The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-04-09

Two men volunteered to take old
Tom Kane's burros and make the trip,
'And while you're in Silent Valley
Drake saida yielding ptosa sudden In
sRtgatien, take this $40 and get some
grub FOR the CAMP Xxi. 49,
There's still some locked up. in the
cook house.. said another. It's old
Tom Kane's lookout, So We didn't ex,
liactfy feel Ike taking II" sSs =. ''f%sE :,
| Drake turned to Tubbs quickly.
Distribute the food as far asst will
CO." he said. &sae5 & tk p =. =!
Tubbs looked suddenly serious. Il
guess YOU better leaye that to, me" he
said in a low voice, II know where
It win do the most good.'' He winked
slyly. ~. Ia. -. - >1''' :.
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Meantime John Dorr, Everett and
Tom Kane were spending long hours
| in. discussing what was to. be done to
save the Master Key to Ruth. Tom
once more Went over the exact situa:
ton at the mine and asserted that un-
less prompt measures, We're taken not
only would there be actual distress IS re-
but likely : llI,Ir ieottpg;
You know some of, the worst ones
hang with Wilkerson," he said grim
ly, "and they might at any time take
it into their heads to do a little dyna7
hitting. Dynamiting Is mighty dan
gerous stun around several thousand
dollars. worth Of machinery, and If
they blew up the workings there
wouldn't be any mine left, you see"
II see" said Everett at last, mot
| having the; papers. / can't put this deal
| through the way want to eventually.
But Something must be done on the
spot, = &@zt> -: ~. ~ =. -
i ..In the way of money! added Kane
sharshly.. .-....- ..-...
| Precisely" Everett assented, with all
cheerfulness. Now, I'm going. to loan
John Dorr here 5000 today for the
| Master Key mine: Them
John shook his head THAT isn't
business like,'' he protested.
Everett fixed his keen eyes on him.
ANY reason why i shouldn't loan
money to Miss Ruth Gallons manager
and guardian? Any reason why you,
looking. after her: interests should re-
fuse help In fixing. up her affairs"
| Dorr flushed. n didn't mean it that
way. 1t seems as if I kind Of messed
| things up myself, and IL thought l
might get 'em set right by myself"
You called on me, and I'm the doc
tor" said Everett authoritatively. He
pulled out his wallet and commenced
counting out bills. II came prepared
for this, for l thought there might be
an emergency
But who will take charge Of it?
Who will 80 to the miner
The broker laughed at him. >. Not
you. You'dt.be in fight in three min
utes. specially If Wilkerson turned up.
Tom Kane is our man." He turned on
the old man; abruptly. will you take
this money and go?'
The old cook stared at the crisp bills
and then at Dorr: II amt handled
paper worth that much lately he re-
marked. But II you want me. to 60
in there and feed them people and get
'em back to work and keep things 60
ing till John can f1x things up here I'll
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On his way to the mine Harry Will
kerson's courage, newly fired by last
conversation with Jean Darnell, COM
menced to ebb.
Drake and Tubbs received him with
UNAFFECTED relief A few. words SUIT
feed to make the status Of affairs
plain. !: Tubbs looked at his superior
with strained anxiety in his bleared
eyes, Dull and sodden with liquor as
he was, he understood perfectly that
everything depended on the next few
days The engineer had lived in min
ing camps and on the desert all his
life, and be knew the passions engen-
dered. by the arid mountains and the
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