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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
RAtl EXECUTIVES MEET VITA
DIRECTOR GENERAL HINES

Nashn9toa. Fse. e.--~aae pfcsl'
SONS OF the redrsfeo railroad reor'
esniraslon oill reported 20 the sensts
and hou3e yesttfeay, were COUNTIES
or 70 enter iaroely INTO the oss'oera-
tions. beginning to-day, os inc eon'er-
enee between Director General Hines
and IS seaciaio railroad executives.
RAIL HEAps NOT SATISFIED
Sections os the resise5 measure
which u szs considered would at
tract most attention from the railroad
executives, were those prohioitinn any
rsovcsion ~ wages u railroad work
ere prlcr to Sept. and creating .
ornament arbitration beard of nine
m.n5ers. rsrresent,ng tire r0elie. the
workers and the corporations
CONFERENCE CALLED eN HINES
The conference With the railrosc
executives was called BY Mr.. tiine.
TO ascertain the attitude which the
railroad corporations would assume
toward the proposal advanced b,
FVcs itNt "hsoh =" '"e WV - W.
demands of railroad erployes ara that
a federsi cormisslon be appointed 70
consider the wage problem.
While the executives ~rre <eetins
with Mr.. rinies. railroad union eff
eials In Washington conti-ved their
study Of the revised legislation. These
officials generally expressed sstisfae-
ten with the provision prohibitsns sry
reduction in wages before September
I. which thfovoh an erroneous inter
pretstien placed Il before the rscrsft-
Cd measure ~ss presented TO the
house was construed as es;ablisninr
wage scales until Sept at the level
IN effect WHEN the properties are re.
turned TO private centrol CT Mar. !.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
H0RMoR's DREAM Or OIL
LIKELY TO COME TRUE
Local Attorney y led Nv Rosy
Phantom To lavfie Town.
ship nd Plaoed On a
Structure

An / have 70 ~ ,hai # lael
horaor's dreanl~sr ines fao
Thue AEqhs<'h~ ald ~ leaned
ssalas' 'he hesi csss NJ he nvl piar
store and Nohaefsd who're the nea,
appetizer ga ,omins fom
"ii.f ihs utv ald Olhefl
llorncf doesn't hi' hp pips hul a
husf a. Nj. ways iis BIZ buslness 10
D. hfif stce & in hla fneschfs. lui
iil lef that 80 since aii lawNefs have
ic talk long 70 pui zoe lurs 20 siccp
ia order to fleecs 'em 0ai of a ssr.
d'ci nui les thai ~ I'm talkinr
aboaf e a Hornor Jack Cor short
ihe oiher Hornof .s Jack Tor lone
Well. take & from me Jack Horror ls
sturdy ciufeu He d fallufs q, nae
and he's roi sense io hufn lie hss
read more good hoohs han ans nan
!. iowu 81 late yasrs Ne has wede
fcnniiuued IN Page 3 Col ~
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19

az A. O. L. ". team composed o.
ardent and active members vii leave
the city tonight for ,Harishcrne and
Shawnee 10 confer degrees on classes
az those places The work VII be
tonight and TOMORROW night Those
composing the team are.
n. n. snodgrass. captain n Mayer,
J. y Schultz. Mr. and Mrs. Jessup
and Mr.. and Mrs j. H. Snodgrsss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED
IN AAAA agQton

london. Feh IN Martial la~ haa
been proclaimed IN ,he ssat rsklon
now oeruaisd ~ Freash lfnopA unaef
control ~ an allied commission N
consequence ~ asw Disturbances, 81
rogalngip an Amsterdam Ai~pstfh %
ihr E,ehare telegraph romrany
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
AMERICAN corror TO ps
soUc.r ~ cxrcso sLovksa

Prague Feh - Aswemsnf has
been reached bsl~sen ihs cnss hn
slesah government and : syndicate of
bankers Tor TIE advance of funis
neeessary for the rsfrhass u t'.ass'
hales of kmsrlesn eoftoa esch mouih
ii y reported here HALT ~ tn man
ufariursa product wili b. for psroft.
% that efedIis lpr falnrs purchases
nlaf b. rsiabllshAd
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19

