La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 18, 1915, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Text' MONDAY,; JANUARY 18, 1915. - lx QQAKDr Eron;a czzzzrpD, .THE ... "W'" w y?i ' Novelized Version of tiw no Manufacturing Company. fr; ,v'' ' ' ' ' . , . CMAPtnrynrr , HBN b bad tborragUy M ui mmod WUicanoa co ly. In iplte of U lettar ko bad recelTad from Jeaa Qar jseu In Mew York.: telling blm of . bar wiUlngBeaa to finance ner acbeme, de tennlned be rauat be Manda wltb Job Don, ' at : leaet . outwardl. Bo 1 be amootbed oat the vialble vrlnklea In Mm (ace, trying to veil tbe mallcldoa 'tfaam la hia eye, and apent two dajra ooletlj tryioi to enow bla amiability, not only. to tbe aalnera, bat to Dorr WOkeraon waa : abaolntely " certain ' itbat bla old partner, -Thomaa Gallon, ad really made a rlcb dnd and that fee bad loat tbe location and accepted Tho Maater Key" aa a aobedtnte la na bop tbat by working It thoroughly toe might flnt) the mother lode. In tttber worda. careful manipulation of .look nar, wiiKtrton, mayoa coin ot ",.(. u have made a miataka." the present mine, painstaking toll In ognrlng out the trend ot the varloua veloa, would lend -to that particular pot of gold which had been at the end ; of Gallon'a youthful rainbow ot hopes. WUkeraon waa determined to be maa ter of "The Maater Key." Be needed the a killed aid of Jobo Dorr with bla engineering knowledge. ,:. John Dorr knew that there waa a tremendoua aecret In Gallon'a life rep reeented by tbe golden key which he bad torn from bla neck and handed to Both when be waa dying. That key bad figures on It He nnderatood that tboee scratches on that golden aurface represented, something tremendously important, and that the old man bad committed Bath to bla charge and bad spoken ot WUkerson aa bla former iMurtner and sold, "WUkerson knows." What waa It that WUkerson knew H waa better, thought John, to accept bla amiable adrances and thereby pof1 . elbly gain bla confidence and And out for Butb'a sake tbat secret which Tbomaa Gallon bad taken to bla grave. , So on tbe aecond day after tbe resto ration ot . the old scale of wagea and bla own reappointment aa engineer In' charge John went down to the office and aald bluntly: "Look here, WUker son. maybe botb of os bare made a BQlstake. i;ro care my only aim la to help oat in the promotion of The Mas ter Key.' r WUkerson recetred Mm amiably. "I'm sora my oaly Interest In tola boat nesa la to fetch Into good ore. An tbat wo are digging oat now la dirt without any pay in It" ,' '. J'' ' . "1 think 1 know where we can strike rftnt chtaa stuff," Dorr returned. "There LJ J ' 1 I ' Y t,- 1 " 1 MASTER - KEY. By JOHN FLEMING, WILSON COPYRIGHT. 191V BY JOHN FLEMING Motion Picture Pnmi of tlit Saun lUuttratcd With Photofrtpni rrom . i l - : -- , , , . , i hi - - - la sure pay rock If we travel south from tbat main tunnel. We may bate to go a couple of hundred feet" v . WUkersoo looked at him shrewdly "That will coat money," b remarked. "Bat Til tak tbla ap with Roth." Joan looked at him with a faint trace of the old enmity la bla eyea. He did not Uk to bear the Srat' name of the mistress of "Tbe Master Key" on those . "If tbe mine is not paying If s op to as to make It pay, be remarked. '"' i When WUkeraon entered the bangs low Rath' perceived a great change lo hla attttude. He was no longer sullen, and be was evidently worried, fit was a clean Worry, and abe smiled at blm. Had not bar father come' In' with that, expression . on hia face ' many times 1 Sb 'put her chin In tbe cup or hei hands and asked cbeerrnlly. "What Is IU Mr. WUkereontV. , . .v - - - - . "May I alt downr be said, awk