Bisbee daily review., 1915-03-28

voting himself in the intervals of his duties to soothing Ruth's grief. The girl had really been enormously de pendent upon her father. She was only a child, but now in her solitari- ness she turned to John and old Tom Kane with impulsive trust and affec- ton. She tried hard to be brave, but the days were long and the nights long CT. The cook house bloomed with fresh roses every day, an excuse for her go- ing down to talk with old Tom, and in the evening, when the shadows fell across the gulch, John and she would water the flowers together. and he would tell her of bis life in college and ln New York.
 'Td love to see New Yorkr she said a dozen times, and on each occasion John would smile at her and say, "You shall"
 Neither of them realized that circum- l stances would shortly take them both. l though separately, 10 New York, for there was plling up in a secret drawer l in Wilkerson's desk letters written in a woman's script Some Of them In scented envelopes on embossed paper Each one of them was signed "Jean | Darnell." When the seventh letter came the superintendent reread it many times:
 Astor House, New York. May 10. le-, Dear Harry-From what you say and | from what learn from George. 1 think ] that I would be willing to put up the n 1F n afa ar l Key" mine, but you must be sure about l this. l know that old Gallon made money | out of it, but I'm also sure that he was ! COncealing something. as you think Make | the mine worth while and-weu l remem- | Der my days tn that camp-Td like my re- | venge. George Everett will handle the | stock end of it very quietly when you say the word. Don't let your ugly temper set away from you and look out for Dorr. JEAN DARNELL
 Now" thought Wilkerson exultant-
 ly 'I can put the screws on Dorr m lire him"
 At this moment the man he was | thinking so bitterly of appeared, and Wilkerson, while his courage was still | fresh, said insOlently: q see you are spending a good deal of time out of
 your office. The mine can't afford
 such eXtravagance guess we'll have ! to have a new mining engineer. I've sent for one, so you better pack"
 For the moment John did not speak ] They confronted each other for mo- ment; then Dorr turned on his heel
 and walked off. As he did so he brush. ed into old Tom Kane
 "The miners won't stand any more
 of Wilkerson, and they are going to
 strike tonight. when the day shift
 comes off," Tom crooked Lots of
 them are packing their duds now to ] get out D-n him; he has ruined little
 Ruthie's propertyp
 John looked out of the window and
 realized that the various groups of
 miners, tired. sullen. as if waiting for
 something, made an ugly picture.
 ''I'm afraid it's up to them. Tom"
 he said. little huskily. "l have been
 discharged. and 1 am leaving myself
 tonight"
 He was perfectly amazed at the ef-
 feet of his words Dropping the coffee
 pot with a crash on the top of the
 range. Tom Kane dashed out of the
 door and into the nearest group of
 miners. gesticulating and laughing hys-
 terically. He said two words and then
 rushed back. his bright eyes gleaming
 dercely.
 "That saves the mine for Ruthie,
 John." he gasped. "rhe miners were
 just going to quit quietlike Now they
 will make Wllkerson take you back.