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The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-09-02

TO you and her relative. Let US con
centrate on Pennington"
"The entire situation hinges on that
jump-crossing OF his tracks on Water
street"
"TIe doesn't know you plan to cross
them. does her"
"No."
"Then, lad, your Job Is 10 get your
crossing In before he finds out, isn't
.itf"
Eyes, but It's On impossible task.
partner. I'm not Aladdin. you know.
have To have franchise from the
city council, and have TO have rails"
"Both are procurnhle, my son. In
ducc the city council 10 grant you Il
temporary franchise tomorrow, and
buy your rails from Pennington. He
has a mile Of track running M Laurel
creek and Laurel creek was logged out
three years ago"
"But he hates me, old pal"
1.-THE Colonel never permits sentiment
70 interfere with business. my son. lie
doesn't need the rails and he does de-
sire your money. Consider the rail
problem settled"
"How do you stand with the mayor
and the councll?"
81 do not stand NJ nll"
THAT makes II bad"
mot nj nll. Tho Cnrdigans are not
known 10 be connected with the n. @.
10. Send your bright friend Ogilvy
after that franchise He's the only
man who can land II. Give him free
hand nnd tell him 20 deliver the goods
by any means short of bribery. know
YOU can procure tho rails ana have
them az the intersection Of T. and Wa.
ter streets Thursday night. n Oellvy
can procure the temporary franchise
and have II I'm his pocket by six O'Clock
| Thursday night yon should have that
crossing I'm by sunup Friday morning
! Then let Pennington rave. lie cannot
procure nm Injunction to restrain us
from cutting his tracks, thus throwing
the matter into the courts and hold.
INC ms mp indefinitely, because by the
time he wakes mp The tracks will have
been cut The hest he can do then
will he TO FIGHT ms before the city coun.
cn when we apply for our permanent
| f-pnchlse."
Partner II looks Ike forlorn
hope" snid Bryce
swell you're the hoy 70 lead II. And
II win cost hut little 10 put IN the
crossing and take a chance Rcmem
her Bryce once we have that crossing
ln u stands IKE a spite fence between
! Pennington and the law which ho
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-09-02

one for me and ship II % you. together
with directions for uslngT
shirley this Is most extraordinary"
81 quite realize that May depend
upon YOU 70 obllee me In this matter2"
Certainly. But why pick on me, OF
all persons, TO perform such a mission
for youT
~ can trust you TO forget that you
have performed H."
"Fhank YOU. think you may safely
trust me- And I shall attend TO the
matter Immediately"
"You nre very kind Mr.. Cardigan.
How Is your dear old father2 MORA
told me some time ago that ne was IA. =
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"I'll think It over" said MORA
"By all means. Never decide such
an important matter In u hurry. Just
tell me your home telephone number.
and I'll ring up at seven this evening
for your decision"
Reluctantly MORA gave him the
number. She was not at all prejudlced
against this caToty stranger-In fact,
she had vSgue suspicion that he was
sure cure for the blues. an ailment
which she suffered from all too fire.
quently; and. moreover his voice, his
respectful manner his alert eyes and
his wonderful clothing were all rather
alluring. The futter of great adj
venture WAS Ia Moiras heart and the
flush OF a thousand roses In her cheeks
when Buck Ogllyy having az length
departed. she went Into Bryce's private
Office to get his opinion as TO the
pr0prlety Of accepting the invitation.
Bryce listened TO her gruvely rs
with all the sweet innocence Of her
years and unworthincss she laid the
Ogilvy proposition before him.
"By all means accept" he counselled
her. Buck Ogilvy Is one Of the finest
gentlemen you'll ever meet I'll stake
my reputation on him. You'll find
him vastly amusing, MORA. He'd
make Niobe forget her troubles. and
he does know how 10 order a dinner"
When MORA had left him. Bryce
was reused from bitter introspec-
lions by the ringing Of the telephone.
To his amazement Shirley sumner was
calling him!
you're wee bit surprised. aren't
you. Mr.. Cardigan she said teaslngly.
you're wondering why have tele-
phoned to your"
mo. haven't had time. The sud
denness of Il has left me more or less
dumb. Why did you ring upg"
~ wanted some advice. Suppose
you wanted very. very much to know
what two people were talking about,
but found yourself In position where
you couldn't eayesdrop. What would
you do?"
81 wouldn't eavcsdrop," he told her
severely. "That isn't II nice thing TO
do, aud Il didn't think you would con
template anything that isn't nice"
"But l have every moral, ethical. ant
financial right 20 be n party TO that
conversation, only-well--"
with you present there would be
no conversatlon--ls that ~"
Exactly, Mr.. Cardigan"
"And II Is OF the utmost Importance
that you should know what is saidl"
eyes"
"And you do not intend To use your
knowledge OF the conversation, when
gained. for IN Illegal or unethlcul pur'
pose7"
81 do not. On the contrary, II am
aware of what Is being planned, eau
prevent others from doing something
Illegal and unethlcal"
"In that event shirley. | should say
you are quite justified In envesdrop
ping"
"But how can do ~ can't hide
I'm closet and listen"
"Buy photograph and have II hid
den In the room whore the converse
tion takes place. II will record every
word OF H."
"where can ! buy oneT"
"In san Francisco"
"Wlll you telephone TO your Sar
Francisco office and have them buy
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CHAPTER xil.-cOntinued.