wardly 'Mi r: s.r. T'. J 8 be motioned to a chair, and be pall ed oat of his pocket a paper covered with flgnrea. C . "I think yon oogbt to' khdw Bow thing are going along. Mias Gallon," be aald, With an usual formality. "When your father made me aupertn teddent of this mine I did not realise that tbe responsibility was so heavy as It la. r: We are not making any money.1 We are losing money, foo can aee by the reports which 1 have here that our cleanup lately has oeeo far leas than oar expenses, and our last one showed practically nothing. We moat Ond tbe vein again. . To do so we mast bav money. :. There, la no money. In The Maater Key mlne.";: -- That's what ' father used to say aometlmea," said Ruth quietly. "Bat ne always got It" : - t ' WUkerson" fluaBed. "Hiss GaUhn, I I hope that you don't think that I'm not doing my beat 1 am. AJobn Dorr and I have gone over this matter together. He agrees with nfe that we have abso lutely, lost : the vein and thut If -Tbe Master Key'' is to pay anything more we must Ond It again." ' ' Ruth's expression softened at the mention ot John Dorr's name. "What does be think?" she demanded. "What la tbe chance of tludlng It again?" : "If we, run west. Dorr thinks," said WUkerson slowly, "we'll recover tbe vein, but that will cost money, wblch we haven't got Do you realize. Miss Gallon, that the pay roll here la pver $l,00O.a day? Within a week i bave to pay out over $30,000 for tbe month, and I tell you frankly that; when I have paid that there will be do more money to the account of The Master Key' in the bank in Silent Valley." - Rutb realized that he was speaking the troth, eea lessening the imme dlateness of the catastrophe, but ber distaste of tbe man was too great to allow ber to discuss tbe matter wltb blm in tbe Intimate way wblcb Rbe felt was necessary. s5be must see John Dorr. - ''..:,'''' . 8he quickly dlsmlSMea WUkerson and then went to Dorr's office berselt, meet Ing blm at tbe door. She bore as a gift a amall basket ot fruit Without preliminaries she said. "John, are we broke?" .. He laufrbed; then bis face grew grave. 'The nilue is not paying." be suld briefly. v: "But can't we make It pay? VVbui la tbe matter?" ; "Money." said .lonn "But why money'" ' -t "It will cost $10.(100 to drive that new runnel." .lobu added aa tbey en tered tbe otttce. "But Mr. Wilkerxon Just said be waa going to pay over $.'10,000 to tbe men,': Rutb aald anberly. "If we bave that much money, wb? can't we" . A tenderneSH Hooded Dorr's eyes. Be comprehended ber helplessness, under stood why old Thomas Gallon bad been so. Insistent that be. Jobii Dorr, sbould look after ber. She was u niere child He tried to 'explain tbe exact situation, wltb tbe result Hint Ruth Bnally push, ed blm off bis htftu stool, got up on It herself, and wrote In a large, chlidlab band right' across tbe face of one. ot WILSON Nam Produced bjr.tn UntYtraal uii ncn tctur Production. - - - - - i - r - - kfct nw drawing. "V must nic $10, 00OP She swung around to John anu nskea. "How cab I get $10,ffluun ,..' "?; .: Dorr besltatvd ' Hla plan a rtsky to view of Wllkci-wn's attituiif.' bat fter all;" till-" iiuiuey " must tr'raled He said guii'llv. "Pledge the Murk you own tti "Tlie Muster key., i miow a man in New Vdi'k wuii wlii . i. mil yni $I0.0ini on II ' He immii nvt-t' mr ear neatlv. ."But l!nten. Kuthy 11 We spend the 10.!NHi mill we don't Mini tue moth eV lode, von nisi-the inr.ir Its Jusi like n uiorigai- on rtirin . "Hut von won Win l sn!:est this If (l wcreii'i tin- nii vvii.v iut.'.f she snlil brli'dv i. "Nuw. now nm I to do this?'