The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-08-05

to meet IT,"
Bruce, ! am amazed"
IL am not-since you tell me Colo
mel Pennington controls that bank.
That the bank should accommodate
us Is the most natural procedure i'm.
aglnable. Pennington Is only playing
safe--which is why the bank declined
TO give me the money In a lump sum.
II we run n night shift, Pennington
knows that we can't dispose OF our
excess output under present market
conditions. It's safe bet our lum.
Der Is going To pile up on the mill
dock hence. when the smash comes
and the SequOla Bank OF Commerce
calls our loan and we cannot possibly
meet It, the lumber on hand will prove
security for the loan. will II not7 In
fact, II Will be worth two or three dol
lars per thousand more then than II
Is now. because 1t will be air-drled."
but what idea have you got back
Of such procedure, BryceY"
Merely forlorn hope. dad. Some
thing might turn up The market may
take n sudden squirt and 40 up three
or four dollars. And whether me NOR.
ket goes mp or comes down. II costs us
nothing to make the experiment"
Quite true" his father agreed.
Then. N you1l come down 10 the
office tomorrow morning. dad. wen
hold meeting Of our board of direc-
tors and authorize me ms president OF
the company to sign the note to the
bank. We're borrowing this without
collateral, you know"
John Cardigan entered no further
objection. and the following day the
agreement was entered into with the
bank. Bryce closed by wire for the
extra logging equipment and lmme-
dlately set obout rounding up a crew
for the woods and for the night SHIFT
In the mill.
For n month Bryce was MS busy as
the proverblai one-armed paper-hanger
with the Itch. and during all that time
he did not see Shirley Sumner or hear
OF her, directly or indirectly.
MORA McTavish. In the meantime.
had come down from the woods and
entered upon her duties in the mill Of.
Ace. The change from her dun. drab
life, giving her, as II did, nm opportun-
ity for cOinpanlonshlp with people Of
greater mentality and refinement than |
she had been used TO. quickly brought |
about swift transition IN the girls |
nature. With the passing OF the |
coarse shoes and calico dresses and |
the substitution OF the kind Of cloth
Ing all women Of Molra's instructive
refinement and natural beauty long
for. the girl became cheerful. Animal. |
ed. and lmbued with the optimism OF
her years.
MORA worked In the general office.
and except upon occasions when
Bryce desired 10 look at the books or
,ioira brought some document Into the
private Office for his perusal, there
we're days during which his pleasant
Good morning. Molri." constituted
he extent Of their conversation.
Bryce had been absent In san Fran.
isco for ten days. lie had planned TO
tny three weeks. but finding his bust.
less consunmated IN less time. he re-
urned 10 SeQuola Unexpectedly. MORN
'as standing at the tall bookkeeping
esk. her beautiful dark head bent
yer the ledger. when he entered the
flee and set his suitcase In the
orner.
us that you, Mr.. BryceT she
uerled.
"rhe identical individual, Molra
low did you guess II was n"
She looked up az him then. and her
wonderful dark eyes lighted with n
ame Bryce had not seen I'm them
eretofore. II knew you were com.
ng'" she replied simply.
"iou had bunch. Molrn. DO YOU
ct those ielepathlc messages very
ftenT' lie was crossing the office
D shake her hand.
tive never noticed pnrtlcularly-
hat Is, until came 10 work here. Rut
always know when you are return.
lg after n considerable absence"
he gave him her hand. I'm so glad
cure hack"
"Whyi' he demanded bluntly.
SHE flushed. I'll really DOM
now. Mr., Bryce"
"Well, then" he persisted, "what do
on think makes you gladT"
Il had been thinking how nice n
'ould be 10 have You back, Afr. Bryce.
When sou entel the Office. ifs like n
reeze rusillng the tops OF the red.
foods. And your father misses Won
D he talks 10 me n great deal about
on Why Of course. we Miss Won.
nybody would"
As he held her hand, he glanced
own "a Il md noted how greatly n
nd changed during the past few
lonths. From her hnnd his glance
ived over the GIRL noting the i'm.
royements Ia her dress. aud the woy
le thick, wavy black hair was plled ,
D top Of her shapely head
1T hadn't occurred 10 me before
olra," he said with a bright lmper.