The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-08-13
By
HOLwORTHY
H ALL
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came stertorous. His cheeks puffed
Queerly.
Hilliard sprang to him. RUFUS
Call the officei Get the house doc
tori"
Cullen had raced to the bathroom
for glass Of water; he raced back
again, spilling half Of It. billiard was
chatting the brokers' wrists. The three
men strained at the unwieldy, unresist-
ing bulk. while leaden fear clutched at
their hearts
The house physician hustled In to
find the broker lying on the bed in a
profound coma his reflexes had gone
from him; he couldn't be reused. There
was no need OF a stethoscope.
"Order an Ice bag" said the man Of
medicine sharply. He himself was rat
Ting among his walls for the chlomel.
Rufus was at the telephone.
Anything ] can do?" asked Hilliard
earnestly. His suspicious had crys-
taliZed: and he was bitterly aware
that the broker had planned not JUS
tice, but some new brand Of perfdy /;
nevertheless, the man was uDQuestion-
ably in danger-and revenge could
wait
"Nothing-just give me plenty Of
room"
AS me three stood watching pain
fully, Cullen put out his hand to Hill
lard, and spoke under his breath.
"Henry-when did he conner
| "ODly Just now. An hour ago"
Hadn't he told your Or hadn't
you heard?"
Heard what?'
| Cullen motioned TO Waring.
| Give II TO him, Rufus Oh,
see; / see"
The law student, without word.
| produced yellow blank and thrust
It at Hilliard. He flashed glance of
indescribable contempt at the supine
broker his eyes had lost some Of
their anxiety.
| "Oh. the big crook I" he said boy
ishly. 1.-THE big crook I"
"Sh-h-h! Rufus!" Still, billiard. at
heart, agreed with him to the letter.
| The boy stood close to the
masquerader.
I'm sorry, billiard II came
Mt four this afternoon we'd
been hunting for you ever since :"
| billiard wasn't interested.
| "Ill wait until"
Cullen signed to him peremptorily.
Read II, tell you'll TIN give
you q slant on himl"
billiard peered over the foot Of the
bed; Harmon was still lying inert. The
physician nodded sidewise.
Nothing for you TO do" he said
grimly and Hilliard. only partly aware
OF what he wns doing, gave heed to
the yellow blank.
The fourth telegram Of the dny was
from Butte, Mont, addressed to War
ing. >
Arrived here last night after delay
in Chicago. This mornings papers con-
tain information as follows: The
faulted vein on XLNC property adj
joining Sllverbow claim number one
has been located about twenty feet
from Sllverbow boundary. Indications
are ore body running at least eighty
per cent average and some places high
as twenty. Also some zinc and silver
and traces Of manganese This evil.
IDENTITY extends well into Silverbow,
where the greatest values are uLdoubt-
edly lying, and judging from records
Of old XINC vein it's tremendously
big strike Understand KING own
ers offering large sum, said TO be well
over half-million, for controlling in
terest. ] strongly advise all Of you to
get aboard for as much as billiard
win let go. Am sending this from Of
fee Of Cooley, Benjamin & Russell.
who viii not send separate report mr.
less you want II. This lie wonderful
news and mine Is sure winner, even II
only fraction as large as reported.
Please show this message to billiard.
Sig. j. ]. ARMSTRONG;
Hllllard sat down In the nearest
chair. The lump In his throat was
choking hip the moment was 80 big
that his feelings we're primitive; his
expression Of them were very simple
He only smiled; the meaningless. vacu
GUS smile OF an infant. That smile EN-
brace6 the entire universe; II was In
dicative Of a happiness SO limitless, st
perfect, that II was almost foolish. 81
Harmon. knowing from his own sources
OF the sudden strike, had rushed Il
Syracuse to pose as man OF honor
SO Harmon had wanted to meet War
ing-and find II Warlng had yet heard
the news, and, II he hadn't, stop the In
vestigation by apparent frankness ant
ready restitution. SO Harmon hat
been eager TO destroy the contract. Il
promise Hilliard anything and every
thing. TO repay the money that wal
subscribed already-and then. as SOLE
owner, to take an enormous profit FOL
himself.
No Qpe In the whole world-ant
least Of oil. Waring and Cullen--coult
have remotely fathomed the thoughts
; that were eddying In billiards. brain
They were not for his own aggran
dizement; they were for the Cullenl
and Durnnts and for the others VIII,
lneed never know the acid OF disillr
sfonment. They were for the ideali
he had struggled toward; they wers
, | f0R the fr1ende WhO Ind efoOd Inv him