Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-15


IT'S too bad the circumstances are
such that we. who started out to be
such agreeable friends, see so little OF
each other, Shirley"
Indeed, it is. However. it's all your
fault have told you once how you
can ooylate that distressing situation.
but you're SO stubborn, Mr.. Cardigan"
i haven't got TO the point where
Ike crawling on my hands and knees"
he fiared back at her. Even for your
sake, ! decline to simulate friendship
or tolerance for sour uncle; hence
must h6 content to let matters stand
as they are between us"
She laughed lightly $50 you are
still uncompromisingly belligerent-
sill after Uncle Seth's scalpg"
ayes; and | think I'm going TO ger
1t. I'm not fighting for myself alone,
but for a thousand experimentation a
4 principle-for an ancient sentiment
that was my fathers and is now mine
| You do not understands
Il understand more than YOU give
me credit for. and some day you'll
realize It. understand just enough
| to make me feel sorry for YOU. ml-
derstand what even my uncle doesn't
/ suspect at present. aud that is that
you're the directing genius of TIE
Northern California Oregon railroad
and hiding behind your frieEd ogilvy
Now. listen to me, Bryce Cardigan
You're never going to build that road.
Do you UNDERESTIMATE"
/ I'he suddenness of her attack amaz-
ed him TO such an extent that he did
/ not take tho trouble to contradict her.
Instead he hlurted ont angr!ly ana
defantly; "lll build that road If ii
costs me my lfe-if it costs me .eou.
Understand. Tn in this fight to ein.
You will not build that road" she
reiterated.
"WhyY"
"Becs,dse shall not permit You 10.
7 have some financial interest in the
Laguna Grande Lumber company. and
it is not TO that financial interest that
you should build the N. c. o.
Flow did you find out that was
behind Ogilvy?"
Intuition Then accused you Of
1t, and you admitted it"
81 suppose you're going 10 fell your
uncle now" he retortec witheringy
"On the contrary, / ain not. IF It
will comfort You the least bit, sou
have rny word Of honor that l shall
| not reveal 10 my uncle the identity Of
the man behind the N c. o. The fact
is. both you and Uncle Seth annoy me
| exceedingly. How lovely everything
would have been If you two hadn't
| started this feud and forced upon me
the task of trying TO be fair and inn
| partial to you both. Forgive my
slang, but--Im going to hand you each
poke soon"
Shirley" he told her earnestly,
'1isten carefully to whatI am about to
say: / love you. I've loved You from
the day I first met you / shall always
! love you; and when | get around to
t. Tn going to ask you to marry me.
At present, however. that is q right
do not possess. However. the day
/ acquire the right l shall exercise
it."
"And when Win that day be?" Very
| softly, in awesome tonesi
'The day l drive the last spike 10
the n. G. O."
Fell a silence. Then; "rm glad,
Bryce Cardigan. you're not gutter.
Goodbye. good luck-and don't forget
my errand" She hung up and sat at
/ the telephone for a moment. dimpIed
/ chin in dimped hand. "How I'd bate
you If / could handle your she MUIR
INJURED.
/ Following this exasperating but
/ Illuminating conversation WITH Shirley
| Sumner over the telephone. Bryce
/ Cardigan was a distressed and badly
worried man. For an hour he sat
slouched in his chair, chin on breast,
the while lac reviewed every angle
OF the situation. He found 1t mpos-
sible. however. to disassociate the husi-
ness from the personal aspects OF his
relations with Shirley, and he recalled
that she had the very best of reasons
for placing the', relations on bust
I ness basis rathcr a sentimental one.
1 For the present, however, Ii was ~
profound and disturbing mystery and
after an hour of futile concentration
there came TO Bryce the old childish
Impulse to 90 to his father with his
troubles
"He win be able 10 think without
having his thoughts hlotted out by
wonan's face" Bryce soiiIoquized
He's Ike one Of his own big redwood
trees; his head is always above he
storm"
Straightway Bryce left the Office and
went home TO the old house on The
knoll. John Cardigan was sitting on
the veranda. and from stand beside
him George Sea Otter entertained him
with a monograph selection
Suwanee River" sung by male quar-
tette. He could not see. but with he
intuition of the blind he knew.
what Is it. sonr he demanded