Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-23

OF shirley sumner, no puthpeu INV
her ON the main street OF SeQuoia
and to her great relief but profoupS
surprise, he paused In his trNks
lifted his hat. smiled, and opened hi
mouth TO say something-thoush
better Of II, changed his mind. anc
continued on about his business, Al
shirley passed him. she looked hin
squarely In the face, and In he'
glance there was neither GOODNESS
nor malice.
Bryce felt himself afire from heels
TO hair one instant. and cold and
cIammy the next, for Shirley spoke
TO him.
Good morning, Mr.. Cardigan"
He paused, turned. and approached
her. Good morning. Shirley" he re-
Piled. How have you been7"
II might have been dead. for al
the interest you took In me-" she re-
piled sharply. AS matters stand, I'm
exceedingly wull-thank you, by ihS
way. are you still be!ligerent?"
He nodded, Il have tn be-
Il think you're a great big Crouch
Bryce CardigaR," she flsred at him.
You make me unutteraely weary.
| I'm sorry" he answered, but JUS
at present | am forced to subject 70,
to the strain. Say "A year from now
when things are different with me
/ I'll strive not to Offend.
! "rll not Re here year from now,
she warned him.
| He bowed. Then I'll go wherever
you are-and bring you back. AnJ
with a hooking little grin, he lif'ed
his hat and passed on.
Col. Seth Pennington was among
those who skeptical at tirst and in
clined 20 ridicule the project into an
| early grave. eventually found himsel,
swayed by the publicity and gradual
! ~ coerCed into serious consideration
! of the results attendant upon the
building OF the road. The Colonel
was naturally as suspicious as rat
tlesnake in August: hence he had no
sooner emerged from the ranks OF
the frank scoffers than his alert
mind framed the question:
How is this new road-improeaole
as ! know il TO BEGGING to aNec'
the interests Of the Laguna GraRde
Lumber company. II the unexpected
should happen and those hunco-
sIeerers should actually build road
from Sequoia to Grants Pass. Ore
, and thus construct feeder &c 3
transcontinental line
Five minutes Of serious reflection
sufficed 10 bring the Colonel 10 the
verge Of panic, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
fact that ne was ASHAMED OF himself
for yielding to fright despite his irm
belief that there WAS No reason why
he should be frightened. Similar con-
s!derations occur 10 \ small boy who
is walking home in the dark past u
cemetery,
The vital aspects OF his predica-
ment downed on the Colonel one
night at dinner. midway between the
soup and the fish. So forcioly did
they occur to him. in fact. that for
the once be forgot that his niece
was seated opposite him
"Confoupd them" the Colonel muir
INJURED distinctly. Il must look into
this Immediately"
Look into what, uncle dcar?
| Shirley asked innocently.
This new railroad that man Og-
Ivy talks of building-wh!ch means,
Shirley. that with Seouoia as his
starting point. he is soirg to build a
hundred and fifty miles north to
connect with the main line Of the
! Southern Pacific in Oreson.'
| "But wouldn't that be the finest
| thing that could possibly happen to
! Humboldt county?" she demanded OIL
| him.
| Undoubtedly it would-to Hum
! holdt county; but to me Laguna
Grande Lumber company. in which
YOU have something more than q
sentimental interest. my dear. /,
| would be blow. 4 large part of the
estate left by your father is invested
! i'm Laguna Grande stock, and as YOU
know, ali OF my efforts are devoted
to approaching that stock and tc
fighting against anything that has
"a tendency to depreeiate it,"
Carefully he dissected a SAND oar
end removed the backbone I'D give
a ripe peach to learn the identity OF
1.-THE schemins buttinsky who bough,
old Cardigan's Valley d4the Giants,
he said presently. 'Ill be hanged il
that doesn't complieate matters a
little"
You should have bought it when
the opportunity offered" she remind
ed him.
Il dare say" he admitted lightly
However. ! didn't and now I'm 60
ing TO be punished for il. my dear;
SO don't roast me any more. BY the
way, that specified hot-air fellow
Ogilvy, who is promoting the North
ern California & Oregon railroad. IL
back in town again. | think I'll wirt
the San rancisco office to look hin
up in Dun's and Bradstreets. fc
sleep a whole lot more soundiy to-
night if / knew the answer to two
very important questions.
J., What are they. Uncle Seth"
We'll, I'd like to know whether the
y. &. O. is genuine or screen II
hide the operations of the Trinidad
Redwood Timber company"
1T might" said Shirley, with ane
of those sudden flashes Of intuition
peculiar to women, be a screen tc
hide the operations Of Bryce Cardi.
gan. Now that he knows you aren'
going to renew his hauling contract
ne may nave decided 10 oulld mis- Owl
Iooping railroad"
After pause the Colonel made
answer: mo, have no fear of that
1t would cost five hundred thousand
dollars to build that twelve-miie lint
and bridge Mad river, and the Cardi.
CANS haven't got that amount O.
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