The day and night shifts no longer were needed until Harry and Fairchild could actively assume control of operations and themselves dig out the wealth to put in the improvements necessary to procure the compressed air and machine drills, and organize the working of the mine upon the scale which its value demanded.

But there was one thing essential, and Fairchild procured it,--guards.

Then he turned his attention to his giant partner.
Health returned slowly to the big Cornishman.

The effects of nearly a week of slow poisoning left his system grudgingly; it would be a matter of weeks before he could be the genial, strong giant that he once had represented.

And in those weeks Fairchild was constantly beside him.
Not that there were no other things which were represented in Robert's desires,--far from it.