Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-10-20
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Silver Horde
BY REX BEACH Author Of TIL. sh s.s seS9s"" and
coPYRIGHT 1909 e
coPYRIGHT 1909 BY

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about noon was called on tn,
phone by billiard. He asked me e
come down to the bank at once, and
went. He said he had reconsideret
and wanted TO put up the money. It;
up. He'll back us. I've got 1t In writ
ing. It's all cinched-$1O0,OO and
more IL we need IT,"
You must have made great talk, ,
declared Clyde.
II said nothing He offered 1t him
self as a personal loan. 1t has nothing
TO do with the bank I'm going to tell
Cherry now
Alton Clyde Uttered II told you she
could pull it Off" he said.
This was billiards. own notion
Boyd returned coldIy. ''He merely re-
considered his decision, and
Turn over. You're on your back"
ut was only yesterday afternoon
that ] talked with Cherry. dare say
she hasn't seen him since"
well, i happen to know that she
has. AS j came home last night saw
them together They came out of that
French cafe across the street and got
into billiards. car. She was dressed
up like pony"
whats that got to do with it?' de-
manded "Fingerless' Fraser.
"She pulled the old fellows leg,
that's ALL" explained Alton.
'If | thought she had done that"
said Emerson slowly, IL wouldn't
touch n penny OF the money"
II don't care where the money came
from or how it got there" rumbled
Bait. ITS here; that's enough"
But Boyd chung TO his point with a
stubbornness which he himself found
It difficult TO explain. The arguments
of the others only annoyed him. The
walk to Cherry's hotel Afforded him
time for reflection, which. while IL
deepened his doubt. somewhat lessen
ed his impatienee. and when he was
shown into her presence he did not be-
gin In the impefuous manner he had
designed
What makes you think / had any
thing to do with it?" she asked after
he had spoken.
You were with billiard last night"
She nodded slightly. I'VE closed our
negotiations for the copper mine last
night"
How did you come out?"
He takes 1t over and does the de-
velopment work" she answered.
That means that you are independ-
INT; that you can leave the north coun.
= =, and do all che tRipes ,ysa-Sw,s.s t to
" SS2iIsmr TINE her smile was puz-
ling You don't seem very glad
mot Realization discounts anticipa-
ton about 90 per cent. But don't let's
talk about me- I'm unstrung to-
day."
I'm sorry you aren't going back to
Kalvik," he said, with genuine regret.
But I am" she declared quickly.
I'm going back with you and George
If you will let me. want 10 see the
finish of our enterprise
See here. Cherry;I hope you didn't
influence billiard In this affair"
why probe the matter?"
because l haven't lost all my man
hood" he answered roughly. "Yester-
day you assumed the blame for this
trouble and spoke OF sacrifices, and
well. don't know much about wom-
en-. but for all know you may have
some ridiculous. quixotic strain In your
makeup. hope you didn't
"Whaty'
well. do anything you may be sorry
for" AT last he detected CLEAN of
spirit In her eyes.
Suppose did. What difference to
you would that makeY He shifted
intentionally under the girls scru-
tiny.
Suppose that Mr.. billiard had call
ed on me for some great sacrifice be-
fore he gave mp that money. Would
you allow Il to affect your