze
against granite. Then Harry turned.
"'Ave you looked nt the mine?"
The question brought back to Fair
child the happenings of the morning
and the memory of the man who hnd
trailed him. He told his story, while
Mother Howard listened, her arms
crossed, her head bobbing, and while
Hurry, his big grin still on his lips,
took In the details with avidity. Then
the grin faded.
"I.e's go up there," he said quietly.
This time the trip to Kentucky
gulch wns made by skirting the town;
soon they were on the rough, narrow
roadway leading Into the mountains.
A long time they walked, at last to
stop In the shelter of the rocks where
Fiilrchlld hnd shadowed Ills pursuer,
nnd to glance carefully ahead. No
one was In sight. Harry Juhhed out
a big finger.
""That's It' he announced, "straight
u'cad!"
They went on, Falrchlld with a grip
ping nt his throat that would not
down, lids had been the hope of his
father and here Ids father had met
what? He swerved quickly and
stopped, facing the bigger man.
"Hurry," came sharply. "I know
that I may hu violating an unspoken
promise to my father. Kut I simply
cun't stund It nny longer. What hap
pened here? There was some sort of
tragedy."
Harry chuckled in concealment,
Falrchlld thought, of something he
dldQot wuut to tell lilru
"I should think sot Tint timbers
gnve way nnd the mine cnvrtl In 1"
"Not that I My father ran nwny
from this town. You nnd Mother
Howard helped him. Yon didn't come
back. Neither did my father. Even
tually It killed him."
"So?" ' Harry looked seriously nnd
studiously nt the young man. '"IJ
didn't write me ofYn,"
"He didn't need to write yon, You
were hero with him when It hnp
loned." "No" Harry shook his head. "I
wns III town. What's Mother Howard
told jou?"
"A lot nnd nothing."
"I don't know any more than she
does."
"Itut ",
"Friends didn't nsk questions In
those days," came quietly. "I might
'nve guessed if I'd wanted to hut I
didn't wunt to."
"Hut If you hnd?"
Hurry looked at him with quiet, blue
eyes.
"Whnt would you guess?"
Slowly llohert Fnlrchlld's gnr.e went
to ttie ground. There wns only one
possible conjecluro: Slssle l.nrsen hnd
been Impersonated by u woman. Sis
sle l.nrsen bud never been seen again
In nhititl.
"I I would hnte to put It Into
words," came finally. Harry slapped
him on the shoulder.
"Then don't. It was nearly thirty
years ago. Let sleeping dogs lie. Tnkn
a look a round before we go Into the
tunnel."
They reconnoltered. ttrst on one
side then on ttie other. No one was In
sight. Harry bent to the ground, and
finding n pitchy pine knot, lighted It.
They started cnutlnusly within, blink
ing ngulnst the darkness.
The outlines of a rusty "hoist," with
Its ruble leading down Into a slanting
hole In the rock, showed dimly before
them a massive, chunky, deserted
thing In the shadows. The timbers
were rotting; one after nnother. they
had cracked and caved beneath the
weight of the earth above, giving the
tunnel an eerie aspect, uninviting,
dangerous. Harry peered ahead.
"It ain't as hnd as It looks." came
after n moment's survey. "It's only
right "ere nt the beginning that it's
caved. Hut that doesn't do us much
good."
"Why not?" Falrchlld was stating
with Id in, on toward the darkness of
the further recesses. "If It Isn't enved
In farther back, we ought to be able
to repair this spot."
Hut Harry shook his head.
"We didn't go Into the vein "ere."
he explained. "We figured we 'ad to
'ave a shaft anyway, sooner or later.
You cun't do under'nnd sloping In a
mine go down on n vein, yon know.
You've always got to go up you can't
get the metal out If you don't. That's
why we dug this shaft and now look
at It!"
ne drew (he flickering torch to the
edge of the shaft and held It there,
staring downward, rnlrchlld beside
him. Twenty feet below there rnme
the glistening rellectlon of the flaring
flame. Water! Falrchlld glanced
toward his partner.
"I don't know anything about It." he
said nt last. "Hut I should think that
would mean trouble."
"I'lenty!" agreed Harry lugubrious
ly. "That shaft's two 'unnerd feet
deep and there's n drift running off It
for a couple o' 'unnerd feet more be
fore It 'Its the vein. Four 'unnerd
feet of water. 'Ow much money 'are
you got?"
