Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-06-18
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CHAPTER I.-Pioneer in the California
ss6vood region. John Cardigan, at forty
sven is the leading sS;n citizen OF seauoa
kmber. q widower after three years Of
married. life. and father Of two-day-old
bryce Cardigan.
CHAPTER II.-At fourteen Bryce makes
he acquaintance Of Shirley Sumner. a Wis
ltor to Sequoia. and his junior by a few
he Giants, sacred to John Cardigan and
his son as the burial place of Bryce'g
mother, and part with mutual regret
CHAPTER III-Whle Bryce is at COL
lege John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the first time views
the future with uncertainty.
CHAPTER Iv.-After graduation from
college, and a trip abroad, Bryce Cardi-
gan comes home On the train he meets
Shirley Sumner. on her way to Sequoia to
make her home there with her uncle,
Col Pennington Bryce learns that his
fsther's eyesight has failed and that Col.
Pennington Is seeking to take advantage of
the old mans business misfortunes.
CHAPTER YIN the Valley Of the
aiants young Cardigan finds a tree felled
lrectly across his mothers grave. Indi-
ations are that It was cut down to secure
he burl and evidence seems to show that
een.ington and ms woods boss. Jules
CHAPTER vI.-Dining with Col PEN
nington and his niece. Bryce finds the
room paneled with redwood burl, confirm
Ing his suspicious of Pennington's guilt.
n diplomatic way unperceived by Shir.
Nv, the two mesl declare war.
CHAPTER vI1.-Pennington refuses to
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gans, believing his action means bank
fnptcy for the latter. Bryce forces Ron
deau to confess he felled the tree In the
Valley g. the G,an,s at bpennngton R,S or
hurls him at Col Pennington. who with
Shirley, had witnessed the fight Penning-
ton 10 Inundated. and the girl. indignant.
friendship. He leaves. but refuses to ac-
cept dismissal.
CHAPTER vIII-Returning to sequoia,
the train on which Shirley, her uncle, and
Bryce are travelling, breaks away from
the locomotive. and Bryce. who could have
escaped. at the risk Of his life cuts out
the caboose and saves them from certain
death, being painfully injured In doing so.
CHAPTER Ix.-Moira McTavish. chilo-
hood friend of Bryce and employed in his
cmce. makes Shirley's acquaintance and
tne two become friends. Needing money
ocaly John Cardigan offers to sell PEN
G cnson tne Valley OF the Giants but the
Be his through the bankruptcy OF his
snoWn to her nS'o S,,r refuses IN
lease Of business life. fhey interest inter- c apM
~ and decide on a scheme to parallel
Pennington's logging railroad.
CHAPTER X.-Buchanan Ogilvy, rail-
road contractor and Bryce's college friend,
Q decided on by the Cardigans as the
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posed railroad. Bryce goes to San Fran
CISCO to meet him.,
CHAPTER XI.-Ogilvy SYSTEMATICALLY
begins work of surveying for the line.
which Is announced as a proposed through
route. Pennington. vaguely alarmed. de-
possible to secure n franchise for the line
through SeQuoia In this he plans to en-
hst the aid Of the mayor. Poundstone
CHAPTER XII.-"Buck" Ogllvy, as
builder Of the projected Northern Cali
torna & Oregon railroad. meets MORA
McTavlsh and Is much impressed. Bryce
ana MS father make plans for securing ,
council
CHAPTER xIII;-Ogilvy. in q business
and later engages that officials son al at
torney for the new road. Through him
sSney obtain the temporary franchise.
bennington. finally convinced that the
cardigan interests are behind the scheme,
gets to work to balk them.
CHAPTER XIV.-Pennington refuses
Bryce the use OF n locomotive and trucks
TO move equipment for laying a switch.
snd Bryce and Ogilvy plan to steal both
and during the night put in crossing
cutting Pennington's tracks in the city.
Ignore the temporary franchise granted
and to refuse permanent one. That
night Pennington hears the Cardigan
Lacklaying crew at work and hurries to
CHAPTER xv-Bryce and Ogilvy dsre-
SaId Pennngton's frenzied remonstrances
ana continue work. but the Colonel gets
oesperado to shoot Bryce. Bryce is wound
ca; Work on the track Is stopped by the
enief or police Shirley accuses her uncle
~ " eonniving at the murder OF Bryce, and
we colonel leaves for San francisco to
s,afeguard his interests through further
legal proceedings
..CHAPTER XVI.-Anticipatng Pennlng-
wi action Ogilvy has made arrange
tWheh.s TO secure a restraining order from
cue tne FEDERAL courts enjoinng the Colonel
rum interfering with the construction of
nIei ,r me Victory for the Cardigune Is
p'ainly in sight.
CHAPTER %Vili.
Colonel Pennington's discovery ut
eah Francisco that Bryce Cardigan
had stolen his thunder and turned the
oo't upon him, was the hardest blow
ne'h remington could remember hav-
ing received throughout his thirty-0dd
years OF give and take. He was too
WV ana experienced campalgner,