Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-02

which cannot be elucidated by dis
cussion."
Il can understand an attempt at
assassination, Uncle Seth
That blaCkguard Minorca! l
should have known better than TO
put him on such a job. | told him
~ bluff and threaten; Cardigan. /
knew. would realize the grudge the
Black Minorca has against him, and
for that reason | figured the greaser
vas the only man who could bluff
him. While | gave him orders to
shoot. l told him distinctly not to hit
anybody Good Lord, Shirley, surely
YOU do not think l would wink at
a murder"
Il do" she answered passionateiE.
With Bryce Cardigan out of tn"
way you would have a clear held be-
fore YOU
"Oh. my dear. my dear, Surely you
do not realize what you are saying.
you are beside yourself, Shirley.
PIease-please do not wound me So
so horribly. l am surrounded oE
enemies-the most implacable enc
mics. They force me to hight the
devil with fre-and here you are
giving them aid and comfort"
Il want you to defeat Bryce Car
digan, if you can DO it fairly.
AT another time and in a calmer
mood we will discuss that villain, ne
said authoritiyely. Get into the car'
and we will go home. There Is
nothing more to be done tonight.
Your sophistry does not alter my
opinion" she replied firmly. How
ever, as you say, this Is neither the
time nor the place TO discuss 1t.
They drove home in silence. shirley
went at once to her room. For the
Colonel. however. the nights work
had scarcely begun. The instant ne
heard the door to his niece's room
shut he went to the telephone ana
called up the Laguna Grande round
house. Sexton, MS manager an
swered.
Have YOU sent the switch engine
tn the woods for Rondeau and his
men,
Just left"
Good Now. then. Sexton. listen
to me: AS you know this raid OF
! Cardigan's has developed SO sudden
" am more or less taken by sur
prise and have had no time to pre-
pare the kind of counter attack tha'
will be most effective. However,
with the crossing blocked, l gam
time in which to organize-only
there must be no weak point IN the
organization. In order to insure
that. | am proceeding to San Fran
cisco today by motor. via the coast
road will arrive late tomorrow
night. and early Saturday morning
I will appear in the United states
dfctrict court with our attorneys ana
file a complaint and petition Tor an
order temporarily restraining the ~.
G q. from cutting our tracks.
Il will have to make an ahidaVit 10
s11Dport the claimant, so l nad pettet
be Johnny on the spot to do It, rain
or than risk the delay of making the
AFFIDAVIT tomorrow morning mere ana
forwarding it by mail to our attor-
neys.
THE Judge will sign a restraining
order. returnable in from ten to thirty
davs-Tn try for thirty, because that
will knock out the n. c. O.s tenn
porary franchse-and after l nave
obtained the restraining order VIII
have the United States marshal tele-
,
Bully" cried Sexton heartily.
That will fix their clock
I'm the meantime" Pennington
continued, logs will be Cutting our
landings. We need that locomotive
for its legitimate purposes. Take all
that discarded machinery and the old
boiler we removed from the mill last
fall, dump it on the tracks at the
crossing, and get the locomotive back
on its run. Understand? The other
side, having no means of removing
these heavy obstructions, will be
blocked until I return; by that time
the matter will be in the district
court, Cardigan will be hung UP Until
his temporary franchise expires-and
the council will not renew it.. Get
me-"
Eyes, sir, I'll be back Sunday fore
noon. Goodbye" ~ ...
He hung up, went to his chauffeur's
quarters over the garage, and routed
the man out of bed. Then he returned
quietly to his room. dresseld and
packed bag for his journey, left
brief note for Shirley notifying her of
his departure, and started on his two
hundred and fifty mile trip over the
mountains to the south. AS his car
sped thru sleeping Sequoia and gain
ed the open country, the ColonePs
heart thrilled pleasurably. He held
cards and spades, big and little ca
sic, four aces ad the joker; there
fore he knew he could sweep the
board at his pleasure. And during his
absence Shirley would have oppor-
tunity to cool of, while he would find
time to formulate an argument to
Iull her suspicious upon his return.