The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1914-12-17
ELECTRIC THEATRE

Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 2l and %,
the third episode of THE Master Key"
will be given at the Electric Theatre.
Hounded by Wilkerson, Gallon is
made to realize that his former partner
is real being and not an apparition.
1t is this knowledge which breaks the
spirit of Gallon and prepares him for
death. Wilkerson compells Gallon TO
employ him as superintendent of the
mine. 1t is the last straw; Gallon
sinks fast. and as his life is about to
flicker out, his daughter, John Dore
and the oldscook are gathered in the
death room. Supported in Ruth's arms
Gallon writes his last will. 1t reads:
81 leave all my property to my
daughter Ruth. to come into her full
possession on her eighteenth birthday.
| direct her never to let 60 of The
Master Key, which will make my little
girl happy. | direct that my daughter
keep Harry Wilkerson as superinten-
dent until she is IS, appoint as ex
ecutor of this, my last will and testa-
ment, John Dore. Thomas Gallon. I"
When Gallon dies Dore finds in the
desk a sealed envelope. addressed to
him, which reads, ITO be opened on
Ruth's eighteenth birthday sooner if
her welfare is threatened.
Ii is hard for Dore and Ruth to anpre-
ciate all that has and is happening /:
much of it is a mystery to them.
Vaguely they realize that Gallon had
dread of Wilperson. that he had evil
IDENTIFY wronged him, and that Wiper
son, in his turn. has mission of VEN
geance.
At the master Key" mine matters
come to critical point when Wilker-
son, now in full charge, posts a notice
to the effect that AFTER this day all
wages in this mine will be reduced rs
per cent. The man is after money
as much of 1t as he can get. He also
sees that Dore is stumbling block to
his schemes. Of an afternoon Dore in
terferes when Wilperson knocks a min
er down. 1t is the excuse for Wilker-
son firing him as the mine engineer.
Following this move. the miners de-
eide to strike. Wilkerson's domineer-
ing manner has earned the dislike of
everyone of them. There is a fight in
the Office between Wilkerson and an
old miner. The former draws a gun.
and is only prevented from shooting the
miner by the timely appearance of
Dore. But the incident is sufficient ex-
cuse for the rough miners to seek Will
kerson's life. They secure rope and
prepare to lynch him.
Because of Ruth, because he cannot
see murder done even in the heat of
passion, Dore goes to the defense of
the cornered rat. Standing on a box.
he tells he miners in few brief words
the exact situation so far as be is con-
cerned. begs them not to risk Ruth's
property. For time the men listen,
and then they seem to get out of hand.
Ruth climbs onto the box beside her
sweetheart and joins her own appeal
with his. And this proves successful,
so far as the life of Wilkerson is con-
cerned.
But the strike-it must be ended.
Wilkerson realized this If he hoped TO
continue the mine operations and Sc
cure money; his life would be threat
ened at any moment so long as the
strike lasted. 1t is bitter draught to
swallow. but Wilkerson announces TO
the men that the former scale of wages
will be again put in force, and that
John Dore will be appointed superin.
tendent of the mine. He is ready 10
bide his time for vengeance.