The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-28
(continued from yesterday.l

Continued from yesterday
Wait and see replied cayanagh.
But his face was rigid with the ex-
preston Of the fear and anger he felt,
With hands that trembled he opened
The door to the telephone booth, closed
i carefully behind him and called for
the supervisors Office. AS soon as
Redfeld replied he burst forth in
question, "1s 1t true that the chief is
out?n
Redheld's voice was husky as he re.
Piled, Eyes, lad; they've got him"
Good Lord, what blow to the serv-
Ice" exclaimed cavanagh with a
groan of sorrow ana rage. awhat is
the president thinking of to throw out
the only man who stood for the future
the man who had built up this corps.
who was its inspiration:" Then after a
pause he added, with bitter resolution:
"This ends 1t for me. Here's where 1
get off,
Don't say that, boy. We need you
now more than ever"
I'm through. I'm done with Amer.
ica-wlth the States. shall write my
resignation at once. Send ccwa an
other man to take my place"
Redfeld's pleadings were Of no avail.
CavanaGh went directly from the
booth to the postoftice. and there. sur.
rounded by jeering and exultant citi-
zens, he penned his resignation and
mailed it. Then. with stern and con-
temptuous face, he left the place, max
ing no reply to the jeers of his enc.
mics, and, mounting his horse. me-
chanlcally rode away out upon the
plains, seeking the quiet. open places
In order to regain calmness and de-
cIsion. BE did not deliberately ride
away from Lee Virginia. but as he en-
tered upon the open country he knew
that he was leaving her as he was
leaving the forests. He had cut him
self Off from her as lie had cut him
self of from the work he loved. His
heart was swollen big within his breast.
He longed for the return OF "the colo
mel" to the White House. What man
ncr Of ruler is this who Is ready to
strike down the man whose very name
means conservation and who in a few
years would have made this body of
forest rangers tile most effective corps
of Its size in the world?" He groaned
again. and his throat ached with the
fury of his Indignation.
Dismissed for INSTRUMENTATION, !" the
report said. I'm what way? Only in
maklng war on greed. in checking
graft, in preserving the heritage of the
people"
The lash that cut deepest was the
open exultation of the very men whose
persistent attempt to appropriate pub
lie property the chief had helped 10
thwart. "Redfeld will go next. The
influence that got the chief will get
Hugh. He's too good man to esc&.,e
Then, as Swenson says, the thirvc;
will roll in upon us to slash and burn
and corrupt What country! What
country!'
AS he reached the end of this line Of
drSpairing thought he came back to
the question Of his remaining personal
obligations. Wetherford must be cared
TO-. and then-and then-there was vir-
GINA waiting for him at this moment.
Tor herNsake. to save her from hui
initiation, will help her father to free
dom"
This brought him back to the hide
ors tragedy of the heights, and with
that thought the last shred of faith in
the sense Of justice in the state van
lsIed.
They will never discover those muir
dcrcrs. They will permit this outrage
to PASS unpublished, like the others. 1t
will be merely another dramatic Incl
dent in the history Of the range"
His pony of its own accord turned
AID by cIrcuitous route headed nj
list for the home canyon as if it knew
ia masters wavcriBg mind Cava.
nNgh observed what he gas doing, but
his lax hand did not intervene. Help,
less to make the decision himself, lie
welcomed the intervention of the hon.
Ing instinct of his horse. With hcnt
iitad and brooding face he returned to
The silence of the trail and the lonell.
ness of the bills.