The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-09-16

enough 10 give orders 10 tne foreman
TO gather up the tools. store them In
the mnchlne-shop OF Cardlgans mill,
and dismiss his gang; then he, too, en-
tered the automobile, and at word
from Bryce, the car slid nolselessly
away into the darkness. The track
cutting crew departed few minutes
later, and when Shirley found herself
alone with her uncle, the tumHt in
her heart gave way to the tears she
could no longer rcpress. Pennington
stood by, watching her curlously,
coldly.
Presently Shirley mastered her
emotion and glanced toward him.
"Well, my dear?" he queried.
IL think had better go home"
she said without spirit.
81 think so, too" he answered. "Get
into the mayors nlvver. my dear ana
I'll drive you. And perhaps the least
said about this affair the better, Shir-
ley. There nre many things that you
do not understand and which cannot
be elucldated by discussion"
81 can understand an attempt at as
sasslsation, Uncle Seth"
"That blackguard Minorca should
have known better than to put him on
such n job. told him TO bluff and
threaten; Cardigan, knew, would
realize the grudge the Black Minorca
has against him, and for that reason
| figured the greaser was the only man
who could blum him. While | gave
him orders to shoot, l told him dis
tlnctly not to hit anybody. Good Lord
Shirley, surely you do not think
would wink nt murder!"
81 do" she answered passionately.
"with Bryce Cardigan out of the way
you would have clear field before
yor-"
"Oh, my dear. my dear Surely you
do not realize what you are saying.
You are beside yourself, Shirley.
Please-please do not wound me So
so horribly. | am surrounded by enc
mies-the most implncable enemies.
They force me to fight the devil with
fire-and here you are, giving them aid
and comfort"
81 want you to defeat Bryce Cardi-
gan, II you can do II fairly"
AT another time and In calmer
mood we will discuss that villain" he
said authortatlyely. Get into the car.
and we Will go home. There Is moth.
Ing more TO be done tonight"
"Your sophlstry does not alter my
opinion" she replied firmly. "How-
ever, as you say, this is neither the
time nor the place to discuss IT,"
They drove home In silence. Shirley
went Mt once to her room. For the
however, the nights work had
begun. The instant he heard
the door TO his niece's room shut. he
went to the telephone ana called up
the LaEuna Grande roundhouse. Sex
ton, his manager. answered
"Ilave you sent the switch engine to
the woods for Rondeau and his men7"
"Just left"
"Good Now, then, Sexton, listen to
me; As you know. this raid of Cardl-
gan's has developed so suddenly am
more or less taken by surprise and
have had no time to prepare the kind
of cOunter.attack that will be most ef-
fectlve. However, with the crossing
blocked, ] gain time in which TO organ
lze-only there must be no weak point
In the organization, In. order 10 insure
that, am proceeding to San Fran.
cisco tonight by motor via the coast
road. will arrive late tomorecy
night and early Saturday morning /
will appear IN the United States dis-
trlct court with our attorneys and file
a complaint and petition for an order
temporarily restraining the n. c. o.
from cutting our tracks.
81 Will have 10 make an affidavit TO
support the complaint SO had better
be- Johnny-on-thesp To do Il. rather
than risk the delay OF making the ntli- |
davit tomorrow morning here and for
Il by mail 60 our attorneys.
"rhe Judge viii sign restraining
order, returnable In from ten Ia thirty |
tays-TIl try for thirty, because that
will knock out the y. C., O.'s temporary !
franchise-and after / have obtained |
the restraining order, win have the
United States marshal telegraph II to !
Ogllvy and Cardigan"
"Bully I" cried Sexton heartily.
'That will fix their clock"
"ln the meantime" Pennington con.
tinued, logs will be glutting our land |
ngs. We need that locomotive for it's |
legitimate purposes. Take all that dis |
,arded machinery and the old boiler
Ne removed from the mill last fall |
dump II on the tracks at the crossing.
md get the locomotive back on It's run.
Understand? The other side, having
no means OF removing these heavy OBJ
Structions, will be blocked until re-
Iurn; by that time the matter win be
N the district court Cardigan win be
hung up until his temporary franchise
expires-and the city council will not
renew II. Get me?"
"Yes SIR"
"I1l be back Sunday forenoon. Good