Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-11-05

Ter. remington speaking. Dung
Bryce Cardigan is behind thar n. G. o.
outfit. and it's logging road and not
intended to build through TO Grants
Pass at all Cardigan and Ogilvy are
at Water and b streets this very in.
slant with a gang of City men cutting
in a jump-crossing of nv line, curse
them They'll have 1t in by six O'Clock
tomorrow morning If something isn't
done-and once they get it In. the fats
in the fire.
Telephone the chief Of police and
order him to take his entire force
down there. II necessary, and stop that
work TO blazes with that temporary
franchisel 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 ?
And you can he hard to find for two
hours. can you not? Delay, delay, man !
That's all / want. Yes, yes.
understand. You gen down about day
light and roast the chief of police for
interfering. but in the meantime
!. Thank you, Poundstone, thank
you. Good-by!"
| He stood at the telephone. the re-
| ceiver still held to his ear and his
right forefnger holding down the hook
while the line clenred. When he spoke
again. Shirley knew he was calling his
mill office. He got a response immedi
ately. Notwithstanding the lateness OF
the hour
| Sexton? Pennington speaking. I've
sent over the Black Minorca with a
rifle and sixty rounds of ammunition.
What? You can hear him
shooting already2 Bully boy with a
crockery eyei 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'l be no delay Sex.
ton. we've got to block them. 1t means
a loss of millions to me If we failr'
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
Minorca. | shall hold you personally
responsible for Bryce Cardigan's life,
and If you fail me. shall never for
give you"
"Slly, silly girl 7" he soothed her.
/ tsFa 4
bush-whackipg? There's some shoot
ing going on, but its wild shooting. just
to brighten Cardigan and his men of
the job"
you can't fri"hten him." she cried
passlonately. "You know you can't.
He'll kin the Black Minorca, or the
Black Mnorca will kill him. Go in
stantly and stop It,"
"All right, all righty" he said rather
humbly, and sprang down the front
steps into the waiting car. "Tll play
the game fairly, Shirley, never fear"
She stood in the doorway and
watched rhe red tail-light, like, a
malevolent eye, disappear down the
street. And presently as she stood
there, down the boulevard huge gray
car came slipping nolselessly- sc
noiselessly, In fact, that Shirley recog
niSed II by that very quality Of silence
: 1t was Bryce Cardigan's 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.
is Mr.. Cardigan hurt? she demand.
ed In an agony Of suspense
George Sea Otter grunted comtemp-
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 through the leg. Now U1g boss
says: Take him to the Lagupa Grande
hospital, George Me. would drop
this greaser In the bay II l was the
| boss"
She laughed Historically. "On your
way back from the hospital stop and
! pick me up, George" she ordered.
He touched his broad hat, and she
returned - Inc house TO dress
! Meanwhile Colonel Pennington had
reached the crossing once more, sim
UNANIMOUSLY with the arrival Of Sam
Perkins. the chief of police, accom-
panied by two automobiles crammed
with patrolmen. Perkins strutted up
to Bryce Cardigan and Buck Ogilvy.
whats the meaning of all this row,
| Mr.. CardiganI" he demanded.
Something has slIppe1, 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 'Weil,
I'm engaged IN making a jump cross
ing Of Colonel Pennington's tracks,
under temporary franchise granted
me sby the city council Of Sequoia.
Here's the franchise" And be thrust
the document under the police CHIEFS
nose.
CFo BE coNT1NUED)