Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-22

| something Immediately. lie called
some OF the leaders into the Office and
with apparent frankness told them he
had known nothing OF the situation
and thar he felt sure wIikerson was
unaware OF II.
what are you going TO dot" came
the deunnd.
This" replied Drake. writing rap
idly He showed them the message:
Harry uilkerson. Los Angeles. Cal;
Come to mine at once. Trouble Is brew
'ng. DRAKE
"will that bring himT" demanded
one OF them cOldly.
1T will. Now who will take Il and
Send itT"
rwo men volunteered 10 take old
Tom Hane's burros and make the trip
And while you're IN silent valley"
Drake said. yielding to sudden in
spiration. 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 as far as 1t will
60" he said
Tubbs looked suddenly serious. 81
/ guess you better leave that to me-" he
said In low voice. Il know where
It will do the most good" lie winked
slyly.
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 at the mine and asserted that un-
less prompt measures were taken not
only would there be actual distress,
but likely rloting.
"You know some OF the worst ones
hang with Wilkerson," he said grim
ly, "and they might at any time take
II into their heads to do a 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"
81 see." said Everett mt last mot
having the papers. can't put this deal
through the way want TO eventually.
But something must be done on the
spot"
"In the way OF moneyT' added Kane
harshly.
Precisely" Everett assented with all
| 20 N
John Dorr here $1,000 today for the
Master Key mine. Then
John shook his head. THAT isn't
busiuess-like." he protested.
Everett fixed his keen eyes on him.
ANY reason why shouldn't loan
money to Miss Ruth Gallons manager
and guardianl Any reason why you,
looking after her interests, should re-
fuse help in fixing up her affairsr'
Dorr flushed II didn't mean II that
way. It seems as II kind of messed
things up myself. and III thought /
might get 'en set right by myself"
"You called on me. and I'm the doc
tor" said Everett authoritatively. He
pulled out his wallet and commenced
| NOuutluB out DiiiS. SuhhS PhOPoASN
for this. for I thought there might be
nm emergency"
"But who will take charge OF 1t?
Who win 20 to the miner
The broker laughed at him. mot
you. You'd be In n fight in three min
utes. specially II Wilkerson turned up.
| Tom Kane Is our man" He turned on
| 81. oil n 10
this money and goT'
The old COOK stared at the crisp bills
and then ut DOrr Il amt handled
paper worth thar much lately" he re-
marked "But II yOu want me 10 go
in there aud feed them people and get
EN- back 10 work and keep things go.
ing till John can fix things up here I'll
60"
| On his way TO the mine Harry VIII
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-
plain. Tubbs looked at his 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 engen-
dered by the arid mountains and the