Two of the five councllmen are for
sale; two are honest men--and one
Il "a uncertain quantity. The mayor
r. n politician. I've known them all
since boyhood, and II dared come
out In the open, I think that even the
crooks have sentiment enough for
what the Cardlgans stand for In this
county TO decline to hold inc up"
Then why not come out I'm the
open and save trouble aud expense"
~ am not ready 10 have a lot Of
notes called on me-" Bryce replied
dryly "Neither am I DESTROYS OF hav.
ing the Laglnn Grnde Lumber com
pany start riot In the redwood lum.
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knows so well now 10 pervcrt 20 suit
his ignOhle purposes" He turned ear
nestly to Bryce and waved trembling.
admonitory finger. "YOur job Is TO
keep out Of court. Once Pennington
gets the law on us the issue will not
be settled in our favor for years; aud
In the meantime--you perish. Run
along, now. and hunt up ogilvy."
II was with considerably lighter
heart that Bryce returned to the mill
office. from which he lost no time In
summonng Buck Ogllvy by telephone.
Thanks so much for the invitation"
Ogilvy murmured gratefully. an he
down in n pigs whisper" And he was
"Bryce, YOU look Ike the devil" he de-
clared the momeut he entered the lat
ter's private office.
81 ought ~. Puck. I'VE Just raised
the devil and spilled the beans on the
n. G. O."
"To whom. when and where?"
"To Pennington's niece. over the
telephone about two hours ago"
Buck Ogilvy smote his left palm with
his right fist. "IIow did you let the
cat ont Of the baE?"
"That remarkable girl called me M
and accused you OF being mere screen
for me and amazed me so I admitted
g."
OglIvy dropped his red head In sim
uatcd agony and moancd. Presently
he raised It ana said. even. It might
have hccn worse. Think Of what might
have happened had she called In per-
son. She would have picked your
pocket for the corporate seal. the com
hinatlon Of the safe and the list of
stockholders. and probably ended up by
gagging and binding you in your own
swivel chair"
"Don't. Buck. Comfort and advice
Is what I need now"
AN right. What do you want me
10 do To save the dny7"
Deliver 10 me by six o'clock Thurs
day night temporary franchise from
the city council. granting tho n. G. q.
the right to run n railroad from our
drying yard across Water street nj IT'S
intersection with II street and out
Front street"
Certainly. by Ill means' Easiest
thing I do! All right, old deari I'm
on my way 10 do my d-dest which
angels can't do no more. Nevertheless.
for your sins you shall do me n favor
before my heart breaks after falling
down on this contract you've Just
given me-"
"Granted Buck. Name IT,"
"Tm giving nice little private. spe-
clally cooked dinner 10 Miss McTavlsh
tonight. We're golr' TO pull II or In
one Of those private screened corrals
in that highly decorated Chlnk res
tauraw on Third street. Molra-that
Is. Miss McTavIsh-is bringing n chap
eron. one Miss Shirley Sumner. Your
fob Is 20 be my chaperon and entertain
Miss Sumner. who from all accounts IN
most brilliant and fascinating"
"Nothing dolngW Bryce almost
roarcd. "Why. she's the girl that
bluned the secret OF the N. c. o. out
OF mel"
"Do you hate her for it?"
mo. hate myself"
"Then you'll come. You promised
In advance, and no excuses go now.
The news will be all over town by Fri
day morning; so why bother to keep
up appearances any longer?"
And before Bryce could protest ogll-
w had thrown open the office door and
called the glad tldings TO MORA. who
was working In the next room; where
upon MOlra's wonderful eyes shone
with that strange. lnmbent flame. She
clasped her hands joyously. "oh, how
wonderful !" she exclaimed. "rve nj
ways wanted Miss Shirley to meet Mr..
Bryce"
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her market by cutting prices to n
point where l would have to sell my
Of little ready money. tell you,
the man has me under his thumb, and
Tho only way can escape Is to slip
out when he isn't looking"
"Hum-m-mi Shiny old beggar. isn't
her I dare say he wouldn't hesitate
20 buy the city council to block you,
would hep
II know he'll lie and steal. | dare
any he'd corrupt pub'ic official"
Buck Ogllvy rose and stretched him
self "Pve got my work cut out for
me. haven't ~" he declared with n
yawn. "However. i'm be a fight worth
while. and that nj least will make II
interesting. Wellf"
Bryce pressed the buzzer on his
desk, and moment later MORA en-
tered. "Perinit me. MORN. to present
Mr.. ogilvy. Mr.. Ogllvy, Miss Mcrnv-
lsh" The Introduction having been
acknowledged by both parties. Bryce
continued; "Mr ogllvy will have fire.
enent need to interview me ut this Of
flee. MORA. but Il Is our Joint desire
that his visits here shall remain n
profound secret 10 everybody with the
exception OF ourselves. To that end
he will hereafter call nj night. when
This portion OF the town IL absolutely
deserted. You have nm extra key tn
the Office, Molra. l wish you would
give II to Mr. ogllvy."
MORA Inclined her dark head and
withdrew. Mr.. Buck Ogilvy groaned.
"God speed the day when you can
come out from under and I'll be- per.
mitted TO call during Office hours he
murmured He picked mp his hat and
withdrew. via the general office. Half
an hour later, Bryce looked ont and
saw him draped over the counter, en-
AGED In animated conversation with
IOlrn NegNvish. Before Ogllvy left,
ie had managed TO Impress Molm with
4 sense Of the unmltlgated horror Of
being a stranger IN strange town,
forced TO sit around hotel Hobbies with
drummers and other lost souls. and
drew from MORA the assurance that
II wasn't more distressing than to have
10 ait around bOardlng-house night
after night watching old women tat
and tattle.
This was the opening Buck Oglvy
had spared for. Fixing MOlU with
his bright blue eyes, he grinned boldly
and said; suppose, Miss McTayish
we start league for the dispersion OF
gloom. You be the president, and m
be the flnaucial secretary"
GLOW would the league operator
MORA demanded cautiously
"well, II might begin by giving {
dinner to all the members, followe,
by little motor-trlp into the country
next Saturday afternoon" Buck sug
gested,
Molra's Madonna glance appralse,
aim steadily. II haven't known yor
very long, Mr., ogllvy," she romlnde
him.
"OE. rm easy 20 get acquainte
with" he retorted lightly beside
don't ! come we'll recommendedf II
pondered Tor moment. Then; ~
son what Miss Mcravlsh. Suppos
we pr1 q mp 20 Bryce Cardigan.
DC says ne an right wen pun Off M
Snriy. II lac says rs an wrong. I
40 out and drown yself-nnd fair,
words than them has no man spoke.
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Doesn't Like Two-cen4 Fare