-;. ;"Vmi iiinsi en l.i. New Aork and if Georc Gren-il 1 will nlv yon a lei, ter to lii lit nnd he' will - to it thai, you net tut' extra . moiK'i we nwd Mcanwliile 1 11 kecti Hie niinc ttohig." . "Ruth gnr lilm W full eyes. -Von don't like Mr I ' i r' a, da ou '' 4 "I don't l.-u-t Vt" ie Milled : 'Al this mnmeiit the. superintendent entered the ottlce iin.i. seeiiiK their tWv beads close togethei .'-ver tl'r .dk h scowled. ' "1 came lo lm wi are goluu to do anon (that li- tunuel. ! he wild 'roiijrhltr ' "I don:(:ake:.tii smrt to any thlui; I (tint HiiWb Kuril i-u nun iinxiiid lo kii.v iiuleriy . "I am linlnu in N" Nork M'lt.v tu er Mr- ieiiif Hvrntt; si friend ot Ml 1 liorrs iiinl I tCiii .nun- buck with ihc $Iiiini . ; . . ) :? . erett I vvclt-rei-clitml Wllker wm. 'n In- Is i Miirye . Ktertl ; ' Iosillc Iplum rmwiis. Until foHl lily I'Milnlnwt WIihii Kbc. Iind Mulshed t "Jonn, ara wt broKe?" WUkeraon nodded and aald: "I'll pat the men to Work tomorrow. Dorr. Bet ter have your plana ready!" He stamp edout - "Ton' bad better go this afternoon," John told Rath. . "There la no time to loeeV ' "AU right" abe aald. "TO be ready tat an hoar." . John smiled "All right: I'll take you over In tbe motor track or shall we ride to Silent Valley V . j "I've never been to New Tort" abe aald timidly, and with that Inconse quential logic which maidens have, ehe added, "Let's ride. : I'll take Patsy and yon can ride Black Joe." 'Dorr did not understand at all tbat In leaving ber borne . for the great strange city abe wished bet last hoars to be fUed wltb sunshine and a famil iar seat of scurrying over dry Califor nia on half broken horseflesh. ' "All right ' we'll ride." be said. "While yon are getting ready I'll write a letter to George Everett" Ruth laid one Blender band on John's anonlder. . "You're always doing things for me. John," she aald simply. "Some day I'll do something for you," 8be slipped away without a backward glance. Don watched ber trip down tbe hill toward ber .own little bungalow, and t jtm if apemed to htm aa If be held oo end C a golden thread that she wa pla cing, through uMhin,. It waa an eborad la bis beart That thread woald be . 3.000 ml lea tone before abe aaw geod old Bverett He picked bp bla pea and wrote rapidlys , "Msstcr Kev" Mtna, 4tme -Oeara Cvartit, Ul Broadway, Naw (on City: ' " Dear Oaorsa Wb a goons, alaadar. trown ayad. goldea hslrad airi walks tale your offlc an aaya, 'Tro Huth Oalloa." aad haiula you tbe papers that aha will aavt lo her llttla hand baa. please aaa thM aba aati 110.000. Ever yuura, - ; JOHN OORlt 'U ,wouio; nave added more. . Hla dner Instinct told blm that Kntb sbould be the Drat to put tbe wboi acbeme before tbe tool beaded, rather cold beart ed George Everett' Be addressed tk envelope and aeuled It 'Then be went to tb telephone and called up tbe atatloo at Slleut Valley. ' "Bill." he aald quietly after listening a moment to ae If any one waa on tbe Une, "1 wnt to send a telegram. Take It over the wire, pleas.: I'll be down to a little while and pay you." ' ' "Bare." floated back a Cheerful voice.' "I wish my credit waa as good as yours, tenmlles away, bat It see mi a If I bave to be always present wbea f ask for It Go ahead, John!" : ' ' "Tbla to tt Bill.'' aald John: y ' B aorta Bvaratt Ul Broadway, Maw I or City: ktlaa Jtuth Oallsa leaves tonight as aaa yea about "Master tCay" stock. Mast ber and wire ma on her antral Take flood ear of ber or I'll take ears or yon. r , r JOHN DOFJl ' The operator repeated the message and Involuntarily adopted little ot John's savage Intonation on the Met four worda. It wok bun op to the fact that be waa allowing but feelings to become public He begun to ae wby It -waa that men looked at htm trangely