Cleveland County herald., 1920-09-23

AS the document fiuttered to Sex tons feet, the latter turned to Jules Rondeau. T can no longer take charge here, Rondeau," he explained. T ana forbidden to interfere
 Jules Rondeau can do ze job" the woods-boss replied easily. "Ze law, she have not restrain me. I guess mebbeso, you don take dose theenes away, eh, Mseur Cardigan. Myself. I lak see"
 The deputy marshal handed Ron deau paper, at the same time show ing his badge. You're out. too. my friend" he laughed Don't be fool ish to try to buck the law. If you do. shall have to place nice little pair Of handcuffs on you and throw vou in jail-and If you resist arrest I shall have to shoot you. I have one of these little restraining orders for every able-bodied man in the Laguna Grande Lumber company's employ thanks to Mir. Ogilyy's foresight; so it is useless to try to beat this game on a technicality"
 Sexton, who still fingered. made a gesture of surrender. "Dismiss your crew, Rondeau," he ordered. "We're whipped to a frazzle."
 A gleam of pleasure, not unmixed with triumph. lighted the dark eyes of the FTench-Canadian. q tol' M'sieur Sexton she cannot fight M'sieur Gardi- gan and win" he said simply. "Now mebbe he believe that Jules ROndeay know something"
 "Shut up," Sexton roared petulant- ly. Rondeau shrugged contemptuous- ly, turned, and with a sweep of his great arm indicated to his men that they were to go; then, without a back ward glance to see that they followed, the woods boss strode away in the direction of the Laguna Grande mill. Arrived at the mill office, he entered, took down the telephone, and called up Shirley Sumner.
 'Mademoiselle," he said. "Jules Rondeau speaks to you. I have for you zee good news. Bryce Cardigan, she puts in the crossing today. One man of the law she comes from San Francisco with papers, and Nsleur Sexton say to me: 'Rondeau, we are whip. Deesmess your men, So I have deesmess doze men, and now I dees- mess myself. Mebbeso bfmeby I go to work for M'sieur Cardigan. For MademOiselle I have no weesh to make trouble to fire me. I queet. I will not fight dose dirty fight some more Au reyoir, mademoiseIle I go"
 And without further ado he hung up.
 Whats this, what's this?" Sexton demanded. "You're going to quit: Nonsense, Rondeau, nonsense !"
 q will have my time, M'seur." said Jules Rondeau. q go to work for man. Mebbeso I am not woods boss for heem, butt work"
 "Youll have to wait until the Col onel returns, Rondeau."
 T will have my time" said Jules Rondeau patiently.
 "Then you'll wait till pay day for it, Rondeau. You know our rules. Any man who quits without notice waits until the regular pay day for his money"
 Jules advanced until he lowered di- rectly over the manager. q toP M'sieur l would have my time" he repeated once more. "Is Msieur deaf in ze ears?" He raised his right hand, much as bear raises its paw; his blunt fingers worked little and there was smoIdering fire in his dark eyes.
 Without further protest Sexton opened the safe, counted out the wages due, and took Rondeau's re- ceipt.
 "Thank you, M'sieur," the woods boss growled as he swept the coin into his pocket. "Now I work for M'sieur Cardigan; so, Msieur, I will have zee switch engine weeth two fiat cars and zee wrecking ear. Doze dam trash on zee erossing-Msieur Cardigan does not like, and by gar I take heem away. You understand, M Msieur? I am Jules Rondeau, and work for Mseur Cardigan. La Ia, M'sieur!" The great hand closed over Sext9n's collar. Not zee pistol no, not for Jules Rondeau."
 Quite as easily as woman dresses a baby. lie gagged Sexton with Sex tons own handkerchief, laid him gent ly on the floor and departed. locking the door behind him and taking the key. At the corner of the building where the telephone line entered the office. he paused. jerked once at the wire, and passed on, leaving the brok- en ends on the ground.
 In the roundhouse he found the switch engine crew on duty, waiting for steam in the boiler The with drawal of both locomotives, brief as had been their absence. had caused glut of logs at the Laguna Grande landings. and Sexton was catching up with the traffic by sending the switch engine crew out for one trainload, even though it was Sunday The crew