Lincoln, Neb.-The Rock Isl
Railroad company has filed
against the state railway commits
and the attorney general, Esklng 8
straining order to prevent thom o
enforcing the 2-cent fare law.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-09-02

Ogden-R. Birdsall, engineer 10
employ Of the Southern Pacific =
road, who suffered injuries to bis
log at Carlin, three days ago VI.
two engines collided, win not lose
leg, as was first feared
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-09-02
Soviet 10 FIGHT 10 Finish.

Berlln.-The soviet gOyernmeo
firmly determined to carry mo
through until Poland IS utterly as.
cd. Lenlne and Trot2ky will ofu-
general mobilization OF al llu%-
TIE news received here.
The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1920-09-02

knows so well now 10 pervcrt 10 suit
his ignOhle purposes" He turned ear
uestly to Bryce and waved trembling,
admonitory finger. "Your job Is TO
keep out OF court. Once Pennington
gets the law on us the issue will not
be settled In our favor for years; aud
In the meantime--you perish. Run
along, now and hunt up Ogilvy."
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CTo BE coNTINuEDJ


II have seen this article scores Of
times and you brought II TO me as
80 II was. II must have been orig.
inal with somebody"
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"NellIe says she wouldn't marry the
best man In the world"
We'll. dld you ever see ANYBODY
marry the best man at a weddlngi"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06
wher. Trapping is Worth While.

