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CROSS-CUT
CHAPTER XIX
lie stooped nntl Anltn, IniiRhlnf: nt
her posture, clnmherod upon lits hack,
her enus about Ills neck. Falrchlld
found himself wishing thnt he could
carry her forever, and that the rood to
the sheriff's ofllee were twenty mile
mvay Instead of two. But her voice
cut In on his wishes.
"I can walk now. We can get alone
so much faster 1" came her plea. "I'll
hold on to you nnd you enn help me
alone."
Falrchlld released her and she seized
his arm. Ouce, as they lloundered
through n knec-hlsh mass, ralrchlld's
nrm went quickly about her waist
and he lifted her against him as he
literally carried her through. When
they reached the other side, the arm
still held Its place and she did not
resist. Some way, after that, the
stretch of road faded swiftly. Almost
before he realized It, they vcre nt U'e
outskirts of the city.
Grudgingly he gave up his hold up
on tier, as they hurried for the side
walks and for the sheriffs office. There
Falrchlld did not attempt to talk he
left It all to Anita, and Ilanhvell. the
sheriff, listened. Taylor Kill had con
fessed to the robbery nt the Old Times
dance and to his attempt to so ar
range the evidence that the blame
would fall on Harry. Taylor Hill and
llllndeyc Hoietnan had been caught nt
work In n cross-cut tunnel which led
to the property of the lllue Poppy
mine, nnd one of them, nt least, had.
ndmltted that the sole output of the
Silver Queen had come from this thiev
ing encroachment. Then Anltn com
pleted the recital of the plans of the
Ilodalnes to leave nnd of their depart
ure for Center City. At last, Falrchlld
spoke, and told the happenings flilch
he had encountered In the ramshackle
house occupied by Crazy Laura. It
wns sufficient. The sheriff reached
for the telephone.
"No need for hurry," he announced.
"Young Rodalnc enn't possibly make
that trip In less than two hours. We've
got plenty of time hello Central?
Long distance, please. What's thafl
Yeh Long Distance. Want to put In
a call for Center City." A long wait,
while a metallic voice streamed over
the wire Into the sheriff's ear. lie
hung up the receiver. "Blocked," he
said shortly. "The wire's down."
"But there's the telegraph!"
"It'd take half an hour to get the
operator out of bed office Is closed.
Nope. We'll take the short cut. And
we'll beat him there by a half-hour I"
Anita started.
"You mean' the Argonaut tunnell"
"Yes. Call up there and tell them
to get a motor ready for us to shoot
straight through. We can mako It at
thirty miles an hour, and the skip In
the Reunion mine will get us to the
surface In five minutes. The tunnel
nds sixteen hundred feet under
ground, about a thousand feet from
Center City," he explained, as he noted
Falrchlld's wondering gaze. "You stay
here. I'll be getting my car warmed
up to take us to the tunnel."
A thumping sound came from with
out. Harry entered with his two
charges, followed shortly by Bardwell,
the sheriff, while Just beneath the of
fice window a motor roared In the
process of "warming up."
A moment more and n steel door
clanged upon the two men, while the
officer led the way to his motor car.
There he looked quizzically at Anita
Richmond, piling without hesitation
Into the front scat.
"You going too?"
"I certainly nm," and she covered
her Intensity with a laugh, "there
are a number of things that I want
to say to Sir. Muurlce Rodnlne aud
I haven't the patience to wait I"
Bardwell chuckled. The doors of
the car slammed and the engine roared
louder than ever. Soon they were
churning along through the driving
snow toward the great buildings of
the Argonaut Tunnel company, far at
the other end of town. There men
awaited them, and a train motor, to
gether with Its operator. The four
pursuers tools their places on the
benches of the cur behind the motor.
The trolley was attached. Then clat
tering ovfr the frogs, green lights
flushing from the trolley wire, the
speeding Journey was begun.
Three miles, four, five, while Anltn
Richmond held close to Falrchlld as
the speed became greater and the
sparks from tho wire above threw their
green, vicious light over the yawning
stretch before tbpm. A last spurt,
slightly down-grade, with the motor
pushing the wheels at their greatest
velocity; then the crackling of elec
tricity suddenly ceased, tho motor
slowed In Its progress, finally to stop.
A greasy being faced them and ihird
well, the bherllT, shouted his mission.
"(Jot to ciitch some people that ure
making n get-away through Center
City, Cun you send us uji In tho skip?"
j&l? Courtney
pCooJier
ILLUSTRATIONS
"Yes, two nt a time."
"All right 1" The sheriff turned to
Harry. "You and I'll go on the first
trip nnd hurry for the Ohadl road.