at time, when It waa a ques tion of Rutb a Interestt. He must re train himself. - '' -' S- :' ;'' : The oiwnitor did not hang 'U? lain dlstely,, but wild hexltanngly: ."May. John, there's a nire here;. Just came in from Tbe Master Key': mine. It does not wiii to Jtlie with youm . Wit kerson sent It" :, H:J4S::f:-A .'k'V'i:' "I'll play fnlr." snld John to himself and.be called back over the wire, "Itll ly, that's yonra and ' WilkerHnn'M. bust naaa, not mine." It be bad listened tu tb tenor of the meaHage. directed tu Jean Darnell, lu New York, be would bav learned what WUkerson was plot, ttag. :'- )'". ''"-y y-;:,yyy r;'f- For. years WUkerson bad built up for himself a golden Image In Jean Dar nelt No one realised better than blm self that, abe waa a creature of app tit, a lover or silk and velvet A wo. man wboae eyea widened at algbt of a PejBlsD cat . jTemintne m every de free, womanly lb bdHS. . fiut be blm self, dominated abaolntely, utterly and completely by bla deairea, had fallen under ber spell, and be waa goltjg to win ber, no matter how.. It la a strange thing that when a dishonest man finally yields to 'an honest passion nothing will satisfy blm but the ut most observance of the rltnal of socie ty. Harry Wilkerson'a v.hloa waa ojj waiinng up tne aisie or a great cnorcn to meet hla bride at tbe altar. . '. :;i: Tet be bad always thought of her In terms of gold: that was s contrast the pallid, satiny; blue eyed woman,' voluptuous, soft and bis Image of ber built of yellow gold.- dragged out of the bowels of 'The Master Key" mine This Image waa now before bla eyea: Instead of the warm, sun blessed Call, fornla bills, wltb their faint scent ot sage and cactus, he saw a richly fur nished room, and breathed the odor of attar of torcs. Let us not follow him in bis dreams. . But looking over his shoulder an hour litter we read: "Master Key" Mine, June Jean Darnell, Astor House.. New. York City: Find George Bverett at 111 Broadway anil, meet Rutb Gallon in Chicago on Santa Fe express leaving bere tbla even ing. Introduce Drake as Everett after you bave seen Everett and -keep the girl to yourself until I can arrange matters. . .' HARRt. ';. "1 can't send' this through any office near bere." be thought "so I guess I'D ride down to Vulle Vista and band It to the conductor. He can send It from Los Angeles " , Three days later Rutb Gallon settled aerself In tbo seat of a I'ullmaa that waa soon to leave Chicago for New fork. Shu was excited, in crossing town from one depot to another through the streets roaring with trnf 8c abe bad beard sounds that had nev er met her ears before tbe sounds of the , world'a business wblcb, oddly enough, seemed to be mostly bniiled over cobblestones. The faint echo of tbat noise still rang In ber ears. . It ap palled ber to think tbat she must dwelt wltb men who lived in such an atmos phere; also ahe felt very lonely. She thought of tbe mine, of Tom Knne In tbe door of bis cook sbanty, of, the great ore bucket swinging across tbe gulch toward the mill, of Jobn, bend ing over bla blue prints and papers; of the grave on tbe hill where ber father lay, still within tbe precincts of Tbe Maater Key." .' :;'.''',;'..