In the little island Of Tasmania
trapping is a very profitable business
According to a correspondent Of the
London Daily Mail, the trappers sup
My a market that used to look to
America and Siberia with skins of the
humble rabbit. the wallaby, the kan
CARGO and the opossum. Inexperienced
trnppers earn S125 a week, and the old
hands earn as much as $500.
One Of the leading fur exporters OF
Hobart assures me that this sum Is
fair average with many of his custom
ers SAYS the correspondent. AS ! was
speakIng to him he wrote check for
81 .2OO-the proceeds from skins
framed during three months by two
brothers in the Far Western forests.
The trappers are sought after. Cara
vans go out into the bush for weeks
buying up skins. Before the war
landowners were glad to have trap
pers TO keep down the game that
devastated their runs, but skins have
now become so valuable that they LET
the trapping rights for big rentals, and
there are many applicants. The state
government has followed their lead
in respect to crown lands. Options
,ue now held for two seasons ahead
over the best trapping country.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06

The highest glory that writer can
win is to be read. according to AN
Englishman" in the continental edition
of the London Daily Mail. He lives
not In a tomb, but in his books. Ever
since Horace boosted that he had built
his own monument, more lasting than
brass, his successors have, proudly
echoed the boast. 1t Is indeed by
strange irony that the written wOr'i
Outlasts all the other manifestations
of human ingenuity. The cities of an
cient Greece have persisted utterly.
The few fragments which the Industry
and ingenuity of psychologists recov-
er from time to time give us but
poor glimpse of the glory that was
Greece. The once famous painters Of
old are today but names. Even the
masterpieces of sculpture, an art
which does not always fight losing
battle with time, come down to us In
fragments. But Homer has survived
whole and untouched. We know not
where he was bOrn-many cities claim
his birth. We know not where he was
buried. And what matters our ignO-
rance7 There remain the "Iliad" and
the Odyssey" to tell US what manner
of man he was, and they will die only
with the death of the human race.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06
-
By GABOR.AU

Emile GabOriau was born in SanIOn
Charente Inferieure, November 8, 1888
He died at Paris, September %, 1873
GabOriau Il an admirable example of
n man who arrived by finding out for
himself what his real job was. Law
yer's clerk. volunteer In cavalry
regiment, he was writing with nodest
success pieces from life as Il came
before his eyes, when bang! he wrote
"I'Anaire LerOuge" In 1866. He sud-
denly became a European, indeed an
International, character rs the great
master of the detective story. As has
been the case with Sherlock Holmes,
readers were not content with the
printed page, but demanded 10 see upon
the stage the persOnages who had ex-
cited their wild enthusiasm In a career
of crime. ale DOssler No. 49," "MOn-
sieur Lecoq," "La COrde au COu," ala
DeHrinROIade," "Le Crime d'Orclval,"
~Lea Esclaves de Paris" "EArgent deH
AutreE," are some of the books which
have revealed the mysteries of crime,
the procedure of the police courts, the
pursuit by Ingenious sleuths, and all
such processes give n thrill of de-
light to that very great body of hu-
manity ranging from grave TO gay who
take pleasure In a good detective story
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06
HELPS TO CONSOLE INSANE
Association With Others Of Unbalanced
Mind Said to Have Tendency to
Benefit Them.

There is a tendency for many peo-
ple to believe that when an insane per-
son is put with other insane people
the contact disturbs their minds, says
the New York Medical Journal. On
the contrary, as a rule the insane are
benefited by this association. The in
sane grow impatient and unsettled
when they are constantly associated
with those who are rational, because
irrational themselves, the constant uis-
agreements irritate them.
On the other hand, when the IN
sane are brought in contact with those
who are more irrational than them
selves they derive some consolation
from the fact, for even for them con-
tentment is the feeling that things
might he worse. They are often stim-
ulated by the example of the irration-
aIitv of those around them to realize
their decisions and to use their own
reasoning powers to a better advan-
tage.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06
COUKiiNu IN DEAD EAKNtSi
"uneIe Joe" Cannon Says Young Peo
pie Of Today Don't Know Real
Meaning of the Word.

