THE MASTER KEY
By John Fleming Wilson
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COPYRIGHT. IDI4, BY JOHN PLEMINO WILSON
They were almost to the "Master
Key" mine -when Dorr came to himself,
■lipped off the pack saddle and stood
op weakly.
"What happened?" he muttered.
Toothing moch," said Kane, putting
arm abont him. "You had a bnd
(all. That bridge never was any too
Wrong."
"Bridge!" Mid Dorr. "The bridge Is
roneT*
"Sure," wild old Tom Kane easily,
wtilstttng to his bnrros again. "You
Just come along wltb me."
"But I haven't got my coat."
The cook looked at him wlfti swift
Understanding. Hla coat had been iu
thn seat of the machine and was burn
ed. "Til get yon another coat when
we get back to camp," he said com
fortingly. So they progressed the long
and dusty road hack to the "Master
Km y." It wai dark when they ar- i
rfved, and Kane was able to take his!
da led and much bruised charge Into
the cook sbanty without being observ
ed by any of the miners. Dorr was !
■till bat half conscious and willingly
submitted to being put to bed, though
he still protested that he wanted bis
coat.
"What do you want your coat for?'
demanded Kane.
John opened bis eyee widely, for the
first time cognizant of his surround
ings. Then he leaped from the bed.
"All my money Is In it!"
Tom Kane sat on the chair beside
him, dish towel In hand, as a sort of
emblem of antbority, and demanded In
his careful tones, "There wasn't any
thing else in the co«t, John?" He bent
his white head as'if to catch a whis
per. Instead Dorr gave a raucous
shout:
"There was that check from the
mint"--
"I saw you myself give that check to
Wilkerson," said the cook soothingly.
"But that doesn't change matters any.
You're got, to get to San Francisco,
and you're busted." Tom Kane pulled
out an old deerskin poke and from it
spilled on the table a few hundred dol
lars.
"Just as soon as you get able, John,"
he said huskily, "you take this money
and get to Frisco. Find Ruth. That's
all that matters—find that little girl.
"Hurry!" he whispered. "Wilkerson
Is gone. He's been gone since mid
afternoon."
"But I am badly hurt" said John
Dorr stupidly. Then Kane under
stood that he must take desperate
measures.
Fifteen minutes later Dorr was
pounding down the road toward Silent
Valley. His head was roughly band
aged, his chest had been tightly strap- ;
ped with the ripped woccen blanket,
and In his nostrils was the pungent
odor of ammonia. He was at last
awake and knew that in his pocket
was a thousand dollars 'in gold. An
hour later he boarded the Sunset ex
press and automatically paid his fare,
bought his Pullman ticket and, not- j
withstanding the porter's earnest in- :
qulry as to his injuries, went to bed as I
Bilently as he arrived in San Francisco |
a day later.
Exultant In his triumph, Wilkerson
stifled the small voice of his conscience
and strode on. One thought now mas
tered his every action—he must reach
San Francisco and Jean Darnell.
Jean Darnell! The woman who stir
red him to the depths of his Innermost
soul.
Jean Darnell and the "Master Key!"
Arrived at the station he sent her a
wire telling of bis coming. Two min
utes later he was aboard the train. As
he gazed backward a bend of the rails
drew a curtain to his musings, and he
turned and entered the car.
• •••*••
Upon their arrival in San Francisco
Mrs. Darnell acted upon her decision
made during the journey—that they
would stop at a less pretentious hotel
than the St. Francis, where the chances
of her plans being spoiled by chance
meetings with the real Everett or per
haps John Dorr were too great And
so they took a taxi to the Manx.
A word with Drake and the older
woman stepped to the desk and in a
firm, bold hand wrote:
"Mrs. Darnell and daughter, New
York." \
Quickly she turned to Ruth and, fol
lowing the lead of the bellboy, escort
ed her toward the elevators.
No sooner had the.v removed their :
wraps In the luxurious apartments ttiai,
a rap at the door interrupted their talk
"See who It is." commanded Mrs
Darnell to her maid.