-,'..'':''. It bad been mo I impressed upon ber tbat ber mission wits of-vital Impor tance to the mine, that these tender emotions flowed Into the same channel with ber really keen business Instinct She pulled the key. warm from her bosom, out of Its hiding place and look ed at it- '. ...... crtAPTErVjir. Jean Darnell's Rose. HI m lent tmiat ha MIm a11nB." II snld a pleasant voice. - itutb looked up to see a woman of Horld beauty and dressed In somewbut extravagant style looking down at ber out of great taw ay, velvet eyea. Western bred, Ruth responded amiably tb tbla aalutution, though abe bad not tb faintest Idea wbo the woman aaa. "Yea. I aw Mlxa Outloa." ' "I am Mrs. Darnell." eaid'tb wom an "May I alt down! I am aa old frleud of your friend, John Dorr. He wired me tbat I would Ond yon a tbla train." Tbe lie waa ao plausible tbat Rnth merely blushed, thinking that It was one more token of John Dorr's earefulnew or ber comfort and safety. To her Inexperienced eyea tbla woman represented tbe . tremendoua : dry . to wblcb abe' waa going. Her dresa, bar manner., ber Jewels, tbe evavlva per furue that she affected were ull strange and iuiprewHlvw to ber. . Ube moved over a little to allow Mrs.: Darnell tu sit down, ' s , . "Johu never ioke of you," aald Rutb Imply. ") did not have the faintest notion tbat I wus to meet any of bla friends. Do yon live In'New fork?" ' "Yes. 1 lire in New York.- I napiieu ed to be In Chicago, and through Mr Everett I beard from John." . "Ob. you know Mr. bvervttr' cried (tnthi. "He la tbe tuna I am going to see in New York,". and abe went on to tell, a Dent ahe could, tbe gist of ber mission. ( ( ( , , It waa typical of the woman to whom abe waa talking tbat sb did not Inter rnpr tbla naive narrative. - 8lie sat In silken silence, occaaloually allowing ber gtjeut eyea to rest on Butb'a fair face wltb an assumption of affecdon. ' Aa a ma i ter or fact, she was profoundly In terested. Ufa bad uuabt Jeair Dar Bell a great many thluga, sud among tbeui bad been tbe great leason or tielf preservatlon-tb saving for herself of money, or. eomrot of health and ot good, looks - Now II waa a qtieatton of mouey", prime among them all. and ber rather keen wits aaw ' precisely . Lha chances which WUkeraon was taking. She recalled bla oft repeated statements that there waa mouey In "The Maater Key" and bis latest letters Imploring her to Help ntm get control of tbe stock When Rutb ended up with a gentle "And so I told John I'd cutne and see what I . could do," ' the elder woman amlled gently. Times were not so good wltb ber aa tbey bad leen, and If Har ry WUkerson - could , put this , , deal through and make money for them all It. wotild almpllfy many a problem which ah dully pobdered at night. ' ! . "Mr." Everett will meet us at the train." ahe aald briefly,: '"and then ,vbu can' tell blm all tltla. Meanwhile, aup pose we talk about aometbltig else.! ."But I cau l think of anyiliing else, ' aid Ruifc.;v.s'-::,:';:;:n.:;i.;v; ; Oh, you will.:' said Mm. Diunell. "You can cohiliine the pleiisure of see Ing New York;, with. yimr: little, husl bw. ; il lit Kvt'i vll will quickly "settle that part of It. nnd I slinll take greiii pleiisnn.- in slioivliig you ab'.nit Manbai (sn. -.1 presume y nu n re fund of op enir ' J "I have . .never been to the opern.' lUitli reNpomled. . "I Klmtild love to pj "Uiil'lvlifii I ulu p I uitist go all Mlone,' she went on linpiilHlvcly, . v think op era tUiist lie liltu church -one wanlx to Uii nil br oneself." ,91m. Darnell turned very slowly and for the Ill's! time In many years reveal ed a? secret, thought:: "Do you know that my only pleasant memories, my dear, are of myself 7" V '' The : bitterness of ; tbat confession, wltb all Its implication, wholly escaped Rotb'a sensitive i bat Inexperienced mind. Yet there was something in the tone that warmed ber heart to this ef fulgent creature. - At least., she waa not going Into the great city all alone, nor confront Mr. Everett by herself. Mrs. Darnell 'made ber feel tljat : rhe waa cempeteutly protected. When they arrived the next morning at the Grand Central attttton Id New York city