Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-27

mine are digging into the gold They've got
all the documents in the case, All right For
Il while wen chuck the diamond end Of II
aud see what can be done with the gold
Zudora can turn over her interests to Storm,
and he can start the bombardment. Suppose
! telephone him to meet us sp there at her
home at oneeY We can't lose anything by
going to It at the drop Of the hat"
Baird called at once on Storm and explained
his idea.
$50 you think these crooks are trying to
put that deal over us also2 The information
cHmo to ZudOra unsolicited Some clerk sent
the information"
"a frameup, no doubt Mr., Storm, we've
all got to move mighty smoothly to beat tho
crowd we're up against. Up to date We have
no legal hold II We go to court with half
rights, il is quite likely the litigation will run
on for years don't think you could eujoln
un African diamond mine from producing,
We might be able to hold up the gold mine
fol time But these people have money,
barrels Of II and they'll use It to fight Now,
we want 10 get the upper hand in this game
without having to 20 to the courts Suppose
you write a letter to the Zudora mine, to see
whore we stand Ask for information about
Tmnor, Zudora's father ask II there are any
papers relating to the will, aud 80 forth and
- on, Feel them out II they are crooks out
there It's better to know 1t Os soon us pos.
siblc, Here's Miss Trainer now," wound up
Baird, as Zudora entered
She approved Of the letter But II was
always money money, money. She was be-.
ginning to hate the sound Of It. Why not let
the scoundrels have ~
"1hat isn't the idea, my girl" said Storm,
"lt isn't the money 80 much; It's the prin-
ciplc, know you've just gone through q
terrible ordeal and II has put fear into you,
But We can't let these people ~ scot free
DO you think III ever let up hunting them
wheu | think what they did to your No.
thanks This bunch Of rogues is going to
pay the piper for their fox trot"
They all laughed; aud then Storm made out
his letter to Marcus Villicrs chairman Of til,
board Of trustees
Aud Nine du Val made up her mind to have
u little masquerade for tho benefit Of this sam,
Marcus Nillicrs The chairman was comm,
east to see the real Hudora, suppospg o
course, that the fortune was still under bel
control, There had been an unusually fn,
vein struck aud he was going east TO sugges
that she sell outright her holdings,
Bairds idea that there might be au uutuith
ful clerk ut the mlues was keen one Th
superintendent VI the mine was VI jidcren
caliber from the mau who had taken oharg
Of the damoni mine brown Of the Zudor
gold mine was not above doubling his income
aud hc was not particular how that doubling
was brought about, The moment the new i'm
was made he promptly wired Capt Rodca
that Nillier was arranging TO come east Ou
that Detective Hunt, whom Radcliffe ho
warned him about, would be lured west au
put out u business.
when storms letter arrived Brown wa
hrs, to read t. 1t is needless to say that
did not reach Hilllers.
Upon receipt Of the wlro from Rrowu, Capt
Radcliffe at once sought Mme du Val
This Rruwn eau be trustedg"
$50 hong AZ We pay him we'll My dea
woman, with little close sailing well hay
riches beyond our widest dreams, Million,
and not soul to step In between Edward
IA out Of the way, aud that diamond mine
practically ours, to do With as We pleas
With this man yllers sen, along after L,
wards, goodnight to zudon aud compan,
Brown will make an effort to get to villler
safe where doubtless some good document