The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-09-23

down the stairs, pausing behind the
heavy portleres at the entrance to the
living room.
"Thnt you, POundstoneT she heard
him saying rapidly into the transmit
ter. Pennington speaking. Young
Bryce Cardigan is behind that N. G. o.
outfit. and it's a logging road and not
intended to build through to Grants
Pass at all. Cardigan and Ogilvy are
at Water and Il streets this very In
slant with gang of fifty men cutting
In jump-crosslng Of my line, curse
them They'll have II In by six o'clock
tomorrow morning II something isn't
done--and once they get II In. the fats
In the fire.
Telephone the chief of police and
order him To take his entire force
down there, II necessary, and stop that
work. To blazes with that temporary
franchse You stop that work for
two hours, and TIL do the rest. Tell
the chief OF police not to recognize
that temporary franchise. lie can be
suspicious of II. can't he, and refuse to
let the work go on until he finds out7
And you can he hard to find for two
hours, can you not? Delay, delay, mani
That's all | want. Yes. yes, 1
understand. You get down about day.
light and roast the chief OF police for
interfering. hut In the meantimei
Thank you, Poundstone, thank
you Goodbye
He stood ut the telephone. the re-
celver 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 lmmedl-
ately, notwithstanding the lateness of
the hour
"SextOn7 Pennington speaking. I've
sent over the Black Mlnorca with
rifle and sixty rounds of ammunition.
What? You can hear him
shooting already? Bully hoy with
crockery eye He'll clean the gang
out and. keep them from working until
the police arrive. You've telephoned
ROndeau. have your Goodi
He'll have his men waiting at the log
landing, and there'll be no delay. Sex
ton, we've got to block them. 1t means
loss OF millions to me IL we fall!"
Shirley was standing In the doorway
as he faced about from the telephone.
"Uncle Seth" she said quietly. fuse
any honorable method OF defeating
Bryce Cardigan, but call OF the Black
Mlnorcn. shall hold you personally
responsible for Bryce Cardlgan's life,
and II you fail me. shall never for
| give you"
"Silly, silly grill" he soothed her.
"Don't you know would not stoop to
bush-whacklng? There's some shoot
Ing going on, but Its wild shooting, lust
to frighten Cardigan and his men OF
the job"
"You can't frlohten him." she cried
passionately. "You know you can't.
He'll kin the Black Mlnorca. or the
Black Mlnorca will kill him. Go In
stantly and stop H."
"All right, all right I" he said rather
humbly, and sprang down the front
steps into the waiting car. "Pn play
the game fairly, Shirley, never fear."'
She stood In the doorway and
watched the red tMl-light, like
malevolent eye, disappear down the
street. And presently as she stood
there, down the boulevard huge gray
car came slipping nolselessly-sO
noiselessly In fact, that Shirley recOg-
nized II by that very quality of silence.
II was Bryce Cardigans Napier.
George !" she called. "Come here"
The car slid over 10 the gate and
stopped mt the sight OF the slim white
hgure running down the garden walk.
us Mr.. Cardigan hurtY" she demand
ed In an agony Of suspense.
George Sea Otter grunted comtemp-
tuously. Nobody hurt 'cept the Black
Mlnorca. am taking him to your
company hospital, miss. lie tried to
shoot my boss, so | shot him myself
once through the leg. Now my boss
says: Take him to the Laguna Grande
hospital, George Me, / would drop
this greaser In the bay II was the
boss"
She laughed HISTORICALLY. ION your
way back from the hospital stop and
pick me up, George she ordered.
He touched his broad hat and she
returned to the house to dress.
Meanwhile Colonel Pennington had
reached the crossing once more, sim
ultaneously with the arrival of Sam
Perkins. the chief OF police. accom-
panied by two automobiles crnmmed
with patrolmen. Perkins strutted nm
to Bryce Cardigan and Buck Ogllyy.
whats the meaning of all this row.
Mr.. Cardlgnn?" he demanded.
Something has slipped. Sam"
Bryce retorted pleasantly. you've
been calling me Bryce for the pnst
twenty years and now you're mister
Ing me The meaning OF this row.
you aski' Bryce continued. gwen.
I'm engaged In making jump cross
Ing OF Colonel Pennlngton's tracks.
under a temporary franchise granted
me Inv the cftv aounc1 90 Coo,,ot.