IN lssalas b's caIl fof = special stg-
sion II ne Legislators. Governor fr,s.
eftson said eniy saffrnEs sna spaesas
appropriations eoald be considered.
4 T. nov sass ihst after consultation
~iih safions asmbefs The exaeassfe
has dsfefmlnsd 70 have prebe. =
shirh camphell Hasssll II ne esssas
alton commission sill PLAY sar'
oihef inseslizssions sll take plae...
afeofdlsg 70 fum0r
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
CHAMBER Or COMMERCE
WITH 4 JUICY BALANCE
Unusual Financial Showing il
Made BY Local conmerce
Body What the Figures
Reveal

its : 4smAFkshle ihlna - learn
ul Chamber oi Commerce ~iiA :
balAncs IL he hanA nss Mat is tbs
ease wffh the Getkfis Chamber II
Cammepee Pei manY wears he ioral
Chamber has heen skailns on ihin .cel
fia2nSialls tAess were dAys. Nhea
Mennsr ~ap an she leh. skat ne wAs
forced % solicit funds 10 ves hts sNs-
sry Commerce bodses are not sup
posed t. ~ monry makers Their
ssant i IL riiof ihe @Ay Tor oih.Fs
- make money nas he lcssl cham-
her enjoys "a. ensiable distinction ei
haylRG Juicy hank balance " u.
sum - ssfsai> Al the basines.
meas lsaaasi Tarsdas nieht. seefe.
lary Cfvgory save e summary " iha
finances from Sspser.oer I. fsls. -
February ~ 1880
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
French President
Also Believes In
Unlucky No. I3

PARIS. Fed. fs--Anose<r ssmoAs
Statesman has eeFre fer~srs %
keep President wllxor eerpsny
- eissmlae snst - 8 lucky
nsnsesr. 1h.s ass folss~sr . -
eeincssees. aiso sh< president 81
great r~p0eliS- sss . ~ pes.
enaasL ns~iy eiesssa eh,ef ca.
seossse % France luss ssssr sNs
election. A.. oesessaei remsrsea.
NJ nss = simplicity ssseif !
~as bern 81 the tslrtesrsn; ~as
~arrsed On sre thlrseensn ara Il
was tne thirteenth fhst the esan.
Der declared me . candidate Ter
the presiusney-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19

unto them. veriiy ! say anfo yeu.
lnaanush a. se have done u unto one
of fhc leasf ~ ny iresaern. ~ have
done Il unto me-
Then shall he say also unto them
on the Ieff hand. Depart from me. -
cnraed. into everlasting TIE. prepared
Tor the devil sna hls snscif.
For ~as huneered ans - save
me 70 mfaf. I vas thirty and 81
gave me- no drink
Vas . stranger and ,e iook ne
not In. naked. snf ye elot.sd ne not
sle<. and IN prison. and ye visited
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19

n. and Lazras In hls bosom.
st Lake Is 1873.
Anosher parable OF christ worthy
Of Americas study Jss. nov. a. We
wrap ourselves in our garments Of
wealth and delay in hee1ing the crs
for help. l. a. follows.
And ne spake parable unto them
SAYING: The ground Of certain rich
man brought form pieniifnliy.
And he thought within himself. say
ing. What shall I do. because have
no room where to bestox my fruits
And he said, this viii do: ! VII
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
Short Cuts To
Home Mems


