The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-23

Der company He's been there two
months now, and | am informed by
his employer that old Mac hasn't taxi
en- drink in all that time. And
what's more, he isn't going to take
one again."
How 1O you knowT
Because | make II my business to
find out. Mac was the finest woods
boss this county ever knew; hence you
do not assume that ! would lose the
old scoundrel without making a fight
for him, do you? Why, Buck, he's
been on the Cardigan pay roll thirty
yenrs. and only fired him in order
to reform him. Wen, last week sent
one OF Macs old friends down to
Willis purposely to call on him and
invite him out for tlmc;' but Mac
wouldn't drink with him. No. sir he
couldn't be tempted. on the contrary,
he told the tempter that had prom
ised 10 give him back his job II he re-
manned on the water wagon for one
year; he was resolved to win back his
job and his self-respect."
81 know what your plan is," Osilvy
interrupted "Llsten, now, TO fathers
words Of wisdom. Didn't you hear me
tell that girl and her vlllahous avun-
cular relative last night that had an
other ace up my kimono7"
Bryce nodded.
"rhat was not brag. old dear. I had
the ace, and this morning | played II
wherefore In my heart there Is that
peace that passeth understanding
particularly since I have just had a
telegram informing me that my ace
took the odd trick.
"You will recall that from the very
instant we decided 10 cut In that Jump
crossing, we commenced to plan
against Interference by Pennington In
consequence we kept. or tried TO keep.
our decision secret. However there
existed at all times the possibility that
Pennington might discover our benevo-
lent Intentions and block us with his
only weapon-a restraining order Is
sued by the judge of the United States
district court.
"Now, one of the most delightful
things ! know about n court is that II
is open TO all men seeking justlce-or
Injustice disguised as Justice Also
there Is wise old saw TO the effect
that battles are won by the fellow who
gets there first with the most men. The
situation from the stdft wns absurdly
simple. If Pennington got to the dis
trlct court first. we were lost !"
"You mean you got there first" ex-
claimed. Bryce.
81 did-6y the very simple method
OF prsrsring to get there first In case
anything slipped. Something did slip
last night However, was ready;
so all had TO do was press the but
ton, for ms Omar Khayyam remarked:
'Whn; shall II avail man II he buy
eth a paddock for his stable; after his
favorite stallion hath been llftedT Sew
ernl days ago, my boy, ! wrote n long
letter to our attorney in San Francisco
explaining every detail Of our predlca-
ment; the instant | received that tenn
porary franchise from the city council,
| mailed n certified copy of It to our
attorney also, Then. In anticipation
of our discovery by Pennington, | in
structed the attorney to prepare the
complaint and petition for restrain
ing order against Seth Pennington ct
nj, and stand by TO rush TO the Judge
with II the instant he heard from me
swell, about the time old Penning-
ton started for San Francisco this
mornlng, | mad our attorney out of bed
and on the long-dlstance telephone; mt
nine o'clock this morning he appeared
In the United States district court; at
nine-fifteen the Judge signed n restrain
Ing order forbiddng our enemies TO
interfere with us In the exercise Of n
right legally granted us by the city, OF
Sequo0, and at ninethlrty n deputy
United States marshal started I'm an
automobile foe Sequola, via the over
land route. He win arrive late tomor-
row night, and on Sunday we VIII get
that locomotive out of our way and in
stall our crossing"
"And Pennington"
"Ah, the poor Pennington! Mon
pauvre Sethr' Buck sighed comlcal-
ly. "IIe will be Just twenty.four hours
late"
''You old he-foxl" Bryce murmured.
You wicked, wicked manl'
Buck ogilvy lifted his lapel and
shifted iuxnriously at his white carna-
d?n, the while thin little smile
played around the corners OF his hui
morons mouth "Ah." he murmured
presently. "life's pretty sweet. isn't
iti"
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