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

AS the document futtered 10 Sex
tons feet. the latter turned TO Jules
Rondeau. II can no longer take
charge here, Rondeau." he explained.
II am forbidden to interfere"
Jules Rondeau can do re job" the
woods-boss replied easily. "Ze law,
she have not restrain me. / guess,
mebbeso. you dom take dose theengs
away, eh. M'sieur Cardigan. Myself,
l lax see."
The deputy marshal handed Ron
deau a paper, at the same time show
Ing his badge. you're out, too. my
friend" he laughed. Don't be fool
ish TO try TO buck the law. II you do,
] shall have to place nice little pair
Of handouts on you and throw you i'm
jail-and If you resist arrest. shall
have to shoot you. I have one of
these lltt!e restraining orders for
every able-bodied man I'm the Lagllna
Grande Lumber company's employ
thanks TO Mr.. Ogilvy's foresight; so
II Is useless TO try to beat this game
on a technlcallty."
Sexton, who still fingered. made
gesture of surrender. "pismiss your
crew, Rondeau," he ordered. "we're
whipped to a FRAGILE"
A CLEAN of pleasure. not unmixed
with triumph. lighted the dark eyes of
the ch-Canadian. 81 tol' Msieur
Sexton she cannot fight Msieur Cnrdi-
gan and win," he said simply. "Now
mebbe he believe that Jules Rondeau
know something"
"Shut up" Sexton roared petulant-
ly. Rondeau shrugged contemptuous-
ly. turned, and with a sweep of his
great arm indicated to his men that
they were to go; then. without a back
ward glance to see that they followed,
the woods boss strobe away in the
direction Of the Laguna Grande mill.
Arrived at the mill office, he entered.
took down the telephone and called
up Shirley Sumner.
"Mademoiselle." he said, "Jules
Rondeau speaks to you. / have for
you zee good news. Bryce Cardigan.
she puts in the crossing today. One
man of the law she comes from San
Francisco with papers, and M'sieur
Sexton say to me: Rondeau, we are
whip. Deesmess your men, So l have
deesmess doze men, and now dees-
mess myself. Mebbeso bimeby / go
TO work for Msieur Cardigan. For
Mademoiselle have no weesh to make
fn fro II
not fight dose dirty fight some more.
Au revoir, mademoiselle. l CO."
And without further ado he hung
up.
whats this, what's thisf" Sexton
demanded. you're going to quitl
Nonsense, Rondeau, nonsenser
81 will have my time, M'sieur," said
Jules Rondeau. ~ go to work for
man. Mebbeso am not woods boss
for heem, butt work.
"You'll have to wait until the Col
onel returns Rondeau."
II will have my time," said Jules
Rondeau patiently.
"Then you'll wait till pay day for
It, Rondeau. You know our rules.
Any man who quits without notice
waits until the regular pay day for
his money"
Jules advanced until he lowered d.
rectly over the manager II to'
Msieur would have my time" he
repeated once more. as M'sieur
deaf in ze ears?" He raised his right
hand, much as bear raises its paw;
his blunt fingers worked little and
there was smolderlng fire I'm his
dark eyes.
Without further protest Sexton
wages due, and took Rondeau's- re-
ceipt.
"Thank you, M'sieur," the woods
boss growled as he swept the coin
into his pocket. "Now l work for
M'sieur Cardigan; so, Msieur, I win
have zee switch engine weeth two
fiat cars and zee wrecking car. Doze
dam trash on zee crossing-M'sieur
Cardigan does not like, and by gar,
take heem away. You understand,
Msieur? l am Jules ..Rondeau,, and l
work for Msleur Cardigan, La la,
Msieurl" The great hand closed
over Sections collar. :'Not zee pistol
no, not for Jules Rondeap.ee
Quite as easily as woman dresses
a baby, he gagged Sexton with Sex
toms own handkerchief, laid him gent
ly on the floor and departed, locking
the door behind him and taking the
key. At the corner of the building,
where the telephone line entered the
office, he paused. jerked once at the
wire, and passed on, leaving the brok-
en- ends on the ground.
In the roundhouse he found the
switch engine crew on duty, waiting
for steam In the boiler. The with
drawal of both locomotives, brief as
had been their absence, had caused
glut of logs at the Laguna Grande
landings, and Sexton was catching up
with the traffic by sending the switch
engine crew out for one trainload,
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