hsnes - hufs safvasa Eae IA
ssartme ufrhsns la kseseia eiis ~
b. made Al. wae tsn ired AL.
nonsh ssna aaanvs - E E t'afseNi
a. saa. ls.a sHa ihe fAAbnAu ~
hase seine oae easl aa saa tiep ash
lars gevslA ehliA maAsa tlell
raise stsas - Lesan eeanss
The mAns GasAgss hlenas 81 Mrs.
Il 4 fhcnas all ~ xFtsvta ~ lesfu
q her aaalh uhisA e<safsd Al tssns
lasaeA CallF mai TpssaAy Ms
rhamas 'efl uushfis geF 'aHgarnia a.
aeeouai af her Asalih lass ssas
laeal ahsseelaus aay tAsgc az
fsW asfinas sasse - iufleeum sa
ssuihsta - prrseat Il - a eaipleu
amonr ~ men % aedlriwr tAal iAe
eeiavme has eeva ahatpi
raa aisorve suits sefs liiea lN
astrist suart lulay tas tyss a. sssass
tlsle tnase rwank siH Aold snegt
term ~ eoar saaH - - snms ~ lhe
sssTs zoe penaia aa gee a'Tkst
Those fisa tuday uefs u rlnriei
sKaln1 1Rthgane t'innk fhs
saaple eeee maftiea 10 kintAs ia
sna srpafatrt IL ltlt Yea husheAa
saafAVA sstfsme efseltt aud yeaiaust
"a IN, pAu ~ shs wffu sna alae
,Tu.iiy aai non suPpose Nssllaa Mae
Mosa faes d a MueR lat alvofvs
custody ot tsur ehiifr~n asa allmont
~ So rsg maain The eyapls weFr
magssoa ln lpua and separated ln la
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
No PLANS As YET.
BIT BIDS ASKED FOit

u will not be long before aome
definite Information will be avail
able .eriainlng to Masonic temple
building rlans. As yet. no plans have
been adopted. but contractors have
been asked to make bids on the gen
erai work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19

me not
Then shall they also arswer him
fsying. Lord. Uhsn s4w - thee a.
hanrsfed. % athlFst. or siFanser. a
naked. o. sick. or IN pfison. aud al
not minister nhlo tbesr
Then shall he answer them. saying
yefily ] saf snfo yoa. inssmaeh ~
ye did u not 70 one Of the lessf d
these. se dld !, not 70 me.
And these shah 20 AEsy Into ever
lasting punishment: bat fbs rlFhisoul
info fii- eternal
3. Aasshe~ &c ss-ss
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
sysTAMAVic VANDALISM AND
ROBBERY IN VIENNA

Vienna. Feb. Systematic van
dalism Ind robbery IN cemeteries has
led 10 demands for police protection.
Newspapers say graves and vaults
have been despoiled. adiicles OF the
slightest value stolen and coins
smashed Tor firewood
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
STATE LEGISLATURE TO
CONVENE IN EXTRA SESSION

The state legislature wili convene
in special session next Monday morn
ine. oxfensibly 10 ratlfy woman's sur
frzge. Oiher matters. however are
sure to come before the body. and
there are rumors thar investigation Of
affairs Of state will be asked.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
FIERCE FIGHTING NON
On N Rid Rt S>lt

London. Feb ls-Fierce fighting
between the bolshesiki and separate
cncng grnapes IN the Fi.9spel and
Odessa region. = reported in an Of
fetal statement issuei by the soviet
government az Moscow today
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
10 conrrs nraarfa

snthrie Lodge so "a. A y. A A
NJ. -ili confer he Fsllowrfsfi 4e.
srss on several candidate tridaF
evening 81 - oeloek
Your pfessnee is deslrsa -
prompt Ls.hrr Arnold " a. 4
i.orciesF. Sec
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19

pull down ny harms. aud bsild greater
and here xiI tesfce al q ny
fruits aud M goods
And I will say nnio my roui. s0ei.
thoa hast mach roods lfid up fof
many years. take rhine sase. eat
drink. and be merry.
But God ali unto hifa. Thon fool
this nixhi thy soul shall b. requfrea
OF thee. thea ehoee shall those things
be. which thos has provided,
= Luke 70. is 20
And ne King shall answer and -,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
MASS NETTING on svsGGY
RAILWAY paopoolYtoN

Mass meeting - essy
hall russSsy sssn.ss re-.
-. At T.3o. street rail-.
car matter will BE -
foe fuiI ard ss1spists die
eusslor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19

