Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-01

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shirley was standing In the door
way ~ he. faced about from the tel
ephone. Uncle Seth" she said qui.
city. "uss any honorable method OF
defeating bryce Cardigan, but cali
or the Black Minorca. I shall. hold
you personally responsible for Bryce
Cardignn's life. and II you fail me.
shall never forgive you."
"silly, silly girl" he soothed her.
Don't you know would not stoop TO
hush whackinK? There's some shoot
ing going on. but It's wild shooting.
just to Brighten Cardigan and his
men of the job"
"You can't frishten him." she cried
passionately. "You know you can't.
He'll kill the Black Minorca, or the
Black Minorca will kill him. Go in
stantiy and stop It,"
IAN right. all right" he said rath-
er humbly. and sprang down the
front steps into the waiting car. "rll
play the game fairly, Shirley, never
fear
She stood in the doorway and
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malevolent eye. disappear down the
street. And presently as she STOOD
there, down the boulevard a huge
gray car came slipping noiselessly--
so noiselessly, in fact. that Shirley
recognized 1t by that very quality OF
silencel II was Bryce Cardigan's Ma
pier
."Georse!" 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.
is Mr.. Cardigan hurt?" she de-
manded in an agony Of suspense.
George Sea otter grunted contemp-
tuously. Nobody hurt 'cept the
Black Minorca. | am taking him to
your company hospital, Miss. He
tried to shoot my boss. so shot him
myself once thru the leg. Now my
boss says: Take him to the Lagu-
ma Grande hospital, George Me,
would drop 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 she
returned to the house to dress.
Meanwhile Colonel Pennington had
reached the crossing once more. sim
ultanously with the arrival of Sam
Perkins, the chief of police, accom-
panied by two automobiles crammed
with patrolmen. Perkins strutted up
to Bruce Cardigan and Buck Ogilvy.
whats the meaning of all this row
Mr. Cardigan? he demanded.
Something mas slipped, SAM
Bryce retorted pleasantly. you've
been calling me Bryce for the past
twenty years and now you're mister
ing me: The meaning OF this row,
you ask" Bryce continued. well
I'm engaged in making a jump cross
ing of Colonel Pennington's tracks,
under temporary franchise granted
me by the city council of Sequoia
Here's the franchise And he .hru>'
| the document under the police chief:
nose.
This Is the first I've heard about
any franchise" Sam Perkins replied
suspiciously. Seems to me you been
sc1iCt tIliS Jul. llO" VI
know this amt forgery"
Call up the mayor and ask him.
Bryce suggested.
TIL do that" quoth Mr.. Perkins
ponderously. And in the meantime
don't do any more digging or rail- cut
Ing" He hurried away to his auto.
mobile. leaving lieutenant IN charge
Of the squad.
Also in the meantime. young man.
Colonel Pennington announced. "yor
will pardon me If take possession o
my locomotive and fiat cars. I OBJ.
serve you have finished unloa DIM
those rails"
Help yourself, Colonel" Bryce re.
piled with an assumption Of hearth.
ness he was far from feeling.
THANK you 80 much, Cardigan
With the greatest good nature in life
Pennington climbed into the car
reached for the bell-cord and rams
the bell vigorously.
Then he permitted himself a tri.
umphant toot of the whistle, after
which he threw off the air and gently
opened the throttle. He was not 10
connective engineer but he had ridder
In the cab Of his own locomotive ant
felt quite confident of his ability in 9
pinch.
(To be Continued.)