The Jones County news., 1920-09-16

l HpiuAt ttHNIHiby. ana lt WIS dear
~ you 10 dye it to him."
ara gladly de for bin" MORA an-
swereG simply "Oh. Miss Shirley.
you don't know him the way We who
Fork FOR LIN ID. II you did. you'd
love him. 700. You couldn't help il
Miss Shirley"
"Teli me a6ont BIS trouble. MORA.
"i think IT'S money. Hes been ter-
ribly worried FOR long time. and I'm
afraid things aren't going right wiih
ihc business II HURTS them terribly
So have 70 sen the Valley of the
Giants but thoy have to Colonel Pom
uiueiou is fhe only one who would
consider buying d.; they don't w0nt
hlm 10 hnte ii-Hud sun fhey haye
10 ssil % BIN. Alr Bryce sass bis
uiher lns lost Dos COURAGE 30 last.
aad ol dear things ore in slch
mess iir Drgee started r. tea me
all about it-and then ha siopped suG-
denly ana wou'dut soy another word.n
Shirley smiled SHE thnug she
understood The reason for ihat How
ever, she did not pause % speculate
on ~ since the crying need of the
present was the distribution Of ray
of sunshine TO broken-hearted AToira
"silly." she chided, "how needessly
you are erievingi You say ms uncle
has declined 70 buy the valley Of the
GlanisT
Moira nodded.
MY uncle doesn't know what he's
talking about, Mora III see that he
does buy It. What price are the Cardl.
gans asking for it nowT
"Well, Colonel Pennington has Of
fered them a hundred thousand dol
lars for 1t time and again, but last
night he Withdrew that offer. Then
they named a price Of nfty thousand.
and he said he didn't want it at ALL"
lie needs It, and It's worth every
cent OF q hundred thousand TO him.
Moira. Don't worry, dear. Hen buy
IT, because III make him, and he'll
buy It Immediately; only you must
promise me not to mention single
worl OF what I'm telling you TO Bryce
Cardigan, or IN fact TO anybody. Do
you PROMISE"
Atoira seized Shrley's hand and
kissed It hnpulsively. "yery well,
then" Shirley continued. "That mat
ter IS adjusted, and now Wen all be
happy. Cheer up. dear and remem-
Der that some time this afternoon
you're going to see Mr.. Bryce smile
again, and perhaps there won't be so
much Of cloud over his smile this
time"
When Molra returned to the office
Of the Cardigan Redwood Lumber
company, Shirley rang for her maid.
Bring me my motorcoat and hat,
Thelma" size ordered, "and telephone
for the limousine" She seated her
self before the mirror at her dressing
table and busted her adorable nose
with powder-puir "AIr Smarty
Cardigan" she murmured happily,
'you walked rough-shod over my
| pride. DIDN'T YOU? Placed me under an
obligation / could never hope TO meet
land then ignored me-didn't you?
Very well. old boy we all have our
innings sooner or later. YOU know, and
I'm going to make a substantial pay
ment on that huge obligation as sure
as my name Is Shirley Sumner, Then,
some day when the sun IS shining for
you again, youll come to me and be
very very humble. You're entirely
too Independent, Mr.. Cardigan, but
oh, my dear, do hope you viii not
need so much money I'll be put to
my wits end to get it to you without
letting you know, because IL your af
fairs 90 to smash you'll be perfectly
intolerable."
She paused suddenly. mo, I'll not
do that, either" she sollloquized "IH
keep 1t myself-for an investment. Ill
show Uncle Seth I'm business wom-
nn. after all. He has had his fair
chance at the Valley Of the Giants,
after waiting years for It, and now he
has deliberately sacrificed that chance
to be mean and vindictive. I'll buy
the valley hut keep my identity secret
from everybody; then, when Uncle
Seth finds a stranger in possession,
he'll have a fit, and perhaps, before
he RECEIVERS, he'll sell me all his
Squaw creek timber-Only he'll never
know I'm the buyer. Shirley my dear,
I'm pleased with you. Really, l never
knew until now why men could be so
devoted to business. Won't it be Jolly
to step in between Uncle Seth and
Bryce Cardigan, hold up my hand like
a policeman, and say; stop it, boys.
No ightng if you please And if
anybody wants TO know who's boss
around here, start something.
When her uncle came home that
night Shirley observed that he was
/ preoccuped and dislnciined to con
I yorsation.
u noticed in this evenings paper"
She remarked presently, chat Mr..
/ Cardigan has sold his Valley Of the
Giants. So you bought 1t, after an?r
"No such luck - he almost barked.
"Tm an idiot siiuuG be placed in
! charge of a keeper. Now, for heavens