The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-07-01

q = dare saw he admitted lightly.
4 However. I dldut and now In going
% be punished FOR IL my dear: so
dent roast iac any more. BY the way
that specklei hoi-air fellow ogilyy.
F who = promoting the Northern Calf.
foruia 4 Oregon railroad. IL hack Ia
town again. think m Wiru the san
Francisco Office 10 look him up 10
puu's and Bradstreer's I'd sleep
whole 10; more soundiy tonight II /
knew the answer 20 two very important
questions
what are they. Uncle SethT'
well. I'D like 10 know whether the
y. c. o is genuine or q screen 20 hide
the operatiens 81 the Trinidad Red.
wood Timber company"
1T might said Shirley with one Of
those sudden flashes OF Intuition pc.
cullar 10 women. he screen 20 bids
the operations OF Bryce Cardigan
Now that be knows you aren't going
20 renew his hauling contract. he may
have decided 10 build his own logging
railroad"
After q pause the Colonel made
answer: "No. / have no fear OF that.
II would cost FIVE hundred thousand
dollars TO build that twelve-mile line
and bridge Mad river. and the Cardi.
gans haven't rot that amount OF
money. What's more. they can't get
IT,"
But suppose" she persisted, that
the real builder OF the road should
prove 20 be Bryce Cardigan. after all
What would you dof"
Colonel PeDnington's eyes twinkled
Il greatly fear. my dear. shoul,
make noise like something doing.
And az for Bryce Cardean-well. that
young man would certainly know he'd
been through n fight"
81 wonder II he'll fight 10 the last.
Uncle Seth"
"why. I believe be will" Pennington
replied soberly.
I'D love 70 see you beat him"
Shirley Why my dear. you're
growing ferocions" Her uncle's tones |
were laden with banter. bur his counte-
nance could not conceal the pleasure
her last remark had given him.
Shirley thrust out her adorable chin
agyresslvely. "Slck 'em. Tieel" she
answered "Sbake 'em up. boy"
You bet IN shake 'em up" the
Colonel declared joyously. He paused
with a morsel OF food on his fork and
waved the fork al her aggressively.
You stimulate me into activity, Shlr-
ley. Ny mind has been singularly dull
Of late; have worried unnecessarily.
hut now thnt know that you are with
me, am inspired. I'll tell you how
wen fix this new railroad, IL II exhibits
signs OF being dangerous" Again he
smote the table. Wen sew 'em up
tighter than a new buttonhole."
40 tell me how" she pleaded
I'm block them on their franchise 10
run over the city streets Of Sequoia."
"HOwf'
'Ry making the mayor and the city
council see things my way" he answer
ID dryly. Furthermore. in order 10
enter Sequoia the y. G. O. viii have
10 cross the tracks Of the Laguna
Lumber company's line on
Water street-make jump-crossing-
md I'll sioin them and hold them M
n the conrts TN the cows come home"
"Uncle Seth. you're wizard"
"Well. at least I'm no SLOUGH at look
ne after my own interests-and yours,
In the midst OF peace we
hould he prepared for war. You've
net Mayor Poundstone and his lady
haven't your
81 had tea ~ her house last week"
"Good news. Suppose you invite
ier and POundstone here for dinner
ONE night this week. Just a quiet
little family dinner. Shirley. and after
Inner You can take Mrs. Poundstone
pStairs. on some pretext or other
ghlle I sound Poundstone out on his
ttitude toward the ". G. O."
She nodded. Il shall attend TO the
natter. Uncle Seth"
Five minutes after dinner was over,
hlrley Joined her uncle In the library !
nd announced that His Honor the
favor. aud Mrs Poundstone. would be .
ellghied 10 dine with them on the
Thursday night :