"About twenty-five hundred dol
lars." 'Harry reached for his wnvlng mus
tache, his haven In time of storm.
Thoughtfully he polled at It. staring
meanwhile downward. Then he
grunted.
"And I ain't got tnore'n five 'unnerd.
It nln't enough. I.e's go back to town.
I don't like to stand n round this place
and Just look nt water In n ole."
They turned for the mr.uth of the
tunnel, sliding nlong In the greasy
muck, the torch extinguished now. A
moment of watchfulness from the
cover of the darkness, then Harry
pointed. On the opposite hill, the fig
ure of a man had been outlined for
Just a second. Then he had faded.
And with the disappearance of the
watcher, Harry nudged his partner in
the ribs nnd went forth Into the
brighter light. An hour more nnd
they were bnck In town. Harry
reached for his mustache again.
"On on down to Mother 'Ownrd's."
he commanded. "I've got to wander
around nnd say 'owdy to what's left
of the fellows that wns 'ere when I
wns. It's been twenty yrnrs since I've
been nwuy, you know," ho added, "and
the shaft ran wait,"
Fnl'rrhlld obeyed the instruction,
looking buck over his shoulder us be
wnlked nlong toward the hoarding
house, to see the big llgure of his coin,
pnnlnn loitering up the street, on the
beginning of his hoine-onilng tour.
The blocks passed. Falrchlld turned
through the gate of Mother Howard's
boarding house and went to his room
to uwult the cull for dinner. The
world did not look exceptionally
good to him; his brilliant dreams had
not counted upon the decay of more
than a quarter of a century, the slow,
hut sure dripping of water which hud
seeped through the hills und made
the mine one vast well, Instead of the
free open gateway to riches which lie
hud planned upon. An hour of thought
nnd Fulrehlld ceased trying to look
Into the future, obeying. Instead, tie
Insistent clanging of the dinner hell
from downstairs, Slowly he opened
the door of his room, trudged down
the slnlrcusc then stopped In bewil
derment. Harry stood before him, In
all the splendor that a miner can
know.
He had bought n new sulf, hrllllanl
bjue, almost electric In Its llushlness,
NEW ANGLE IN
DEATH IS SEEN
Relatives' Report of Other
Injuries Not Enough
Says District Attorney
Unexplained details connected with
(ho klllliiK of William F. Clurrott nu
the night of July 1, brought to tho
attention of District Attorney A. J.
Moore, Friday, will probably remain
mysteries for all times, ns no further
action in tho matter Is contemplated,
Monro staled this nftornoon. In tho
meantime, Garrett's brother-lu-luw,
Joe Mosler, und u brother, W. It.
Garrett, In Horn! Friday, declare that
they are far from being satlslled and
thut they will continue the light to
secure a different explanation from
Hint of self defense given by tho cor
oner's Jury which sat on the citso
hero July 3,
Shortly after the arrival of W. It.
Garrett and Moslcr, It was learned
that the body had been oxhumed nt
Sllvertou, and that examination had
revealed injuries to tho skull, one In
volving n splintering of the bono
above tho right temple, tho other n
severe bruise on the back of the head.
Neither of these hnd been commented
on ut tho inquest.
Tho verdict of the coroner's Jury
stated that Garrett canm to his death
ns thu result of n gunshot wound,
the bullet piercing the heart. Kd
llalvorsen, who ndmltted firing the
shot when Garrett visited his ranch
home, was stated by tho Jury to have
been acting In self defense when hu
Inflicted tho fatal wound.
WANTS TOWN SHOWN
ON RAILROAD'S MAP
.State Chamber Onlclnl ('nils Allen.
Hon of IViiiisjhtinln Sys
tem To lutck.
Culling attention to the fact that
tho names of'suveral Important Cen
tral Oregon towns fail to appear on
the map displayed by tho Pennsyl
vania system In Its Ilroad street
oRlces in Philadelphia, J. W. Hruwer,
acting general secretary for the Ore
gon chamber of commerce, has writ
ten S. M. Ilankln, general passenger
agont. A copy of tho letter was re
ceived Saturday morning by L. An
tics, secretary of thu llend Commer
cial club.