Mrs. Darnell quietly Intro duced ber to a slim, rather handsome young man, wbo seemed ill at ease un til he bad drawn . Ruth's companion aside for a moment for a chat while the porter collected their luggage. - "1 don't Just like this game," he aald "In the first place. Everett Is a big man In tbe city, and this Miss Gallon doesn't look to me like a girl you could fool long. Anyway, ; I can't under stand what you ara trying to do, Jean, too niust know what sort of a fellow Harry WUkeraon la by tbla time. Wby play bla hand for blm?" ',.. "I don't notice you holding any trumps in join hand," she returned gently; but wltb a faint gleam In ber eyes which made ' him draw .' back. "This la my game, and 1 expect you to play your part Yoa come on now and be George Everett. Tbe girl la aa ig norant as a pigeon. Bemember what 1 told yoa." ' "About that stock r' be said sullenly. '"Yea, the stock... .Yon understand that she came to New York simply to raise money for this mlne. You are supposed to handle the business for ber. If yoa don't learn all that la to be learned about The Maater Key mine in the next two ' days you are mom than tbe fool I take you for." She drew him back to where Huth stood amid tbe suit cases and hand bugs and aald.: "Miss Gallon. Mr. EV erett baa been telling me that he. too. baa beard from John Dorr about your coming." .'' Vt'-.-::'-y ,. ... . Butb scanned blm politely. But the Interest died In ber eyes when she saw what sort of a man be waa. He might he a friend of John's; be might be tbe man to rescue "The Master Key" from bankruptcy, but be did not Interest her. . . : Drake, trying to play tbo part of the boay' broker and, being thoroughly ind temperamentally an actor, felt tbo chill of this lack of interest and would cer tainly have fallen down on bla part bad be not been prompted by Mrs. Darnell. He waa glad to hasten away to And tbe elusive taxi ' Tbe real. George Everett got out of UN llteHUcl!3 oil out avoowfa. 3 1. revniVg 4jot: I t djcH i. with t -Ft a t i deoiea feccar? a4 av. i t It warned stmago tuat '? II a photograph to bla bar 1 at looked intently until be tc la re t i course. There b stopped and. wit t ptcturs sull b) hi band, cvmrnw watching tbe facee o the p., thronging through the gate and & vast dome. Aa be waited be frownef lightly. "Why bad John Dorr m ( blm during business boors on a wiu. goose chaser He thought of thU aa. llcuhitely and then amlled to bimaa "A wild - gooawr be ' muttered. ; It brought np darkilnt aonaet v lata a lakes amootb aa qulcksllTar nnder t; evening aky. and Urn. gray, beaatlful blrtla bonung' down and Tbe frowa left bin fore bead. . ..!..:;'..: , "After all It will be good to ae aoat. liodr from out ot doora," be aald to blmselt . x ,-ui Half an bnur later be discovered tbat be bad Irretrievably missed the ar rival of tbe Chicago express and with It Rath Gallon, He went back into bis car sud drovuto bla oBce. One there be railed bla head clerk, an an cient and fragile man,, aa ertep sud bloodless aa tbo mouey that paasc oa Wall street and told blm. to aee at what hotel MIoh liuth Gallon waa ping. Then b wired Jobn Dorr:. - ' m Broadway. New V Jeha Dorr, "Maatar Ka"' Mlna, aUaat VaJlev. Oat: ". : - ; Could at flaw Wlae Qatlen at train. Aw Seattle tc tor bar. as it a Impeftaat tW the buslnasa be tattled imnieoMataly. Uram any paaalMe addraaa. j UKOKOC aTTWtCTT. Far oat on Broadway, above tb Igbtlea. aa operator waa peklng i another mesMg addressed to Hatvy Wltkerwm It read. ,:rv:,:-t. at A Weat aHst-ferta atL Mew tors. Barry Wiurarana. Maater Kay" aflaa, rial . Valla Vista. Call ' Bvarythma ah rlawL ha la now with aad waitsaa fartbar