Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-03-23
CHAPTER ~.

| down the gangplaNk ~ thc S''"''
| ship dock in san Francisco. the hrs'
face he saw among the waiting crnwo
was Buck Ogilvy's. Ogilvy thrust
| forth a great specified paw for Bryce
to shake Bryce ignored il.
| why, don't YOU remember me
| Ogilvy demanded. I'm Buck Ogtivs
Rrvce looked him fairly in tho eye
and favored him with a lishtnins
wink. Il have never heard or you
Mt Ogilvy. You are mistaking me
for some one else"
sorry" Ogilvy murmured. m"
mistake. Thought YOU we're Bin Rer-
rick. who used to Ice a partner OF
mine"
Bryce nodded and passed on. hail
ed a taxicab. and was driven TO the
san Francisco office OF his company
Five minutes later the door opened
and Buck Ogilvy entered.
'T was a BIT puzzled az rhe DOCK.
Bryce" he explained as they shook
hands. but decided to play safe and
then follow you TO your office. WHAT'S
up2 Have YOU killed somebody, and
are the detectives on -our trial? II
so. TESS I'D and I'll assume the re-
sponsibility for your crime, Just TO
show you how grateful l am for that
hundred"
NO l wasn't being Swallowed
Buck, but my principal enemy vas
coming down the ssngplank right be-
hind me. and"
SO was my principal enemy Og-
Ivy interrupted. What does our
enemy look liker'
Like ready money. And II he hsd
seen me shaking hands with you.
red have suspected a connection be-
tween US later on. Buck. YOU have a
good job-about five hundred a
month"
Thanks. old man. I'd work for you
for nothing. What are We going 20
doo-
Build twelve miles Of logging rail-
road and parallel the line Of tho old
wolf I spoke Of a moment ago"
Good news! Well do it. How soon
! DO you want il doneT
AS soon as possible. You're the
vice president and general manager
Il accept the nomination. VIVA,
do do frst?"
! Listen ca refully TO nv story. ana.
lyze my plan for possible weak spots
and then get busy. because amer
have provided the funds and xiver
the word Co the rest Is up to YOU
I must not be known IN the transac-
ton at all, because that would b
fatal"
Three hours later Ogilvy was II
possession of the most minute de.
tails Of the situation in Sequoia, -hac
tabulated and cross -indexed them II
his ingenious BARN and was ready
for business-and so announced him.
self. A!waTs an enthusiast In al
things. in his minds eye Mr. Ogilvy
could already see a long trainload o
logs coming down the Nor, bern Cali
fornia g. Oregon railroad. as he ant
Bryce had decided TO Christen tn
venture
When Bryce Cardigan returned I,
Sequoia. his labors. in so far as tn
building of the road were concerned
had been completed. His agreemen
with Gregory Of the Trinidad Red
wood Timber Company had bee,
signed, sealed and delivered: tn
money to build the road had been de
posted in bank; and Buck Ogilv
was already spending it like
drunken sailor. From now on. Bryc
could only watch, wait and pray
On the next steamer a SURVEYING
party with complete camping equip
ment arrived in Sequoia.-purchased
wagon and two horses. piled thei
| dunnage into the wagon. and disap
peared up-country. Hard on thei
heels came Mr.. Buck Ogilvy, and oc
cupied the bridal suite In the Hote
Sequoia, arrangements for which ha
previously been made by wire. Il
the sitting room of the suite Nj
Ogilvy Installed a new desk. a film
cabinet. and brisk young NAL
secretary. -.-
He had been In town less than a.
hour when the editor Of the Sequoi
Sentinel sent up his card. The an
nouncement Of the Incorporation G
4
Mr.. Ogilvy, in huge enjoyment Of tn
misery he was about to create
dubbed the road had previousl
been flashed 70 the Sentinel nv th
United Press association, as a loca
feature story, and already specula
ton was rife in Sequoia as to tn
| identity of the harebrained indiyid
I III MI, 81 III
price aH nebulous as the millennium
Mr.. OGtlvy was expecting the visit
in fact, impatiently awaiting t.; an
since the easiest thing he did was t
speak-for publication, naturally tn
editor Of the Sentinel got q stoP
which. to that individuals simpl
soul, seemed to warrant . seven
column head-which 1t received. I
glowing terms he spoke Of the bill
lions Of tons Of timber products I
be hauled out Of this wonderful fer
the and little known country, an
confidently predicted for the countr
a future commercial supremacy tha
would be simply staggering to con
template.
When Colonel Seth. Penningto
read this ouIDurst he smiled. THAT
/ a bright scheme on the part OF ths
Trinidad Redwood Timber compan
gang to start railroad excitemer
and unload their white elephant" h
declared.
When Bryce Carigan read II, /
laughed. The interview was so Ill
Buck Ogilvyl In the morning the lat
ter's automobile was brought d