Falrchlld and Miss Richmond will wait
for the second nnd go to Sheriff Sin
son's office nnd tell him whnt's up.
Sleet us there," he said to Falrchlld,
as he went forward.
A long wait followed while Falrchlld
strove to talk of many things nnd
failed In nil of them. Things were
hnpiienlng teo swiftly for them to be
put Into crisp sentence by n mnn
whose thoughts were muddled by the
fact that beside him watted n girl In
n whipcord riding suit the same girl
who had leaped from an automobile
on the Denver highway anil
It crystnllzcd things for him momen
tarily. "I'm going to ask you something
after n while something that I've
wondered and wondered about. I
know it wasn't anything but "
She laughed nt him.
"You really dldu't think I was the
Smelter bandit, did you?"
"Darned If I know what I thought
And I don't know whnt I think yet."
"It's very, very nwfull" came In a
low, niock-nwed voice. "But" then
Uie laugh came again "maybe If
you're good and well, maybe I'll tell
you after a while."
"Hones.tr
"Of coure I'm honest I Isn't that
the skip?"
Falrchlld walked to the skip, stepped
In, nnd lifted Anltn to his side.
The Journey was made In darkness
dnrkness which Falrchlld loused to
turn to his advantage, darkness which
seemed to call to him to throw his
arms about the girl at his side, to
crush her to hlra, to seek out with nh
Instinct that needed no guiding light
the laughing, pretty lips which had
caused him many a day of happiness,
many a day of worried wonderment.
He strove to talk nwny the desire
but the grinding of the wheels In the
narrow shaft denied thnt. His lingers
twitched, his arms trembled as he
sought to hold back the muscles, then,
yielding to the Impulse, he started
"Da-a-a-g-gone ItP
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing."
But Falrchlld wnsn't telling the
truth. They had reached the light
Just at the wrong, wrong moment. Out
of the skip he lifted her, then Inquired
the way to the sheriff's office of this,
a new county. The direction was giv
en, and they went there. They told
their story. "You say Bardwell and
your partner went out on the Ohadl
road to head the young 'un off?"
"Yes Do you think?"
But a noise from without cut off the
conversation. Stamping feet sounded
on the steps, the knob turned, and
Sheriff Bardwell, snow-white, entered,
shaking himself like a great dog. as
he sought to rid himself of the effect
of the blizzard.
"Hello, Bardwell. what'd you find?"
The sheriff of Clear Creek county
glanced toward Anita Richmond.
"No matter how much a person dis
likes another one It's, It's always ft
shock."
Anita came closer . "You mean that
he's dead?" The sheriff nodded. "He
must have rushed his horse too hard.
When we got to him he was Just about
gone tried to stagger to his feet when
we came up, but couldn't make It. Kind
of acted like he'd lost his senses
through fear or exposure or something.
Asked me who I was. nnd I said Bard
well. Seemed to he tickled to hear
my name but he called It Bamham.
Then ho got up on his hands and knees
and clutched at me and asked me If
I'd drawn out all the money nnd had
It (afe. Just to humor Mm, I said I
had. He tried to sny something nftcr
that, but It wnsn't much use. The first
thing we knew he'd passed out. That's
where Harry l now took him over
to the mortuary. There Isn't anybody
named Bnrnham, Is there?"
"Biirnhntn?" Hie name had awak
ened recollections for Falrchlld J "why
he's the fellow that"
But Anltu cut In.
"He's a lawyer In Denver. They've
been sending all the Income from stock
snles to him for deposit. If Slnurlce
asked If he'd gotten the money out,
It must mean thut they incnnt to run
with nil the proceeds. We'll have to
telephone Denver."
TIus message went through. Then
the two sheriffs rose und looked ut
their revolvers.
"Now for tho tough one." Bnrdwrtl
made the remark, and Sluson smiled
grimly, Falrchlld rose und went to
them.
"SIny I go along?"
"Yes, but not tho girl. Not this
time."
Anltn did not demur, FnlrchlJd
walked to her side.
"You won't run nwny," he begged.
"I'll bo right here," she answered,
nnd with thut assurance, he followed
'Far down tho street", where the
rnthcr hlonk outlines ot tho hotel
showed bleaker than ever In the frigid
night, n light wns gleaming In n second-story
window. Slnson turned to
his fellow sheriff.
"Ho usually stays there. Thnt must
ho him waiting for the kid."
The three entered. Tiptoeing, they
went to the door nnd knocked. A hlgh
pitched video came from wtthtn.
'That you, Slnurlce?"
Falrchlld answered In the best Imi
tation ho could give.
"Yes. I've got Anltn with mo."
Steps, then the door opened. For
Just n second Squint Rodnlne stared
at them In ghastly, sickly fashion.
