Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-22

ably not more than ten miles addi-
tional during the present century.
we won't worry over II. 1t doesn't
cost cent more to procure fran
chise to build road from here to
the moon. II we fail to build TO
Grants Pass. our franchise to build
the uncompleted portion OF the road
merely lapses and we hold only that
portion which we have constructed.
That's all we want to hold. More
over. deeds to rights Of way can be
drawn with n time-limit, after which
they revert to the original owners"
Good strategy. my son! And GER
tainly as common carrier we VIII
be welcomed by the farmers and cat
tlcmen along our short line
Well. that about completes the
rough outline OF our plan. We have
n year In which to build our road; II
we do not hurry. the mill will have
to shut down for lack Of logs. when
our contract with Pennington ex-
pires."
"You forget the manager for our
new corporation-the vice president
and general manager. He must be a
man OF real ability and>a person you
can trust implicitly"
II have the very man. His name
is Buck Ogilvy and only this very
Gay received a letter from him beg
ging me for small loan. have
Buck on ice in q fifth-class San
Francisco hotel"
Tell me about him, Bryce"
"Ill read you his letter. ! claim
there Is more character in letter
than in face
Here Bryce read aloud:
Golden Gate Hotel-Rooms Fifty
Cents-and UP.
San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 16, 1916.
"My dear Cardigan: Hark to the
voice Of one crying in the wilder
ness; then picture to yourself the
unlovely spectacle of a strong man
crying. ~
LET us assume that you have duly
considered. Now wind up your wrist
and send me rectangular piece OIL
white, blue, green or pink paper
bearing in the lower right-hand cor
ner, in your clear. bold chirography'
the magic words Bryce Cardigan
with the little up-and-down hook
and flourish which IDENTIFIES your
signature given in your serious
moods and lends value to otherwise
worthless paper.
when you knew mel last l was
prosperous young contractor. Alas:
l put ali my eggs in one basket anu
produced AT omelette. Took con-
tract to build a railroad in Honduras.
Honduras got to fighting with Mica
ragua: the government / had done
business with went out of business:
and the Nicaraguan army recruited
all my laborers and mounted them
on nv mules and horses, swiped all
my grub, and told me to go home. /
went. Why stay? Moreover. l had
an incentive consisting of about an
inch of Observation-Disclosures not ap-
piled in a vital. spot-which &C
CELEBRATED rather than decreased my
speed. -
Hurry, my dear Cardigan. l fin
ished eating my overcoat the Gay be-
fore yesterday.
MAKE it a hundred, and God VIII
bless you. When l get it, I'll come TO
Sequoia and kiss you. I'll pay you
back some time-of course. .v
"Wistfully, thine, 90
Buck Ogilvy.
"P. S.-Delays are dangerous, ana
procrastination is the thief of time
B"
John Cardigan chuckled. I'D take
Buck Ogilvy, Bryce. He'll do. Is he
honest?"
81 don't know. He was, the last
time 1 saw him." =,
>YThen wire him a hundred. Don't
wait for the mail"
Il have already wired him the num-
dred. In all probability he Is: now
out whirling like a dervish.'
Good boy! Well l think we've
planned sufficient for the present.
Bryce. You'd better leave for san
Francisco tomorrow and close your
deal with Gregory. Hire a good law
yer to draw up the agreement be-
tween you; be sure you're right. and
then 60 ahead-full speed. When you
return to Sequoia, I'll have a Few
more points to give you. I'll null
them over in the meantime"
(To Be Continued)