The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-08-19

Austn restaurant Then Bryce went
home 20 dine with his father. old
Cardigan was happier than his son
had seen him since the return Of the
latter TO s-quoia
"well, souny. I've had a mighty
pleasant afternoon" he declared as
Bryce led him TO the dinner table
"rve been up 10 the Valley OF the
Giants"
Bryce was amazed, why. how
could your" he demanded. "The old
skid road Is impossible. and after you
leave the end Of the skid road. the
tran In 10 mothers grave Is 50 over
grown with buckthorn and wild lilac
l doubt II a rabbit could get through
# comfortably"
"Not a biz Of r." the old man re
piled. Somebody has gone 10 work
and planked that old skid road and
put up hand rail on each side,
while the trnil through the Giants has
been grubbed out and smoothed over.
All that old logging cable ] abandoned
I'm those choppings has been strung
from tree 10 tree alongside the path
on both sides can 90 up there alone
now. once George sets me on the old
skid road. can't get lost"
How did you discover thisY Bryce
demanded.
Judge Moore. representing the new
owner. called round this morning and
took me In tow. He said his client
knew the property held for me a Ger.
tain sentimental value which wasn't
transferred In the deed, and so the
fudge had been Instructed TO have the
skid road planked and the forest tran
grubbed out-for me. Ii appears that
the valley is going TO be pubic
park, after ull, but for the present and
while | live. It is my pSiyate park.
This Is perfectly amazing, partner
"It's mighty comforting" his father
admitted. Guess the new owner must
be one OF my old friends-perhaps
somebody | did a favor for once
and this is his way Of repaylng. 10
like 20 know the name OF The owner.
I'd Ike mighty well to say thank you
to him. II isn't usual for people now
adays 10 have as much respect Tor
sentiment la an old duffer like me as
the fellow has. He sort OF makes me
feel as II hadn't sold at ALL
Buck Ogilvy came out of the Bon
Gusto restaurant with Moira, just as
Bryce. with George Sea otter at the
wheel Of the Napier. drove up TO The
curb They left Moira at her board
ing house, and rolled noiselessly away
AT niue o'clock they arrived at
Cardigan's log landing aud found jim
Harding. the bull-donkey engineer,
placidly smoking his pipe in the cab
Bryce hailed him.
"That you, Jim2
"You bet"
run up to Jabe Curtis shanty aud
tell him we're here. Have him gather
his gang and bring two pairs Of
overalls and two jumpers-large size
with him when be comes
Presently the woods-boss, accom- /
panied by hirty Of his best men. came /
down 10 the log landing. At Bryces
order they clambered aboard the en- /
CINE and tender, hanging on the steps 1
on the roof Of the cab. on the COW
catcher-anywhere they could find /
toehold. Buck Ogflvy cut OF the air;
and the locomotive and tender began I
10 glide slowly down tie almost i'm 4
perceptible grade. With slight click /
q cleared the switch ami slid out onto I
the Cardigan lateral, swiftly gather +
ing speed. A quarter of mil dow1
the line Buck ogilvy applied the
brakes and eased her down 10 twenty 1
miles per hour.
At tie junction with the main line
Buck backed briskly sp into the
Lagunda Grande woods and coupled
70 the two loaded fiat cars The
woods gang scrambled aboard the
fiats, and the train pulled out FOR Sc
quola. Forty minutes later thy rum
bIed down Water street and sd TO a
grinding halt az the Intersection Of u
street
Prom the darkness ~ Cardlgan's
drying yard. where they hat been
waiting. twenty picked men of the
mill crew now emerge8 bearing Ian
terms ard tools. Under Buck DgIlvy's
direction the dirt promptly b gan 70
rs. while tie woods crew unlo' led the
rails and piled them close TO tie side
walk
suddenly a voice harsh and ,trideni
with passion. rose above the fhud of
Tie picks and the clang of metal
syYho's IN charge here and what n .
blazes 10 y0u mean ~ cutting my
traeksT
Bryce turned ln time rs hei1ld Col /
Seth Pennington ieap fnm an auto
mobile and advance upon Buch OElv .
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leFs FACE aHl surveyed Penllngto1 I
calmly
colonel be began uith q .pert
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rolouei Pennington my nzme o
Buchanan e. oeIvy. end am in
charge ~ these Operations am fhe
dce president and general Har lrer 81
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