White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11

a woman travelling with yon. 1t Is all
right to do as you like in the mines.
where no one word dream of speak
ing evil or thinking It. but Mrs. Grun-
dy insists on the maid
John agreed With Everett and de-
parted 10 get the tickets. in spite OF
Everett's warning that he had better
send and get them.
The result was that George Drake.
Just landed from the mine and in
search of Wilkerson. found him shad
owing Dorr.
Drake explained his coming BY say.
ing that be had heard nothing from
either Wilkerson or Mrs. Darnell. and
he could be Of no use at the Master
Key"
IT'S Just as WELL" Wilkerson said
sulkily. 81 have o dozen things to at
tend to, and you can help. The first
IL not to let that man Dorr get out OF
our sight or turn a hand unless W.
know It."
In q few sentences flied with bitter
ness be told the story Of the finding Of
the chest and the futile search for the
plans ana the abstraction OF the idol
containing them.
When wilkersop found that Dorr
and Ruth booked passage on the Hal
cyon for San Francisco and had In
quired about the next sailings for the
Orient he took Drake aside and they
determined that this could only mean
one thing
Dorr was on the track OF the idol.
well follow them he said savage
~. We've spent too much to quit
now"
Jean Darnell received Drake coolly
and listened to Wilkerson's explana-
don of his new scheme without q
word.
Her stormy eyes boded no good to
some one. and Wilkerson feared she
would abandon him.
But there was the tenacity Of q d.
gress In her passions. and now she
could not give up her sweet revenge
nor forego the thought Of possessing
the wealth which had ono been Tom
Gallons and which be had tried to
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 ia the hotel In San
Francisco.
Johns news was that the Hindu they
sought had undoubtedly been on the
Halcyon and that John had bought a
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 II will be like looking
for a needle in n haystack to get hold
Of yonr 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.
l shall try to persuade the man of this
and get him to let me have the papers
concealed In It."
At this momen Sir Donald Faver-
sham was announced.
The entrance of the Engllshman who
had made himself so attentive to Ruth
at the southern hotel awakened little
enthusiasm In either Dorr or Everett.
but for Rnth's sake they played the
civil part,
She. on the other hand. received Sir
pleasure.
I'VE are this minute talking Of go
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 Indiar' calculated the bar
onet. MY word"
"yes.. che proceeded. I'VE are aft
er n Hindu and his idol"
AT this point John l%aughingly came
to the rescue and briefly explained the
object of their quest.
Sir Donald listened quietly. occasion.
ally CHANGING at Ruth, whose beauty
was enhanced by pretty excitement.
At the conclusion of the tale be
nursed the eud Of his stick awhile 10
very apparent perplexity.
lyon know. my dear fellow" he
said. addressing John. that India Is
n large country dlled with millions Of
different races Even granting that
this man is n 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 impnlsively.
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.
IF you could only go alongr" Ruth
said plnintively when he had got them