Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-06-18

have been told 1t is. You had the money
more money than you knew what to
40 wlth-and with the proceeds of the
| sale of those cedar lands, | knew l
/ could make an investment in California
redwood and more than retrieve my
! fortunes-make big money for both
of u.s.
| You might have borrowed the money
from me. You know l have never hes
! itated to Join in your enterprises"
This was too big a deal for you,
Shirley l had vision could see in
calculable riches in this redwood en-
pire, but it was a tremendous gamble
and required twenty millions to swing
1t at the very start. | dreamed Of the
control of California redwood; and if
you Will stand by me, Shirley. shall yet
make my dream come true-and half
OF 1t shall be yours. 1t has always
been my intention to buy back from
you secretly and at nice profit to you
that Caribou red cedar, and with the
acquisition Of the Cardigan properties
| would have been in position to do
so. Why. that Cardigan tract in the
San Hedrin which we will buy in with
in year for half a million, is worth
| five millions at least. And by that
| time, | feel certan-in fact. know
the Northern Pacific will commence
| building in from the south, from Will
| ITS"
~ shall" he began. but he paused
abruptly, as If he had suddenly re-
membered that tact and not pugnacity
Of this tickllsl situation.
She sienced him with disdanful
gesture. you shall not smash the
| Cardigars," she declared firmly. yen
are devoid Of mercy. of sense OF
| craftsmanship. Ncw, then. Uncle
Seth, listen to me: You have
twentyfour hours In which to make
| up your mind whether to accept my
| ultimatum or refuse II. If you re-
fuse. shall prosecute you for fraud
and betrayal of trust as my fathers
executor on that red cedar timber
| deal"
He frightened trifle. I'm afraid
that would he a long. hard row to hoe.
! my dSar, and of course, | shall have to
defend myself"
I'm addition" the girl went on qui-
city, 1.-THE county grand jury shall be
| furnished with a stenographic report
| Of your conversation of Thursday
night with Mayor Poundstone. That
| will not be a long. hard row to hoe.
Uncle Seth, for in addition to the
stenographer. I have another reliable
witness, Judge Moore. Your casual
disposal Of my sedan as a bribe to the
mayor will be hard to explain and
rather amusing in view of the fact
that Bryce Cardigan managed to fright
en- Mr.. POundstone into returning the
sedan while you were away. And
II that is not sufficient for my purpose.
| I have the sworn confession of the
Black Minorca that you gave him five
hundred dollars to kill Bryce Cardigan.
Your woods boss. Rondeau. will also
swear that you approached him with
proposition to do away with Bryce
! Cardigan. I think, therefore, that you
will readily see how impossible sit
! uatiOn you have managed to create
and will not disagree with me when
suggest that 1t would be better for you
to leave this county,"
His face had gone gray and bag.
gard. 81 can't" he murmured, 81
cant leave this great business now.
Your own interests in the company
ItpI.
Without my hand ut the helm. things
will go to smash"
"1'll risk that. I want to get rid Of
that worthless red cedar timber; so l
| think you had better buy it back from
me ut the same figures at which you
sold 1t to me-"
"But I haven't the money and
can't borrow 1t. IL"
II viii have the equivalent in stock
Of the Laguna Grande Lumber COM
| pany. You will call on Judge Moore
to complete the transaction and leave
with him your resignation as president
of the Laguna Grande Lumber COM
pany."
The Colonel raised his glance and
bent 1t upon her in cold appraisal.
| She met it with firmness, and the
thought came to him: "She Is Pen
nington" And hope died out in his
heart. He began pleading in maudlin
fashion for mercy, for compromise.
But the girl was obdurate
II am showing you more mercy than
| YOU deserve-you to whom mercy was
| ever a sign of weakness, of vacilation.
| There is n gulf between us. Uncle
! Seih---a gulf which for long time
/ have dimly sensed and which. he
| cause Of my recent discoveries. has
widened until it can no longer be
| brldged."
He wrung his hands in desperation
and slid to his knees before her; with
| hypocritical endcarments he strore to
take her hand, but She drew away from
him. Don't touch me-" she cried