"Tho map should show Itedmond,
l'rlnevlllo, llend. Klumuth Fulls,
I.nkevlew, Hums, Vale, and Ontario,"
Hrcwer writes.
E. L. MANN ARRESTED
AS SEQUEL OF WRECK
(he $100 llond To Appear In
Ashland For Failure To Have
Driver's License.
On information from Ashland,
Chief of Police Wlllnrd Houston
Thursday placed under urrcst K. I
Mann, and shortly after received n
telegraphic wurrant charging Mnnn
with operating an auto without a
driver's licouso. Mann gave $400
bail to appear In court In Ashlund for
arraignment on August M.
Tho churgo tiled aglanst Mann Is
the outcome of un auto wreck near
Ashland last month, as the result of
which Mrs. William Helmont of Hcnd
was seriously Injured. Mrs. Helmont
is still lu the hospltul ut Ashland.
nor him lie tieen enreful ns to style.
The rut of the trousers wos somewhat
along the lines of fifteen yrnrs be
fore, with their peg lops nnd heavy
cuffs. Henealh the vest, a glowing,
wnlermelon-pink shirt glared forth
from the protection of n purple tie,
A wonderful creation wan on his head,
dented In four plnres, each separated
with almost mathematical precision
Helow the cuffs of the trousers were
bright, tan. bump-toed shoes. Hum
was a couipleje picture of siirtorlu
elegance, according to his own dreams
What was more, to complete It nil,
upon th third linger of his rigid hand
was a diamond, bullions und yellow
und throwing olT u dull radiance like
t;.e glow of u burnt-out arc light; full
of flaws, It Is true, off color to u went
degree, but a diamond nevertheless.
And Harry evidently realized It.
"Ain't i the cuckoo?" hu boomed, ns
Falrchlld stared at him. "Ain't I? I
'ud to 'uvi a outfit, nnd
"It might ns well be now I" he par
uphruscd, to tho tune of the age
whitened sextette from "Flonidoru,"
"And look ut the sparkler I Look
at It!" '
"Hut but bow did you do It?" came
gaspingly. "I thought "
"Installments!" the Cornlshmun
burst out. "Ten per cent down und
the rest when they catch me. Install
ment!" Ho Jubhei) forth a heavy
linger ami punched Fitlrrhlld in Hie
ribs. "Where's Mother '0vurd7 Won't
I knock Vr eyes out?"
(To De Continued.)
Buildings Valued $23,900
Begun During Past Mbnth;
Alliance Church Is Started
llulldlngs of it tolnl valtm nt 2.1,
900 were started during thu month
ending August 10, showing thut tho
activity which begun lu thu spring Is
iinnhated, The last building nu which
construction was started Is thu Alli
ance church edltlce, on l.nvn rond,
which will bo u frnme. structure, 3-1
by CI feet in dimensions, with u
ntono foundntlon. Thu members (if
the church will do most of tho work.
Another building of considerable
size started recently Is tho, $5,0.00
residence which Hoss Farnliam, city
recorder, Is having built on Itlvursldn
boulevard, It Is to he a seven-room
frame building, 28 by 38 feet, with a
concrete foundation. H. O, Wu.lklns
Is tho contractor.
Construction of the Foley A Sawyer
building, In which will ho located tho
ottlces of tho llnnd Water Light &
Powur Co., Is well undor wuy. Tint
cost Is estimated at 15,600 Plans
wero drawn by Thomas & Thompson,
NEW CARRIER
ROUTE ASKED
Would Serve 1,300 Persona,
Is Estimate of Acting
Postmaster.
Official icquest for uuthorliatlnn
to establish a new currier route to
serve tho outlying sections of llend
was sent In to the pnstotucc depart
ment ut Washington. C. C, Frlduy by
Acting Postmaster 8. C. Serds, A
carrier for this work would he
mounted and would serve approxi
mately 1,300 persons, Seeds esti
mates. Itegular city carrier delivery over
this part of llend Is Impossible be
cause of thu fact that houses tire
rather scattered and houses urn fre
quently not couuacted by sidewalks,
ono of the requirements of the de
partment. CROOK COUNTY CLUB
FAVORS UNMERGER
PIHNKVII.LK, Aug. II. With a
hope that some railroad development
In Contra! Oregon may result If the
ownership of Important lilies In West
ern Oregon und Northern California
Is changed, the Crook County Cham
ber of Commerce has passed u reso
lution favoring the dissolution of the
Southern Paclllc und Central Purine,
In accordance with a recent decision
of the United States supremo court.
