Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-01

"o'iidh , sympathy, and 1t was dear
'f you to give 1t 70 him."
I'D gladly die for him." MORA an
swered simply. "Oh. Miss shirley
9ou don't know him the way we who
work for him do. If you did. you'd
owe him. too. You couldn't help IL
Miss Shirsey-.',
Tell me about his trouble. MORA.
! think IT'S money. He's been ter.
rihiy worried for long time. and I'm
afraid things aren't going right with
the business. 1t hurts them terribly
% have to sell the Valley of the
Giants, but they have to; Colonel Pen.
nington is the only one who would
consider buying it: they don't want
ann to have it--and still they have
TO sell to bin. Mr. Bryce says his
father has lost his courage at last:
anu oh. dear, things are in such
mess. Mr. Bryce started 10 tell me
ell about it-and then ae stopped SID
denly and wouldn't say another word"
Shirley smiled. She thought she
understood the reason for that. How.
ever. she did not pause to speculate
on 1t. since the crying need of the
present was the distribution of ray
OF sunshine TO broken-hearted Moira.
silly she chided. "how needlessly
you are grieving! You say my uncle
has declined to buy the Valley of the
Giantsg"
MORA nodded.
My uncle doesn't know what he's
talking about. MORA. I'll see that he
does buy it. What price are the Cardi-
2ans asking for ii now?''
We'll Colonel Pennington has Of
tered them a hundred thousand dol.
lars for it time and again, but last
night he withdrew that offer. Then
they named price of fifty thousand.
and he said he didn't want Il at all.
He needs 1t, and it's worth every
cent of a hundred thousand TO him.
MORA. Don't worry. dear. He'll buy
Il. because I'll make him, and he'll
buy 1t Immediately; only vou must
promise me not to mention single
word of what I'm telling you 10 Bryce
Cardigan, or in fact to anybody. Do
you promises"
MORA seized shirley's hand and,
kissed It mpulsivel5 Very well.
then" Shirley continued. That mat
ter is adjusted and now we'll all he
happy. Cheer up. dear, and remem.
her that some time this afternoon
you're going to see Mr. Bryce smile
again, and perhaps there won't be so
much of cloud over his smile this
time"
When MORA returned to the Office
OF the Cardigan Redwood Lumber
company Shirley rang fer her maid.
Bring me my motorcoat and hat.
Thelma," she ordered, land telephone
for the limousine" She seated her
self before the mirror at her DRESSING
table and busted her adorable moss
with powdef-pufr ''aIr. smarty
Cardigan" she murmured happily.
you walked rough-shod over my
pride, didn't you? Placed me under an
obligation | could never hope to meet
and then ignored me didn't you
Very well. old hoy. We all have our
innings sooner or later, you know, and
I'm going to make a substantial pay
ment on that huge obligation as sure
as my name is Shirley Sumner. Then.
some day when tile sun is shining for
you again. !ou'll come to me and be
very, very humble. You're entirely
too independent, Mr.. Cardigan. but,
oh, my dear, do hope you will not
need so much money. I'll be put to
my wits end to get it to you without
letting you know. because if your af.
fairs go to smash. you1l be perfectly
intolerable."
She paused suddenly. mo. I'll not
do that, either" she solilofuized "TH
keep it myself-fOr an investment I'll
show Uncle Seth I'm a business won
an. after ALL He has had his fair
chance at the Valley of the Giants
after waiting years for itsa and now he
has deliberately sacrificed that chance
to be mean and yindictiye. I'll buy
the valley hut keep my identity secret
from everybody; then, when Uncle
Seth finds stranger in possession
he'll have a fit. and perhaps, before
he RECEIVERS. he'll sell me all his
Sauaw creek timber-only he'll never
know I'm the buyer Shirley, my dear
I'm pleased with you. Really. | never
knew until now why men could be so
devoted to business. Won't it be jolly !
to step in between Uncle Sen and
Bryce Cardigan, hold up my hand like |
a policeman, aud say: Stop it, boys. |
No fighting, if you please. And if !
anybody wants to know who's boss
around here. start something"
When her uncle came home that |
night. Shirley observed that he was
preoccupled and disinclined to con
yersati0n.
Il noticed IN this evenings paper" !
she remarked presently, ''that Mr. |
cardigan has sold his Valley of the !
Giants. So YOU bought 1t. after an?" |
mo such luck r. he almost barked |
'Tm an idiot. / should be placed in /
charge Of a keeper. Now. for heavens |