A thing which the court further recognized was the substitution of five thousand dollars in cash for the deeds of the Blue Poppy mine as security for the bailee.

And with this done, the deeds to his mine safe in his pocket, Fairchild went to the bank, placed the papers behind the great steel gates of the safety deposit vault, and then crossed the street to the telegraph office.

A long message was the result, and a money order to Denver that ran beyond a hundred dollars.
The instructions that went with it to the biggest florist in town were for the most elaborate floral design possible to be sent by express for Judge Richmond's funeral--minus a card denoting the sender.

Following this, Fairchild returned to the hospital, only to find Mother Howard taking his place beside the bed of Harry.

One more place called for his attention,--the mine.
The feverish work was over now.