The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-10

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and since the easiest thing he did
was to speak for publication, natural
ly the editor of the Sentinel got a
story which, TO that individuals SIM
column head-which it received. In
glowing terms he spoke of the billions
of tons of undergraduates to he haul
ed out of this wonderfully fertile and
l'ttle-known country, and confidently
predicted for the county a future COM
mercial supremacy that would be sim
ply staggering to contemplate.
When Colonel Seth Pennington read
this Outburst he smiled. That's n
bright scheme on the part of that
Trinidad Redwood Timber company
gang to start Il railroad excitement and
unload their white elephant" he de
clarpd.
When Bryce Cardigan read it, h.
laughed. The interview was so like
Buck Ogilvy! In the morning the lat
ter's automobile was brought up from
the steamship dock. and accompanied
by his secretary. Mr.. Ogilvy disappear
ed into the north following the bright
new stakes of his surveying gang. and
for three weeks was seen no more.
On a day when Bryce's mind hap
pened to he occupied with thoughts OF
Shirley Sumner. he bumped into hel
on the main street of SequOia. and t.
her great relief but profound surprise
he paused in his tracks. lifted his hat
smiled, and opened his mouth TO sa!
Omething-thought better Of 1t,
changed his mind, and continued Oi
about his business. AS Shirley pass
ed him, she looked him squarely in the
face. and in her glance there was mel
Their cOldneSs nor malice.
Bryce felt himself afire from heel,
to hair one instant, and cold and clam
my the next. for Shirley spoke - him
Good morning. Mr.. Cardigan"
He paused, turned. and approached
her. Good morning. Shirley" he re-
piled. How have YOU been"
~ might have Deen dead. for all
the interest you took in me-" she re-
piled sharply. "As matters stand, I'm
exceedingly well-thank you. By the
way. are you still belligerentT
He nodded. 81 have to be-"
81 think you're a great big crouch,
Bryce Cardigan" she f1ared at him.
"You make me unutterably weary
SIN sorry" he answered. "but just
at present am forced to subject you
to the strain. Say year from now,
when things are different with me.
I'll strive not to offend"
an not be here year from now"
she warned him.
He bowed. 'Then I'll go wherever
you are-and bring you back" And
with a mocking little grin, he lifted
his hat and passed on.
Col. Seth Pennington was among
those who, skeptical at first and in
clined to ridicule the project into an
early grave, eventually found himself
swayed by the publicity and gradually
cOerced into serious consideration of
the results attendant upon the build
ing of the road. The Colonel was
naturally rs suspicious as a rattle
snake in August hence he had no
sooner emerged from the ranks of the
frank scoffers than his alert mind
framed the question:
"HOw is this new rOad-imprObable
as know 1t to BEGGING to affect the
interests of the I.aguna Grande Lum-
her company. If the unexpected should
happen and those buncO-steerers
should actually build a road from
I Sequoia to Grants Pass, Ore, and
thus construct a feeder to trans
continental liner
/ Five minutes of serious reflection
sufficed to bring the Colonel TO the
verge of panic, notwithstanding the
/ fact that he was ashamed of himself
/ for yielding to fright despite his firm
/ belief that there was no reason why
he should be frightened. Similar con-
/ siderations occur To small boy who
is walking home in the dark past a
| cemetery.
The vital aspects of his predica-
ment dawned on the Colonel one night
at dinner, midway between the soup
and the fish. So forcibly did they oc-
cur to him. in fact, that for the nonce
hI forgot that his niece was seated
opposite him.
"Confound them" the Colonel muir
INJURED distinctly. Il must look into
this Immediately"
Look into hat. uncle dear?" Shir-
ley asked innocently.
"This new railroad that man Ogilvy
talks of bulldlng-which means, Shir-
/ ley. that with SeQuoia as his starting
point. he is going to build hundred
and fifty miles north TO connect with
the main line of the Southern Pacific
in Oregon"
But wouldn't that be the finest
thing that could possibly happen to
Humboldt county," she demanded OF
him.
Undoubtedly 1t wOuld-to Hum.
boldt county; but to Vhe Laguna
Grande Lumber company. In which you
have something more than sentimen.
tai interest, my dear, 1t would be Il
blow. A large part of the estate left
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