Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-31

Gallon slowly went up to tho
~ bungalow. There was a glim.
mer Of satisfaction In his dim eyes as
he thought Of the fact that the location
Of the real lode was unknown and
that the plans that might reveal It
were far beneath the waters Of the
Pacific. he went inside to the desk
and picked out Of the locker drawer
the golden key which held bis secret
He stared at 1t and read the mum.
bers that marked the position of the
lost vessel. and the chest that held the
plans. Whom could be trust with
,Shh? he looked out Of the window
and called to John Dorr.
"John!T he quavered. "I've already
tod you little about my finding this
mine and about my old partner"
"Wilkerson?'
"Yes, Wilkerson: but there s. anoth-
er secret. ! lost the, location OF the
mother lode in q wreck nj sea. The
chest slipped overheard; but end the
wreck and somewhere near It y that
old carved chest. and when you open
the chest The old man suddenly
staggered forward into DORIS arms.
II killed him once,' he muttered fee
bly,. and then the silence which pres.
ages the sw~ordlessness yof eternity over
came him. John gently laid him down
on the bed.and called Ruth.
''Father!!" she called softly, as she
knelt By the bedside: H.
Thomas Gallon stood on the great
Divide, bnt he turned back a moment
to gather his strength. Then be mo
toned with his gnarled hand for John.
The young man stepped quietly for.
ward and stopped over.
MY will. John! I leave Ruth The
Master Key In my desk-brtng it,"
When the desired paper was brought
he whispered:
Read it." "+
John DOR opened the document and
read It aloud:
1851 leave all my property 'toigmy
daughter. Ruth, to como into her full
possession on her eighteenths birthday. l
OIoCI ueE never " lSI 10 OIL Lug master
Key which vim make my little girl
happy"
So ian the last words. The. old man
lifted himself still farther up and cali.
Cd, for a pen and ink. Then. muster.
ing his failing powers, be wrote in a
hrm hand the further words:
! direct that myedauShter keep Harry
WiIkerson, as superintendent until she Is
eighteen. I appoint ~ executor of this.
my last yin and testsmsnt John DorE; 8
The pen fell from his fingers. and be
lifted his trembling hard to hts throat
and tore at the string that held the
golden key. 1t broke. and he put the
key in Ruth's lap. ! 4l e..
THAT is the secret" Re ,muttered,,
John knows-and sWilkerson. Trust
John" Again he, opened his eyes and
mottoned toward the desk. THE let,
teri he icroakd. !,
Rpth'ss quick intuition led her to the
desk again. and she found in the same
drawer that had held the win a sealed
envelope addressed: ggataA
Joha3Dolr: s;t tAsest " IL
Tos: be opened on Ruth's eighteenth
birthday, sooser il h1sr vslfers is threat
GaDon TIMED Ill thinning eyes to
!, Rs s. "A. r. took both bis chilling hands
Child. The Master KY Keep Ii
WY near you. Some day"-he choked
81. will bring you riches. happiness
and love"
when IL trst heard that Gafoan, ~sss
dead Wlkerson was appalled, He
thought az the woman. In New York
and reggdined bis courage. This was
case WHERE lie must win by brute force.
Hs must Immediately show his author.
,ity. He who struck frst would win.
be thought: ret n, the back pf biz s6In.
sriousnesss, No the realizStion that phe,
did not know what disposition Gallon
11d made Of TIE propsrty. And where
~ that rich rein of gold that would
buuy him Jean Darnell. with her velvet
.wGts and her dark eyes OF topaz
EP3fhana heca Tae. For several yea2 IN