Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-11-19

Der company. He's been there two
months now. and l am Informed by
MS employer that old Mac hasn't TAX
en- a drink in all that tine. And
what's more, he isn't going to take
one again."
How do you known"
Because l make it my business TO
md out. Mae was the finest woods
boss this county ever knew; hence you
DO not assume that l would lose the
OLD scopndrel without making a fight
Tor hiri do you? Why, Buck, he's
been ca the Cardigan pay roll thirty
years, and / only fired him in order
to reform him. Wen, last week 1 sent
one OF Macs old friends down to
Willis puFposely to call on him and
invite him out for a time;' but Mac
wouldn't drink. with him. No. sir. he
couldn't be tempted. On the contrary,
he told the tempter that had prom
ised to give him back his job If he re-
NAMED on the water wagon for one
year; he was resolved TO win back his
job and his self-respect"
Il know what your plan is" ogilvy
interrupted. Listen, now, to fathers
words of wisdom. Didn't you hear me
tell that girl and her villainous avun-
cular relative last night that l had an
other ace up my kimonof
Bryce nodded.
"That was not brag. old dear. had
the ace, and this morning l played it
wherefore in my heart there is that
peace that passeth understanding
particularly since / have just had a
telegram informing me that my ace
took the odd trick.
you will recall that from the very
instant we decided to cut in that jump
crossing, we commenced to plan
against interference by Pennington; in
consequence we kept, or tried to keep,
our decision a secret. However, there
existed at all times the possibility that
Pennington might discover our benevo-
lent intentions and block us with his
only weapon--a restraining order is
sued by the Judge of the United States
district court.
Now, one of the most delightful
things know about a court is that 1t
is open to all men seeking justice-or
injustice disguised as Justice Also
there is wise old saw to the effect
that battles are won by the fellow who
gets there first with the most men. The
situation from the start was absurdly
simple. If Pennington got to the dis
trict court first we were lost!"
"You mean you got there firstT' ex-
claimed Bryce.
Il did-by the very simple method
Of preparing to get there first in case
anything slipped. Something did slip
last night! However, / was ready;
so all had to do was press the but
ton, for as Omar Khayyam remarked:
What shall it avail a man If he buy
eth paddock for his stable after his
favorite stallion hath been liftedr Sew
eral days ago, my boy ] wrote a long
letter to our attorney in San Francisco
explaining every detail of our predica-
| ment; the instant / received that tenn
porary franchise from the city council,
I mailed a certified copy of it to our
attorney also. Then. in anticipation
of our discovery by Pennington, In
| structed the attorney to prepare the
complaint and petition for a restrain
ing order against Seth Pennington ct
al, and stand by to rush to the judge
! with II the instant he heard from me!
"Well, about the time old Penning-
ton started for San Francisco this
morning, had our attorney out of bed
and on the long-distance telephone; at
nine o'clock this morning he appeared
in the United States district court; at
| nine-fifteen the judge signed restrain
ing order forbidding our enemies to
| interfere with us In the exercise OF
| right legally granted us by the city of
Sequoia. and at nine-thirty a deputy
| United States marshal started In an
automobile for Sequoia. via the over
land route. He will arrive late tomor-
row night. and on Sunday we wiz get
that locomotive out Of our way and In
| stall our crossing"
"And Pennington"
"Ah, the poor Pennington Mon
pauvre Sethi" Buck sighed comical-
ly. "He win be just twenty four hours
late"
'You old he-foxl" Bryce murmured.
"You wicked. wicked mani"
Buck Ogilvy lifted his lapel and
shifted luxuriously at his white carna-
ton, the while a thin little smile
played around the corners Of his hui
morous mouth. "Ah." he murmured
presently, '1ife's pretty sweet, isn't
tit"
CHAPTER XVII