Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-03-05

wise into the in6nlty of the sea
Yes. the fellow had hts good points.
be admitted.
Il miss him." she said siuply. Inter
she added thoughtfully. 4 think hc
was IN love with me.
WilkerSou laughed
Mns- paruell glanced at him With m
expression ~trHnge on her handsome
face Yes. I am sure he loved me"
In vain" he returned lightly
Il don't know whether Il might have
been wholly ~ vain after an" she
murmured Life has given me little
love OF that kind. IL seems as n 1
mad always been r woman who for
merp seit protection could not iet any
one love the or let my~eit love nim-
i should not have let you love hlui. $
was the quiet response. n have strug.
sied tuo hard aud fought too long to-
you TO allow any one else to have
you
And what does your love amount
TO. after all Harry she asked Tell
me plainly. Has II done either Of us
any good? VIII IL ever do Us any
goodT"
Nilkersou stared out at the DARK sea.
and lis face grew slowly very cruel
Good" be repeated. "All that
know is that love you more than
anything else In the universe. You
love luxury and iewelry and gold and
silk. Because l know what you love
am trying TO get It for you. because |
want you more than ! want anything
else. IL think we are even
~Even7- she said ln a suddenly
strained voice. Yes, we are even
you the felon and the murderer. the
receiver OF stolen gOods. stolen happi.
ness. stolen life. sto,en goidr-
when they ially reached san Fran.
cisco Wilkerson found her oddly dis.
trait she dic not know whether to
60 t. n ui7s Or 10 -st1rn to Nsa
York.
Doe moment SIZE was In a tigerisa
rags the neat hour he was stsrtrg az
the fog haunted hills with eyes THAI
saw nothing.
lie stormed and argued to no pur-
pose. He recalled 10 Der constantly
the fact that he had the deeds. the
master key itself. the plans Of the 10
cation OF the mother lode.
She either listened IiStlessly or drove
him away with furious upbraidings
Yet 10 the end she accompanied him
to Silent Valley.
II was a bitter moment for Old Tom
Kane when the stage drove up and
and Mrs Darnell got out in .
stead OF John Dorr and Ruth
He had hoped against hope. and now .
bis dreams were In ashes. for wilker.
son instantly took charge. the men. as
Tom put II 10 himself. followed the
and so far as outward ap- .
pea1nce vent the Master Key mine !
was firmly 10 wiIkerson's possession
Mrs. Darnell here proved herself the
;hrewder mind Though she was little
seen. her influence was potent
Aud more than anything else she
worked un WikersoD 50 that he did
lot use the plans aud open up the
'ich vein.
Walt she told him Don't be i'm.
,atient. our whole power here Is In
he fact that we have the secret once
haJ Is public we'I likely lose every
hing Z
But we ought to De az work before
)Orr gets back." lie would argue.
Yes. and every court IN the land
viIl help MIN 70 regain this mine and
+ wealth Don't you see? ComprU-
niser'
~Comprumiser' he repeated duly.
YES. you foOlr'
But nOwf'
Wait wait till John and Ruth get
,ack. They li be glad enough 10 buy
huSe plans. Harry"
When John Dorr and Ruth arrived
n the following steamer Everett met
hem at the pier ana told them the
Jews as be had gathered Il from faith
ui Tom Kane. whom Jean DarusIl had
nslsred should resume nis duties as
OOk. saGely observing 10 WukersOn I
hat II would be well for them TO have
witness whose yeracity Dorr would
.Ot impugn-
Settled In the hotel Dorr briefly re-
tied the experiences OF the past
months and then 0luntly asked. What
re We 10 dog"
Everett was ready with his answer
The duh red fOoded Johns face. and
e biz his np Had all his work gone
or nOthingf
Everett laid a friendly hand on bis
nee. Now listen" be said gravely
Here is Miss Ruth minus her key.
ractically Ousted from possession of
er property and II We are not mis-
aken. unable 70 lay Der hands on ner
lOst precious inheritance-the plans Of
be mother lode They're in Wuker-
on's possession"
And he's digging the gold night and
ayr John burst out
With a swift glance 10 reassure Ruth.
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