Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-07-16
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Pioneer in the California
redwood region: John car,digan at forty
owner OF mile, ships, and many acres Of
timber, a widower after three years of
married life. and father OF two-day old
Bryce Cardigan.
CHAPTER II.-At fourteen Bryce makes
the acquaintance OF Shirley Sumner, n WIS.,
itor to Sequoia. and his Junior by a few
the Giants. sacred to John Cardigan and
his son as the burial place of Bryce's
mother. and part with mutual regret
lege John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the first time views
the future with uncertainty.
CHAPTER Iv.--After 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
make her home there with her uncle.
fathers eyesight has failed and that Col.
Pennington is seeking to take advantage OF
the old mans business misfortunes.
CHAPTER Vim the Valley OF the
Giants young Cardigan finds tree felled
directly across his mothers grave. Indi'
the buri. and evidence seems to show that
Pennington and his woods-boss, Julef
Rondeau. are implicated in the outrage.
CHAPTER vI-Dining with Col. Pen.
nington and his niece. Bryce finds the
room paneled with redwood burl, confirm.
Ing his suspicious OF Pennington's guilt
In diplomatic way, unperceived by Shir'
ley, the two men declare war.
CHAPTER vII.-Pennlngton refuses te
renew his logging contract with the Card.
gans, believing his action means bank.
ruptcy for the latter. Bryce forces Ron.
deau TO confess he felled the tree in the
Valley Of the Giants. at Pennington's or
Ssr After arc pgnishlng the man Bysss
Shirley, had witnessed the night. Penning.
ton 10 Inundated, and the girl, Indignant
orders Bryce to leave her and forget theii
ccpt dismissal
the train on which Shirley, her uncle, and
Bryce are travelling, breaks away from
the locomotive. and Bryce, who could have
escaped. mt the risk Of his life cuts out
the caboose and saves them from certain
death, being painfully injured In doing 30.
CHATTER ss ! IX IN. .McTsyish, shilG a.
ONCE. makes shiriey's 'acquaintance and
the two become friends. Needing money
badly. John Cardigan offers to sell Pen.
Colonel. confident the property must sd so Dor
be his through the bankruptcy OF hii
enemies. contemptuously refuses. I'm,
Valley and the csrdisans have a. new
lease Of business life. They interest CAPT
tai and decide on a scheme to parable
Pennington's logging railroad.
CHAPTER x.-Buchanan Ogi.sy, rain.
road contractor and Bryce's college friend
10 decided on by the Cardigans as thu
man to figure as the builder OF the pro.
posed railroad: Bryce goes TO San Fran.
cisco TO meet him.
CHAPTER XI.-ogilvy ostentatiousiy
begins work of surveying for the line
which Is announced as n proposed through
route. Pennington. vaguely alarmed, de.
cides to block operations by making II i'm.
through sequoia. In this he plans TO on.
list the aid Of the mayor. Poundstone.
CHAPTER xII.-'Buck" ogilvy. a.
fornia q Oregon railroad. meets MORA
McTavish and Ii much Impressed. Bryce
and his father make plans for securing q
franchise for the line from the city
council,
CHAPTER xIII--Ogiivy in a business
interview. favorably impresses the Mayor
and later engages that officials son as at
torney for the new. road Through him
Pennington. finally convinced that the
Cardigan interests are behind the scheme
gets TO work to balk them.
CHAPTER xIV.-Pennington refuses
Bryce the use or n locomotive and trucks
TO move equipment for laying a switch,
and Bryce and Ogilvy plan TO steal both
and during the night put In a crossing
cutting Pennington's tracks in the city.
Pennington brides Mayor Poundstone to
ignore the temporary franchise granted
and TO refuse a permanent one. That
night Pennington hears the Cardigan
tracklayng crew at work and hurries &c
the spot.
CHAPTER xv.-Bryce and ogilvy disre.
gard Pennington's frenzied remonstrances
and continue work. but the Colonel gets
word TO the Mayor and also employs a
desperate to shoot Bryce. Bryce Is wound
ed. Work on the track Is stopped by the
chief OF police Shirley accuses her uncle
of conniving at the murder OF Bryce, and
the Colonel leaves for San Francisco 70
safeguard his interests through further
legal proceedings
CHAPTER XVI.-Anticipating Penning-
toms action. Ogivy has made arrange
ments to secure a restraining order from
the federal courts enjoining the Colonel
from interfering with the construction OF
their line. Victory for the Cardigans is
plainly In sight.
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