Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-22
he other young lady proceeded a.

NAtSA @ANAnS the tduS 10 dllEnls OAHAi-
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 10
bed at 10 sharp"
Needless 10 relate. this report hud
a 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 at the following con-
cluston:
I'd His niece Shirley Sumner was
not TO be trusted in so far as young
Bryce Cardigan was concerned. De-
spite her assumption of hostility to-
ward the fellow since that memorable
day in Pennigton'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
tions right along.
t2) The ". c. o. was still mys
terry. but a mystery in which Bryce
Cardigan was Interested. Moreover.
he was anxious TO aid the n. c. o. in
every way possible. However. the
Colonel could understand this, Cardi-
gan would aid anything that might
possibly tend to lift the Cardigan
lumber interests out from under the
iron heel of Colonel Pennington.
(sl The N. G. o. was going to make
q mighty bluff, even TO the extent OF
applying for a franchise to run over
the city streets of Sequoia. Hence
ogtlvy's VISIT to Mayor Poundstone--
doubtless ON the advice of Bryce Car
digan.
90 0gilvy had carried sman
leather bag to and from Henry Pound
stones office. That bag was readily
explained 1t had contained bride
in gold coin and young Henry had
been selected as the g0-hetween. That
meant that Mayor PoRndstone had
agreed to deliver the franchise-fos
consideration. 0gilvy had called
first on the mayor to arrange the dN
tails; then he had called on the
! mayors son to complete the transae-
ton.
60 II franchise had been ar
ranged for and the brlhe already de-
livered. that meant the prompt and
unadvertised commencement of opef%
ations. Yes, the NJ c. Q. was going
to carry its monumental bluff to thu
point Of building 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
4 II common carrier, after all?
The tran was growing hot; the
/ Colonel mopped his brow and concen-
I trated further. If the N. @. 0. was
really going TO start operations. in or
der to move its material from the
Cardigan dock to the scene OF opera
tions II would have 10 cut his (the
! Coionel'sl tracks somewhere on Water
street. Damnationl That was It.
/ They were trying to slip one over on
/ him They were planning to get a
/ inmp-crossina I'm before he should
awake TO the situation; they were
planning, too. TO have the city coun.
/ ell slip through the franchise whea
nobody was looking. and once the
crossing should be in, they could laugh
at Colonel Pennington!
eThe sconndrels!" he murmured.
4 'I'm on to theml Cardigan Is play.
ing the game with them. That's why
he bought those rails from the old
Laurel Creek spur Oh what a
hlithering idiot I have beenl How
ever. it's not too late vet. Pound
stone is coming over to dinner Thurs
day night, md TIL wiring the swine
dry before he leaves the house. And
as for those rails Cardigan managed
to hornsw0ggle me out Of"
He seized the telephone and fairly
shouted 10 his exchange operator to
get his woods foreman. Jules Ron.
! ieau. on the line.
"That you, Rondeau7" he shouted
when the big French Canadian re-
sponded. bennington TALKING. what
has young Cardigan done about Those
rails I sold him from the abandoned
spur up Laurel creek?"
"He have two tlat-cars upon re spur
now. Dose woodsgang OF hees she
tear up dose rails from re head OF re
spur and load In ze hat-cars.'
sec TO II, Rondeau, that they DE-
not leave until rive the word. I'm
derstand? Tell them the switch-en-
CINE is in the shop for repairs or Is
/ busy at other work-anything that
/ will stall him off and delay delivery"
Suppose Bryce Cardigan. he comes
around and say, 'WhyT" Rondeau
queried cautiously.
"KHl him" the Colonel retorted
/ coolly. ut strikes me you and the
Back Minorca are rather slow play.
ing even with young Cardigan"
| Rondeau grunted. 81 theenk mebbe
so you KIN heem yourself. boss" he
I replied systematically. and hung up
GRO BE coNTINUED)