Then he moved hack Into tho room,
still faring them.
"Whnt's tho Idea of this?" came his
forced query. Falrchlld stepped for
ward. "Simply to tell you thnt every
thing's blown up as fnr as you're
concerned, Sir. Hodalne."
"You needn't be so drnmntlc about
It You act like I'd committed n mur
der! What 'vo I done thnt you
should-''
"Just n minute. I wouldn't try to
act Innocent. For one thing, I hap
pened to be In the same house with
you one night when yon showed Crazy
Laura, your wife, how to make people
Immortal. And we'll probably learn a
few more things about your character
when we've gotten back thero and
Interviewed"
He stopped his accusations to leap
forward, clutching wildly. Rut In
vain. With n lungo. Squint Rodnlne
had turned, then, springing high from
the floor, had seemed to double In the
Crashed Throuah the Window.
air as he crashed through the big pane
of the window nnd out to the twenty
foot plnnge which awaited him. Hur
riedly they gained the window, but al
ready the form of Rodalne had un
rolled Itself from the snow bank Into
which It had fallen, dived beneath the
protection of the tow coping which
ran above the first-floor windows of
the hotel, skirted the building In safety
and whirled Into the alley that lay be
yond. Squint Rodalne was gone.
Frantically, Falrchlld turned for the
door, but a big hand stopped him.
"Let him go let him think he's got
ten away." said grizzled Sheriff Mason.
"He ain't got a chance. There's snow
everywhere nnd we can trail bin like
a hound dawg trailing n rabbit. And
I think I know where he's bound for.
Whatever that was you said about
Crazy Laura hit awful close to home.
It ain't going to be hard to find that
rattler!"
CHAPTER XX
Quietly, as though nothing hnd hap
pened, the three men went down the
stairs, passed the sleeping night clerk,
and headed hack to the sheriff's office,
where waited Anltn and Harry, who
had completed his last duties In re
gard to the chalky-fured Maurice Ro
dalne. The telephone Jangled. It wns
Denver. Sluson tnlked n moment over
tho wire then turned to his fellow
officer.
"They've got Bnrnham. Whnt's more,
he had close to a million dollars In
currency strapped around him. Oucss
we'd better stir up some horses now
and chnse along, hadn't we?"
"Yes, nnd get a gentle one for mo,"
cautioned Harry,
'That goes for me, too," laughed
Falrchlld.
"And me I like nutomoblles bet
ter," Anltn was twisting her long hair
Into a braid, to ho once more shoved
under her cap. Tho start was made,
A detour, then the trucks led the
wuy to the Ohadl, road, and behind
them nunc the pursuers, heads down
against the wind, horses snorting nnd
coughing ns they forced their way
through the big drifts, ench following
one nnother for the protection It af
forded. A long, silent, cold-gripped
two hours then Anally the lights of
Ohadl.
But even then the trail was not diffi
cult. The Utile town wns asleep;
hurdly n track showed In the streets
beyond the hoofprlnts of u horse lead
ing up the prlnr-lpnl thoroughfare and
on out to the Oeorgevlllo road. On
ward until before tlietu was the bleak,
rat-ridden old roadhouse which formed
Laura's home, and a light was gleam
Ing within.
Silently tho pursuers dismounted
nnd sturted forward, only to stop
short. A scream had come to them,
faint In the bluster of the storm, the
racking screnm of n womanjn it toni'
pest of nngor, Nutlttonly tho light
seemed to boh about In the old house;
U showed llrst nt ono window then
another as though soiuo ono were
running from room to room. Once two
gnunt shadow stood forth of n
crouching mini and n woman, one
hand extended In tho nlr, us sho
whirled tho lump before her for an
Instant mid brought herself between
Us rays und those who watched.
(To tio Continued.)
BEND RKBEKAHS WIN
IN DEGREE CONTEST
Work Singed by Both Tenuis Near
Perfect, Judges Find Next
Competition In May
With both teams staging dogroo
work which wns adjudged nearly pur
foct, tho Bond Keboknh lodgo man
aged to gain n victory ovor tho vis
itors from Silver Lnkn Frldny night,
with tho rosult that tho trophy cup
will romnlu In Bond nt least until
May, when nnother contest In degroo
work will ho hold. Averaging of tho
Judges' grading Rnvo Bend a per
contago oC 99 3-G, Silver Lnka 99 2-C.
Judges woro Mrs. J. F. Cnroy ot Turn
nlo, Mrs. N. II. l'lnkorton ot Red
mond aud .Mrs. I'. N. Armstrong, a
member of tho ordor In Colorado.
'Over 120 Rubokuhs attended tho
meeting nt Sathor's hull lust night.
