The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-05-27
Valley of The Giant
Continued from Page g.


.st automobile in front of the
l,.. ui was driven to No. S46 Elm
s-r.et. The brunette young lady who
works in the Cardigan Redwood Lum-
her rompany's office emerged present
IL md entered the car, which then
ny feded to No. 80 Redwood boule-
card where the brunette young lady
sularj and entered the house She
returned at seven sharp, accompanied
5g a Young lady whom she introduced
no All three were then driven to
file canton restaurant at 432 Third
,-r Ar 7:15 Bryce Cardigan en-
..-I the restaurant and was escorted
fe ur waiter to the table occupied
geo and party.
AZ $50 entire party left restaurant
a1f srer7d a Napier car driven by
l.'nrad Indian whom the second
wa0z ody hailed as George. o. and
H. uuette young lady were dropped
p. SGD Elm street while Cardigan and
t other young lady proceeded d.
-a .. {, No. IS Redwood boulevard
4e.r aiding the lady to alight. Cardi-
g talked with her a few minutes at
q 'r hen babe her goodnight.
tu returning to Hotel Sequoia,
ID in hotel bar. Saw him to
.. No sharp"
#al).>s to relate. this report had
mIzing effect upon Colonel
P G and when at length he
mnyer his mental equilibrium,
Bout quite calmly to analyZe
-.n,gr with the result that he
1r arrived at the following con-
l Ms niece Shirley Sumner was
o ha trusted in so far as young
Br.. 1riigan was concerned. De-
ge .r assumption of hostility to-
fellow since that memorable
iennigtOn'S woods, the Colonel
W fully convinced that she had
'r peace with him and had
beer e recipient of his secret atten-
I along.
THE n. c. O. was still a mys-
o.. . q mystery in which Bryce
u vas interested. Moreover,
d. @ aoNlous to aid the N. G. O. in
gg uU possible. However, the
II t could understand this. Cardi-
n j aid anything that might
II pes end to lift the Cardigan
h 'r rjerests out from under the
f. w of Colonel Pennington.
Tie N c. O. was going to make
h Jlutf. even to the extent of
a- for franchise to run over
@treets of Sequoia Hence
U- -sit to Mayor Poundstone-
\ 0 on the advice of Bryce Car
-..yy had carried small
to and from Henry Pound
4 ,"- u.U.p. That bag was readily
H N Hri II had contained a bride
ID l' CON and young Henry had
4 ''4 select ID as the go-between. That
4 n-af- ..Hr Mayor Poundstone had
tEd tu deliver the franchise-for
s.rraion. Ogilvy had called
"1 Ne mayor to arrange the de-
h &"s Glen he had called on the
ha r> son TO complete the tranSac-
franchise had been ar
F.t or and the bride already de-
4 "efeu that meant the prompt and
-".TeN'Se1 commencement of oper-
sl les, the N. G. O. was going
Il " ar} It's monumental bluff to the
n l"'- of building a mile of track
4 '"''sh town. Mono, they
A Mo5'9t spend that much money on a
/ V0 they wouldn't bride Poundstone
lA~S 'h' road was meant. And was
common carrier, after all?
| 'A7 tran was growing hot; the
"'"N7' mopDed his brow and concen-
| I'''' Further. If the N. G. O. was
4 ''"' -oug 10 start operations, In Or
7 Z" move its material from the
| "'-ah a0ck to the scene of opera
would have to cut his (the
racks somewhere on Water
jFmnation! That was it.
We're irving to slip one over on
I's' were planning to get a
f">s.ne in before he should
'' 70 he situation; they were
roo. TO have the city coun.
mp Trough the franchise when
was looking, and once the
'hau'd he in. they could laugh
...0a' Penningtonl
undrelSl :" he murmured.
N 10 hem! Cardigan is play
4 r -'Ho with them. That's why
-N. hose rails from the old
4 M. lre-6 spurl Oh. what
IDIOT have beenl How
A not too late yet. Pound
a d,r coming over to dinner Thurs
sht and I'll wiring the swine
., '''ore he leaves the house. And
Ia " NOSE rails Cardigan managed
I'f'Swoggle me out Of"
sbo. seized the telephone and fairly
ee, ,'' 70 mis- exchange operator to
3s,, 'S woods foreman. Jules Ron
's'g Oh the.lne.
uba ''l YOU, Rondeau?" he shouted
snon, re big French Canadian re-
Ia, 'ng' Pennington talking. What
ran. 'y'0g Cardigan done about those
spr 500 him from the abandoned
'ar Up Laurel creek?"
nog nave two tlat-cars upon re spur
tea, "oSe woodsgang of bees she
SDnr ,p 9oSe rails from re head of re
1oa load in re aat-cars."
NO. 10 II, ROn6pau that ,nor 10