Counting? Why, bless your heart,
the young fellows of today do not
know the meaning of that word
When young man would walk five or
even ten miles through the snow or
rain or mud, freeze his ears and
fingers and face the danger of wild
cats, to see his girl. and that, too. in
the general living room, with the fam
lily, he was entitled to admit that he
was counting.
And that was the rule, not the ex-
ceptiOn. The young fellows would
start out Sunday afternoon to see
their sweethearts. and no weather was
too bad TO keep them at home. II
might be too cold or too muddy TO
take out a horse, but In that case lie
would go on foot. and he would go
through as much hardship to see his
girl as did the knights of old to res
cue fair maidens in castles bold.
But II was his devotion. his court
ing; and when he won that girl ne
stuck TO her through thick and through
thin, through good report and evil re-
port, Obeying the ScripturaI injunction
that what God has Joined together no
man shall put asunder.
There were no marriages of conven-
fence and few hasty m-.riages then.
The counting was long and there were
no divorces to follow. The young peo-
pie might meet often at the singing
school or the dance or the husking
bee, but these did not take the place
of regular "cOurIing."
The counting was on Sunday night
and the young man went religiOusly to
see his girl and remained until mid
night with the object of his affection,
even though the father and mother
and younger children were present to
share in the visit. When he went
home, either through the storm or I'M
der the bright starlight. he walked the
earth as a cOnquerOr-fOr he had been
in the presence that to him represent
ed the real poem of life.
He had been ccIrting-and that is
all we need to bring back safe and
sane ideas in Misunderstanding
counting in the true sense OF the
word: The man seeking, II not serv'
ing. like Jacob. seven years for the
object of his affection. Then he will
stick to her and she to him through
life.
There are some old fashions that
have not been improved upon and one
Of them is the old way Of courting.-
uncle Joe" Cannon. In the Washing
ton Star.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06
To standardize Railroads.

The Australian commonwealth min
istry has decided to make investiga-
ton which will lead to the establish
ment of a standard gauge railroad
system throughout all the provinces,
the commerce department at Washing
ron is informed. Railroad experts
from the United States and Great
Britain will be obtained to cooperate
with the Australian railway men in
the matter of establishing a standard
system. At the present time passen-
gers are forced TO change from one
train to another when state line Is
reached.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06

degrees in London, 1t was y in north
ern Iceland-entirely inappropriate TO
an island of that name.
OF course. there Is an explanation.
1t is pointed out that during the sum-
lner, while England was swept by ley
blasts from the arctic. Iceland was IA
vored with pleasant breezes from the
western Atlantic. The experience OF
the two islands serve to illustrate the
extent to which the weather win some
times depart from normal conditions.
1t win doubtless set people in England
and Iceland to gossiplns abous the
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06
Animals as Weather Prophets.

Few beliefs are older or more "Lue-
snread than that animals. and especiai-
ly wild animals, have forekno"ieus =
Of what the weather is to De- anu
something that amounts to sucn Iore-
knowledge many Of them doubtless 10
nossess but there is no reason ana
only po-r excuses. for assuming INA
there i. a source Of information acc .
rate enough and of application remote
enough to give any appreciable e1ten-
sior 70 the weather bureaus prognos'
MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06
Probable Cause.

'T see by the paper that there are
three times as many city Ieople as
country people in the insane asylum"
said Farmer BentOver
"H'mw judicIally returned Farmer
Hornbeak. 81 s'pOse that Is because
the salaried clerks and such folks In
the cities are driven crazy trying to
buy motorcars and fur overcoats to
match those Of the farmers, and 9TH
erwise live in a style to which they
have been unaccustomed. kansas
City Star.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06

change In the climate. But the ell
mate does not change within the life
time of man. Iceland and England
will, in the main, have the same kind
of weather they have had for CEN
turtles, as will New England, for that
matter, although In this bit Of the
world we find In nearly every neigh
borhood the elderly citizen who de-
cIares that the winters are not what
they were when he was q boy.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06
England Had Odd Weather

On the last day Of August, IN Manches-
ter, screened thermometer four feet
above the ground recorded a tempera-
ture only three degrees above the
freezing point 1t now appears that
while England was shivering the sum-
mer through. Iceland was enjoying the
kind Of weather that England wanted
and did not get. On day when the
mercury recorded q temperature os 81
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-06
Safety.

One who uses stepladder frequent
Iy for hanging pictures, curtains, ETC.,
finds that if a small piece cut from an
old kid glove is glued on the bottom
of each leg of the ladder IT prevents
the floor from being scratched. No
need Of moving rugs around or danger
of slipping.