A hot supper wns served nt o'clock
this morning.
Stombors of tho locnl team woro:
Loulso arlmes, noble grand; Lillian
Van Slntro, vlco grand; Mnmlo Don
nott, chuplnlu; Dorothy Nudrow, past
grand; Rotta Fagg, warden; Flor-
onco Frledley, conductress; Vora
Havens, Bcsslo Henrn, Margaret
Wlso Mary Kolloy, Slaudo Shuoy,
Gnll Iugomun, Mario St. Clnlr, Kvn
Wlntors, Caroline Horner, Jullu Cat
low, Mildred Rroutniio, Lorotta
Springer, Sllnulo Ayros, Minnie San
ders, Alico SlcRoynolds, Adn Mon
tague. Dorcas SIc.Munn. Rlchnrd
Wise, F. J. Stolnhniiscr, W. B. San
ders; Bertha Morgan, captain; nnd
Sndlo Nlswougcr, musician.
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We have a most complete stock of
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for Men, Women and Children
YEAR'S LUMBER
OUTPUT NEARLY
DOUBLE 1921 CUT
207,000,000 Feet Trounced in
County
MORE SEEN FOR 1023
Now Units Now Under Construction
to Add to Total Slievllii-lllton
liirrt'itw I.nrgi New Mills
Started in Market Impiows
Deschutos county's lumber output
for 1922 will bo nearly twice that of
1921, according to estlmnlvs madu
Inst wook, which show thnt at thu
oud of tho prosont month approxi
mately 207,000,000 foot will have
boon put out, us compared to 107,
000,000 fur tho year previous,
A large, sharo ot tho lucronso must
ho credited to thu Bond mills, al
though tho Improvement In tho lum
ber market has also been reflected In
tho establishment of u number of now
mills of smaller capacity In tho
county. With tho market still good,
and both Tho Shovlln-lllxon Company
and tho llrooks-Scnulon Lumbar Co,
building now units, which will bo In
oporntlun early In tho now year, this
total Is almost certain to bo ocllpsod
by tho 1923 output,
Onmiiilrr Oil Douldo
Tho Shovlln-lllxon Company made
Brooks-Scanlon Lumber
Company
Lumber, Lath, Shingles,
Huilding Material, Kiln
Dried Flooring aud nil kinds of Finish
SASH AND DOORS
COMPLETE STOCK ol Sund.id Su.
BROOKS-SCANLON LUMBER CO.
mch Sale Agent, MILLKIt LUM11KH CO.
Hoo-Ray!
We're Coming Kiddos
Old Tige Says He Will Perform for You
And Don't Forget
We promise a Souvenir to every boy and girl
who comes to meet us
BUSTER BROWN
tho greatest Inoroumi this year, with
110,000,000 foul, n h umnpuroil In
I 0,0 00,0 00 font In 1921, whon (ho
mill whh entirely shut down for n
part nt Ihn your and run only night
hours a day fnr a further period.
Thn llrniiks-Kruiiliiii Liiiubor Co, also
showed a largo liicriuiso, cutting
85,000,000 foot this your ngnliiHt
67,000,000 for 1921.
Duo to a long delay In starting tho
sawing Ht'iisnti, duo to weather condi
tions, tho McKltiley-IInmjmoii Lum
ber Co. did nut saw no much lumber
this your us Inst, cutting 3,000,000
foot. Thn 1921 llgurii wan 7,000,000
foot, Tho Ornwollnr mills morn than
doubled their output this year, cut
ting about 0,000,000 foot,
Now Mill 0MTitnl
Tim J, N. Muston mill ut Lit I'lnn,
operated this year for, tho llrst tlmo,
adds 2,000,000 font to tho total. Tho
J. 1'. Duckott mill at Hlstors cut
1,000,000, and thn Mlchaols Brothers
mill sawed 100,000, Its cut being re
duced whon tiro destroyed tho mill,
making rebuilding necexmiry. Th
Doschutos Lumber Co., whoso cut
wns Included In tho total fur Inst
yoar, has moved Its mill to Crouk
county.
3 SCARLET FEVER
CASES LAST WEEK
Three scarlet fover patients worn
quarantined In lleiul Inst wook,
bringing thn total back to 17; but
unless morn cases appear, tho num
ber quarantined will bo greatly re
duced early next week, reports City
riiyslchtn C A. Fowlor. Alexander
.Murray, James Olson mid Irene lire
wold woro tho patients quarantined.
Bring them all Father, Mother
and big sister, too. We want to
meet every one of them.
Why of Course You Know
and His
Dog Tige
llic.otlifir.tv.-o. men nut Into the.nlght.
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