The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1914-12-04
Fourth InStallment
Of This Years
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Continued from Friday.) CT

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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 fused. Miss Gallon. |
hope that you don't think that I'm lot
doing my best am. John Dorr and
have gone over this matter together.
He agrees with me that we have abso-
lutely lost the vein and that If 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
is the chance Of finding it againY'
IF we run west, Dorr thinks" said
WilkerSon slowly. we'll 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 a day: Within a week | have
to pay out over $4,000 for the month.
and 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
Dorr.
She quickly dismissed WiIkcrson 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
said briefly
But can't we make it pay! What
is the matter?"
Money" said John
But why money!"
1T will cost $4,000 to drive that
new tunnel" John added us they Ell
tered the office
But Mr.. Wilkerson just said he WIS
going to pay over $4,000 to the men.
Ruth said soberly. If we have thai
much money, why can't We
A tenderness flooded DORIS eyes He
comprehended her helpessneSs. under
stood why old Thomas Gallon had been
so insistent that he. John Dorr, should
look after her. She was IL mere child
He tried to explain the exact situation.
with the result that Ruth finally push
ed him off his high stool. got up on 1t
herself and wrote in large. childish
his new drawings. Il must raise $40,
OOOv'
She swung around to John and asked /
How can | get S10,0O0?"
Dorr hesitated. His plan was risky |
in view of Wilkersons attitude. but |
after all. the money must be raised,
He said quietly: pledge the stock you |
own in The Master Key | know a
man in New York who will loan you |
$4,000 on it" He bent over her ear
nestly. But listen, Ruth. If we spend |
the $4,000 and we don't find the moth
er lode, you lose the mine It's just |
like mortgage on a farm"
But you wouldn't suggest this if it
weren't the only way out" she said
briefly. Now. how am 1 to do this?"
You must go to New York and see |
George Everett l will give you let
ter to him. and be will see to it that
you get the extra money we need
Meanwhile I'll keep the mine going"
Ruth gave him her full eyes. You
don't like Mr.. Wilkerson, do you"
II don't trust him." he replied.
At this moment the superintendent
entered the Office and, seeing their two
heads close together over the desk. he
scowled.
81 came to see what we are going
to do about that new tunnel" be said
roughly. Il don't like to start in any
thing l can't finish"
Ruth swung around to say quietly:
81 am going to New York city to see
Mr.. George Everett, friend of Mr.
DORIS. and will come back with the
$4,000"
Everett, Everett"-repeated Wilker-
son. who Is George Everett?"
Despite Johns frOwns, Ruth volu-
bly, explained When she had finished
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