The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-09

order him TO take his entire force
down there. II necessary, and stop that
work. To biazes with that temporary
frnnchisei You stop that work for
two hours. and I'll do the rest. Tell
the chief Of police not to recognize
that temporary franchise. He can be
suspicious OF II, can't he, and refuse to
let the work go on until he finds out 7
And you can be hard TO find for two
hours, can you not? Delay, delay, man
That's all want. Yes. yes, l
understand. You get down about day
light and roast the chief OF police for
interfering. but In the meantime
Thank you, Poundstone, thank
You. Good-by"
lie stood at the telephone, the re-
ceTver still held to his ear and his
right forehnger holding down the hook
while the line cleared. When he spoke
again. Shirley knew he was calling his
mill office. He got response lmmedi-
ately. Notwithstanding the lateness OF
the hour.
"Sexton7 Pennington speaking I've
sent over the Blnck Mlnorca with a
rifle and sixty rounds of ammunition.
/. What? You can hear him
shooting already? Bully boy with a
crockery eyel He'll clean the gang
out and keep them from working until
the police arrive. You've telephoned
Rondeau, have you? Good
He'll have his men waiting at the log
landing, and there'll be no delay. Sex
ton, we've got to block them. II means
n loss of millions TO me If we fail !"
Shirley was standing in the doorway
as he faced about from the telephone.
Uncle Seth" she said quietly, use
any honorable method of defeating
Bryce Cardigan, but call Off the Black
Mlnorca. | shall hold you personally
responsible for Bryce Cnrdigan's life.
and If you fail me. shall never for
give you"
SILLY, silly girl" ne soothed her.
Don't you know ] would not stoop to
bush-whacking? There's some shoot
Ing going on, but its wild shooting, Just
to frighten Cardigan and his men off
the job"
You can't fr'ohten him," she cried
passiohStely. ''Yor knew you can't.
He'll kill the Black Mlnorca. or the
Black Minorca NS;i kW him. Go in
stantly and stop it,
"All right. all riehtt" No sad rather
humbly. and sprang down tie front
steps Into the waiting car. "rn play
eea game fairly, Shirley, never fear"
D'c stood In the doorway and
Watched the red tall-lIght, Ike
malevoleat eye, disappear down the
street. And presently as she stood
there, down the 6os}evard huge gray
car came slipping nOiselessly-so
notseiessly. In fact, that Shirley recog.
nizeu II By that very quality OF silence.
1t was Bryce Cardlgan'a Napier.
"George!" she called. "Come here"
The car slid over to the gate and
stopped at the sight of the slim white
figure running down the garden walk.
rs MIR. Cardigan hurt?" she demand
ed In an agony of suspense
George Sea Otter grunted comtenp-
tuously. Nobody hurt 'cept the Black
Minorca. am taking him to your
company hospital. miss. He tried 10
shoot my boss, so l shot hi, myself
once through the leg. Now my boss
says: Take him to the Laguna Grande
hospital. George Me, l would droo
this greaser In the bay If / was the
boss"
She laughed Historically. ION your
way back from the hospital stop and
pick me up, George" she ordered.
He touched his broad hat, and shs
returned to the house to dress.
Meanwhile Colonel Pennington has
reached the crossing once more. SIM
iltaneously with the arrival of San,
Perkins, the chief OF police, accom-
panied by two automobiles crammcc
With pntrolmen. Perkins strutted up
C Bryce Cardigan and Buck ogilvy,
whats the meaning OF all this row.
". Cardigan" he demanded.
Something has slipped, SAM
Bryce retortcd pleasantly. you've
,een calling me Bryce for the pssi
wenty years, and now you're mister
ng mel The meaning of this row,
'ou ask2" Bryce continued. "we,l
IN engaged in making n jump cross
~ of Colonel Pennington's tracka
lnder temporary franchise granted
ne by the city council of Sequois.
Here's the franchise" And he thrust
n, document under the police chiefs
lose.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)