Cleveland County herald., 1920-08-05
the construction cost of such road

the construction cost of such road is prohibitive."
 Well. since we're not going to build more than twelve miles of our road during the next year, and probably not more than ten miles additional during the present century, we won't worry over 1t. It doesn't cost a cent more to procure a franchise to build a road from here to the moon. If we fail to build to Grants Pass our. franchise to build the uncompleted portion of the road merely lapSes and we hold only that portion which we have construct. ed. That's all we want to hold. Mors- over, deeds to rights of way can be drawn with time-limit, after which they revert to the original owners"
 Good strategy, my son! And cer- tainly as common carrier we will be welcomed by the farmers and cattle men along our short line.''
 Well, that about completes the rough outline of our plan. We have a year in which to build our road; if we do not hurry, the mill will have to shut down for lack of logs, when our contract with Pennington expires"
 You forget the manager for our new corporation-the vice president and general manager. He must be man of real ability and person you can trust implicitly"
 "I have the very man. His name is Buck Ogilvy and only this very day received letter from him begging me for small loan. I have Buck on ice in fifth-class San Francisco hotel"
 ''Tell me about him. Bryce"
 "I'll read you his letter. I claim there is more character in letter thap in a face"
 r Here Bryce read aloud:
 Golden Gate Hotel-Rooms Fifty
 Cents-and Up.
 "San Francisco Cal, Aug. Is. 1916.
 "Afy dear Cardigan: Hark to the voice of one crying in the wilderness; then picture to yourself the unlovely spectacle of q strong man crying
 Let us assume that you have duly NbW WILL uD SOui NlIsE and send me q rectangular piece O white. blue, green or pink paper bear ing in the lower right-hand corner, in your clear, bold chirography, the magic words Bryce Cardgan-with the lit tie up-and-down hook and flourish which identifies your signature given in your serious moods and lends valuT to- otherwise worthless paper.
 "When you knew me last, l was prosperous young contractor. Alas put all my eggs in one basket and pro- duced an omelette. Took a contract to build a railroad in Honduras. Hon. duras got to fighting with Nicaragua; the government I had done business with went out of business; and the Nicaraguan army recruited all my la- borers and mounted them on my mules and horses, swiped all my grub, and told me to go home. l went. Why stay? Moreover, I had an incentive consisting of about an inch of bayonet fortunately not applied in vital spot-which accelerated rather than decreased my speed.
 Hurry, my dear Cardigan. l frr ished eating my overcoat the day be- fore yesterday.
 | Make 1t hundred. and God will | bless you. When I get it, I'll come to 1 Sequoia and kiss you. I'll pay yot back some time-of course. "Wistfully thine,
 BUCK OGILVY.
 "P. S.--Deiays are dangerous, and procrastination is the thief of time.- B."
 John Cardigan chuckled. "I'd take honest?"
 q don't know. He was, the last time I saw him."
 "Then wire him hundred. Don't wait for the mall'
 't have already wired him the hun dred In all probability he is now out whirling like dervish."
 Good boyl Well, I think we've planned sufficient for the present, Bryce You'd better leave for San Francisco tomorrow and close your deal with Gregory. Hire good law yer to draw up the agreement between you; be sure you're right, and then gc ahead-full speed. When you return to Sequoia, I'll have a few more points to give yuu. I'll null them over in the meantime"
 (TO BE CONTINuED)