The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-07-22

ere Il an Early date. Tie board -
directors consisted % this attorney.
+ his two assistants his stcnographer.
+ and Mr. Buchanan 0riiyy. Tie com
paay had hesn incorporated for eve
million dollars. divided into Eve mill
lion shares Of par value 81 one dollar
each. sud i've shares had been sub
scrihed
II looks ashy 20 me the Colonel
! commented 10 his manager. ~and I'm
more than ever convinced its a scheme
- that Trinidad Redwood Timber
7 company 20 start a timber boom ara
I unload. And that 4 something the
I.agunA Grande Lumber company does
not view with favor. for the reason
that one Of these bright days those
Trinidad people will come TO their
senses and sell cheap 90 rs. However.
20 be sure Is TO be satisfied Tele-
phone the san Francisco office 20 have
the detective agency that handled the
longshoremen's strike Job for ms send
q couple OF their best operatives M
on the next steamer. with Instructions
10 report 10 me on arrival"
when the operatives reported the
Coloners orders were brief and ex-
plicit Il want 10 know all about y
man named Buchanan ogilvy. who IL
up North somewhere procuring rights
Of way for the Northern California
Oregon railroad. Fipd him. Get M
with him in the morning and put him
10 bed AT night Report TO me daily"
Reports yielded the Colonel nothing
until the Grst day OF Bucks return
20 Seauoia. when the following writ
ten report caused the Colonel to sit
up and take notice. II was headed
Report Of Operative No. Al" and IL
read:
"Ogilvy IN his room until II O'Clock
noon. At u :05 entered dining room.
leaving AT | .. m. and proceeding d.
rect 10 ONCE OF Cardigan Redwood
Lumber company. ogilvy remained In
Cariigans private Office half an hour.
spent another haf hour conversinG
with young lady in general Office,
Young lady brunette. o. then re-
turned 10 Hotel Sequoia, where he
wrote several letters In writing room
Al 3 D. m. called 10 telephone. AZ
2 .O2 n. m. left hurriedly for Cardigan
Redwood Lumber company's office.
Entered private Office without waiting
10 he announced Emerged AZ 1912,
walking slowly and In deep thought.
At 1924 entered the telephone build
Ing and placed q long-distance call
He asked for the Cardigan Redwood
Lumber company In San Francisco.
Concluded his conversation az ~
and proceeded 10 the city hall. enter
Ing the mayors Office at 3:43 and
emerging al 4:10 He then returned
to the Hotel Sequoia and sat In the
lobby until handed n telegram AZ 40:
whereupon he entered the telephone
booth and talked TO someone, emerg-
Ing al :43 to go 10 his room. lie
returned AT 4 :46 and hurried to the
law Office OF Henry Poundstone, Ir..
In the Cardigan block. lie was with
PouDdstone until 4:5o. when he re-
turned leisurely TO the Hotel Sequois,
carrying small leather grip. He
also had this grip when he entered
Poundstone's Office.
Arrived AZ the hotel al sos ana
went 10 his room. Az G45 he entered
a public automobile in front Of the
hotel and was driven 10 No $40 Elm
street The brunette young lady who
works In the Cardigan Redwood Lnm-
her company's office emerged present
~ and entered the car. which then
proceeded TO No. 30 Redwood boule-
ward. where the brunette young lady
alighted and entered the house. She
returned at seven sharp. accompanied
by young lady whom she introduced
TO o. All three were then driven TO
the Canton restaurant at 432 Third
street At 7:15 Bryce Cardigan en-
tered the restaurant and was escorted
by the waiter TO the table occupied
by o. and party.
AT $50 entire party left restaurant
and entered Napier car driven by
half-breed Indian whom the second
Young lady hailed as George. o. and
the brunette young lady were dropped
AT SAC Elm street while Cardigan and
the other young lady proceeded d.
rectly TO No. 3s Redwood boulevard.
After aiding the lady to alight, Cardi-
gan talked with her few minutes OF
the gate. then bade her goodnight.
Upon returning TO Hotel SeQuoia.
found o. In hotel bar. Saw him to
bed at 10 sharp"
ITO be continued)