MICHAEL TO APPEAL
SUIT WON BY SPHIER
That ho will uppeul the suit won
by D. Bphler In which Sphler was I
reinstated as agent for tho Sphler
building, was tho declaration Sntur-
day of John Michael of Seattle, half
owner of tho property. Mlclincl was
In Hcnd for thn day, conferring with
J. F. Arnold, present agent for tho i
building. Hu returned to Seattle Sut
urduy night.
PERMITS NOT NEEDED
FOR BURNING TRASH
Ilecauso of tho recent rains, no
permits will bo needed to burn plies
of trash In thu city, Fire Chlo' Tom
Carton stated Monday morning. Per
mltH have boon required for several
months us a safeguard against fires,
HAY FEVER HUFI'EREEH
UNLUCKY
In August thu air Is full of pollen
and dust that cause trouble for some,
yet others nro never bothered. No
remedy does morn to rellovo hay
fever and asthma than Foley's Honey
and Tur for coughs, solds, croup. It
clears and snothas tho anllctcd noso,
throat and bronchial tubes. Sold
every whore. Adv.
Brooks-Scanlon Lumber
Company
Lumber, Ltith, Shingles,
Building Material, Kiln
Dried Flooring und nil kinds 'of Finish
SASH AND DOORS
COMPLETE STOCK of St.nd.rd Siic.
BROOKS-SCANLON LUMBER CO.
Local Httlos AKOnt, M1LLKH MJMUEU CO.
nnd F. T. Sutherland Is Ilia ronlruc- T"
lor,
Mlkn Druglch Is erecting u Mont
building at 03.1 lliiiid street, on tho
situ of his present building, which
will lie turn down In a row duyii to
allow construction of thu new build
ing to continue, II In tn hu 2fi by
100 feet, of brick, with a stone foun
dation. J. K, Albright Is tho ton
tractor, Dr. John Hcisnn hus under way
extensive alterations of thu former
St. Charles hospital, which Is being
converted Into u dwelling. Tho cost
of the repairs und changes will bo
J3.S00. I!. P. Ilrosterhoiis Is thu
rotitrartor.
W. F. Schtill Is building u frumn
house at L'Otl Canal, to cost 1100. 4
Additions to houses aro being built
by Anna Clark Doud in Mill addi
tion, (300; George F Hoover on Con
gress, $100; II. F. Whitehead ut 8I
West 12th street, $300.
CARLON SUCCEEDING
KULP AS CONSTABLE
Tom (.'nrlon, chief tif the llnnd flro
department, has liven appointed con
stable to succeed Frank Kulp, re
signed, Carlou Is now entering Into
the performance of bis duties,
CltKA.MF.nV IN OPERATION
PAISLEY. Aug. I0.-Tho Paisley
creamery, under thn management of
It. Langner. formerly of Fremont, l
now operating. Langner has erected
n new building and Installed his ma
chinery THEY Alti: MILD HIT EFFECT lYIi
Hlllnusnoss, nrattaches, blurred vi
sion, bad breath and coated tongun
aro almost certain tn bit present with
a mass of heat producing undigested
food lu thn stomach. Foley Cathartic
Tablets keep thn digestive organs ac
tive and thn system lit and One.
purged of poisons. Nut habit form
ing. Sold everywhere.- -Adv.
PROFESSIONAL AND IWHI.VEHH
DIRECTORY
PHONE 11 J
Lee Thomas, Architect
nnd Hugh TliompMin
Deschutes Investment Hulldlng,
Wall Street. llnnd, Ore.
R. S. HAMILTON
Attorney At Law
Ilooms 13-16 First National
Hank Hldg. Tel. CI
(l)r. Cw' fomwr Ofllct)
H.C.ELLIS
Attorney At Iaw
United HlnlCH Commissioner
First National Hank Hulldlng
llend, Oregon
Phono C4-W
Lcc A. Thomas, A. A. IA.
Arrhltrct
Ilulrd Hulldlng Hcnd, Oregon
C. P. NISWONGER
Undertaker, Licensed Emhnlmrr,
Fiincrsl Director
Lady Assistant
Phone C9-J Ilond, Ore.
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