The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-06

oih hands. rtare1 b, years ~ ciotihs
patlod the almost innnlmate form q
norf.
They were nlmoaf to the -AlnatcI
Key" pilne when nofr ann ~ hiuiFelf,
slipped on The pack snddIs and stood
~ weakly.
.what harpcucdY he mnflefcd.
rNothlne much.' snid Rnne. palting
hfa arm about him. "Yon had a had
fan, 1nat bridge never WA nny too
stroun."
4nriarer sa.a porr 'srhe bridge Is
gomez
"surc.r nnid old Tom Kane eesily.
whissIlng 70 bis burros again. "Yen
iuat COME along With ms
shut ! haven't goi my coat
sfhe cook hooked "a him With swim
understanding Ills n1nf had been IN
the s,af 81 the mnchinc and WIS burn,
Cd rtn eet yon another cont when
We ger hark to come b. Rnld csfm
forlinEly. ~ they rruErcssed fhr iprr
fnd dusty road bnrk e. the WEBSTER
Key u was DARK WHOM they ar
| lived. and Kane WAS able to take hts
dared aud much bruised charge Into
! the co0k shunty without being Obsefy-
81 rs any % the miners Dotr WAS
stn but half conscious and willingly
Submitted 10 being put 70 bed. though
be sull protested that he wanted his
coat
~T7hat DO you want your Goa f0rT'
demanded Kane.
lohn opened bis eyes widely. for the
1rst time cunizaut of bis surround
ings. Then he ieaped from the bed
IN my money 10 IN it.'
Tom Kane sat on the chair beside
him. Alsh towel IN hind. ~ a sort o.
cubien Of authority. and demanded IN
his caFeful tones. There wasn't any.
thing else Ia the coat. Johni- He bent
bis white head as n to catch a Wills
per. Instead DoSr gave a mucous
shout:
'rhere was that check from the
mint
Il saw you myself give that check 70
wiIkerson." sald the cook soothingly,
~Bnt that doesn't change matters any.
You've got to act 10 san Francisco,
aud you're busted Tom Kane pulled
out an old decrsklD poke and from Il
| sIillri on the tahla a few hundred dol
lars
~list NJ soon M you get able. John
be said huskily. you take This money
end srt 20 Frisco. Find Ruth. That's
ull that matters--hnd that little girl.
Hurry he whispered. "Wnkersor
Is gone. He's been gone since mid
afternoon"
But J. am badly hurt" said Johr
Dorr stupidity. Then Kane under
stood that he must take desperate
measures.
Fifteen minutes later Dorr wal
pounding down the road toward Silen
valley. Ills head WINS roughly band
aged. his chest had been tightly strap
ped with the ripped wooden blanket
and IN his nostrlls was the pungen
odor 81 ammonia lie was 80 las
awake and knew that In bis poke
was a thousand dollars IN gold. Al
hour later he boarded the Sunset OK
press and automatically paid bis fur,
bought his Pullman tlc'-et anu. not
withstanding the porter's earnest IN
qulry ~ 20 his injuries. went 20 bed q
silently rs be arrived In san Franclsc
a day later
Exultnnt IN his triumph. Wilkersot
stincd the small voice Of his c0nscienc
and strobe on. One thought now mns
tered bis every action-he must rcac
San Francisco and Jean DarnelL.
Jean Darncn! The woman who stii
red him 10 the depths OF his innermos
soul.
Jean Darncll and the Minister KeyF'
Arrived at the station he sent her
wire telling Of his coming. Two mis-
utes later hc was aboard the train. A
he gazed backward n bend OF the rat
drew n curtain 70 his musings. and d
turned aud entered the car.
Upon their arrival In san Francisc
Mrs. DaTnell acted upon her decisio
made during the ~j0urney-that the
would stop at a less rretentious hot
than the ST. Francis. where the chanc,
of her plans being spoiled by chanC
meetihfs with the real Everett or pc
hans John Dorr were too great An
80 they took a taxi to the MGnx.
4 word with Drake and the old'
woman stepped 10 the desk ana Ia
arm. bold hand wrote;
"Mrs. Darnell and daughter. Ne
York"
Quickly she turned 10 Ruth and. 70
lowing the lead OF the bellbOy. cscor
cd her toward the elevators.
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