Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-20


 cisco WilkersOn found her oddly dis trait She did not know whether to go to the mine or 10 return to New York
 One moment she was in a tigerisn rage: the next hour she was staring ut the fog haunted hills with eyes thac saw nothing.
 He stormed and argued 10 no pur- pose He recalled to her constantly tbe fact that be had the deeds, the master key itself. the plans of the lo- cation of the mother lode.
 She either listened istlessly or drove him away with furious upbraidinFs. Yet in the end she accompanied him to Silent Valley IL was a bitter moment for old Tom Kane when the stage drove up and Wilkerson and Mrs. Darnell got out in stead of John Dorr and Ruth. He bad hoped against hope, and now bis dreams were in ashes, for Wilker. son instantly took charge. the men, as Tom put it to himself, followed the paymaster, and so far as outward ap- peurance went the Master Key miue was firmly in Wnkerson's possession. Mrs. Darnell here proved herself the shrewder mind. Though she vas 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 mp the ! rich vein.
 Wait" she told him. Don't be i'm patient. Our whole power here is in the fact that we have the secret. Once that is public we'll likely lose every thing"
 "But we ought to be at work before Dorr gets back" he would argue.
 "Yes. and every court in the land will help him Co regain this mine and its wealth. Don't you see? ComprO miser
 "Compromiser' he repeated duly.
 "Yes. you foOll" But howf"
 "Wajt-wait ul John and Ruth get 1 back. They'll be glad enough to bug 1 those plans, Harry When John Dorr and Ruth arrived ! on the following steamer Everett met 1 them at the pier and told them the news us be had gathered iJ from faith | ful Tom Kane. whom Jean Durnell had l insisted should resume his duties as ! cook, sugely observing co Nilkerson ] that It would be well for them to have a witness whose vemcity Dorr would not impugn
 Settled in the hotel, Dorr briefly re- ! cited the experiences of the past months and then Duutly asked. What are we to doT'
 Everett was ready with bis answer, 1 "COmprOmisew
 The dull red flooded Johns face, and he bit his lip. Had an hls work gone for uOthingf
 Everett laid a friendly hand on his i knee Now listen,' he said gravely Here is Miss Ruth minus her key, ! practically busted rom possession of her property and, if We are not mls taken. unable to lay her hands on hei most precious inheritance-the plans of the mother lode They're in Wilker sons possession"
 And he's digging the gold night and dayw John burst out
 With a swift glance 10 reassure Ruth who sat in mouuful silence, Everett went on:
 That is the shrewd part Of Wilker sons play He knows that the law will give Miss Ruth here back her mint and an that 1t contains. lt would take time, but as sure as we are sit ting here, and no one knows it better than he-justice would strip him of ey cry il gotten cent and send him tC prison with his accompIiCe So what does be doI Hastily uncover the req prizel No. He conceuls it still ana merely works the original mine"
 But we can put him out of fathePi mine. can't weT demanded Ruth.
 And when we do we shall still b, no wiser as to the location of the req gold All our trouble and expense vii have gone for naughL WnkersOn wil stil hold the secret of the 'Muste Key"
 And how are we going to get 1 from himW demanded Dorr, clinchinl his list.
 Everett smiled. By buying it iron him."
 He win ask milliOns!
 The broker smiled again.
 consider WilkersOns position for moment He is liable to arrest. tria and long Imprisonment on dozel charges. Within twenty-four hours VI can have him behind the bars. Bu we wouldn't be helping ourselves much would we? Yet Wilkerson and Mrs Damell don't want to go to jail. w hold that club over them.
 "They have the secret we must hav and We can ruin their lives. Therefor we make trade. We give them as surance that we will not prosecut them. that we will even enrich them if need be, and they in return for thi' hand us over the plans that ThOma Gallon made"