The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-02

n litter to George Everett
Ruth laid one slender hand ON Johns
shonidcr
"inn'rc always doing things for ms
Johii she saili simply Some day III
30 something fut yn,i She slipped
awaA Without iat'k ward glance.
lirf watched iicr trip down the nill
toward her own little bungalow. and
il seemed Ia him as II be held one end
~ golden thread that She was spin
ilnc through sunshine. II was I'M
c!afrd II hts heart that thread woulC
b. 3aKHl mites Tong hefote she saw
goM nid Everett. He picked up bis
pen anai wrutr rapidly:
"Mastet Key Mine, June =
George Everett, III Broadway. New York
CITY
i,ear Georae-- When young. slender,
brown eyed. golden haired girl walks into
your Office and says. I'm Ruth Gallon
AMI hands you the papers that she will
nave IN her 1,tie hand bag. please see
JOHN DoRR
He wnu.i anve added more. His
i;uta :isSriiri ,u,a him TINT Ruth should
* iiie nr>t q ii'ii the whole scheme
before the cooi headed, rather cold
hp;irted George Everett. He addressed
the envelope and sealed IT, Then he
went to the telephone and called up
fhe station III silent Valley.
rRiil he said quietly after listening
q moment Ia see II any one was on the
line. Il want to sett.i a telegram. Take
Il over the wire. b!ease. I'll be down
Ia little while and pay you"
"Surev tipatcd Dnck n cheerful voice.
II wish my credit was us good as
yours. ten miles away. bmt II seems us
Il | have TO he always present when
nsk for it. TO ahead. Johnr
This il II. Eill." said John:
Gsorge Everett. III Broadway. New York
City.
Miss Rum Gallon leaves tonight TO see
you about Master Key stock. Meet her
and wire me on her arrival. Take good
care OF her or IN take care OF YOU
JOHN DORR-
The operator repeated the message
and inyohntarily adopted II little Of
Johns savage information on the last
four words II woke him up to the
fact that lie was allowing bis feelings
to become public. He begun to see
why II was that men looked at him
strangely ut times, when it was ques-
ton of Ruth interests. He must re-
strain himself.
The operator did not hang up imme-
diately. but said hesitatingly: Say.
John. there's Il wire here; just came
in from The Master Key mine. 1t
does not seem to jibe with yours. VIII
kerson sent II"
I'm play fnir.' said John TO himself.
and he called back over the wire. "Bil-
Is, that's yours and Wilkersons busi-
ness. not mine" If he had listened to
the tenor of the message directed to
Jecn DarnelI. In New York, he would
HI We learned what Wilkerson was plot
ting
For years Wilkerson had built up for
himself golden image In Jean Oar
nell No one realized better than him.
self that she was creature of appe
tite. n lover of silk and velvet A wo
man whose eyes widened mt sight of a
Persian cat Feminine In every de
gree. womanly In none. But he him
self. dominated absolutely. utterly and
by hts desires. hnd fallen
under her spell. and he was going to
win her. no matter how. II Is
strange thing that when dishonest
man finally yields to an honest passion
nothing Will satisfy him but the ut
most observance of the ritual OF socie-
". Harry Wilkcrson's vision was OF
up the aisle Of a great church
TO meet his bride at the altar.
Yet he had always thought OF her In
'erms OF gold: that was contrast
the pallid, satiny. blue eyed woman.
soft-and his image OF her
Dnilt Of yellow gold. dragged out of
he bowels Of THE Muster Key" mine.
This image WIS now before his eyes:
Instead OF the warm. sun blessed Cnli. |
'ornia hills. with their faint scent OF |
sage and cactus. he saw n richly fur |
,ished room and breathed the odor OF
lttar of roses. Let US not follow him |
n his dreams. But looking over his
an hour later we read:
Master Key Mine. June
lean Darnell. Astor House. New York |
City:
Find George Everett st Ill Broadway |
md meet Ruth Gallon In Chicago on |
;ante Fe express leaving here this even
ng. Introduce Drake as Everett after |
'ou have seen Everett and keep the giri |
o yourself until ! can arrange matters.
HARRY.
Il can't send this through any office
rear here" be thought. so guess I'll
.ide down to Vale Vista and hand IL
o the conductor. he can send II from
.os Angeles"
Three days later Ruth Gallon settled
lerself In the seat Of Il Pullman thai
vas soon TO leave Chicago for Sew
FORK. She was excited. In crossing
own from one depot TO another
trough the streets ruaring with traf