Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-28

After aiding the lady to alight, Car6f-
gan talked with her a few minutes at
the gate. then babe her goodnight.
Upon returning to Hotel SequoIa,
found o. in hotel bar. Saw him to
bed at 10 sharp"
Needless to relate. this report had
Z 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 cop
clusion:
"a 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 hat 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-
lions right along.
(2) The ". c.. o. was still a 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.
(3) The n. G. o. was going to make
a mighty bluff, even to the extent Of
applying for a franchise to run over
the city streets of Sequoia. Hence
Ogilvy's visit to Mayor Poundstone-
doubtless on the advice Of Bryce Car
digan.
(4) Ogilvy had carried a small
leather bag to and from Henry Pound
stones Office. That bag was readily
explained. 1t had contained a bribe
in gold coin and young Henry had
been selected as the go-between. That
meant that Mayor Poundstone had
agreed TO deliver the franchise-for
a consideration. Ogilvy had called
first on the mayor to arrange the de-
tails; then he had called on the
mayors son to complete the transac-
ton.
(5) II a franchise had been ar
ranged for and the bride already de-
Iivered, that meant the prompt and
unadvertised commencement of oper-
atoms. Yes, the n. c. o. was going
TO carry its monumental bluff to the
point of building a mile of track
through town. Mono, they
wouldn't spend that much money on
bluff; they wouldn't bride Poundstone
unless the road was meant. And was
it a common carrier after all?
The trail was growing hot; the
Colonel mOpped his brow and concen-
trated further. If the n. c. o. was
really going to start operations, in or
der to move its material from the
Cardigan dock to the scene of opera
lions it would have to cut his (the
Colonels) tracks somewhere on Water
street. Damnation That was it.
They were trying to slip one over on
him. They were planning to get
jump-crossing in before he should
awake to the situation; they were
planning, too, TO have the city coun
Gil sin through the franchise when |
nobody was LOOKING and once the
crossing should be ID they could laugh |
at Colonel Pennington
1.-THE seoundrelsi he murmure1 |
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 spurl Oh, what
idiot have been! How
ever, it's not too late yet. Pound
stone is coming over to dinner Thur
day night, and I'll wiring the swine
dry before he leaves the house. And
as for those rails Cardigan managed
to hornswoggle me out Of"
He seized the telephone and fairly |
shouted to his exchange operator to
get his woods foreman. Jules Ron
ieau, on the line.
"That you, ROndeau?" he shouted
when the big French Canadian re-
Pennington talking. What
las young Cardigan done about those
ails I sold him from the abandoned
pur up Laurel creek?"
"He have two fiat-cars upon re spur
low. Dose woodsgang of hees she
ear up dose rails from re head of re
pur and load in re hat-cars."
"See to it, Rondeau. that they do
lot leave until 1 give the word. IN
erstand? Tell them the switch-en-
inc is in the shop for repairs or is
usy at other work-anything that
will stall him off and delay delivery"
Suppose Bryce Cardigan, he comes
round and say, 'WhyT" Rondeau
ueried cautiously.
xiii him." the Colonel retOrted
DOLLY. 1T strikes me you and the
lack Minorca are rather slow play
lg even with youag Cardigan"
Rondeau gruntec. II theenk mebbe
D you kill heem yourself, boss" he
eplied systematically, and hung up.