White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-02

"Yss, and the fat would be in the fire.
give you $4,000 cash and won't prose
cute you"
Wilkerson shook his head.
.You understand hat half this mine
was mine by rights when Tom Gallon
took it for himself by shooting me and
lea wing me to die on the desert. Fifty
thousand? Pahr
"And immunity from prosecution"
stated Sir Donald impassively.
Wilkerson swung on him. thrusting
his lean. furious face close to the Eng
iishman's calm. unperturbed counte-
nance.
"what have you to do with thisT' he
snarled.
Faversham did not shift bis position
nor change his tone. II have Miss
Gallons promise to marry me-"
There was a sudden silence. broken
only when Wilkerson's dry throat ut
tered a triumphant croak.
Mrs. Darnell looked at Faversham
with her tawny eyes illed with dull
CuuDciS VI paSSiOh. EsChCtt sat q
stunned.
80 John Dorr gets the kicks and
you get the halfpencer' said Wilker-
son wildly. II Nave cursed him. but
all my curses couldn't have punished
him worse. Why" be went on half
hysterically, 1.-THE poor fool loves bert"
Again silence.
This time Everett broke ii. saying
stif1y: "You understand our PROPOSE
ton. Do you accept it'll"
Mrs. Darnell laid her hand on Wilker.
sons arm. and he seemed to fall into
a profound ~reverie.
They could see the lights and shad-
ows fit over his saturnine visage. the
sparkle of his eyes dying into a mere
dreamy glow. the sudden Tightening
of his thin lips. the working of his
hands.
Finally he reused himself as by an
effort.
Il think | ought to have MORE" he
said quietly. There are signs of gold
on II part of this property which has
neve been worked. 1t is nowhere near
the place marked in the plans. as you
will easily see. You understand that
Tom Gallon and | were partners when
he located that rich ore. Never mind.
Bygones are bygones. But l want
$4,000 and that little claim. 1t may
not amount to anything, but then again
it may. Fifty thousand is soon spent
A mine is a mine"
THE plans!' demanded Sir Donald.
Wilkerson pulled out of his shirt
BOSOM an oilskin folded around a
square paper. He laid this on the ia
bic.
There they are tie said. as though
driven to bay.
Mrs. Darnelrs movement OF protest
did not escape either Everett or Faver-
sham. They looked at the little packet
hat had cost so much agony and
bloodshed.
1T is IA gentleman's agreement"
said Sir Donald presently. taking out
his check book.
The money passed, and then Everett
picked up the oilskin packet md put
it in his pocket
THE deeds and the master key" he
said gently.
Mrs. Darnell's face became splendid
in its futile rage. She tore the ribbon
from about her throbbing throat and
flung the key ON II table
Sir Donald picked 1t up carefully and
rose. AT the same Everett
pocketed the deeds and started for the
door.
He and Faversham passed out into
the starry night and vanished, leaving
Wilkerson still at the desk fumbling
the check.
Suddenly he reached for pen and ink
and scrawied his name on the back.
Then he silently handed it to Jean
Darnell, biting her red lips and moving
almost imperceptibly. like an animal
about to spring.
She took the bit Of paper and tucked
it In her bosom. Then she turned on
her companion. He met her fiery gaze
coldly.
1.-The mother lode Is on that little bit
| got them to give u.s." be said calmly.
THE plans Everett has II false"
And the look that she allowed him
to e In her eyes was such as no 9th.
err man had aver seen there. 1t was
as IL her tortured and lonely, proud soul
had found Its mate In some darkness
made lurid by the flames Of hell
Sir Donald spoke a brief good night
to Everett when they had left the Of
fee and turned toward the bungalow,
leaving the other to go up to where
the light burned In John DORIS cabin
and tell him Of the events of the even
ing.
He met Ruth at the door and quietly
told her that all was well. She looked
mp at him with her great eyes filled
with unshed tears and he bent over her
q little.
Then he drew put the master key