A.. Scottish Rite r-en are
invited 20 attend the business
meeting a. me temple tonight
AZ 9 O'Clock. inportant
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
AMERICANS NOT sssoso

shanghai Fsh IL Aa oeast IN
eoaoell issued ~ lhs nrislah Ssswn.
meat In t.anaaa. ~ whisA neties 10.
heeu received here requires that
htlslah subjects shall saAp the place
~ Americans a. managing directors
~ -thlna samranlssT erefsllns IN ths
otlfne aAdsf nflllsh feAlsl~e
rhls ellrsgs larss uuwbsF " baals
ness fnneefns foafartrd lu the far
tatl w Ameflssas, ssp@slslly Ia
shanghai whlrh u rsales % Amwfl.
eaa spmmFulal activity u them shs
ofdrf remes wth slnnaln2 eileet ita
rasentlai psft feada1
No asrsan other lhsa Brush sah.
lsets rvaidsng withln me ltmsss n skh
rFder shAll ael as msnsslne director
% IN any ps,elflon slnlisf 20 lhai of
wanaEins ilFeelnf ~ ahsil otherwise
exercise Eshefal ~ sphslantlai tpatFui
~ q china tlt4I1lf4nt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19

fine ~ tlA . daY y Imposed
uf~ln ~ cimpsef aad every sifertes
and manavef whn slolafss the order
failaFr No comply wlfh h wlsl be
cousidsfei ss Ktnund ureh xhleh an
order fof wihdlam 90 tha company
waY b. madr aei ia spaft
Neetinss a ne Americas Cham
hef ~ 'ammerrs aud lh~ Amsriesn
Association ~ China ~sfs called 10
discuss me nes order A. these lsi
tors ~erf dfnfisa and addressed ls
ihe Hritlsh f'hHmhsf II f'nmmsfee and
ihe Iiflflah rhlna association The
tests - ihrs~ leflsfs Wefs not dls.
sloavd hut a. was stated that i'Flilah
commercial iniefest. ~srs talf that
n 80 af'enpi u made 70 snfWes The
pfosislous ~ tt' order. the future 70.
iaiioa blp ~ Arsflesna ana ilfIslnh
IN The orient wil he mpeFiliea
= sss plaunri slas ~ iha asefinsa
90 ths American intsrsas 10 wnsi a
eshis3fam - protest 70 lhe Amsflcsn
state depaffm~nl "a washlAxisu.
Some ~ ~ lafssst bssinsss ron.
Germs ln lha Olisni are afisetsd hy
lhe nee order ahd sesvfaf u ths arr.
'-i hafe bees npefaiias 10 the ofisuf
fof nam fsars hstlna .ldsspfead
connections aba vast abilxstlens n
ls held that ~h~n lhess enterprises
effe launched if ~as fsunf that
AmvrirAn tFpDsatlna isss had not
been dfara in msnusf 10 fnstsr
commercial onerafions abroad ehlie
sfisflhs iiflslah lass BAD bssn go.
rsTed 10 encourages fafeirn trsds.
fbis j. given or,i|nafilf - the reason
shy maal ~ these China companies
ornsd snd operated b. Amsflcsns saw
iii % place themselves under British
registration under th~ eriihsnees cf
M froNu eeloay of ifonfksnf.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
rHs WEATHER

New Orleans. Feb 1e.-Tcniehs and
Friday. fair: little change IN temper
ssure.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19
NONE BUT b..,lsn
SUBJECTS RECOGNIZED
MN MAY ntrtt ~ ~
~ >I>t>> niI.NItO>~ nt-
TWEEN ti,l,tt Gl,tNI
>lftO>>: tMlnlt.N<>
~ tM tN~u
pnuTIsr
BuLLErIN

Washington. Feb. 10 Gable.
grams have been pouring Into the
State department during ths past
twenty iasr hours protesting
against the new rule Affecting
heads Of concerns In ihs Par East.
a. result Of the No American
order lssued by the British
order IN council
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-19

'cop'iuued ou rsss 8 Col -
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-23

