Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-05-21

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81 can tru>- you 20 io,-". that So.
have performed it,
"Thauk y.u Ithirt yor na. -aF-..
TRUST mo. AuI Snal attain 'r ~
u.-'rr immndja'cjy.'
"Nou are Very Kind Mr. Cardigan
How is your dear o.3 father. M".ra
told rIa eutly time g4, ,'at ac was ..l'
Hos qu., well again, thws !o3
It's too la1 the circumstances ar'
such that We who started out g. p,
such agreeable fric,d>, SEQ So iir'., o.
each other. shirley"
Indeed, It IS. However it's all you'
fault have told you once how yor
"an obviatc that distressing situation.
Hut You're 50 stubborn, Mr.. Cardigan
II haven't got to the point where
like crawling on my hands ana knees
he nared back at her. Even Tor your
sake. | decline to simulate friendship
or tolerance for your uncle; hence |
must he content to LET matters stand
as they are between us"
She laughed lightly. $50 you are
Still uncompromisingly bclligcrent-
~til after Uncle Seth's scalp"
yes; and | think I'm going TO get
4. I'm not fighting for myself alone.
INT for a thousand experimentation Il
principIe-for an ancient sentiment
hat vas my fathers and is now mine
You do not understand"
81 understand more than you give
me credit for, and some day you'll
realize it. understand just enough
to make me feel sorry for you. | un-
derstand what even my uncle doesn't
suspect at present. and that is that
YOU'RE the directing genius of the
Northern California Oregon railroad
md hiding behind your friend Ogilvy.
Now. listen to me, Bryce Cardigan:
You're never going to build that road
DO YOU understand"
The suddennesS of her attack amaz-
I'd him to such an extent thar he did
not take the trouble to contradict her
Instead he blurted out. angrily and
defantly: IN build that road if it
costs me my life-if it costs me you.
Understand! Tn in this fight to win"
you will not build that road" she
reiterated
why"
"BecnuSe shall not permit you 70.
I have some financial interest in the
Laguna Grande Lumber company. and
II is no, ia that financial interest that
you should build the N. G. O."
"How did you find out that was
behind u"iivy?"
Intuition. Then accused you o,
1t. and you admitted it."
u suppose you're going to tell you,
uncle now" he retorted witheringly.
ION the contrary, | am not. If I,
VIII comfort you the least bit. you
nave my word of honor that shall
not reveal to my uncle the identity OF
the man behind the N G. O. The fact
Is. both you and Uncle Seth annoy me
exceedingly. How lovely everythin:
would have been If you two hadn'
started this feud and forced upon m.
the task Of trying to be fair and i'm
partial to you both. Forgive my
slang. but-I'm going to hand you each
poke soon."
Shirley" he told her earnestly
listen carefully to what am about to
say: love You. I've loved you from
the day first met you. shall always
love you; and when | get around to
II. I'm going to ask you to marry me
AT present. however. that Is RICH,
| do not possess. However, the day
! acquire the right shall exercise
It."
"And when will that day be?" Very
softly. In awesome tones!
1.-THE day drive the last spike in
the N. c. O."
| Fell a silence. Then; I'm glad.
Bryce Cardigan. you're not a gutter
Goodbye. good auckland don't forget
my errand." She hung up and sat at
the telephone for moment drnpled
chin In dimpled hand. "How rd hate
you If could handle you" she muir.
INJURED.
Following this exasperatine but
Illuminating conversation with Shirley
sumner over the telephone. Bryce
Cardigan was a distressed and badly
worried man. For an hour he sat
siouched in his chair. chin on brea st.
the while he reviewed every angle
OF the situation. He found It impos-
sfh'e. however. TO disasSociate the bust.
ness from the personal aspects of his
relations with Shirley, and he recalled
that she had the very best of reasons
| Tor placing their relations on bust
| ness basis rather sentimental one.
For the present. however, it was all a
profound and disturbing mystery. and
after an hour of futile concentration
there came to Bryce the old childish
impulse to go to his father with his
troubles
He will be able to think without
having his thoughts blotted out by
woman's face" Bryce soilouuized
Hes like one of his own big redwood
trees; his head is always above the
storm"
Straightway Bryce left the office and
went home to the old house on the