The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-07-08

have 70 ask fhem-sound them out
l The council meets Saturday morning
They'll meet this eYeuiug--in the
private dining room OF the Hotel
Sequ0ia. II can arrange IL" Buck
ogilvy declared emphstieally4 I'm
going 10 have them all up for dinner
and talk the matter over. know
the breed from cover 90 cover. Fol
lowing a preliminary conference. III
let you know whether you're going TO
get that franchise without difficulty or
whether somebody's itchy palm viii
have to be crossed with silver trst BY
the way. what 40 you know about
your blighted old city council. any.
wayT
Two Of the tye councilmen are for
sale; two are honest men-nnd one
Is an uncertain quantity The mayor
Is politician i've known them all
since boyhood. and il l dared come
out In the open, | think that even the
crooks haze sentiment enough for
what the Cardigaus stand for IN this
county 10 decliue 10 hold ne up.'
"rhen Why not come out In the
open and save trouble and expenseT
Il am not ready to have a lot Of
notes called on me- Bryce replied
dryly. "Neither am desirous Of hav.
ing the Iagilna Grande Lumber com
pauy start riot in the redwood lum
ber market by cutting prices TO .
point where | would have 90 sell my
lumber at loss In order to get hold
Of q little ready money. ! tell you,
tie man has me under his thumb. and
the only way | can escape is to slip
out when be isn't looking"
"Ilum-m-ml Shiny old beggar. isn't
he; | dare say he wouldn't hesitate
10 buy the city council to block you,
would he?"
81 know he'll lie and steal | dare
say he'd corrupt a public official"
Buck Ogivy rose and stretched him
self. I've got my work cut out for
me. haven't ~" he declared with
yawn. However, it'll be a fight worth
while. aud that at least will make It
Interesting Well?"
Bryce pressed the buzzer on his
desk and moment later Moira en-
tered Permit me. Moira. TO present
Mr.. Orl'vr ~. og!lyy, Mis-, IcTay-
lsh The introduction having heen
o .nowledgci b. both pau as, Bryce
continued Mr. Ogilyy win have fre-
uuent need - Interview me ~ this Of
ice Moira hut u Is our Joint de sire
hat his visits here shall remain n
profound secret to everybody with the
excep .pn OF ourselves To that end
he will he-eaf fter call at night when
this portion o. the town is absolutely
deserted You have an extra key TO
the office. MORA | wish you would
give IL TO NJ Ogilvy"
Moira Inclined her dark head aud
withdrew. Mr. Buck Ogilvy groaned.
"God speed lie day when you can
come out from under and I'll be per
mittei 70 call during Office hours" be
murmured He picked MP his hat and
withdrew. via the general Office. Half
an hour later. Bryce looked ont and
saw him drsped over the counter. en-
gagged ia animated conversation with
Moirl NcTavish. Before 0gilvy left
he had ged n impress MORA with
sense of the unmitigsted horror OF
being q stranger I'm = s'r1nge town.
forcel 20 sit around hotel lobbies with
A. a Let "A
irew from Molra tire as uran-e hat
{ wasn't more distressing than 10 have
70 sit arntnd os-iins house night
after night watching OLD women TAT
and ;ati,e
This was the opening Buck 0gilyy
rad SPARED FOR Fixing ,ioira wI'h
his bright blue eyes. he grinned boldly
and said suppose. Miss McTavish
we start 9 league for the dispersion Of
gloom. You BE- the president, and III
b. the fHancial secretary
How would tie leazue Operator
Moira demanded c3utiausly
-weH. Il might begin IS giving
dinner % al fhe members. followed
- little motort trip into yhc country
next Saturday afternoon, Buck sas
eesfed
Moira's Madonna gisuce appraised f.
him steadily = haven't EH0vn yon
very bong Mr. Ogiyy she reminded
him
~Oh. I'm easy 10 get acquainted
with Dc retortcd ligafiy Besides (
don't come wcll recommended ue
fnIdensi far mom-uf. Then -ffl .
sou What Mss McTavish Suppose .
we put .; Up 10 Bryce Cardigan. r 1
h says - 81 right We. pun - -he .