out vital injury to the tree-wnere"s
by destroying the tree the wretches
had evidenced all too clearly to Bryce
wanton desire to add insult to IN
jury.
Poor old Dadl" he murmured.
"I'm glad now he has been unable t6
get up here and see this. 1t w
have broken his heart. I'll have ~
tree made into fence posts and 'the
stump dynamited and removed this
summer After he is operated on ARD
gets back his sight, he will come UP
here-and he must never know. Per
haps he will have forgotten how many
trees stood In this circle"
He paused. Peeping out from us-
der chip among the litter at his feet
was the moldy corner Of white
envelope. In an instant Bryce had II
In his hand. The envelope was dirty
and weatherbeaten, but to certain
extent the redwood chips under which
II had lain hidden had served to pro-
tect 1t, and the writing on the face
was still leglble. The envelope was
tnlDlI dhuitSoCu W AhVh-
deau. care OF the Laguna Grande
Lumber company. Sequoia, California.
Bryce read and reread that address.
"Rondeau he muttered. Jules
Rondeaul I've heard that name be-
fore-ah, yes Dad spoke of him last
night. He's Pennlngton's woods-boss
and"
hoI "A
In all the world John Cardigan had
but one enelny--Coonel Seth Penning-
ton. Had Pennington sent his woods
boss to do this dirty work out OF
sheer splitter Hardly. The section OF
burl was gone, and this argued that
the question of spite had been purely
q matter of secondary consideration.
Evidently. Bryce reasoned, someone
had desired that burl redwood greatly.
and that someone had not been jules
Rondeau. since woods-boss would not
be likely TO spend FIVE minutes Of his
leisure time In consideration OF the
beauties of burl tabletop OF panel.
Hence, II Rondeau had superintendent
the task of Telling the tree, 1t must
have been at the behest OF a superior;
and since a woods-boss acknowledges
no superior save the creator Of the
payroll, the recipient Of that stoles
burl must have been Colonel Pennins-
ton.
Suddenly he thrilled. II Jules Ron
deau had stolen that burl to present
II to Colonel Pennington. his employer.
then the finished article must be In
Pennington's home! And Bryce had
been invited to that home for dinner
the following Thursday by the Colonel's
niece.
.'Tll go. after ALL" he told himself
I'll go--and I'll see what I shall see."
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-23

and feet. to haul my logs down to
I'm haul will be twenty-five million
feet annually, and my maximum fifty
million
"Soldi" cried Henderson. And 1t
was even so.
Bryce came out OF his reyerie. "And
now?" he queried Of his father.
II mortgnged the San Hedrin tim
her in the south to buy the timber In
the north. my son; then after I com.
menced logging In my new holdings.
came several long. lean years OF famine
the market dragged IN the doldrums.
and Bill Henderson died. and his boys
got discouraged. and -"
A sudden flash OF inspiration illumi-
mated Bryce Cardlgan's brain. And
they sold out to Colonel Pennington"
he cried.
Exactly. The Colonel took over
my contract with Henderson's com.
pany. along with the other assets, and
II was incumbent upon him, as as
signee, TO fulfill the contract. For the
past two years the market for redwood
has been most gratifying, and If ]
could only have gotten a maximum
supply OF logs over Pennington's road.
I'd have worked out OF the hole,
but"
"He manages to hold you to mini
mum annual haul OF twenty-five million
feet, ehT
John Cardigan nodded. "He claims
he's short Of rolling wrecks
and fires have embarrassed the road.
He can always find excuses for failing
to spot In logging trucks for Cardigan's
logs"
"What does Colonel Pennington
want, pard?"
"He wants." said John Cardigan
slowly. my Valley OF the Giants and
a right of way through my land from
the valley to log-dump on deep
water"
"And you refused him7"
Naturally. You know my ideas on
that big timber" His old head sank
low on his breast. Folks call them
Cardigan's redwoods now" he muir
mured "Cardigan's redwoods-and
Pennington would cut them! Oh,
Bryce, the man hasn't soull"
"But l fail to see what the loss Of
Cardigan's redwoods has to do with
the impending ruin of the Cardigan
Redwood Lumber company" his son
reminded him. ave have all the tim
Der we want"
my ten-year contract has but one
more year to run. and recently tried
to get Pennington to renew It He
was very nice and sociable but--he
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-23

