Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-06-11
Copyright By Peter B. Kyns
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Ptoneer in the California
tadWood region. John Cardigan. at forty
SSven. is the leading citizen of Sequoia,
Wrer OF mills. ships. and many acres OF
Mber. q widower after three years Of
married life. and father Of two-day -old
Bryce Cardigan.
CHAPTER II.-At fourteen Bryce makes
IA acquaintance Of Shirley Sumner. a Wis
ibr to Sequoia, and his junior by a few
years Together they visit the Valley Of
I'D son as the burial place OF Bryce'g
mother, and part with mutual regret.
e. CHAPTER III-While Bryce is at COL
lege John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the first time views
the future with uncertainty.
CHAPTER Waiter graduation from
college. and a trip abroad. Bryce Cardi-
aen comes home. On the train he meets
make her home there with her uncle,
Col Pennington. Bryce learns that his
father's eyesight has failed and that Col.
Pennington Is seeking to take advantage Of
me old mans business misfortunes.
CHAPTER Vim the Valley of the
piants young Cardigan finds a tree felled
trectly across his mothers grave. Indi-
Ations are that It was cut down to secure
ne burl. and evidence seems to show that
fen1ington and his woods-boss. Jules
hondeau, are implicated in the outrage.
CHAPTER vI-Dining with Col. Pen.
uington and his niece. Bryce finds the
room paneled with redwood burl. confirm
IL diplomatic way. .unperceived by Shir.
lay, the two men declare war.
CHAPTER VII.-Pennington refuses to
relew his logging contract with the Cardi-
ruptcy Tor the latter. Bryce forces Rom
dcau to confess he felled the tree in the
Valley Of the Giants. at Pennington's or
der. After punishing the man, Bryce
0hirisy, had witnessed the night. Pennine-
ton 70 Inundated, and the girl. indignant,
orders Bryce to leave her and forget their
lfisndship. He leaves. but refuses to &C.
eept dismissal.
CHAPTER vII1.-Returning to sequoia,
lhs train on which Shirley. her uncle. and
Brycs ars travelling. breaks away from
escaped, at the risk Of his life cuts out
the cahooes and saves them from certain
death. bsins painfully injured in doing 90
CHAPTER !x:-Moira McTevish: chilo-
once. makes 6hirley's acquaintance and
the two become friends. Needing money
hldly, John Cardigan offers to sell PEN
ninston re Valley OF the Giants. but the
b. his through the bankruptcy OF his
enemies, contemptuously refuses. I'm
known to her uncle. Shirley buys the
s T. ina Ss s Ss, cnS
~ aAd decide on a scheme to parallel
Pennington's logging railroad.
CHAPTER x.-Buchanan Ogilvy. rail.
rad contractor and Bryce's college friend,
. decided on by the Cardigans as the
man to figure as the builder of the pro-
peeed railroad. Bryce goes to San Fran.
cisco to meet him.
CHAPTER xI.-Ogilvy ostentatiously
oegins work OF surveying for the line.
which ts announced as proposed through
eidsc to block operations BY making It i'm.
possible to secure franchise for the line
through Sequoia. In this ne plans to en-
VT the aid Of the mayor. Poundstone.
CHAPTER xII.-"Buck' Ogilvy. as
builder Of the projected Northern Cali
lornia & Oregon railroad. meets MORA
AcTevish and is much Impressed Bryce
"a his father make plans for securing q
council.
CHAPTER xIII.-Ogilvy. in q business
mterview. favOrably impresses the Mayor.
mo later engages that officials son as at
sotney for the new road. Through him
Sney obtain the temporary franchise.
Ienninston. finally convinced that the
Cardigan interests are behind the scheme,
ssls to work to balk them.
CHAPTER xIV.-Pennington refuses
nsyce the use Of locomotive and trucks
o move equipment for laying a switch.
snd Bryce and Ogilvy plan to steal both
saa during the night put in q crossing
SGung Pennington's tracks in the city.
remington brides Mayor Poundstone to
Haore the temporary franchise granted
ss.no 10 refuse permanent onA That
eSsnt Pennington hears the Cardigan
seklaying crew at work and hurries TO
SHAPTER xv.-Bryce and Osilvy disre-
~ Pennington's frenzied remoustrances
continue work. but the Colonel gets
xxord 70 the Mayor and also employs .
spersdo to shoot Bryce. Bryce 10 wound-
- Work on the track Is stopped by the
~ OF police. Shirley accuses her uncle
y conniving at the murder Of Bryce. and
~ Colonel leaves for San Francieco to
Itsgaard his interests through further
"sal Proceedings.