The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-07-22
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Pioneer In the California
redwood region, John Cardigan al forty
seven. IL the leading citizen Of sequoia.
owner Of mills. ships. and many acres OF
timber. widower after three years OF
married life. and father Of two-day -oId
Bryce Cardigan.
CHAPTER Il.-At fourteen Bryce makes
the acquaintance Of Shirley Sumner. a Wis
nor 10 sequoia, and his junior by a few
years. Together they visit the Valley OF
TIE Giants. sacred TO John Cardigan and
his son as the burial place Of Bryce q
mother, and part with mutual regret
CHAPTER III-while Bryce In al col
iege John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the first time views
tie future with uncertainty.
CHAPTER Waiter graduation from
college. and trip abroad, Bryce Cardi-
gan comes home. On the train he meets
shirley sumner. on her way 10 sequoia to
make her home there with her uncle
Col Pennington. Bryce learns that his
fathers eyesight has failed and that Col.
Pennington IL seeking 10 take advantage OF
the old mans business mlsfortunes
CHAPTER Vim the Valley OF the
Giants young Cardigan finds a tree felied
directly across his mothers grave. lndi-
cations are that II was cut down 10 secure
the huri. and evidence seems 70 show that
Pennington and his woods-boss, Jules
kondeau. are implicated in the outrage.
CHAPTER vI-Dining with Col Pen
nington and his niece Bryce finds the
room paneled with redwood burl. confirm
ing his suspicious of Pennngfon's guilt
In diplomatic way. unperceived by Shir.
ley, the two men declare war.
CHAPTER vII-Pennington refuses TO
renew his logging contract with the Cardi-
Rans. believing his action means bank
ruptcy for the latter. Bryce forces Ron
deau 10 confess he felled the tree In the
Valley Of the Giants at Pennington's or
der After Furnishing the man. Bryce
hurls him at Col. Pennington who. with
Shirley, had witnessed the fight. Penning-
ton "a Inundated, and the girl. indignant.
orders Bryce 10 leave her and forget their
friendship. He leaves, but refuses TO ae-
cept dismissal.
CHAPTER vIII.-Returning to Sequoia,
the train on which Shirley, her uncle and
Bryce are travelling, breaks away from
the locomotive. and Bryce, who could have
escaped. at the risk Of his life cuts out
the caboose and saves them from certain
death, being painfully Injured In doing So
CHAPTER Ix.-Moira McTavish, chila-
hood friend OF Bryce and employed in his
ONCE, makes Shirlev's acquaintance and
the two become friends Needing money
badly, John Cardigan offers 10 sell PEN
nington the Valley OF the Giants, but the
Colonel. confident the property must soon
be his through the bankruptcy of his
enemies, CONTEMPORARY refuses. I'm
known 10 her uncle, Shirley buys the
Valley and the Cardigans have a new
lease of business life. They interest capt
tai and decide on a scheme to parallel
pennington's logging railroad
CHAPTER X-Buchanan Ogilvy. rail-
road contractor and Bryces college friend
is decided on by the Cardieans as the
man TO figure a the builder of the pro-
posed railroad. Bryce goes to San Fran.
cisco TO meet him.
CHAPTER XI-Ogilvy SYSTEMATICALLY
begins work Of surveying for the line,
which is announced as proposed through
route. Pennington. vaguely alarmed, de-
eides TO block operations by making II inn
possible TO secure franchise for the line
through Sequoia. In this he plans to en-
list the aid OF the mayor. Poundstone.
CHAPTER XII.-"Buck" ogilvy as
builder OF the projected Northern Cali
forna a. Oregon railroad, meets MORA
McTayish and is much impressed. Bryce
and his father make plans for securing a
franchise FER the line from the city
council.
ttontlnuedD
Henry smiled tolerantly upon his
ignorant parent. "Well, how may ].
Pierpont Morgan do for a guessT' he
Queried
"Hells bells and panthertracksi J"
Mayor Poundstone started as II snake
bitten. II should say you have hooked
a big fish. Boy, you've landed
whale Did ogilvy say anything about
future buslnessY'
He did. Said II I proved satsfac- |
tory, he would probably take me on |
and pay the customary retainer given
all 81 their corporation attorneys"
We'll. by golly. he'd better take You
on had notion that chap 0gilvy /
was smart enough 10 know which side
his bread is buttered on and who does
the bntteriug"
IF ! could guarantee Mr.. orilvy
hat temporary franchise mentioned In
his telegram. IL might help me to get
In right with ]. p. NJ. at the start"
his hopeful suggested.
1uHFduEtt ~ MS IAtDtr thOutf1.
Guarantee III Well should snickeri
Wen just show ]. p. NJ. and his crowd
that they made no mistake when they
picked you as their Sequola legal rep
re<entativa ri call a special meeting
N that little old city council OF mine
and Jam that temporary franchise
through while you'd be saying Jack
="
He carefully made a copy Of the
telegram
HIN = he grunfed. wants 10 cross
Water street AZ y and build out Front
street We'll. dare say nobody VIII
lick over the frac,-s al that Nothing
ut warehouses and lumher-drying /
ards along there. snyhow. stu come
o think q y Pennington Will probably !
ais a howl about sparks from the
.nEines % The y. C. o. setting hls
lumber piles afre-
Hell be dead sgsins; it Henry de
iared. Il know. because al the Wed
lssssy meeting o. the Lumber Manu-.
ncfurerw' association the subject ~