Sumner" he said. ~ shouldn't have
growled So"
"Well. you're forgiven-for several
reasons, but principally for sending
me that delicious blackberry pie.
Thank you so much"
"Glad you liked II, Miss Sumner. |
dare to hope that | may have the
privilege OF seeing you soon again."
"Of course. One good pie deserves
another. Some evening next week.
when that dear old daddy Of yours
can spare his boy. you might be in
terested to see our burl-redwood
paneled dining room Uncle Seth Is so
proud OF. Would Thursday night be
conveniently
Perfectly. Thank you thousand
times"
She babe him goodnight. As he
turned from the telephone, his father
looked up. "what are you going to do
tomorrow, lad7" he queried.
II have to do some thinking to-
morrow" Bryce answered. 80 I'm
going up into Cardigan's redwoods to
do IT,"
"The dogwoods and rhododendrons are
blooming now" the old man murmured
wistfully. Bryce knew what he was
thinking Of "Ill attend to the flow
ers for Mother" he assured Cardigan
and he added fiercely: "And I'll at
tend to the battle for Father. We
may lose, but that man Pennington
will know he's been in fight before
we fin"
He broke Off abruptly. for he had
Just remembered that he was to dine
at the Pennington house the following
Thursday-and he was not the sort Of
man who smilingly breaks bread with
his enemy.
All about Bryce were scenes OF
activity, OF human endeavor, and to
him in that moment came the thought /;
my father brought all this to pass
and now the task of continuing 1t Is
mine! All those men who earn a
living in Cardigan's mill and on Cardi.
gan's dock--those sailors who sail the
ships that carry Cardigan's lumber
into the distant marts of men-are de-
pendent upon me; and my father used
to tell me not to fail them. Must my
father have wrought all this in vain ?
And must stand by and see all this
go to satisfy the overwhelming ambition
of strangerT His big hands clench.
ed. "Now he growled savagely. "Give
Mr.. Sinclair. please"
The old servitor brought forth the
documents in question. Bryce stuffed
them into his pocket and left the Office.
Three quarters OF an hour later he en-
tered the little amphitheater in the
Valley OF the Giants and paused with
an expression Of dismay. One OF the
giants had fallen and lay stretched
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-23
CHAPTER VI

When Shirley Sumner descended to
the breakfast room on the morning
following her arrival In SeQuoia, the
first glance at her uncle's stately
countenance Informed her that during
the night something had occurred to
irritate Colonel Seth Pennington and
startle him out Of his customary bland
composure.
SHIRLEY" he began. did I hear you
calling young Cardigan on the tele-
phone after dinner last night or did
my ears deceive meT'
"Your ears are all right. Uncle Seth
I called Mr.. Cardigan up to thank him
for the pie he sent over, and Incident
ally to invite him over here to dinner
on Thursday night"
~ thought heard you asking some
body to dinner, and as you don't know
soul In Sequola except young Cardi-
gan, naturally I opined that he was to
be the object OF our hospitality"
Continued next week.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-23

named me frelght-rate for n renewal
of the contract for Ave years. of three
dollars per thousand feet. That rate
is prohibitive and puts us out Of bust
ness"
"Then," said Bryce calmly, "we'll
shut the mill down when the log
hauling contract expires, hold our tim.
Der as an investment, and live the
simple life until we can sell II or q
transcontlnental road builds into Hum
boldt county and enables US to start
up the mill again."
John Cardigan shook his head. I'm
mortgaged TO the last penny" he con-
fessed, land Pennington has been buy.
Ing Cardigan Redwood Lumber COM
pany tirst-mortgage bonds until he Is
In control OF the issue. He'll buy In
the San Hedrin timber Mt the fore
closure sale. and in order TO get II
back and save something for you out
OF the wreckage. I'll have to make an
Improbable trade with him. I'll have
to give him my timber adjoining his
north OF Sequoia, together with my
Valley OF the Giants, In return for the
San Hedrin timber, to which he'll have
q sherifr's deed. But the mill. all my
old employees. with their numerous
dependents-gone. with you left land
poor and without a dollar to pay your
taxes. Smashed-like thatw And he
drove his fist into the palm of his
hand.
'Perhaps-but not without a night"
Bryce answered, although he knew
their plight was well-nigh hopeless.
"I'll give that man Pennington a run
for his money, or I'll know the reason. "
The telephone on the table beside
him tlnkled, and he took down the
receiver and said "Hellor
"Mercyr came the sweet voice of
Shirley Sumner over the wire. do
you feel as savage as all that Mr..
Cardigan"
For the second time In his life the
thrill that was akin TO pain came to
Bryce Cardigan. He laughed. "If
had known you were calling Miss