White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-31

face of the girl he loved. swinging a
hundred feet above death in his strong
arms. safe,
About 1900 miles away a dark and
! splendid woman wis looking critically
at her maid. "Eloise. she was saying.
Il don't like 10 be walked this early in
enough about this. What do you mean
by disturbing me for n mere letter."
You told me. madame. always to
call you when there WIS a letter in this
handwriting
III woman under the r9sea;e eover
lets held out her Jeweled hand The
maid gave one swift glance nj her
mysterious ayarieions eyes and van
ished As she closed the door after her
he envelope. torn into shreds. fell to
The floor.
Mrs. Darnell sat up alertly and
quickly perused the slow. ever script
written on the old fashioned blue lined
paper Of a country hotel:
Dear Cousin Jean-Since you last heard
from me have found Gallon. | am leav-
ing today for Silent Valley. His Master
Key. mine is only ten miles from there
Won't he be surprised to see me? I will
let you know later how our scheme comes
out.
Goodby for now. Keep mum, AS ever.
HARRY.
When Gallon thought he had killed
Wilkerson he became infected with the
inaradtca hIa I;snaaa Of droad In HIS
conversation with John Dorr he had
given first expression to his feelings.
The young mining engineer on account
Of his youth did not fully understand
that men DO not speak of such things
until age-loosener of tongues as well
AZ Of tho chords ef Extraordinarily op-
presses then makes them feel help
less. brings them to a realization of
what the ultimate fact Of death means.
He had barely caught the appeal in
the old mans voice when he had com
pretended Ruth's peril.
The old man. with shaking limbs.
had watched the rescue. When he
saw TINT his daughter was safe he
also pei ceivcd the solution of his prob
lem. Here was u quick mind needed
to protect Rutli's property. Somewhere
in that hill was the richest of califor
MIA gold. Once more he said to him
self, John Dorr can find the master
key"
Feeling himself too weak to meet the
girl who was new eiinging Imply to
her rescuer and also discerning in his
own slowing pulse that bis time was
short. he went down the hill. crossed
the gulch without a word TO The won
derins miners and entered the bunga
low.
\ moment later John DOrr entered
with Ruth in his arms. The old man
merely looked up. always look after
her. john he said slowly. "and If Will
kerson comes back
Dorr looked mt the old man with pity
in his eyes. she isn't hurt" he said.
gently putting her down on the couch.
Then be Strengthened NJ. "Ill always
look after her" he promised.
Gallon stared over NJ the white face
Of his daughter as she lay unconscious
on the couch 'Humph'- thus ex
pressing TO himself his own compre-
tension OF the fact that there was
coming such "A period in his own life.
lie went out without Il look backward.
When he returned the oom vas empty.
He fingered the books on the table and
fell nto a state of profound thought.
He did not hear the door open behind
him.
Ruth, freshly clad and wholly reeov
fred from her experience. wondered at
her fathers attitude. She stepped
softly toward him. He did not turn.
She went nearer She laid her soft
hands on his shoulder and then. as II
the fingers of life long fear were touch
ing the very nerves of his being.
Thomas Gallon slowly twisted his head
by a supreme effort of will to see the
sight which of all things in the world
he did not want to see-the face of his
enemy.
By The magic of the strange phantas
magoria which represents our mental
processes IL we look ut them carefully
he did see the face Of Harry Wilkerson.
"A-a-a-h," lie breathed. His eye
closed, compelled 10 by his troubled
conscience. but he was recalled by a
loved and familiar voice. 1t was Ruth
bending over him. saying, Father.
father, what is the matter?'
The Old man suddenly looked up, still
fearful that he was 10 see that feared
aud hated face. Ruth he said. and
it struck him that on her face was .
look almost OF terror.
He must reassure her. Dread and
fear and terror do not belong in the