The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-05-20

asst Down, Son, and Tell the Old Man
All About It."
ap a the beginning and let me have
a ,he angles of the angle"
Rrva obeyed and for the first time
rfe cardigan learned of his sons ac-
MIA nee with Shirley Sumner and
fs fact that she had been present in
PeE.u-.1n'S woods the day Bryce had
e,as lore to settle the score with
T--- Goudeau.
W the patience and gentleness of
q e.rf,Ssor John Cardigan heard the
.-1~. aoN and though Bryce gave no
r-- words that his affections were
Involved .u the fight for the Cardigan
s.~- - did his father know it, for
r.. Was parent. And his great heart
.., .sr in sympathy for his boy.
understand, sonny, l understand
r.- U- lady is only one additional
-...n hv YOU must win, for of course
e alarStand she is not Indifferent
rJt know that she feels for me
e,. .. stronger than a vagrant sym
J for while she is eternallv
nevertheless she has mas
H"g of looking at many things
loyalty is to her uncle: in
ives none to me. And I dare
~ given her some extremely
reason why we should be
l; while ! think she Is sorry
-F mist be done, nevertheless, in
an impulse of self-protection
-riy to let him do it,"
F.1ps, perhaps, Eliminate the
e. boy, She's trying to play fair
u and her relative. Let US con
ON Pennington"
antire situation hinges on that
'af r~sing of his tracks on Water
y
L.. doesn't know you plan to cross
h ices he?"
l'.a lad, your job is to get your
in before he finds out, isn't
- but it's an impossible task,
"-- I'm not Aladdin, you know
'u to have a franchise from the
rlcil, and I have to have rails"
are procurable, my son. In
city council TO grant you a
ry franchise tomorrow, and
rails from Pennington He
i e If track running up Laurel
' Laurel creek was logged out
a ago"
Ye hates me. old pal"
toIonel never permits sentiment
"'"rr with business, my son. He
need the rails. and he does de-
money. Consider the rail
settled"
no. You stand with the mayor
ouncil?"
OF stand at ALL"
. makes it bad"
all. The Cardigans are not
h ''"' T" he connected with the N. G..
' sind YOUR bright friend Ogilvy
" franchise. He's the only
,H Aha "an land it, Give him free
l' '' tell him to deliver the goods
Il ".s| pranS short of bribery. | know
''o @n procure the rails and have
l-m a the intersection of B and Wa
I'll >re"tS Thursday night. If Ogilvy
w. procure the temporary franchise
AN A''e it in his pocket by six O'Clock
thursday night you should have that
S- ia by sunup Friday morning.
'a-4 'e' bennington rave. He cannot
t"4ff an Injunction to restrain us
n'1 cutting his tracks, thus throwing
,'' matter into the courts and hold
4 ls Us up Indefinitely, because by the
a' wakes up the tracks will have
"'" tlf The best he can do then
'7 'o fight us before the city coun-
whom We apply for our permanent
M-..~."
4"Fnhr it looks like forlorn
- said Bryce.
i Ny" cost hut little to put in the
- and take a chance. Remem-
'.Nrf. once we have that crossing
7HS like spite fence between
a-'ou and the law which he
g" well how to pervert to suit
"'0' PURPOSES" He turned ear
, Bryce and waved trembling,
''D''ry finger. "Your job is to
w "1t Of court. Once Pennington
i 7 .aw on US the issue will not
.o'd In our favor for years; and
meantime-you perish. Run
Ao" and hunt up Ogilvy."
to, Was with a considerably lighter
an war Bryce returned to the mill
M, rom which he lost no time in
sr, Buck Ogilvy by telephone.
n,i ''hNS so much for the invitation -
4r- innrmured gratefully. "Tll be
"a. 'o pigs whisper" And he was.
Oh, YOU look like the devil" he de-
IA, he moment he entered the lat
rivate office.
n 'ught to, Buck. I've just raised
and spilled the beans on the
pr whom, when and where?"
tels, 'ennington's niece, over the
pn l'Ne about two hours ago."
h, ,& Ngilvy smote his left palm with
cst sAl fist. ''How did you let the
sC Uut of the bag?"
'' remarkable girl called me W
Nsa~E