The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-05-21
By JOHN FuENIiNG WILSON

u - y1a Q11et ES8pQAR&e. .,AQAYe s{ku8'
:gled too bard and fought too long for
you to- show any one else to have
you" fss.s :
$50 Andawhat~doess your love ampunts
/ 70. SITTER allaHAxlv aEi'osheaak TELL
me plainly. aBaeaits a2pa tbersof gus
any good7 VIII II eyer, do.vns ,any
Wtikersoa stared out al. the dark,aea.
and bis face grew slowly very cruel.
+us9oedY hennapeated. pasAlh that I
knew:.ias that b lQNFea yous aaores than
anything else in the universe. You
love luxury and jeweiry- .apd gold land
silk. Because know what you love !
.amstrytng toagee itscopz4oussbe !
sRantoypu sporestban h want anything
else. III think Wab8se Agsen."
.EYenY' she said IN a -apddenly
strained voice. Yes, we are even.
you the felon andethe murderer. Il the
raeeivesl Oh stolen gands,. stolen happi.
ness, stolen lifes stolen l9Qldv'
= When they finally reached San Fran
cisco Wilkerson found her oddly dds
trait. She did not know whether ito
60 to the -.naine-or to return to New
York.
znne mementashesswas sin asstigerish
|frage, Observation-Disclosures staring at
the fpgs haunted bills, With eyes that
saw nothing. " >.@~....
he stormed and argued to- no pnr.
pose. He recalled to her constantly
the fact that chad the deeds. 1.-THE
master ,keys itselfs tthes plans of the 10
cation1of the. mother lede.
She either listened Astlesslyr Of drove
|, him, away with furious upbraidtpgs
Yet in the end she accompanied htm
to Silent Valley. "a.
1t was q bitter moment for old Tom
Kane .whenath stage drove up and
sWilkerson and Mrs. Darrell got out in
stead Of John Derr,ppdsRnth II
he. had hoped, against hope. and now
his dreams. We're IN ashes. for W1lker.
son instantly took. charge, the men, as
Tom put it to- himself, followed 1.-THE
paymaster, and So far as outward zap
pearance- went the ..MasterEK Key" mine
/ Was4flrmlY in .WilkeEson's possession.
Mrs. Darnelb hereuproyedz herself tthe
shrewder mind. Though she, was little
seen, her influence was potent
And more than anything else she
worked on -Wilkerson SO that he did
not use the plans and open up the
e3ch vein. - 49, j..
await" she tQid,him. ,ssDon't be Am
L,natiept. Our whole poWer ahereisis In
! thesfaets that fVes ave the secret Once
that isi lPl1lhltczswe,ll likely lose every
thing ., IS. j: -~s4.,.-.
....Bpt. we ought to be at work before
Dorr gets back" he would argue.
"Yes, and every court In the land
will help him ,segainsithis mime and
Eits4twaalth Don't geusaee7 }5klQmpro
Aa3seF' ~ -. r.. -
ez"Compromiset,' he, eesspeated duly.
Yes, yQp fQplr'
But 1Qw?" -. - =.
.".'Wait--,wait till John and Ruth get
back. They'll be glad enough to buy
those plans Harry"
When John Dorr and Ruth arrived
on the following steamer Everett met
them at thsspier. and told them the
pewsast be had Gatheredsitsfrom faith
| tplT em:Kane. hom Jeap9D arnell had
| insisted should resume ssbts. duties las
|. cook, sagelys observing to NV 1kerson
that 1t would be well for them to have
a witness =Mhase zyeEaeaty: =Rorr would
not impugn. -. . Z.
Settled in the hotel, Qorrr briefly re.
cited the experiences OF the past
months and then blnntlys asked, What
are NE .to.do9''
Everett was ready with ibis answer.
"Compromisal" i
The dnllsred saeoded.Jahn.s face. and
he bit his lip. 8adeall his work gone
for nothine7
Everett Ibid o. friendly hand on bis
knee Nov listen" be said graYely:
Here Is Miss Ruth minus her key:
practd Ideally apsted from ypoa eession ,of
her propelty end, II We are not mis-
taken, unable ITO lay her hands on her
most preeiops inheritapee the plans OF
the ;Wether lode TheV'rs,aip Wilker
sons pollsessipn." s= s..:.
And he's digging the sold might and
day Johp burst out.
With q aWift glance to reassure Ruth,
whozsat p mQpFnful silence, Everett
went on:
THAT isfthe shcewds part ref wilker.
sons play, He knoWs that the law
will give Miss Ruth here back her mine
and all that 4 contains. It would
| take time, but as sure, as we are sit
ting here, and no one kpowssit better
| than haN- Justice would strip him Of ev-
cry III gotten cent and send him TO
prison with his. accomplish So what
does he do7 HssAly unepvae the real
prtze7 No He sOoncea]ss It still and
merely works the original urine. .
but we can put him ont of fathers
mine. can't we?" demanded Ruth.
And when we do we SHAH still be
no wiser 90 TO. the 5lecat iop OF the real
gold All our trouble and expense will
have gone for naught. Wilkerson win
still bold the secret Of the Master
Key" zEs
And how are We going to get II
from him r demanded Dorr, clinchins
hts flst.
Everett sHiled- -By buying 1t from
| him. !"
sHe will ask millionsra
The broker smiled again.
Consider Wilkerson's position for 4
moment. He L. liable 70 arrest. trial
and long imprisonment on dozen
chargeA: Within twenty-four hours we
can have him behind the bars. But
We wouldn't be helping ourselves much,