Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-07-23
SYNOPSIS.

REDWOOD region, John Cardigan, at forty
owner OF mills. ships, and many acres OF
timber, widower after three years OF
married life. and father Of two-day old
Bryce Cardigan.
CHAPTER II--At fourteen Bryce makes
the acquaintance OF Shirley Sumner, a WIS.,
itor to Seduoia. and his junior by a few
years Together they visit the Valley Of
the Giants, sacred TO John Cardigan and
his son as the burial place Of Bryoe's
mother, and part with mutual regret.
CHAPTER III-while Bryce 10 at COT
iese John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the first time yiews
the future with uncertainty.
college. and a trip abroad. Bryce Card.
gan comes home. On the train he meets
Shirley Sumner. on her way to Sequoia to
make her homo there with her uncle,
fathers eyesight has failed and that Col
Pennington Is seeking to take advantage OF
the old mans business misfortunes.
CHAPTER Vim the Valley OF thu
Giants young Cardigan finds a tree felled
directly across his mothers grave. Indi'
the buri, and evidence seems to show that
Pennington and his woods-boss. juliet
Rondeau. are implicated In the outrage.
CHAPTER vI.-Dining with Col. Pen.
nington and his niece. Bryce finds the
room paneled with redwood burl, confirm.
Ing his suspicions of Pennington's guilt
In diplomatic way, unperceived by Shir
ley, the two men declare war.
CHAPTER VII-pennington refuses q
renew his logging contract with the Cardi
gans. believing his action means bank
ruptcy for the latter. Bryce forces Ron
deau to confess he felled the tree in the
Valley OF the Giants. at Pennington's OF.
der; After Furnishing the man, Bryce
Shirley, had Witnessed the hight Penning.
ton is Inundated, and the girl, indignant,
orders Bryce to leave her and forget their
cept dismissal.
the train on which Shirley, her uncle, and
Bryce are travelling, breaks away from
the locomotive. and Bryce. who could have
csc at the risk Of his NE cuts out
death. being painfully injured In doing so.
CHAPTER Ix.-Moira McTayish. chiyo.
hood friend OF Bryce and employed in Ms
once. makes 6hirley's acquaintance and
the two become friends. Needing money
badly. John Cardigan offers to sell Pen.
Colonel. confident the property must soon
be his through the bankruptcy Of his
enemies. contemptuously refuses. I'm.
Valley and the Cardigan have a new
lease OF Guinness life. They interest capi.
tAl and decide ON q scheme to parallel
Pennington's logging railroad.
CHAPTER X.-Buchanan Ogh<y, rail.
road contractor and Bryce's college friend
decided on by the CardiSans an thu
man to figure as the builder of the pro.
posed railroad: Bryce goes to San Fran.
cisco to meet him.
pegins work OF surveying for the line
which is announced IN q proposed through
route. Remington, vaguely alarmed, de.
cides to block operations by making II i'm.
through Seauoia. In this he plans TO on.
INST the aid OF the mayor. Poundstone.
CHAPTER xII.-"Buck" ogiiyy. a,
iornia a. Oregon railroad. meets MORA
hcTavish and In much impressed. Bryce
ana his father make plans for securing q
Iranch,se for the line from the city
CHAPTER xIII.-ogiivy. in a business
interview, favorably impresses the Mayor,
and later engages that ofiicial's SON as at.
torney FOR the new road. Through him
bennington. finally convinced that the
Cardigan Interests are behind the scheme
sets 10 work TO baik them.
CHAPTER xfv.-PenninEten refuses
Bryce the use OF locomotive end trticks
TO move equipment for laying . switch.
and during the night - In a crossing
cutting Peunington's tracks In the city.
Pennington brides Mayor Poundstone to
ignore the temporary franchise granted
and TO refuse a permanent one. That
night Pennington hears the Cardigan
trackiaying crew at work and hurries 10
the spot
CHAPTER xV.-Bryce and Ogilvy disrs.
gard Pennington's frenxied circumstances
and continue work. but the Colonel gets
word to the Mayor and also employs a
desperate TO shoot Bryce. Bryce is wound
ed. Work on the track is stopped by the
chief OF police. Shirley accuses her uncle
OF conniving at the murder of Bryce. and
the Colonel leaves for San Francisco 20
safeguard his interests through further
legal proceedings.
CHAPTER XVI-Antcipating Pennins-
toms action, ogilvy has made arrange
ments 10 secure restraining order from
the federal courts enjoinlng the Colonel
from interfering with the construction OF
their line Victory for the Cardigans Is
plainly In sight.
CHAPTER xvII.-Under the protection
OF United States deputy marshal the
tracks are laid across Penning-
toms In Sequoia, the Coloneis henchmen
being powerless.
Such wonderful years.
at was mighty fine of you to bring
flowers" he announced presently. II
appreciate that. l wish could see
you. You must be dear. nice. thought
full girl. Won't you sit down and talk
10 me?"
Il should be glad to-" she answered,
Ind seated herself ON the brown car
BET Of redwood twigs close TO his
hair.
80 you came up here to do lit
lie clear thinking" he continued in
ais deliberate, amiable tones. "Do
lo1 come here oftenT
"Thls is the third time In ten years."
she answered. II feel that l have I
10 business to intrude here. This is
'our shrine, and strangers should not
)r0fane t."
II think / should have resented the
presence OF any other person. Miss
sumner. l resented you-until you
poke"
I'm glad You said that. Mr.. Cardi-
ian. 1t sets me at ease"
II hadn't been up here for nearly