The latter returned with a telegram
from Harry Wilkerson saylnp that he
was on his way and would Join them
soon.
Wearied by the long trip across the
continent, Ruth was glad to retire ear
ly, shortly after the dinner hour
sbe was tucked In her bed and sleeping
soundly.
Drake hastened to the depot and met
Wilkerson, driving him to the Manx
with all haste.
"I'm awfully glad to see you, Hnr
ry," was the effusive greeting he re
ceived from Jean.
Hla heart pounded with the Joy of It!
After all his scheming and plotting
was worth while. He would win the
mine and the woman also.
The mine! The Master Key!"
The thought brought him back like
the snapping of a whip.
"JV'herf la th« gltfT' he asked almost
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brusquely.
"Jn there," and Mrs. Darnell pointed
to tho curtains dividing Ruth's room
from the other.
Wilkerson started toward the arch
way.
"Harry!" . J
He turned.
"You mustn't go in there."
"Why not?"
"She's sleeping—you'll awaken her."
"Oh, all right!" He paused und look
ed from Drake to Mrs. Darnell. "Well,
lot's get down to business. Where lire
the papers? Have you got them yet?"
"Ssh! Not so loud"— and Mrs. Dar
nell looked apprehensively toward tho
heavy plush hangings.
"Oh, that's all right, Jean. But we
must hurry this thing up."
In her bed Ruth stirred. The mur
mur of voices came to her as in a trou
i bled dream. Whose were they? Where
| had she heard that voice before? The
JlhmP™
Before a Doorway Wilkaraon Btopp*d.
heavy one? She turned on her side
and the moonlight shone on her in a
white light
"I tell you, Jean, you must do as I
say! If we want to get possession of
those papers and secure the mine we
must act!"
"Will you be quiet?" Mrs. Darnell's
eyes blazed in angered resentment.
What were the voices saying? Ruth
sat up, listened, slipped from the bed
and tiptoed to the curtains.
"You'll do as I say or"—
S "Harry!"
j "Oh, come, old man. What's the
j use of all this argument?" and Drake
; laid his hand on Wilkerson's arm re
stralnlngly. Their eyes met. Wilker
son calmed himself.
"Oh, all right. As you say." And
he stepped to Jean and turned her
around to him. :
Slam! Bang!
"Hello, hello!"
With one rush the trio were upon
her. Mrs. Darnell seized the affrighted
girl and dragged her from the phone
She screamed.
"Stop her yelling! Stop her!" com- i
rnanded Wilkerson.
"George, for God's sake, do some
thing!"
With her hand over the girl's mouth,
Mrs. Darnell held her _by sheer
strength, while the always cowardly
Wllkersqn screamed his commands lu
n louder tone than those of the gli-1 had •
been.
Her head fell back, and her body
became limp. ,
"She's fainted! Call a taxi at once!
We must get her out of this hotel!"
In less than five minutes they were
shooting down the elevator. Another :
quarter minute and Wilkerson, with
the unconscious form of the girl in his
arms, her face covered by the cape of
the maid, was rushing across the lobby,
preceded by Drake. Mrs. Darnell stop
ped at the desk long enough to throw
down a twenty dollar bill.
"The girl is xick, and we must hurry
her to a hospital!" she managed to
gasp-
Before the dumfounJed clerk or the
amazed guests could stop to act they
were out of the hotel and in a taxi.
The house detective sprang from al
most out of nowhere and in a second
was speeding after the fleeing ones,
accompanied by another plain clothes
man.
They sighted the Irst taxi as It
rounded the corner or Powell and Eddy
streets.
"Keep that car In sight, and catch it
if you can!"
The chauffeur made answer with his
foot. ,
As the detectives saw the course the
other car was taking they both mur
mured. "Chinatown!"
Into the realm of the yellow man
shot the auto.
Before a doorway Wilkerson stopped.
Rap! Pause---rap! Rap! Pause—rap!