particulars. Have aaaa cverett aaSM ulae of proapaotlve parokaaar ef easal The gut la ehaiwilng. JKAtt DARN XXI. Some bouaea, like eome perpaa, abeola) ever be Illumined eritb aaoahlna, aad Kn, DarneU'e rasldaac, ovaricoktog tb Hudson, waa of thla type. Its doll red eton front, marked by window! tbat seemed blind to all tbat want by. waa not dbunctiv In tba nelgbb-; hood. A thousand doora within a aalwi would have aoggeated to tbe paaaarby aotblng asore nor Mat than tb great oak portala within wblcb abe Uvea. Te Rutb Gallon, of coun, (b kouae seemed tremendously forma) and state ly,. Within sb found an atmoepber ad absolutely atranx ana alien to an be bad ever known tbat an ahrann within herself and bad nothing to aay nntU abe bad been conducted to bar own room on tb third door and a tUa creet maid waa busy unpacking hot things. Ruth felt that society had air ready laid Ita restrlctiona on bar. Bbej recognised tbe maid aa tbe "gown and bat" policeman. : Thla silent, but exceedingly obtrusive personage having retired at last, Rutb studied ber surroundings. When abe bad completed ber survey abe thought to herself that there were two thing wanting. ! One waa a silk balled Per alan cat and the other a .flaming color ed scarf across tbe bed that completed the altogether of an apartment aevere ly luxurious. Then she tried to ana lyre the- odor,, delicate yet insistent, which ahe was ever afterward to aaao elate with Jean Darnell and ber expe rlence In New York. At Inst she traced It to some pallid (lowers in the great green and dark red vase, whose unwholesome beauty was that of plants wbose roots bave never been In good, sound soli; Tbey looked to her much like lilies, whose pads bad flouted on some dark and opalescent pool, viscid with odors of the night Shu- was still staring at these and snlltltig their scent through , widened nostrils when Mrs. Darnell knocked on the door and entered slowly. t3be bad changed ber street gown tor a negligee, which Instantly caught the glri'a ap preciative eye. .: "You look beautiful." abe aald quick ly. , Jean Darnell turned ber tawny eyes on her and snflled faintly. -. - "1 am not usually up until noon." she responded, "and-1 am getting old, my dear." She. threw . out - ber Jeweled bands with n sparkling gesture of hair comic resignation. Kuth laughed, i "John Dorr Buys everybody gets old m New York. : Dou't you like bUnT" Mrs. Daruall looked into the clear eyea of' the girl and almost tailed to, follow her baser Instinct But at that loose throat abe aaw tbe beavy gold ot "The Maater Key." Aa If It bad so pernntural powers, the eight of that key locked the door of ber beart "Ot course I like Jobn," she aald easily "We must get everything fixed up now. George will be bere George Everett of course, I mean-tonight, aad yoa nnd be van talk the business over." ' "You . know. I we simply most have the money," Itutb returned earnestly "Tbe mine lan't paying now, but Joan know where we can find the mother lode again: thn we'll all be rich." "Ah!" said .lesti Darnell. : "You're selling stock, I presume?" .' "I own It all," Rutb returned proud ly. "Ifs my mine. Aly rather left It to me when be died." 8be did not see the sullen hatred that slowly flamed onttl Jean Darnell's eyea fairly blazed In her own room she stood a moment breathless. Then she tore off her fleecy oeglleee In an intensity of silent rage and despair, seen only by the one xclted eyea of tbe trod whom the bnd OeBed. It Is wickedness, not- virtue, whleb la theatrical, and at this moment Jean Darnell flung herself into her evil paal ton wink aU the abondon of the trage dian, only bar voice was almost inau (Contkioed wa flaga 4.)