The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-09-16

Three Long. Loud, Rsueous Cheer,
for Uncle"
district court. Wonder why he didn't
wire his attorney to attend to the
matter for him."
"He has the crossing blocked, and
inasnuch as the mayor feeds out OF
Pennington's hand. the Colonel is quite
confident that said crossing will re
main blocked. As for the restraining
order-well. If one wants a thing well
done. one should do IL oneself"
"All that doesn't explain your
cheerful attitude. though"
"oh. but IT does. I've told you
about old Duncan McTavish. Moira's
father, haven't IL ogilvy nodded. and
Bryce continued: "When l fired the
old scoundrel for boozlng. II almost
broke his heart; he had to leave Hum
boldt, where everybody knew him, so
he wandered down into Mendocino
county and got job sticking lumber
IN the drying yard Of the Willis Lum-
ber company. He's been there two
months now, and am informed by
his employer that old Mac hasn't TAX
en- a drink In all that time. And
what's more, he isn't going to take
one again."
How do you knOw?"
Because | make II my business to
find out. Mac WAS the finest woods
boss this county ever knew hence you
do not assume that would lose the
ed seoundrel without making a fight
for him. do you? Why. Buck. he's
been on the Cardigan pay roll thirty
years. and only fired him In order
to reform him. Well. last week | sent
one OF Macs old friends down TO
Willis purposely to call on him and
invite him out for time but Mac
wouldn't drink with him. No, sir. he
couldn't be tempted. On the contrary.
he told the tenpter that ] had prom
ised to give him back his job If he re-
manned on the water wagon for one
year; he was resolved to win back his
Job and his self-respect"
II know what your plan is" Ogilvy
interrupted. Listen. now. to fathers
words of wisdom. Didn't you hear me
tell that girl and her villainous ayun-
cular relative last night that had an
other ace un my kimono?"
Bryce nodded
THAT was not brag. old dear. had
ha nj I v,1a
wherefore in my heart there Is that
peace that passeth understanding
since | have Just had a
telegram informing me that my ace
took the odd trick.
You will recall that from the very
Instant we decided to cut In that jump
crossing. we commenced TO plan
against interference by Pennington; In
we kept. or tried TO keep.
our decision a secret. However. there
existed at all times the possibility that
might discover our benevo-
lent Intentions and block US with his
only weapon-a restraining order Is
sued by the Judge of the United States
district court
Now, one OF the most delightful
things I know about a court is that IL
is open 10 all men seeking justice-or
injustice disguised as justice. Also
there Is a wise old saw to the effect
that battles are won by the fellow who
gets there first with the most men. The |
situation from the start was absurdly |
simple. II Pennington got TO the dis
trict court first. we were lost!"
"You mean you got there firstT ex-
claimed Bryce.
81 dld-by the very simple method 4
Of preparing to get there first in case
anything slipped Something did slip /
last night However. | was ready; /
so all had TO DO was press the but
ton. for as Omar Khayyam remarked:
What shall Il avail man II he buy
eth a paddock Tor hts stable after his
favorlte stallion hath been llftedT Sew
eral days ago. my boy. wrote long
letter to our attorney IN san Francisco
explaining every detail q our predica-
ment: the instant I received that TEN
p0rary franchise from the city council.
I mailed a certified copy Of IL 20 our
attorney also. Then. Ia anticipation
of our discovery BY Pennington. I In
structed the attorney % prepare the
complaint and petition for a restrain.
ing order against Seth Pennington et
Al. and stand By 70 rush % the Judge
with It the instant he heard from mel
lTo be Continued1 !