Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-11-19

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TONS feet, the latter turned to jules
kondeau. Il can no longer take
charge here. Rondeau." he explained.
I am forbidden to interfere"
Jules Rondeau can do re job the
woodS-boss replied easily. sZe law.
she have not restrain me. / guess.
mebbeso. you don take dose theencs
away. eh, Msieur Cardigan. Myself,
lax see"
The deputy marshal handed Ron
deau a paper. at the same time show
ing his badge. you're out. too. nv
friend he laughed. Don't be fool
iSh to try to buck the law. If YOU do,
! shan have to place nice little pair
OF handouts on you and throw you in
Jail-and If you resist arrest. shall
nave to shoot you. have one Of
these little restraining orders for
every ahle-bodied man in the Isaguna
Grande Lumber company's employ
thanks to Mr. Ogilvy's foresight: so
II is useless to try to beat this game
on teehnicality"
Sexton, who still fingered. made n
gesture of surrender. DISMISS your
crew, Rondeau," he ordered. "We're
whipped to FRAGILE"
A CLEAN of pleasure, not unmixed
with triumph. lighted the dark ewes of
the French-Canadian. 81 tor Arsieur
Sexton she cannot fight M'siour Cardi-
gan and win" he said simply. 'Now
mehbe he believe that Jules Rondeau
know something"
Shut up" Sexton roared petulant-
ly. Rondeau shrugged contemptuous-
". turned, and with sweep of his
great arm indicated to his men that
they were to go: then, without back
ward glance TO see that they followed.
the woods boss strobe away in the
direction of the Laguna Grande mill.
Arrived at the mill Office, he entered.
took down the telephone, and called
up Shirley Sumner
"Mademoiselle." he said. "Jules
Rondeau speaks to you. ! have for
| you zee good news. Bryce Cardigan.
she puts in the crossing today. One
man of the law she comes from San
Francisco with papers, and M'sieur
/ Sexton say to me: 'Rondeau. we are
whip. Deesmess your men,. SO l have
deesmess doze men. and now dees-
mess myself. Mebbeso bimeby | go
TO work for Msieur Cardigan. For
MAdemoiselle I have no weesh to make
| f1sOt1hln RI Aro Y
not fight dose dirty fight sorae more.
Au revoir mademoiselIe. | go"
And without further ado he hung
up.
whats this. what's thls?" Sexton
demanded. you're going to Quiti
Nonsense, Rondeau, nonsenser
Il win have my time, M'sieur." said
Jules Rondeau. Il go to work for a
man. Mebbeso / am not woods boss
for heem. butt work"
you'll have to walt until the Col
onel returns, Rondeau."
II viii have my time" said Jules
Rondeau patiently.
"Then you'll wait till pay day for
1t, Rondeau. You know our rules.
Any man who quits without notice
waits until the regular pay day for
his money"
Jules advanced until he lowered di-
rectly over the manager. II toll
Msieur l would have my time" he
repeated once more. sIs Msieur
deaf in re ears7" He raised his right
hand, much as bear raises its paw
his blunt fingers worked little and
there was smoldaring fire in his
i dark eyes.
Without further protest Sexton
opened the safe, counted out the
wages due, and took Rondeau's re-
ceipt.
"Thank you, M'sieur." the woods
boss growled as he swept the coin
into his pocket. "Now | work for
M'sieur Cardigan; so. Msieur, l WIN
have zee switch engine weeth two
fiat cars and zee wrecklng car. Doze
dam trash on zee crossing 'steur
Cardigan does not like. and by gar. |
take heem away. You understand.
M'sieur? / am Jules Rondeau, and
work for M'sieur Cardigan. La la
Missouri" The great hand closed
over Sections collar. "Not zee pistol
no, not for Jules Rondeau."
Quite as easily as woman dresses
baby. he gagged Sexton with Sex
toms own handkerchief, laid him gent
ly on the floor and departed, locking
the door behind him and taking the
key. At the corner Of the building,
where the telephone line entered the
office, he paused. jerked once at the
wire, and passed on. leaving the brok-
en- ends on the ground.
In the roundhouse ne found the
switch engine crew on duty, waiting
for steam In the boiler. The with
drawal of both locomotives. brief as
had been their absence. had caused
glut of logs 1T the Laguna Grande
landings, and Sexton was catching up
with the traffic by sending the switch
engine crew out for one trainload,
even though IT was Sunday. The crew