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

gan talked with her few minutes At
the gate. then babe her goodnight.
upon returning TO Hotel SequOiA
found o. 10 hotel bar. Saw him TO
bed at 10 sharp"
Needless TO relate, this report had
q most amazing effect upon Colonel
Pennington. and when at length he
could recover his mental equilibrium,
he set about quite calmly to analyze
the report. with the result that he
promptly arrived nj the following con-
clusiOn
"a His niece Shirley Sumner was
not 10 he trusted In so far as young
Bryce Cardigan was concerned. De
spite her assumption of hostility to
ward the fellow slnc- .hht memorable
day In Pennlgton's woods, the Colonel
was now fully convinced that she had
made her peace with him and had
been the recipient OF his secret atten'
lions right along.
(2) The y. G. O. was still a mys-
terry, but n mystery in which Bryce
Cardigan was Interested. Moreover,
he was anxious To aid the n. c. q. In
every way possible. However. the
Colonel could understand this. Curdl.
gan would aid anything that might
possibly tend To lift the Cardigan
lumber interests out from under the
Iron heel of Colonel Pennington.
(3) The n. G. O. was going to make
mighty blur, even TO the extent OF
applying for franchise to run over
the city streets Of Sequoia. Hence
Ogllvy's visit TO Mayor Poundstone--
doubtless on the advice OF Bryce Car
dlgan.
az Ogllyy had carried small
leather bag to and from Henry Pound
stones office. That bag was readily
explained. IL had contained n brlbe
in gold coin aud young Henry had
been selected as the go-between. That
meant that Mayor Poundstone had
agreed TO deliver the franchise-for
consideration. Ogilvy had called
first on the mayor to arrange the de
tails: then he had called on the
mayors son TO complete the transac-
ton.
(5) II franchise had been ar
ranged for and the brlbe already de-
livered. that meant the prompt and
unadvertised commencement of oper-
atoms. Yes, the N. G. o. was going
to carry its monumental blum to the
point of building a mile Of track
through town: Mono, they
wouldn't spend that much money on a
bluff; they wouldn't bride Poundstone
unless the road was meant. And was
II q common carrier, after all?
The TRAIN was growing hot; the
Colonel mopped his brow and concen-
trnted further. II the N. G. o. was
really going TO start operations, in or
der to move its material from the
Cardigan dock to the scene Of opera
lions 1t would have TO cut his (the
Colonel's) tracks somewhere on Water
street. Damnationl That was II.
They we're trying to slip one over on
him. They we're planning 10 get a
Jump-crossinR In before he should
awake to the situation; they were
planning, too, to have the city coun.
ell slip through the franchise when
nobody was LOOKING and once the
crossing should be ID. they could laugh
at Colonel Pennington
"The sconudrelsi" he murmureA
I'm on to themI Cardigan is play
Ing the game with them. That's why
he bought those rails from the old
Laurel Creek spurl oh, what =
bllthering idiot have beenl How
ever It's not too late yet. Pound
stone Is coming over to dinner Thun~
day night, and I'll wiring the swlnh
dry before he leaves the house. And
ms for those rails Cardigan managed
10 hornswoggle me out Of"
He seized the telephone and fairly
shouted to his exchange operator TO
get his woods foreman. Jules Ron
deau. on the line.
"That you. Rondeau?" he shouted
when the big French Canadian re-
sponded. Pennington talking. What
has young Cardigan done about those
rails I sold him from the abandoned
spur up Laurel creek?"
"IIe have two flat-cars upon ze spur
now. Dose woodsgang Of hees she
tear up dose rails from 20 head OF re
spur and lond In 70 hat-cars."
"See to II, Rondeau that they do
not leave until give the word. I'M
derstnndf Tell them the swltch-en-
CINE Is In the shop for repairs or Is
busy at other work-anything that
VIII stall him Off and delay delivery"
suppose Bryce Cardigan, he comes
around and say, 'whyT" ROndeau
quered cautiously.
"Kill him." tho Colonel retorted
coolly. 1T strikes me you and the
Black Mlnorcn ART rather slow play.
Ing even with youag Cardigan"
Rondeau gruntec. 81 theenk mebbe
so you kill heem yourself. boss" he
replied enigmatlcaily. and hung up.
GRO BE coNrINUED)
Tobacco Not Wasted Now.
In former times all tobacco Confis-