Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-06-18

he'd NJ 10 sharp"
Needless 10 relate. this report had
most amazing effect upon Coionei
Pennington, and wheE at length he
could recover his mental equilibrium,
he set about quite calmly to analyze
the report. with the result that he
promptly arrived at the following con-
clusion:
~ His niece Shirley Sumner wa<
not to be trusted in so far as young
Bryce Cardigan was concerned. De-
spite her assumption OF hostility to-
ward the fellow since that memorable
day In Pennigton's woods, the Colonel
was now fully convinced that she had
made her peace with him and had
been the recipient OF his secret atten-
lions right along.
(2) The y. G. o. was still a mys-
terry. but mystery In which Bryce
Cardigan was interested. Moreover,
he was anxious to aid the n. c. o. In
every way possible. However. the
Colonel could understand this. Cardi-
gan would aid anything that might
possibly tend to lift the Cardigan
lumber interests out from under the
iron heel Of Colonel Pennington.
(3) The N. @. o. was going to make
a mighty BLUM, even to the extent Of
applying for a franchise to run over
the city streets of Sequoia. Hence
Ogilvy's visit to Mayor Poundstone-
doubtless on the advice Of Bryce Car
digan.
(4) Ogilvy had carried small
leather bag to and from Henry Pound
stones Office. That bag was readily
explained. II had contained a bride
in gold coin and young Henry had
been selected as the go-between. That
meant that Mayor Poundstone had
agreed to deliver the franchise-for
n consideration. Ogilvy had called
first on the mayor to arrange the de
tails; then he had called on the
mayors son to complete the transac.
ton.
(5) II franchise had been ar
ranged for and the bride already de-
livered, that meant the prompt and
unadvertised commencement Of oper-
atoms. Yes the N. G. o. was going
TO carry its monumental blur to the
point OF building mile Of track
through town. Mono. they
wouldn't spend that much money on a
blum; they wouldn't bribe POundstone
unless the road was meant And was
it common carrier, after all7
The trail was growing hot; the
Colonel mopped his brow and concen-
really going TO start operations. In or
der to move Its material from the
Cardigan dock to the scene Of opera
tions IL would have to cut his (the
Colonel's) tracks somewhere on Water
street. Damnation! That was It.
They were trying to slip one over on
him. They were planning to get
jump-crossine In before he should
awake to the situation; they were
planning, too, 70 have the city coun-
eli slip through the franchise when
nobody was looking, and once the
crossing should he In. they could laugh
at Colonel Pennington
Inc SFO'lnuTtIs! ne nuTInuTeu.
"I'm on to them! Cardigan Is play
ing the game with them. That's why
he bought those rails from the old
Laurel Creek spur! Oh. what
blitherlng idiot I have been How
ever. It's not too late yet. Pound
stone is coming over to dinner Thurs
day night, and I'll wiring the swine
dry before he leaves the house And
as for those rails Cardigan managed
20 hornswoggle me out Of"
He seized the telephone and fairly
shouted to his exchange operator to
get his woods foreman, Jules Ron
deau. on the line.
"That you, Rondeau" he shouted
when the big French Canadian re-
sponded. Pennington talking. What
has young Cardigan done about those
rails ! sold him from the abandoned
spur up Laurel creek"
Gle have two fiat-cars upon re spur
now. Dose woodsgang of hees she
tear up dose rails from re head Of ze
spur and load in re nat-cars."
"See to II, Rondeau, that they do
not leave until give the word. On
derstand? Tell them the switch-en-
CINE is In the shop for repairs or ~
busy at other work-anything that
will stall him off and delay delivery"
Suppose Bryce Cardigan, he comes
around and say, 'WhyT" Rondeau
queried cautiously.
"Kill him." the Colonel retorted
coOlly. = at strikes me you and the
Black MinOrca are rather slow play
ing even with young Cardigan"
Rondeau grunted. ~ theenk mebbe