The Jones County news., 1920-09-16

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thc construction cost 81 srch q roze
ls psohibitire.~
HeiL slnte we're not going 20 buiie
more than f~eire miles ~ our road
during the next year, and prohehiy not
more fhan ten miles additional during
file present century. we won't worry
over II. II doesn't cost a cent more TO
procure franchise to build q Foad
from here 70 the moon. If we fan to
build to Grants Pass, our franchise to
build the nncompieted portion Of the
road merely iapses and we hold only
that portion which we have construct
81. That's All We want % hold More
over deeds to rights of way can be
drawn with n timeiimif. after which
they revert to the original owners"
Good strategy my soni And cer-
mnlg o. common carrier we viii be-
Welcomed by ne farmers and cattle
men along our short iine."
"'Nsh fhat about completes the
rough outline of our plan. We have
q year . which to build our road; II
we % not hury the mill VIII haxe to
shut down for lack Of logs. when our
contract with Pennington expires"
"You forget the manager for our
new corporai,on-~th vice president
and general manager He must be a
man Of real ability and a person you
can trust implicitly"
Il have The very man. Ills name is
Buck Ogilvy and only this very day
received a letter from him begging me
for a small loan have Buck on ice
in a iifth-class san Francisco hotel"
"'rell me about him, Bryce"
9Th read YOU his letter. ] claim
there Is more character in a letter than
in face
Here Bryce read aloud:
Golden Gate Hotei-Rooms Fifty
Cents-and Up.
"San Francisco, Cal. Aug. 16. 1916.
my dear Cardigan; Hark to the
voice OF one crying in the wilderness;
then picture TO yourself the unlovely
spectacle Of a strong man crying.
let us assume that you have duly
considered. Now wind up your wrist
and send me c rectangular piece Of
white, blue. green or pink paper bear
ing in tie lower right-hand corner, in
your clear. bold chirography, the magic
words Bryce Cardigan'-with the lit
tie up-and-down hook and flourish
which Identifies your signature given
in your serious moods and lends value
to Otherwise worthless paper
"When you knew me last, ! was
prosperous young contractor. Alas
put all my eggs in one basket and pro-
duced mn omelette. Took contract
to build railroad in Honduras Hon
duras got to fighting with Nicaragua;
the government ] had done business
with went out of business; and the
Nicaraguan army recruited all my Ia
borers and mounted them on my mules
and horses, swipcd all my grub, and
told me to 90 home. l went. Why
stay? Moreover, l had an incentive
consisting of about an inch of bayonet
fortunately not applied in a vital
spot--which accelerated rather than
decreased my speed.
Hurry. my dear Cardigan. l fin
ished eating my overcoat the day be
fore Yesterday.
make it hundred, and God win
bless you When I get It, III come to
Sequoia and kiss you. I'll pay you
back some time-of course.
"wIstfuny thine,
"BUCK OGILVY.
"P. S.-Delays are dangerous. and
procrastination is the thief Of time
B."
John Cardigan chuckled. "Td take
Buck Ogilvy, Bryce. He'll do. Is he
honesty"
81 don't know he was. the last
time I saw him."
"Then wire him hundred Don't
wait for the mall"
Il have already wired him the hun
dred. In all probability he is now out
whirling like a dervish."
"Good boy Well, / think we've
planned sufficient for the present,
Bryce. You'd better leave for San
Francisco tomorrow and close your
deal with Gregory. Hire good law
yer TO draw up the agreement between
you be sure YOU'RE right, and then 20
ahead--full speed. When you return
to Sequoia, I'll have few more points
to give you. III null them over in the
meantime"
(TO BE CONTINGED.)