The Jones County news., 1920-10-14
CHAPTER XIV.

Francisco arrived on the regular pas
ssnger steamer on Thursday morning
ahe Bryce called her up 70 AJAX when
she desired Il sent over
"Good morning. nr. Cardigan she
greeted him cheeriy. How DO you
feel this morning7 Any the worse for
having permitted yourself 10 be a hu-
nan helng last nirht7"
"Why. ] feel pretty fine, Shirley. ]
think is did me lot Of good 10 crawl
oui ~ my shell last night"
you feel encouraged 10 so on llv-
ins, eh7"
"Yos." lhAns
"And hehtingY' PFN M
ely all means"
"Theu something hns occurred Of
late 20 give you new courageT
"Oh many things BY the way, shIr-
ley YOU may inform your uncle at
breakfast Friday morning about my
connection with the n g, o. In fact,
think It would be far better for you
n YOU made It point to do So"
"Why9"
because both Ogilvy and myself
have very strong suspicion that your
uncle has detective or two on our
trails. l Judge your uncle VIII learn
today TINT You dined with Ogilvy,
Molra and me laTt night"
"Oh, dear That's terrible" lie
could sense her distress
"Ashnmed OF having been seen In my
company, ehi"
"pleaae don't Are you quite serious
IN this matterfp
"Quite.n
"Uncle Seth win think II $3.50
strange"
"Hc1l probably tell YOU about r.
Better heat him to the issue by Tossing
M. Shirley. Doubtless Ills suspicious
are already aroused and II You Inform
him that you know ! am the real build'
~r Of the n. &. o., he'll think you're Z
Nmnrl woman and that you've beer
doing little private gum.shoe work
az yonr own on behalf Of the Laguna
Grandc Lumber company"
(which is exactly what have been
doing" she reminded him.
II know hut then, I'm not afraid
Of you, Shrley--that Is, any more
And after Friday morning I'll not be
afraid OF your uncle"
II feel as n were a consplrator.~
II believe you are one. Your dicto-
graph hns arrived Shall send George
sss Otter over with itq And have you
..... e.. f-.tclI
"oh. boiherl Does II have to be in
stalled"
1T does, You place the contraptIon
hide II. rather-in the room where
the eonsplrators conspire; then you
rua wires from II into another room
who're the detectives listen In on the
receivers"
"Could George Sea Otter install III"
Il think he could. There is n print
I'd card Of instructions, and dare say
George would find the job no more
Banning than the ignition system on
the Napier"
"will he tell nnybodyf"
"Not II you ask him not TO-"
"Very well, then. Please send him
aver. Thank you so much. Bryce
Cardigan. You're an awful good old
sert, after al. Really, II hurts me to
have 10 oppose you. II would be so
much nicer n We didn't have all those
redwood trees to protect. wouldn't itr'
"Let us not argue the question. Shir.
ny. ] think have my redwood trees
r,rnfanfaA HnfH- h.
lie had scarcely finished telephon-
lug his home 10 instruct George Sea
Otter 10 report with the express pack
age TO shirley when Buck ORilry
atrolled into the Office and tossed a
document on his desk There's your
little old temporary franchise, old
thing" he announced; and with many
= hearty laugh he related to Bryce the
Ingenious means by which he had OBJ
tained t. "And now II you viii phone
up 70 YOUR logging camp and Instruct
she wood$boss TO lay on about hfty
een TO rest for the day, pending q
hard nights work. and arrange to
send them dcwn on the last log train
today. III drop around after dinner
and wen ny 10 that jump crossing"
"fll tslsphsne Colonel Penninxton's
ssanager and ask hin TO kick switch
snEine Ia on the Laurel creek spur and
sasks those aat cars with my rails
aboard cut 10 the junction with tbs
sasln line" Bryce replied. And he
called Hp the Laguna Grande Lrrubel
comparatively 20 be Informed BY nc
less person tlan Colonel Pennington
Aimself that n wosld he impossIbi,
70 send the switch-engine In until ia,
following afternoon. The Colonel wa,
sorry. but the Ewitch-engine was In th'
shop having the brick In her frebol
ysnewcd. While the mogul that haules
The log trains would not have time &
attend TO tbs matter, since the nat
weuld have to he spotted on the side
srzxk xt yardiswn's log landing In th
-osgA and tsis coold not be done as