Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-11

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dy insists on the maid"
John agreed with Everett ,and d,
parted to get the tickets, In spite Q
Eyerett's warning TINT he hsd bette
send and get them.
The result was that George Drake
just landed from the mine and /
search Of Wilkerson. found lfm shad
owing Dorr.
Drake explained his coming by say
ing that he had heard nothing from
either Wilkerson OF Mrs. Daruell. AM
he could be Of no use at, the~'Maste
Key ,.. .af$
Its just as WELL" Wilkinson sal,
sulkily. 81 have a dozen things to at
tend to, and you can help. The frs
is not to let that man Dorr- set out o
our sight or turn a hand unless w
know it," 4 Z
In a few sentences filled with bitter
ness he told the story Of the finding OF
the chest and the futile search for the
plans and the abstraction ;of the lido
containing them.
When Wilkerson found that Dor.
and Ruth booked passage on the Hal
cyon for San Francisco and had in
! CURED about the next sallings for the
Orient he took Drake aside and they
determined that this could only mean
one thing
Dcrr was On the track of the idol.
well follow them" he said savage,
ly. We've spent too much to quit
now"
Jean Darnell received Drake cuolly
and listened to Wilkersonk eNplana-
ton of his new scheme without a
word. .
Her stormy eyes BODIED no good to
some one. and Wilkerson feared she
would abandon him. /
But there was the 'tenacity Of 4 t.
gress in her passions, and now she
could not give up her sweet revenge
nor forego the thought of possessing
the wealth which had one been Tom
Gallons and which he had tried tC
conceal.
She agreed to go. and they decided
to leave By train. that evening. thus
being in San Francisco in time to meet
the steamer and watch for DORIS next
movement.
Two days later Everett again met
John and Ruth in the hotel in San
Francisco.
Johns news was that the Hindu they
sought had undoubtedly been on the
Halcyon and that John had bought 4
steerage passage for Bombay.
You ought to get the plans before
you get to India" Everett said ear
nestly. you'll find yourself in a strange
land. where it win be like looking
for a needle in a haystack to get hold
of your man."
Dorr acknowledged this and outlined
his tentative plan Of getting hold Of
the idol during the passage.
"After all. we don't want the idol.
/ shall try to persuade the man Of this
and get him to let me have the papers
concealed in it"
At this moment Sir Donald Faver-
sham was announced.
The entrance Of the Englshman who
had made himself so attentive to Ruth
at the southern hotel awakened little
enthusiasm in either Dorr or Everett,
but for Ruth's sake they played the
civil part. Is.
She. on the other hand, received Sir
Donald with every evidence OF lively
pleasure.
I'VE are this minute talking Of 60
ing over to India. where you lived SO
long" she told him after the first
greetings. "And you are just the man
to tell us all about it."
"Going to lndia" calculated the bar
onet. Only world"
YES" she proceeded. I'VE are aft
er a Hindu and his idol"
At this point John laughingly came
to the rescue and briefly explained the
object of their quest. m a4a.,
Sir Donald listened quietly. occasion
ally glancing at Ruth, whose beauty
was enhanced by pretty excitement.
At the conclusion Of the tale he
nursed the end Of his stick awhile in
very apparent perplexity. g..
"You know. my dear fellow be
said. addressing John. that India is
a large country filled with millions of
different races. Even granting that
this nan is a Hindu and that, your
surmise about the idol is correct, I
don't see how you are going to accom-.
plish anything
THAT is just where you can help
u.s. said Ruth, impulsively.
For the instant Sir Donald actually
blushed with embarrassment.
Then he gathered himself together
and went into details of what they
must expect and the difficulties they
must encounter. h.! 4, ILL., -
"If. you could only 90 along" Ruth
said plaintively when he had got them
thoroughly discouraged. "You could
talk their horrid Language, and make
them behave" Ia ,t. ,y,
by Jove," said the baronet, smiling,
that's not a half bad idea! have
nothing to do, and I might as we'll see
the chaps in India again US stay here
"YOu know. Sir Donald was in the