The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-07-22

HoHtn, Wncn present my pay roll
the bank will advance me the money
TO meet IT,"
Bruce, I am amazed"
II am not-since you tell me Colo
mel Pennington controls that bank.
That the bank should accommodate
us is the most natural procedure Inn
nginable. Pennington is only playing
safe--which Is why the bank declined
to give me the money In lump sum.
II we run night shift. Pennington
knows that we can't dispose of our
excess output under present market
conditions. It's a safe bet our lum-
her Is going TO pile up 90 the mill
dock; hence. when the sh,ash comes
and the Sequola Bank OF Commerce
calls our loan and we cannot possibly
meet H. 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 It will be alr-dried."
"But what idea have you got back
Of such a procedure, BryceI"
Merely forlorn hope. dad. Some
thing might turn up. The market may
take a sudden squirt and go up three
or four dollars. And whether the mar
ket goes mp or comes down. II costs us
nothing To make the experiment"
"Quite true" his father agreed.
Then, II you'il come down TO the
Office tomorrow morning. dad, Wen
hold meeting OF our board OF dlrec-
tors and authorize me as president OF
the company 10 sign the note toNthe
bank. We're borrowing this without
collateral, you know"
John Cardigan entered no further
objection, and the following day tho
agreement was entered into with the
bank. Bryce closed by wire for the
extra logging equipment and imme-
\ dlately set about rounding up n crew
for the woods and for the night shift
In the mill.
For n month Bryce was ns busy as
the proverbial one-armed pnper-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
fee. The change from her dull. drab
life, giving her. as II did. an opportun-
ity for companionship with people OF
greater mentality and refinement than
she had been used to, quickly brought
about a 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. animat-
ed. and imbued with the optimism OF
her years.
Molra worked In the general office,
and except upon occasions when
Bryce desired to look at the books or
Moira brought some document into the
private Office for his perusnl. there
were days during which his pleasant
Good morning. Moira." constituted
the extent OF their conversation.
Bryce had been absent In san Fran
cisco for ten days. lie had planned to
stay three weeks, but finding his busl-
ness consuinmated In less time, he re-
turned to SeduoIa Unexpectedly. Mora
was standing AT the tall bookkeeping
desk, her beautiful dark head bent
over the ledger. when he entered the
office and set his suitcase In the
corner.
as that you. Mr.. Br.cey" she
querled.
"rhe identical individual. MORA.
How did you guess II was II
She looked up at him then. and her
wonderful dark eyes lighted with
flame Bryce had not seen IN them
heretofore. 81 knew you were COM
Ing" she replied simply.
You had a hunch. Mora. Do you
get those telepathic messages very
often?" He was crossing the office
10 shake her hand.
1--WE never noticed particularly
that is. until came TO work here. BUT
always know when you are return
Ing after n considerable ABSENCE
She gave him her hand. 'I'in so glad
you're back"
"Whyi" he demanded blunt,y.
She flushed. IL really don't
know. Mr.. Bryce"
"Wcll then" he persisted. what do
you think makes you gladT'
| II had been thinking how nice Il
would he TO have YOU back, Mr.. Bryce.
When you enter the office. It's like a
breeze rustllng the tops OF the red
woods. And your faith misses you
so (; he talks TO me great deal shout
you. Why. OF course. we miss you;
anybody would
As he held her hand. he glanced
down at II and noted how greatly II
had changed during the past few
months. From her hand his glance
roved over the girl. noting the I'M
| provements In her dress. and the wpy
| the thick wayy black hair was Dilsd