Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-18

AS's~SSYEE tSAN SNAeGs ~,IStySS1 -
ocatadAnd tried 70 postpone
actidn But II, was mad,
" plain % him that be coult
not avoid action. The starving meI
We're in no hutnor for words. They
demanded foodsand wages. E
At last he saw that he must d.
something Immediately. AZ. called
some Of the leaders into the Office ant
with apparent frankness told them HI
had known nothing 81 the situation
and TINT he felt sure Wilkerson was
unaware. Of Il: u
what are You, going to do?" came
the demand. s# ,p%N
This" replied Drake, writing rap
idly. He showed them the message:
Harry Wilkerson. Lps Angeles. Cal:
Come to mine at once. Trouble Is brew
ing. DRAKE.
twill that bring him:", demanded
one of them c6ldly. y " 4 $
1T will. Now who wiIIftake'it and
send it," IA &isDs fs!laH'
Two men Volunteered to, take old
Tom Kane's biutlts and make the trip.
And while you're in Silent Valley"
Drake said, yielding to a sudden II:
SEPARATION, take this. $50 and get some
grub for the camp ~ SA'sN@s
There's still Come, locked up in the
cook house., said another. "It,,s old
Tom Kane'sf Lookout, 50 We didn't ex-
actly feel like taking it,, =.
Drake turned to fubbs quickly.
Distribute tho food as far az 1t will
60" he said. t ."~
Tubbs looked suddenly serious. II
guess you better leave that to me-" he
said in a low voice. II know where
Il will do the most good" He winked
slyiy.
tsc& - $50 - =
Meantime John frDorr. 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 riotins. 4, ,s- -
"'You know some of the worst ONES
hang with Wilkefson,,,'5h he said grim.
y, and they might, at any time take
it into their heads to do q little, dynlaa-
hitting. Dynamiting' Is mighty dan,
gerous stun around several thousand
dollars worth Of machinery, and II
they blew UP the. workings there
wouldn't be any mine left. you see
II see."" said Everett at last. Not
having. the papers, ! can't put this deal
through the way Ltwant to eventually.
But something must be done on the
spot" T., er
harshly.
Precisely Everett ~assented with all
ch~eerfuiness. Nov I'm. going to loan
John paorr here 5000, today for the
Master Key mine. Then 1s
John shook his head. ."That isn't
business:like," he protested.
Everett liked his keen eyes on him.
ANY reason why I shouldn't. loan
money to Miss, Ruth Gallons manager
and guardian. Any reason why you.
looking after her interests. Should re-
fuse help in fixing up her affairs"
sDIJoHr'r flushed. II didn't mean it that
way. 1t seems as II ! kind OF messed
things UP myself, and II thought ]
might get 'emi set right BY, myself"
You called ON me. and Pm the doc
tor" said Everett anthorltatively. He
pulled out Ills wallet and commenced
counting out bills. Il came prepared
for this, for l thought there might be
an emergency"
But who will take, charge 81 It!
Who win 60 to The, mine ~
The broker laitugahed at him. Not
you. You'd be in u fight in three min
,iftes. specially, IT sWilkerson turned up.
Toml' Kane IS bur man" He turned on
the old man abruptly. will you take
this money and go?" d.
The old cook stared ,ats,thhee crisp bills 4
and then al Dorr. "a Amt handled
paper worth that much lately" he re-
marked. dBut if;you want me to go
n. there and feed them people and get
'em back to work and, keep things so.
ihfs1 till John can az things ID here III
~ go h:.ta-. 4'~< as5s %Se
or his way to tho. mine Harry. vii.
ketson,s courage. hexfynfed y, ! last
ccnyef patlon with Jean Darneif.s COM
nsneed 70. ebb.. tss a.ss 4:
Drake and Tubbs received him with
unafected Keller. few words sui.
decd. to make the. status pf affairs
plain: Tubbs looked ct bis snperior
with strained anxiety In his bleated
eyes: Dull and sodden with liquor az
Is was. lie understood perfectly that
everything depended on the next few
days.. The engineer Ind lived in min:
ing camps and on. the desert all his
life, and be, knew the passions ,engsnl'
dcred by the arid mountains and the
r.emor.selesss desert what would Wi:
kerson do? Was he STRONG enough to
handle these men who were ready for
anything, even to bbioodshed II aroused:
4 Wilkerson had lost his sense of fear
oddly enough. A he had come into
the camp d dozen miners mad recog.
nized him and scowledl. He had, felt
their hatred. and It fed fat the mans