The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-08-19

knows SO well how to pervert 70 suit
his ignoble purposes" He turned ear
! nestly to Bryce and waved . trembling.
admcnltory finger. your loo Is to
Keep out OF court. Once bennington
gets the law on us the Issue will not
be settled In our favor for years; and
In the meantime-you perish. Run
along, now. and hunt up Ogllyy."
II was with considerably lighter
heart that Bryce returned to the mil,
Office. from which he lost no time In
summoning Buck Ogllvy by telephone.
Thanks so much for the invitation"
Ogllvy murmured gratefully. "TIi he
down In pigs whisper" And he was.
Bryce. you look like the devil" he de-
clnred the moment he entered the lat
ter's private office.
VI ought 10. Buck. I've Just raised
the devil and spilled the beans on the
N. G. o."
ITO whom. when and wherer
ITO Pennlngton's niece. over the
telephone about two hours ago"
Buck Ogllvy smote his left palm with
his right fst. "How did you let the
cat out OF the bag?"
THAT remarkable girl called me M
and accused you Of being mere screen
for me and amazed me so I admitted
H."
Ogilvy dropped HIS red head In sim
ulated agony and moaned. Presently
he raised II and said: "weil. II might
have been worse. Think OF what might
have happened had she called In per-
son. She would have picked your
pocket for the corporate seal. the com.
blnation of the safe and the list Of
stockholders, and probably ended up by
gnRging and binding you in your own
swivel chair"
Don't Buck. Comfort and advice
is what 7 need now"
IAN right. What do You want me
To do to save the day7"
"Deliver to me by six o'clock Thurs
day night temporary franchise from
the city council. granting the N. @. o.
the right to run a railroad from our
drying yard across Water street nj It's
intersection with b street and out
Front street"
Certainly. by all mcansl Easiest
thing I do! All right. old dearl I'm
on my way to Go my d--dest which
angels can't do no more. Nevertheless,
for your sins you shall do me a favor
before my heart breaks after falling
down on this contract you've Just
given me-"
"Granted. Buck. Name t."
"I'm giving a nice little private, spe-
eiaily cooked dinner to Miss McTnvlsh
tonight. We're going to pull II of in
one Of those private screened corraIs
IN that highly decorated Chlnk res
tauraw on Third street. Moira--that
IL. Miss McTavisn--is bringing n chap
eron, one Miss Shirley Sumner. Your
tob is to he my chaperoS and entertain
Miss Sumner, who from all accounts Is
most brilliant and fascinating"
Nothing do;ngw Bryce almost
roared. "Why. she's the girl that
blufred the secret Of the N. c. o. out
Of met"
"Do you hate her for Itr
mo, hate myself"
"Then you'll come. You promised
In advance. and no excuses 20 now.
The news will be all over town by Fri. |
day morning; so why bother to keep
up appearances any longerT"
And before Bryce could protest OgiI- !
W had thrown open the office door and
called the glad tldlngs to Moira, who
was working In the next room Where's
ipon Moira's wonderful eyes shoue
With that strange, lnmbent flame. She
'lasned her hands joyously. "Oh. how
"onderful!" she exclaimed. "rve al
ways wanted Miss Shirley to meet Mr..
Bryce"