Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-30

dSdlusl MN, ana he got no thanks Tor
what he had done.
The following morning the Sentinel
-Phayre's paper-came out with a
cartoon showing widow dropping her
mite into bottomless pail marked
'Missatibi," which boiled over a slow
fire Of wheat stalks.
Somebody had betrayed the secret,
thus forewarning Bower and enabling
1 him to open his campaign to deride it.
But Wilton would not open his mind
to suspicion
He took counsel with Jim Belts.
The old man was frankly pessimistic.
1T looks to me-" he ruminated. "as
! if them two snakes'll get the line.
| Joe must have been mad, or mighty
hard put, when he Hypothetical them
shares" He turned to Wilton. what
/ dye want to worry about it for, any
way?" he asked. IF Joe took chance
like that, he couldn't have felt too
strong about it"
He laid his hand on Wilton's
shoulder. "Whisky's good" he said
in his odd way. SOS ginger pop.
| But the mixtures HILL Sos women
and business, boy. I'd help We with
that loan if could see my way. But
l can't. I've been stung too bad al
ready, and I've got a grandson to
look after Yed better make terms
with Phayre."
This was one of the worst blows
that had fallen. If Belts had lost
faith, who would have kept it? He
understood the allusion to Kitty. Belts
| thought he was in love with her. Then
so must other people.
He was due at the court that day,
and gave his evidence. The half
breeds received each six months In
| the penitentiary-a light sentence, on
the jury's recommendation. Afterward
Wilton had a talk with Quain.
The two men had sullenly refused
to give any reason for their fight. If
/ the outlaw Hackett had advised them,
they did not put in that plea.
The jury had believed that one of
them had accidentally shot Joe, and
/ that this had been the cause Of their
disappearance. SO did Quain, ap-
parently.
I'm afraid, WIN, that we can't hope
/ for anything fresh spon that subject, "
he said,
This business done Wilton went 70
see Kitty, swallowing his pride. After
| an, it was for Joe that he was plead
ing. Kitty received him in the old
friendly manner, with a touch of re-
serve that should have put him on his
i guard. But he began eagerly.
kitty" ne said, you know we've
crossed the Muskeg"
Then Kitty showed her claws.
81 was so glad when | heard Of it,
/ Will" she said. you've been trying
TO do that all the summer, haven't
you?"
"Why-yes. Of course said Wilton,
looking at her in establishment.
She put her hand on his arm with
caressing gesture. DO tell me what
a muskeg is. Will," she said. I've
/ heard you speak of it so often, and |
can never remember the meaning Of
those words"
And with that the last Of WiIton's
| Illusions fell from him, leaving him
face to face with stark reality. He
faced Kitty very gently.
kitty, listen TO me now he said.
1--WE been in this game for Joe-and
for you. When Joe died | say that
we'd have to fight hard to keep the
line. l saw lot of money in it, later,
and meanwhile you'd have enough to
! live on. so that we could use your
capital and your control to carry out
| Joes plans"
Eyes, Will" said Kitty, with the
air of one who listens YEARLY to a
/ lesson.
"Joe's borrowing on those shares has
changed everything. The loan has 70
he repaid before the year is out II
it isn't you lose the line. They'll
wreck it, and they'll wreck your for
tune and that of the other investors.
/ Then they'll reconstruct. When the
line has ceased to have any value at
an. Bower and Fhayre win have q
new lire of their own. Do you under
standT
'rm trying to, Will" said Kitty
i .But what do you want me TO do?"
aIm proposing this for your sake
/ Kitty. IF Won sell your property IN
+ Winnipeg You can raise three or four
hundred thousand. ] believe l could
borrow the rest. That viii meet
phayre's loan. and you'll hold the line
It's the only way, because no bank
would lend you money on the rest
Of your shares now. after Bowers
campaign against Us. And he's made
the most of the subsistence. It's
/ speculative-what I'm suggesting. Bm
Joe would have done it, And In q
few years ttH mean millions.
Are you sure, WIZ asked Kitty
eagerly.
Not sure. Kitty but nearly sure
"Wnl. you are Joe's executor. Do
you advise me ia take that risky
"Nol" said Wilton sharply.
"But you just said"
LAS Joe's executor I can't. It's not
sonnd business An executor dares