Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-04-22

Two men volunteered to take old
Tom Kane's burros and make the trip.
And while you're In Silent Valley"
Drake said. yielding to a sudden In
SEPARATION, take this $50 and get some
grub for the camp"
There's still some locked up in the
cook house." said another. Its old
Tom Kane's lookout, SO we didn't ex-
actly feel like taking it."
! Drake turned to Tubbs quickly.
distribute the food rs far as 1t will
CO." he said.
Tubbs looked suddenly serious. II
guess you better leave that to me-" he
said in low voice. II know where
1t will do the most good" He winked
sly!y.
Meantime John Dorr. Everett and
Tom Kane were spending long hours
in discussing what was to be done to
save the Master Key" to Ruth. Tom
once more went over the exact situa-
/, ton ut the mine and asserted that I'M
| less prompt measures were taken not
only would there be actual distress.
but likely rioting.
"You know some of the worst ones
hang with Wilkerson," he said grim
". ''and they might ut any time take
it into their heads to do little dyna-
hitting. Dynamiting is mighty dan
gerous stuff around several thousand
dollars worth Of machinery. and II
they blew up the workings there
wouldn't be any mine left, you see"
~ see." said Everett at last. Not
having the papers, can't put this deal
through the way want to eventually.
But something must be done on the
spot"
I'm the way Of money!" added Kane
/ harshly.
Precisely" Everett assented with all
cheerfulness. Now I'm going to loan
John Dorr here 5000 today for the
Master Key mine. Then
John shook his head. '.That isn't
business-like." he protested.
Everett fixed his keen eyes on him.
ANY reason why shouldn't loan
money to Miss Ruth Gallons manager
and guardian? Any reason why you.
looking after her interests. should re-
fuse help in liking up her affairs?"
Dorr flushed. II didn't mean 1t that
way. 1t seems as II I kind Of messed
things up myself. and Ii thought l
might get 'em set right by myself"
You called on me. and I'm the doc
tor" said Everett authoritatively. He
pulled out his wallet and commenced
counting out bills. II came prepared
for this, for I thought there might be
an emergency"
But who will take charge Of It?
Who will go to the mine?"
The broker laughed at him. mot
you. You'd be in fight in three min
utes. specially II Wilkerson turned up.
Tom Kane is our man" He turned on
the old man abruptly. will you take
this money and go?'
The old cook stared at the crisp bills
and then at Dorr. 81 amt handled
paper worth that much lately" he re-
marked. But If you want me to go
in there and feed them people and get
'em back to work and keep things 60
ing till John can fx things up here Ill
60"
On his way to the mine Harry Will
kerson's courage, newly fired by last
conversation with Jean Darnell. COM
menced to ebb.
Drake and Tubbs received him with
unaffected relief. A few words suf-
feed to make the status Of affairs
plain. Tubbs looked at bis superior
with strained anxiety in his bleared
eyes. Dull and sodden with liquor as
he was. he understood perfectly that
everything depended on the next few
days. The engineer had lived in min
ing camps and on the desert all his
life, and he knew the passions ehgen-
dered by the arid mountains and the