The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-22

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active business career of thirty years
had convinced Col. Seth Pennington of
the futility of wracking his brains in
vain speculation over mysteries.
When, therefore, the Northern Califor-
MIA Oregon railroad commenced to
encroach on the Coloners time-appro-
priation for sleep, he realized that
there was but one way in which to
conserve his rest and that was by
engaging to fathom the mystery for
him a specialist h the unraveling of
mysteries. III times gone by, the Colo
mel had found Il certain national de-
tective agency an extremely efficient
aid to well-known commercial agen-
cies, and to these tried and true sub
ordinates he turned now for explicit
and satisfying information anent the
Northern California Outrage!
The information Forthcoming from
Dun's and Bradstreet's was vague and
| unSatiSfying. Neither of these two
commercial agencies could ascertain
anything of interest regarding the
finances of the N. G.. o. For the pres
| ent the corporation had no office, it's
destinies In San Francisco being
| guarded by well-known attorney who
| had declined to make any statement
regarding the company but promised
one at an early date. The board of
directors consisted of this attorney,
his two assistants, his stenographer,
and Mr.. Buchanan Ogilvy. The COM
pany had been Incorporated for five
million dollars, divided into five mil
lion shares Of par value of one dollar
each, and five shares had been sub
scribedi
1T looks fshy to me-" the Colonel
commented to his manager, "and Pm
more than ever convinced it's q scheme
of that Trinidad Redwood Timber
company to start a timber boom and
unload. And that is something the
Laguna Grande Lumber company does
not view with favor. for the reason
that one of these bright days those
Trinidad people will come to their
s -nses and sell cheap to us. However,
to be sure is to be satisfied. Tele-
phone the San Francisco Office to have
the detective agency that handled the
r.Ongshoremen's strike job for us send
couple of their best operatives up
on the next steamer, with instructions
to report to me on arrival"
When the operatives reported, the
Colonels orders were brief and ex-
plicit. II want to know all about q
man named Buchanan Ogilvy, who is
up North somewhere procuring rights
of way for the Northern California
Oregon railroad. Find him. Get up
with him in the morning and put him
to bed at night Report to me daily"
Reports yielded the Colonel nothing
until the first day of Bucks return
to Sequoia, when the following writ
ten report caused the Colonel to sit
up and take notice. 1t was headed:
Report Of Operative No. A." and it
read:
"Oglvy in his room until u O'Clock
noon. At u :05 entered dining room,
leaving at l p. m. and proceeding di-
rect to Office of Cardigan Redwood
Lumber company. Ogilvy remained in
Cardigan's. private office half an hour,
spent another half hour conversing
with young lady in general office.
Young lady brunette. o. then re-
turned to Hotel Sequoia where he
wrote severa! letters in writing room.
At 8 p. m. called to telephone. At
3:02 p. m. left hurriedly for Cardigan
Redwood Lumber cOmpany'S Office
Entered private office without waiting
to be announced. Emerged at 3 10,
walking slowly and in deep thought
A. 3 "a entered the telephone build
ing and placed a long-distance CALL
He asked for the Cardigan Redwood
Lumber company in San Francisco.
Concluded his conversation at 3 80
and proceeded to the city hall, enter
ing the mayors office at 8 :43 and
emerging at 10. He then returned
to the Hotel Sequoia and sat in the
lobby until handed telegram at 4 40;
whereupon he entered the telephone
booth and talked to someone, emerg-
ing at 4 :43 to go to his room. He
returned at 4:46 and hurried to the
law office of Henry Poundstone, Jr.,
in the Cardigan block. He was with
Poundstone until 4 80, when he re-
turned leisurely to the Hotel Sequoia,
carrying a small leather grip. He
also had this grip when he entered
Poundstones office.
arrived at the hotel at SOB and
went to his room. At 6 As he entered
a public automobile in front of the
street. The brunette young lady who
works in the Cardigan Redwood Lum-
Der company's office emerged present
ly and entered the car, which then
proceeded to No. 80 Redwood boule-
ward, where the brunette young lady
returned at seven sharp, accompanied
by young lady whom she introduced |
to o. All three were then driven to !
the Canton restaurant at 432 Third |
street. At 7:15 Bryce Cardigan en-
tered the restaurant and was escorted |
ny lHe waiter " Iiie LdDIe OCCupieu
by o. and party.
"At 9:30 entire party left restaurant |
and entered Napier car driven by a
half-breed Indian whom the second |
young lady hailed as George o. and |
the brunette young lady were dropped
at $40 Elm street while Cardigan and
the other young lady proceeded di-
rectly to No. SO Redwood boulevard. |