The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-27


sum Of money hidden here on fhis
place. We came TO gel IL That is
Gahy did l cared much more about
staying here. aud Keeping Gaby here.
than I cared abouf finding the money
Really, Ill hoped Got to fnd the
money. There was 40 money here.
as IL turned out That is-if Gaby
told me the truth about anything.
thought that she did BUT now-she
spoke OF keeping fear and dread from
me. IN her last note 70 me. - !
can't talk of this, tOdayI"
"See here, dad" John spoke up.
Danny isn't ht TO go through with
this today. think she has told me
everything she has TO tell. She told
me most OF IL this morning. I've got
II straight How about allowing me
to go on with it?"
"Do you think any OF IT might have
a bearing on the murder"
"Yes, I think IL might"
Sam banged on the table with his
fist by Cd" be roared. "what
kind OF people have | got TO deal
with? MOI five minutes ago. you sat
right there and swore that you had
told everything you know. Couldn't
even begin. Couldn't think of a thing
to say. No suspicion. No hints of
any kind. except slur at q. dead
boy. Now you come "uf with this
By the Lord, Hand, you may be a
better man than | think you are"
Danny's voice cut in like scissors
sIithering through taffeta silk BE
careful, there" she said. [ remem-
bered the way she had brushed the
beaded bag. Something cold went
trailing down my backbone. II was
time, and past, / thought, for me to
take a hand
SAM" | said, whats become Of
all your fine talk about US not acting
like yelping dogs, and swallowing our
pride. and helping out and so on?
Ii you think the fact that John
wouldn't betray Danny's confidence
to satisfy a crazy within Of yours
makes him out a murderer, you've
got less sense at sixty-iye than you
had when you were born. The best
thing you can do, Is TO follow your
advice to me, and be quiet. Johns
ready TO talk now, II you'll keep still
and give him half chance"
The strongest man will drop before
a good. strong volley of woman's
words the same as he would before
a shooting squad
$50 on, john" l said, seeing that
San mad dropped, and wanting John
to get q start before Sam had time
to pick himself up, and dust of.
ana ask Danny what she had meant
by kissing al him to be careful.
"ShaIl I. Danny?" John asked. She
nodded.
1T ISM any 100 pleasant, even for
me-" John began, ''but the straight
Of it Is, that while Danny. for years,
was companion TO a lady in Eng
land, Gaby was running around over
Europe with a darned rotten lot of
associates On the face Of things.
she was an actress; leading lady with
a company that Travelled all over the
country-over several countries-giv-
ing plays. That seemed to be mostly
a blind. though. for her real occupa-
ton, which was leading lady with q
crew Of blackmailers. Danny doesn't
admit II. but think there Is no doubt
but that she had lover named Lewis
Bauermont-somethin like that
"About six months before Danny
wrote here. the lady. whom Danny
had been serving as companion,
died II left Danny at loose ends.
She had next to % money saved.
Gaby wrote that she could give her
a small part In her company. Danny
Joined her in France She had been
there a couple of weeks, when the
company went on the rocks Danny
thought II was done purposely. since
one of their bIackmcil victims was
making if too hot for them.
Gabrielle and Danny went to
Switzerland This Bauermont showed
up there in few days and hung
around He and Gaby got to quar-
reling all the time. Gaby. who had
always had plenty Of money, began
10 be short of funds.
Danny was as miserable as-well,
as Danny would be In mess like
that She remembered this place,
and begged Gaby to come here, and
resi- while. and get rid of this
Bauermont, and the other hangers-on.
and get ready to make fresh start
Gahy wouldn't listen to Danny's plan
of coming here. But, once or twice.
she used the idea as threat TO make
this Bauermont bird colt TO terms.
He wouldnr come Later. Gaby be
gan to give him some of bis own
discriminating medicine. guess be
was pretty keen TO get rid of her
And her having talked abouf the Des
ert Moon gave him lis idea
ale showed up one night with a
letter from CanReziano. written from
San Quentin Bauermont and Can
nezidno had been pals here In the
United States; and had gotten To-
gether again, three years ago. when
Bauermonf had been over here for
six months The letter said that be
was to leave prison on the fourth of
July, and wanted to know where he
could meet Bauermont shortly after
that date Probably all Canneziano
wanted was to renew his old connec-
tons; but the letter was cryptic
enough for Banermont to make his
story out OF #
"A cock-and-bull yarn about how
he and Canneziano had held up that |
Tonopah mall train. three years ago
the train that was carrying big
shipment of currency for the federal