The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-10-29
CHAPTER XIV.
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greeted him cheerily. 'How do you
feel this morning.? Any the worse for
having permitted yourself to be a hui
man being last night?"
"Why, feel pretty fine, Shirley.
fhink it did me lot of good to crawl
out of my she'll last night"
"You feel encouraged to so on liv-
ing. eh?"
"YeS"
"And fighting?" $3.50. ......
'By all means"
"Thep something has occurred of
hate TO give you new courage?" &.
ooh. many things. By the way Shir-
tey, you may inform your uncle at
breakfast Friday morning about my
connection with the N. c. O. In fact,
i think it would be far better for you
ff YOU made it point to do So"
"Why?"
Because both Ogiivy and myself
have very strong suspicion that your
uncle has detective or two on our
trails. | judge your uncle will learn
today that you dined with Ogilvy,
MORA and me last night"
"Oh, dear! That's terrible" He
could sense her distress.
Ashamed of having been seen in my
company. eh?"
"PIease don't. Are you quite serious
In this natter" -
Quite.
"Uncie Seth will think it $3.50
strange"
He'll probably tell you about It.
Better beat him to the issue by Tossing
zap, Shirley. Doubtless his suspicious
are already aroused, and if you inform
him that You know am the real build
er Of the N. c. o. he'll think you're
smart woman and that you've been
doing little private gum-shoe work
of your own on behalf OF the Laguna
Grande Lumber company"
(Which is exactly what have been
doing" she reminded him.
81 know. But then. I'm not afraid
OF you. Shirley-that Is any more.
And after Friday morning I'll not be
afraid Of your uncle"
81 feel rs if were conspirator."
81 believe you are one. Your dicto-
graph has arrived Shall send George
Sea Otter over with it? And have you
somebody to install it?"
"Oh. bother! Does ii have to be in
staiiedg
ut does. You place the contraption
hide It, rather-in the room where
the conspirators conspire; then you
run wires from It into another room
where the detectives listen in on the
receivers"
Could George Sea Otter install it,"
81 think he could. There is print
ed card of instructions. and dare say
George would find the job no more
battling than the ignition system on
the Napier"
'Wiii he tel, nuybody?"
mot IL you ask him not to-"
"Yery well. then. Please send him
over. Thank you so much. Bryce
Cardigan. You're an awful good old l
sort. after oil. Really. it hurts me to
have to oppose YOU 1t would be so
anuch nicer If we didn't have all those
redwood trees to protect wouldn't it?'
let us not argue the question. Shir-
sey. think I have my redwood trees
protected. Cood-by"
He had scarcely finished telephon-
lng his home to instruct George Sea
Otter to report with the express pack
Rge to Shirley when Buck OgiIvy
Strolled into the Office and tossed
document on his desk. 'There's your
tittle old temporary franchise, old
thing" he announced: and with many
q hearty laugh he related to Bryce the
ingenious means by which he had OBJ
tafned It, "And now If you will phone
up to your logging camp and instruct
the woods-boSs to lay off about fifty
tmen to rest for the day. pending
hard nights work. and arrange to
send them down on the last log train
today. III drop around after dinner
and Wen fly to that iump-crossing."
"Tll telephone Colonel Pennincton's
manager and ask him to kick switch
engine i'm on the Laurel creek spur and
snake those flat cars with my rails !
aboard out to the junction with the
main line" Bryce replied. And he
called up the Laguna Grande Lumber
company-oniy to be informed by no
Tess a person than Colonel Pennington
himself that 1t would be impossible !
10 send the switch-engine i'm until the |
Following afternoon. The Colonel was |
sorry. but the switch-engine was in the |
shop having the brick i'm her tirebox |
zenewed while the mogul that hauled |
the log trains would not have time 10 !
attend to the matter since the flats |
would have to he spotted on the side |
track at Cardigan's log landing in the
woods. and this could not be done I'M
til the last loaded log train for the day !
had been hauled out TO make room.
'tWhy not switch hack with the |
mogul after the log train has been
hauled out on the main line?" Bryce |
demanded pointedly.
Pennington. however. was not
trupped. "My dear fellow" he replied |
,atroniziugiy. 'quite impossible, as
sure you That old trestle across the |
creek. my boy-it hasn't been looked |
at for years While I'd send the light |
Iwi,cI,cngine over ii and have M |
icitrs-"
II haI,;.ea to KNEE. Colonel that the |