A /ace appeared as the door creaked
open, the face of a Chinaman, deeply
lined, the almond shaped eyes scarcely
| visible thron~b the ivnrly closed lids,
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STUDENTS (JIVE RECITAL
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dec. 21. On
Saturday afternoon a recital was given
by tlio music students of Miss Romaine
liertzler and the following program
was successfully rendered: Idylle,
"Katydid," L.ouis A. Drumheiler, Mae
Kutz"; "Waltz Song." German, Helen
lleinry; "In May," Francois Behr, Rose
Bowman; waltz, "Tick-Tock," Franz
Dietz, Earl Ryan; "The Fisherman and
the Mermaid," Geza Horvath, Kathryn
Wliitcomb; "Sabbath Eve,"
Weber, Kathryn Weber; waltz. "Eittle
Indian Bov," Franz Dietz, Mary Whit
comb: "Cricket Polka," M. F. Heise,
Clara Weber: duet, "Glen Waltz,"
Euckliausen, Pearl and Roy Meals:
"After the Storm," K. Roberts, Sam
uel Weaver; "Serenade Waltz," Franz
Opel. Susie Reynolds: "Rose Tints,"
Jessie M. Winne, Valeria Hershman;
"Barbara Waltz," M. Greenwald, Edith
Dougherty; "The Mill at Sans Souci,"
H. Necke, Marion I.esher; "Humor
eske," Robert Eilenberg, Molva Hersh
man; "Little Pet Waltz," Henry M.
Brainard, Monroe Yohn: "Sunset Noc
turne," Edward M. Bead. Esther De
Arman; duet "Meadow Play, Alary
and Kathryn Wliitcomb.
WORKMAN STRUCK BV BAR
Special to The Telegraph
Mechanicsburg. Pa- Dec. 21. —Ross
Lehman, East Locust street, met with
a severe accident on Saturday while
at work at t.lio D. Wilcox Manufactur
ing plant. Me is a hammerman and a
bar, which was accidentally placed un
der the hammer as it was descending,
struck Lehman a territlc blow just
above tbe right knee und hurled him
across the room. Medical aid was
summoned, and while no bones are
broken there is a bad bruise which is
very painful and will incapacitate him
for work for some time.
C*VT. 11. M. M. RICHARDS HEADS
LEBANON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Special to The Telegraph
Lebanon, Pa., Dee. 21. Captain H.
M M Richards, of Hathaway Park, was
unanimously re-elected as president of
the Lebanon County Historical Socley.
Nt the annual meeting on Saturday.
Former Assemblyman Henry C. Snavely
and Professor Hiram M. Shenk, the lat
ter a member of the faculty of Leba
non Valley College, were elected vice
presidents', and Dr. S. P. Hellman, sec
retary.
RESI'IE MISSION ESTABLISHED
Special to The Telegraph
Lebanon. Pa., Dec. 21. A Rescue
Mission, of the Mnlvin E. Trotter va
riety. which exist in many of the larse
cities of the country, was established
here on Sunday afternoon, at the
Church of the Poor, which is being re
modeled for the use of the mission. The
place is to be maintained bv an asso
ciation of laymen from the several
churches and adult. Rlble classes and
brotherhoods of the ' churches. Tho
building was decided yesterday nftcr-
WOMAN FALLS DOWN STAIRS
Special to The Telegraph
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 21. —Mrs.
J. E. Reary was seriously injured
Thursday night. She fell down
a small flight of stairs, badly fractur
ing both hones In her right leg, sev
eral inches above the ankle, and
spraining her left ankle. Mrs. Reary
was in the room and walked out ln
the hall, which was dark, and was pre
cipitated with much force to the land
ing below.
TEACHERS' INSTITI TEAT HERSHEY
Special to The Telegraph
Hersliey, Pa.. Dec.'2l. The annual
meeting of the school teachers of this
district will be held here on Friday
and Saturday, January 15 and 16. The
Friday evening session will be held in
the Hershey Central Theater, and the
Saturday sessions in the assembly
room of the new school building.
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