Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-04-30

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a while, because he can whip any man
in the country, and everybody realizes
II. i don't know what I'd do without
Rondeau. lie certainly makes those
bohunks Of mine step lively"
"oh-h-hl DO you employ bohunks
Colonel?"
certainly. They cost less; they
are far less independent than most
men and more readily handled. And
you don't have to pamper them-par
ticularly In the matter of food Why,
your father. the way he feeds his men
is simply ridiculous Cake and pie
and doughnuts at the same mealr
"Well. Dad started In to feed his
men the same food he fed himself.
and suppose the habits one forms In
youth are not readily changed in old
age. Colonel"
But that makes II hard for other
manufacturers" the Colonel protested
~ feed my men good plain food and
plenty Of it--quite better food than
they were used to before they came to
this country; but l cannot seem to
satisfy them. Your respected parent
is the basis for comparison in this
country. Cardigan. and find II devil
ish inconvenlent." Tie laughed indul-
gently and passed his cigarette-case
to Bryce.
uncle Seth always grows restless
when some other man Is the leader"
Shirley volunteered with mischie-
vous glance at Pennington. "Don't
you. Nunky-dunk"
"Im afraid I do, my dear" the
Colonel admitted with his best air of
hearty expansiveness. TIN afraid
do. However. Mr.. Cardigan, now that
you have---at least, I have been so In
Grandchildren over your fathers busi-
ness, | am hoping we will be enabled
10 get together on many little details
and work them out OH common basis
10 our mutual advantage. We lumber
men should stand together and not
make II hard for each other. How
ever" he concluded, Tets not talk
shop. l imagine we have enough OF
that during the day. Besides, here
are the cocktails
With the disposal OF the cocktails,
the conversation drifted into discus
sion of Shlrley's adventures with a
salmon In Big lagoon. The Colonel
discoursed learnedly on the superior
sport OF muskellunge-fshing which
prompted Bryce TO enter into descrip-
ton of going after swordflsh among
the islands of the Santa Barbara chan
mel. "Once was fishing at San--'
The butler appeared in the doorway
and bowed 70 Shirley, announcing that
dinner was served. The girl rose and
gave her arm to Bryce; with her other
arm linked through her uncle's she
turned toward the dining room.
Just inside the entrance Bryce
paused. The soft glow OF the candles
in the oldfashioned silver candle
sticks upon the table was reelected II
the polished walls OF the room-walls
formed OF panels OF the most ex
quisltely patterned redwood burl Bryce
Cardigan had ever seen. Also IN,
panels were unusually large.
Shirley Summers alert glance fol
lowed Bryces as II swept around the
room. "Thls dining room Is Uncle
Seth's particular delight, Mr. Cardi
gam" she explained.
at is very beautiful, Miss Sumner
And your uncle has worked wonders
I'm tho matter of having II polished
Those panels are positively the lnrges
and most beautiful specimens of red
wood burl ever turned out in thli
country. The grain Is not merel!
wavy; 1t is not merely curly; II II
actually so contrary that you hav'
here, Colonel Pennington, a room alb
sOlutely unique, In that it is forne,
Of bird's-eye burl. Mark the deer
shadows in It. And how II does reflec
those candles !"
1T is beautiful the lionel de