Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-06-08
SYNOPSIS

ssdWood region, John Cardigan, at forty
even, Is tho leading citizen Of Sequoia,
SWner Of mills. ships. and many acres Of
timber, a widower after three years Of
married life. and father OF two-day-old
Bryce Cardigan.
CHAPTER Lat fourteen Bryce makes
itor to Sequoia. 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 Bryces
mother, and part with mutual regret.
CHAPTER III.-While Bryce is at COL
lege John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the first time views
tina future with uncertainty.
CHAPTER Waiter graduation from
college, and q trip abroad. Bryce Cardi-
Gan comes home. On the train he meets
shirley Sumner. on her way to Sequoia to
Col. Pennington. Bryce learns that his
fathsr's eyesight has failed and that Col.
Pennington Ii seeking to take advantage Of
the old mans business misfortunes.
CHAPTER Vim the Valley Of the
piants young Cardigan finds a tree felled
Erecty across his mothers grave. Indi-
sations are that Il was cut down to secure
and :"a 70
hondeau. are implicated in the outrage.
CHAPTER vI.-Dining with Col Pen.
nington and his niece. Bryce nnds the
hg his suspicious Of Pennin gton's guilt
n diplomatic way, unperceived by Shir.
10y, the two men declare war.
CHAPTER vI1.-Pennington refuses to
In n ~ utf ho a RI IA.
gans. believing his action means bank
ruptcy for the latter. Bryce forces Rom
deau to confess he felled the tree in the
DR. a'' After Il f"I pS 1 the man, Bryce
hurls him At Col. Pennington. who. with
Shirley, had witnessed the night Penning-
ton 10 humiliated. and the girl. indignant,
frisndship: He leaves. but refuses to &C.
cept Dismissal.
he train on which Shirley. her uncle. and
Bryce are travelling. break. away from
The locomotive. and Bryce. who could have
escaped. at the risk Of his life cuts out
death, bang painfully injured in doing %.
CHAPTER Ix.-Moira McTavish, chilo-
hood friend OF Bryce and employed In his
% two become friends. Needing money
badly. John Cardigan offers to sell PEN
nlngton the Valley Of the Giants, but the
Ce'G q. . confident The property must soon
kncvn ID her uncle. Shirley buys the
Valley and the CardiEans have a new
al and decide on scheme to parallel
Psnnington's logging railroad.
road contractor and Bryce's college friend.
2 decided on by the Cardigans as the
man to figure as the builder of the pro-
posed railroad: Bryce goes to San Fran
cisco to meet him.
CHAPTER XI.-Ogilvy SYSTEMATICALLY
begins work Of surveying for the line.
route. Pennington. vaguely alarmed. de-
cides to block operations BY making 1t i'm
possible to secure q franchise for the line
through Sequoia. In this he plans to en-
CHAPTER xII.-"Buck" Ogilvy. As
builder OF the projected Northern Cali
Sornia q Oregon railroad. meets Moira
AcTavish and IL much Impressed. Bryce
and his father make plans for securing =
franchise for the line from the city
council.
CHAPTER xIlI.-Ogilyy. in q business
interview. favOrably impresses the Mayor.
and later engages that oficials' son as at
torney for the new road. Through him
vey obtain the temporary franchise.
Cardigan interests are behind the scheme.
sets to work to balk them.
CHAPTER xIv.-Pennington refuses
@ move equipment for laying . switch.
and Bryce and Ogilvy plan to steal both
snd during the night put In a crossing
cutting Psnnington's tracks In the city.
ignore the temporary franchise granted
end to refuse q permanent ono. That
night Pennington hears tho Cardigan
Wsacklaying crew at work ana hurries 10
He stood at the telephone, the re-
ceiver- still held to his ear and his
right forefinger holding down the hook
while the line cleared. When he spoke
again, Shirley knew he was calling his
mill office. He got response immedi-
ately, Notwithstanding the lateness Of
the hour.
Sexton? Pennington speaking. I've
sent over the Black Minorca with .
rine and sixty rounds Of ammunition.
What? You can hear him
sneoting already? Bully boy with a
crockery eye! He'll clean the gang
gut and keep them from working until
Ue police arrive. You've telephOned
Nondeau, have you? Good
nell have his men waiting at the log
tanding. and there'll be no delay. Sex
son' we've got to block them. 1t means
: loss Of millions to me II we fail !"
Shirley was standing in the doorway
- no faced about from the telephone.
uncle Seth," she said quietly. "use
any honorable method Of defeating
bryce Cardigan. but call off the Black
lnorca. shall hold you personally
eSponsible for Bryce Cardlgan's life.
snu II you fail me. I shall never for
give you"
~. SHY, silly grill" he soothed her.
>Dont you know would not stoOp to
,asa-whacking? There's some shoot
s gong on, but its wild shooting. just
1.ienten Cardigan and his men OF
4ou can't fri.htan him." she crisd
,.eeassly. "You know you can't