Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-08

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and Pennington would cut thcmi Oh.
BTycs. tho man hasn't soull"
But fail TO sec what the loss OF
Cardisan's redwoods has to do with
the impending ruin Of the Cardigan
Redwood Lumber company" his son
reminded him. I'VE have all the
timber We want"
MY ten-year contract has but one
more year to run, and recently l
tried to get Pennington to renew It.
He was very nice and sociable. but
he named mo 4 freight-rate for a
renewal Of the contract for Ave
years, Of three dollars per thousand
feet. That rate Is prohibitiive> and
puts us out of business"
''Then." said Bryce calmly, "we'll
shut the mill down when the log
hauling contract expires, hold our
timber as an investment. and live the
simple life until we can sell 1t or a
transcontinental road builds into
Humboldt county and enables US to
start up the mill again."
John Cardigan shook his head.
I'm mortgaged to the last penny"
he confessed, "and Pennington has
been buying Cardigan Redwood
Lumber company first-morgage
bonds until he Is In control Of the
Issue. He'll buy in the San Hedrin
timber at the foreclosure sale, and
In order to get II back and save
| something for you out Of the wreck
age. I'll have to make an unprsfitabls
trade with him. TIL have to gtve
him my timber adjoining his north
Of Sequoia, together with my Valley
Of the Giants. in return for the Sen
Hedrin timber. to which he'll have
a sherifrs deed. But the mill, all my
old employees, with their numerous
dependents-gons. with you left land
poor and without dollar to pay
your taxes. Smashed-like that"
And he drove his hst into the palm Of
his hand.
"Perhaps-but not without a
fight" Bryce answered. altho he
knew their plight was well-nigh
hopeless. 'Tll give that man PEN
nington q run for his money. or I'll
know the reason"
The telephone on the table be-
side him tinkled. and he took down
the receiver and said "Hslloi"
Mercy" came the sweet voice
Of Shirley Sumner over the wire. do
you feel a. savage a. all that, Mr..
Cardigan"
For the second time in his life
the thrill that was akin to pain came
to Bryce Cardigan. He laughed. II
I had known you were calling. Miss
Sumner" he said. Y shouldn't have
growled So
We'll, you've forgiven-for several
reasons. but principally/for sending
me that delicious blackberry pie.
Thank you so much"
Glad you liked 1t. Miss Sumner. ]
dare to hope that may have the pri-
vilege Of seeing you soon again"
"Of course. One good pie deserves
another. Some evening next week.
when that dear old daddy Of yours
can spare his boy, you might be In
terested to see our burl-redwood-
paneled dining room Uncle Seth 10
So proud of. Would Thursday night
be convenient7''
Perfectly. Thank you q thousand
| times"
She babe him goodnight. As he
turned from the telephone his faith
er looked up. What are you going
to do Tomorrow. lad7" he queried.
Il have to do some thinking to-
morrow" Bryce answered.. 80 I'm
going up into cardigan's redwoods
to do it."
"The dogwoods and rhododendrons
are blooming now" the old man MUIR
INJURED wistfully. Bryce knew what
he was thinking of. "I'll attend TO the
flowers for Mother" no assured Car
dfgan, and he added firsoely: TN at
| tend to the battle for Father, We
may lose. but that man Pennington
will know he's been in a fight before
We IN"
He brooks of abruptly, for he had
just remembered that he was to
dine at the Pennington house tho fol-
lowing Thursday-and he was not
the sotr Of man who smilingly breaks
bread with his enemy.
All about Bryce were scenes Of
activity. Of human endeavor, and to
| him in that moment came the
thought; "My father brought all this
to pass-and now tho task Of con-
tinuing 1t - minel AL those mon
who earn living in Cardigan's mill
and on Cardigan's dock - those
sailors, who sail the ships that
carry CardiSan's lumber into thu