The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-01-23

man In the city, and his Miss Gallon
doesn't look to me like a girl you could
fool long Anyway. can't under.
stand what you are trying to do. Jean
You must know what sort OF a fellow
Harry Wilkerson Is by this time. Why
play his hand for himT'
IL don't notice you holding any
trumps In -FOUR hand she returned
gently, but with a faint CLEAN in her
eyes which made him draw back
This is my game, and 1 expect you to
play your part. You come on now ID
be George Everett. The girl Is as liz
norant as a pigeon Remember what
! told you"
About that sroeky he said sullenly
Yes. the stock. You understand
that she came to New York simply to
raise money for this mine. You are
supposed to handle the business for
her. II you don't learn NIL that is to
be learned about The Master Key
mine In the next two days you are
more than the fool | take you for"
She drew him back To where Ruth
stood amid the suit cases ana hand
bags and said. Miss Gallon. Mr.. Ev
erett has been telling me that he. too
has heard from John Dorr about your
coming"
Ruth scanned him politely. Bot the
interest died In her eyes when she
saw what sort OF a man he was. He
might be a friend OF John's: he might
/ hA thu N fK TQHntfn NH. A4unfAr
Key" from bankruptcy. bu he did not
interest her
Drake. trying TO play the part or the
busy broker and. being thoroughly and
| tempera mentally an actor, felt the chill
of this lack OF interest and would Ger
tainly have fallen down on his part
had he not been prompted by Mrs
Darnell he was glad TO hasten away
to end the elusive taxi.
The real George Everett got out of
bis limousine on the corner of Wander
bilt avenue and hurried through che
revolving doors: brisk. debonair. alert.
decided. with that happy style which
denies foppery and avoids surveillance.
1t seemed strange that he should have
q photograph In his hand at which he
looked ~intently until he got in the con
course. There he stopped and, with the
| picture still In his hand. commenced
watching the faces of the people
%thronging through the gates under the
vast dome. As he waited he frowned
slightly. why had John Dorr sent
him during business hours on a wild
\ goose chaser" He thought OF this ar
~ticulately and then smiled TO himself.
"A wild goose!' he muttered. II
brought up darkling sunset vistas.
lakes smooth as quicksilver under the
| evening sky. and slim. gray. beautiful
birds homing downward The rrown
left his forehead. !.
After all il Will be good 10 see some
body from out OF doors" he said to
himself.
Half an hour later he discovered that
be had i~rretrlevably missed the ar
rival OF the Chicago express and with
1t Ruth Gallon. lie went back into
his car and drove TO his office. Once
there he called bis head clerk. an an
cient and fragile man. as crisp and
bloodless as the money that passes on
Wall street. and told him to see al
what hotel Miss Ruth Gallon was stop
ping Then he wired John Dorr:
Ill Broadway. New York
John Dorr. Master Key" Mine Silenl
Valley. Cal:
Could not find Miss Gallon at train. An
seeking for her. as IT Is important tina
the business be settled Immediately. Wirs
any possible address
GEORGE EVERETT.
Far our on Broadway. above the
eighties. an operator was ticking OF
another message addressed to Harry
Wi,kerson. IL read:
Is A West Eighty-fourth 81. New York
Harry Wllkerson. Master Key Mine. viz
Vale Vista. Cal:
Everything all right. George met Ruth
She Is now with me and waiting further
particulars. Have seen Everett under
guise Of prospective purchaser of stock
The giri Is charming
JEAN DARNELLA
1TA ha continued