Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1920-06-11

three years ago.
"But he hates me, old pal"
'The Colonel never permits sentiment
70 Interfere with business my son. He
doesn't need the rails. and he does de-
sire your money. Consider the rail-
problem settled"
"How do YOU stand with the mayor
and the councilr'
81 do not stand Mt all"
THAT makes II bad" -,
"Not at all. The Cardigans are NOT
known to be connected with the N. q.
o. Send your bright friend Ogilvy
after that franchise. He's the only
man who can land II. Give him a free
hand and tell him to deliver the goods
by any means short OF bribery. know
you can procure the rails and have
them nj the intersection of Il and Wa
ter streets Thursday night. IL Ogilvy
can procure the temporary franchise
and have Il I'm his pocket by six o'clock
Thursday night you should have that
crossing In by sunup Friday morning.
Then let Pennington rave. He cannot
procure an injunction to restrain us
the matter into the courts and hold
ing us up indefinitely, because by the
time he wakes mp the tracks Will have
been cut The best he can do then
will be to fight us before the city ccun-
ell when we apply for our permanent
| franchise"
"Partner. II looks like a foricrn
hope" said Bryce.
"well, you're the boy to lead II. And
II win cost but little to put In the
crossing and take a chance. Remefn-
Der, Bryce, once we have that crossing
in II stands like spite fence between
| Pennington and the law which he
knows so well how TO pervert to snit
his ignoble purposes" He turned ear
nestly to Bryce and waved trembling.
admonitory finger. "Your job Is to
keep out Of court Once Pennington
gets the law on us the issue win not
be settled in our favor for years; and
In the meantime-you perish. Run
along. now, and hunt up Ogilvy."
II was with considerably lighter
heart that Bryce returned to the mill
office. from which he lost no time In
summoning Buck Ogilvy by telephone.
Thanks so much for the invitation
Ogilvy murmured gratefully. I'll he
down in a pigs whisper" And he was.
Bryce you look like the devil" he de-
clared the moment he entered the hat
ter's private office.
81 ought to, Buck. I've Just raised
the devil and spilled the beans on the
N. c. o."
'To whom. when and wherer
"To Pennington's niece, over the
telephone about two hours ago"
Buck Ogilvy smote his left palm with
his right fist. How did you let the
cat out of the bag?"
"That remarkable girl called me up
and accused you OF being q mere screen
for me and amazed me so ! admitted
H."
Ogilvy dropped his red head In sim
ulated agony and moaned. Presently
he raised II and said: swell, II might
have been worse Think of what might
have happened had she called in PEI
son. She would have picked your
pocket for the corporate seal. the COM
binatlon of the safe and the list az
stockholders, and probably ended up by
gagging and binding you in your own
swivel chair"
Don't. Buck. Comfort and absse
Is what 7 need now"
"All right. What do you want me
10 do to save the dayr
'Deliver TO me by six o'clock Thurs
day night temporary franchise from
the city council, granting the N. T. o.
the right to run railroad from or
drying yard across Water street at its
intersection with u street and out
Front street."
|, "Certainly. BY all means! Easiest
thing I dot All right. old dearI I'm
; on my way to do my d-dest which
angels can't do no more. Nevertheless.
for your sins you shall do me a favor
before my heart breaks after falling
down on this contract you've inst
given me-"
"Granted. Buck. Name IL"
"rm giving nice little private. spe-
; cially cooked dinner to Miss McTavlsh
tohiEh'' "CIt boihB " pun IL UH III
; one Of those private screened corrals
In that highly decorated Chink res
: tauraw on Third street. Moira--that
is. Miss McTavish-is bringing a chap
eron, one Miss Shirley Sumner. Your
Job is to be my chaperon and entertain
Miss Sumner, who from all accounts Is
most brilliant and fascinating"
Nothing doingw Bryce almost
roared. "Why, she's the girl that
) bluffed the secret Of the N. @. o. out
Of me"
: ''Do you hate her for Itr'
'No, hate myself"
''Then you'll come. You promised
! In advance and no excuses 60 now.
; The news will he all over town BY Fri.
: day morning; so why bother to keep
} up appearances any longerf"
And before Bryce could protest Ogil
Wy had thrown open the office az and
called the glad tidlngs to MoirsyD -
was working in the next room; wnuN
upon Moira's wonderful eyes shone