Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-07-16


As the document fiuttered 70 Ser.
tons feet. the latter turned TO Jules
Rondeau. II can no longer take
charge here. Rondeau,T he explained
II am forbidden to interfere
Jules Rondeau can do re job" the
woods-boss replied easily. "Ze law,
she have not restrain me. guess
mebbeso. you don take dose theenRs
away, Ell. M'sieur Cardigan. Myself
I LAX see."
The deputy marshal handed Ron.
deau a paper. ut the same time show.
Ing his badge. You're out, too. nv
friend" he laughed. "Don't be fool.
fish to try to buck the law. II you do.
shall have to place a nice little pair
OF handouts on you and throw you In
jail-and II you resist arrest, I shall
have to shoot you. have one of
these little restraining orders for
every able-bodied man In the Laguna
Grande Lumber company's employ
thanks to Mr.. Ogilvy's foresight; 40
1t 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 FRAGILE"
A CLEAN Of pleasure, not unmixed
with triumph. lighted the dark eyes Of
the French-Canadlan. II t6y M'sieur
Sexton she cannot fight Msieur Cardi.
gan and win." he said simply. "Now
mebbe he believe that Jules Rondeau
know something"
"Shut up" Sexton roared petulant-
~. Rondeau shrugged contemptuous-
~. turned, and with a sweep Of his
great arm indicated to his men that
they were to go; then. without back.
ward glance to see that they followed,
the woods boss strobe 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. 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 M'sieur
Sexton say to me: 'Rondeau, we are
whip. Deesmess your men, So have
deesmess doze men. and now dees-
mess myself. Mebbeso hlmeby I go
to work for Msieur Cardigan. For
Mademoiselle have no weesh to make
trouble to fire me. queet. will
not fight dose dirty fight some more
Au revoir. mademoiselle. I CO."
And without further ado he hung
up.
whats this, what's thIsr Sexton
demanded. you're going to quit
Nonsense, Rondsau nonsensei"
IT will have my time. M'sieur." said
Jules Rondeau. II 60 to work for a
man. Mebbeso I am not woods boss
for heem. butt work."
you'll have to wait until the Col
onel returns. Rondeau."
II will have my time" said Jules
Rondeau patiently.
'Then you'll wait till pay day for
II, 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 d.
rectly over the manager. II toll
Msieur would have my time" he
repeated once more. els M'sieur
deaf In re ears7" He raised his right
hand. much as bear raises its paw
his blunt fingers worked a little and
there was a smoldering 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. Msieur." the woods
boss growled as he swept the coin
into his pocket. ''Now / work for
M'sieur Cardigan; so. M'sieur. I will
have zee switch engine weeth two
fiat cars and zee wrecking car. Doze
dam trash on zee crossing-M'sleur
Cardigan does not like, and by gar,
take heem away. You understand
M'sieur7 am Jules Rondeau. and
work for M'sieur Cardigan. La In
Msieurl" The great hand closed
over Sections collar. mot zee pisto
no. not for Jules Rondeau."
Quite as easily rs woman dresses
baby, he gagged Sexton with Sex
toms 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
a glut OF logs at the Laguna Grandt
landings, and Sexton was catching uI
with the traffic by sending the switch
engine crew out for one trainload
even though II was Sunday. The crew
had been used to receiving orders
from Rondeau. and moreover they
we're not aware Of his recent action
hence at his command they ran the
switch engine ont of the roundhouse