The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-19

voting himself in the intervals-of his
duties to soothing Ruth's grief. The
girl had really been enormously de-
pendent upon her father. She was
| only a child, but now in her solitari-
! ness she turned to John and old Tom
Kane with impulsive trust and affec.
! ton. She tried hard to be brave, but
the days were long and the nights long
| er. The cook house bloomed with fresh
ing down to talk with old Tom, and
| in the evening, when the shadows fell
across the gulch, John and she would
water the flowers together, and he
| would tell her of his life in college and
| in New York.
! "Td love to see New York; she said
| a dozen times, and on each occasion
| John would smile at her and say, "You
I SHALL"
Neither of them realized that circum-
stances would shortly take them both,
though separately, to New York. for
there was piling up in secret drawer
| in Wilkerson's desk letters written in
q woman's script Some of them in
scented envelopes on embossed paper
/ Each one of them was signed Jean
/ Darnell." When the seventh letter
came the superintendent reread it
many times:
Aston House, New York, May Is, 49,
r Dear Harry-From what you say and
|; from what I learn from George, 1 thinA
|? that I would be willing to put up the
money to buy control of your Master
Key mine, but you must be sure about
this. know that old Gallon made money
out of it. but I'm also sure that he was
4 conceaiing something. as you think. Make
the mine worth while and-well, l remem.
her my days in that camp-Pd like my re-
venge. George Everett will handle the
+ stock end of it very quietly when you say
the word. Don't let your ugly temper get
/ away from you and look out for Dorr.
JEAN DARNELL.
"Now," thought Wilkerson exultant.
Ii ~, II can put the screws on Dorr. I'll
F fire him.
At this moment the man he was
thinking SO bitterly of appeared, and
/ Wilkerson, while his courage was still
|; fresh, said insolently: II see you are
4 spending a good deal of time out OF
l your Office. The mine can't afford
L such extravaganza. guess We'll have
|! ito have new mining engineer. I've
i sent for one, so you better pack"
For the moment John did not speak
i They confronted each other for mo-
i nent; then Dorr turned on his heel
II and walked of. AS he did SO he brush.
L ed into old Tom Kane.
1.-THE miners won't stand any more
L OF Wilkerson, and they are going to
Il strike tonight. when the day shift
I comes off," Tom croaked. Lots Of
them are packing their buds now to
get cut. DIN him; be has ruined little
Ruthless property
| John looked out Of the window and
lrealized that the various groups Of
miners, tired. sullen. as If waiting fol
something. made an ugly picture.
I'm afraid it's up to them. Tom, =
he said, little huskily. Il have beer
discharged, and l am leaving myself
tonight"
/ He was perfectly amazed at the ef
feet of his words. Dropping the coffee
/ pot with crash on the top of the
4 range, Tom Kane dashed out OF the
/ door and into the nearest group Of
4 miners, gesticulating and laughing hys
4 terically. He said two words and the1
4 crushed back. his bright eyes cleaning
4 fiercely.
4 THAT saves the mine for Ruttie
il john he gasped. 1.-THE miners were
Z --ANav NJ.
II will make Wilkerson take yon back