White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14

She put her chin in the cup of her
hands and asked cheerfully. What Is
1t. Mr.. WilkersonT"
May ! sit DOWN he said awk
wardly.
She motioned 10 a chair. and he pull
ed out of his pocket a paper covered
with figures.
Il think you ought to know now
things are going along. Miss Gallon"
be said. with unusual Formally.
when YOU father made me superfn.
tendent OF this mine | did not realize
that the responsibility was % heavy as
1t II. We are not making any money.
We are losing money. You can see By
the reports which I have here that our
cleanup lately has been far less than
our expenses. and our last one showed
practically nothing. We must dnd the
vein again. To do so We must have
money. There Il no money In The
Master Key mine"
That's what father used to say
sometimes" said Ruth quietly. But
Ne always got it.
wilkerson flushed. Miss Gallon. l
hope that you don't think that I'm not
doing my best. ! am John Dorr and
| have gone over this matter together.
He agrees with me that we have abso-
lutely iosl the VEN and that II The
Master Key Is to pay anything more
we must ind 1t again
Ruth.s expression softened AT the
mention of John DORIS name What
does he Think she demanded. What
Is the chance OF finding II AGAIN.
III we run west. Dorr thinks said
Wiikerson slowly. wen recover the
vein. hut That will cost money. which
we haven't got DO you realize. Miss
Gallon hat the pay roll here Is over
1000 II day: Within n week | haye
10 pay out over $4,000 for the month
AMI ! tell you frankly TINT when l
have paid that there will be no more
none, TO the account Of The Master
Key In the bank In Silent Valley"
Ruth realized mat he was speaking
the truth. even %iessening the lmme-
diateness OF the catastrophe. but her
bt7ti6t& VI tht adh "a1 wv $50 ~
allow her TO discuss the matter With
him In the intimate way which she felt
was necessary She must see John
Dorf
She quickly dismissed Wiiserson aud
then went TO DORIS office herself. meet
ing him nj the door. she pore "a n
gift a small basket OF fruit Without
preIiminaries she said John are W.
broker
He laughed; then his faee grew
grave. The mine IL not paying ~
said briefly.
But can't we make II payt Wnal
Is the matterf"
Money" said. John
But why money!
1T will cost $4,000 to drive thai
new tunnel John added Ms the. EN-
tered the office
"Rut Mr. Wilkerson Just said he WIZ
going to pay over 10000 to the men.
Ruth said soberiy II we have thai
much money. why can't We
A tenderness flooded DORIS eyes lie
eomprehended her helplessnesS. nde
stood why old Thomas Gallon had been
SO insistent that he. John Dorr should
look after her. She was II mere child
lie tried TO explain the exact situation
with the result that Ruth finally push
ed him off his high stool. got up on IL
herself and wrote In "A large. childish
hand right across the face OF one OF
his new drawings. II must raise Sln
OO0!'
She swung around 10 Jon ana asked
How can get $l0.Oo0Y"
Dorr hesitated His plan was risk,
In view OF Wilkerson's attitude. but
after all the money must be raised
lie said quietly. Pledge the stock yol.
own In The Master Key. | Know II
man in New York who will loan you
$4,000 on IT." He BEN over her ear
nestly But listen. Ruth. II we spend
the $4,000 and we don't find the moth
er lode. you lose the mine It's JUS
like n mortgage on a farm"
but you wouldn't suggest his II II
weren't the only way out. she said
briefly Now. how nm | to do thisY"
you must go to New York and see
George Everett ! will give you a let.
ter to him. and he will see to II that
you get the extra money we need
Meanwhile IN keep the mine going"
Ruth gave him her full eyes. lyon
don't like Mr.. Wilkerson, do your
Il don't trust him." he replled
At this moment the superintendent
entered the office and, seeing their two
heads close together ove the desk. he
scowled.
Il came to wee what W. are going
to do about that new tunnel" he said
roughly, II don't like to start In any
thing ! cant finish"
Ruth swung around to say quietly:
II am going to New York city to see
Mr.. George Everett, a friend OF Mr.
DORIS. and | will come bnck with the
$4,000"
Everett. Everett"-repeated Wilker
son. ''who Is George Eyerett7"