Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-05-25
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Pioneer In the California
,sdwood region. John Cardigan. at forty
ssven. is the leading citizen of SeQuOia,
of Mills SHIPS ana thr many acres OF
married life, and father OF two-day-old
Bryce Cardigan.
CHAPTER 1.-At fourteen Bryce makes
the acquaintance of Shirley Sumner a Wis
itOr to Sequoia, and his junior by few
years Together they visit the Valley of
the Giants, sacred to John Cardigan and
his son as the burial place of Bryce's
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
tha future with uncertainty
CHAPTER IV.-After graduation from
college and a trip abroad. Bryce Cardi-
1an comes nome On the train he meets
Shirley Sumner, on her way to Sequoia to
make her home there with her uncle,
Col Pennington. Bryce learns that his
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 a tree felled
iirectly across his mothers grave Indi-
.ations are that 1t was cut down to secure
he burl and evidence seems to show that
hondeau 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 mesl declare war
CHAPTER VII.-Pennington refuses to
renew his logging contract with the Cardi-
hai
fuptcy for the latter. Bryce forces Rom
deau to confess he felled the tree in the
Valley of the Giants. at Pennington's or
der. After furnishing the man, Bryce
hurls him at Col. Pennington, who. with
Shirley, had witnessed the fight. Penning-
ton Is Inundated. and the girl, indignant,
orders Bryce to leave her and forget their
friendship. He leaves. but refuses to &C.
cept dismissal.
CHAPTER vIII-Returning to sequoia,
Bryce are travelling. breaks away from
the locomotive, and Bryce. who could have
escaped, at the risk of his life cuts out
the caboose and saves them from certain
CHAPTER Ix.-Moira McTavish, chila-
hood friend Of Bryce and employed In his
once, makes Shirley's acquaintance and
badly John Cardigan offers to sell PEN
nington the Valley of the Giants, but the
Colonel. confident the property must soon
be his through the bankruptcy Of his
enemies, contemptuously refuses. I'm
known to her uncle, Shirley buys the
valley and the Cardigans have a new
lease Of business life. They interest capt.
81 ana decide on a scheme to parallel
Pennington's logging railroad
CHAPTER x.-Buchanan Ogilvy, rail-
foad contractor and Bryce's college friend,
y decided on by the Cardigans as the
man to figure as the builder of the pro-
pcsed railroad. Bryce goes to San Fran
cisco to meet him.
CHAPTER XI.-Ogilvy SYSTEMATICALLY
oegins work of surveying for the line.
which is announced as proposed through
route. Pennington. vaguely alarmed. de-
cloes to block operations by making II i'm
possible to secure a franchise for the line
through Sequoa. In this he plans to en-
inst the aid of the mayor. Poundstone.
CHAPTER XI.-"Buck" Ogilvy, as
oulder OF the projected Northern Cali
,ornia & Oregon railroad. meets MORA
acievish and Is much impressed. Bryce
snd his father make plans for securing a
franchise for the line from the city