Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-07

son. maybe both of us have made q
mistake. I'm sure my only aim is to
help out in the promotion of The Mas
ter Key"
Wilkerson received hfm amiably.
I'm sure my only interest in this bust.
ness is to fetch into good ore. All that
we are digging out now is dirt without
any pay in It"
81 think know where we can strike
first class stuff" Dorr returned. There
is SURE pay rock If we travel south
from that main tunnel. We may have
to go a couple OF hundred feet"
Wilkerson looked at him shrewdly.
THAT will cost money" he remarked.
But I'll take this up with Ruth"
John looked at him with a faint trace
of the old enmity In his eyes. he did
not like to hear the first name of the
mistress of 'The Master Key" on those
lips.
"If the mine Is not paying it's up to
US to make 1t pay" he remarked.
When Wilkerson entered the bunga.
low Ruth perceived great change in
his attitude. he was no longer sullen.
and be was evidently worried. Ii was
II clean worry. and she smiled at him
Had not her father come in with that
expression on bis face many times?
She put her chin In the cup of her
hands and asked cheerfully. what is
1t. Mr.. WilkersonT
May sit DOWN" he said awk
wardly.
She motioned to chair, and he pull.
I'd OUT OF his pocket Il paper covered
With figures.
Il think you ought to know how
things are going along. Miss Gallon"
ne said. with unusual formality.
When your father made me superin.
| tendent OF this mine 1 did not realize
that the responsibility was so heavy as
1t is. We are not making any money.
we are tossing money. You can see by
the reports which l have here that our
cleanup lately has been far less than
| our expenses. and our last one showed
! practically nothing. We must find the
vein again. TO do so we must have
; money There is no money In The
Master Key mine"
That's what father used to say
sometimes," said Ruth quietly. "But
ne always got it"
wilkerson flushed. Miss Gallon, I
hope that you don't think that I'm not
doing my best am. John Dorr and
l have gone over this matter together.
| He agrees with me thst we have abso-
lutely lost the vein and that II The
Master Key is to pay anything more
we must find it again"
| Ruth's expression softened at the
mention of John DORIS name. What
/ does he think?" she demanded. What
ls the chance of finding it againT"
"If we run west Dorr thinks" said
Wilkerson slowly, well recover the
vein. but that will cost money, which
we haven't got Do you realize. Miss
/ Gallon. that the pay roll here is over
| $1,000 n day? Within a week | have
TO pay out over $4,000 for the month.
and l tell you frankly that when
have paid that there will be no more
money to the account OF The Master
Key in the bank in Silent Valley"
Ruth realized that he was speaking
the truth. even Iessening the imme-
diateness of the catastrophe. but her
distaste of the man was too great to
allow her to discuss the matter with
him in the intimate way which she felt
was necessary. She must see John
Dor.
She quickly dismissed Wilkerson and
then went to DORIS office herself, meet
ing him at the door. She bore as a
gift small basket OF fruit. Without
preIiminaries she said. John. are we
broker"
He laughed; then his face grew
grave. The mine is not paying" be