The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-04-13

Grande Lumber company's employ
thanks to Mr.. Ogilvy's foresight; so
1t is useless to try to beat this game
on technicality."
Sexton, who still fingered, made a
gesture OF surrender. DISMISS your
crew, Rondeau," he ordered. 'We,re
whipped to FRAGILE"
A CLEAN Of pleasure, not unmixed
with triumph, lighted the dark eyes of
the French Canadian. II toll M'sieur
Sexton she cannot fight Msieur Cardi-
gan and win," he said simply. "Now
mebbe he believe that Jules Rondeau
know something"
"Shut up" Sexton roared petuIant-
~. Rondeau shrugged contemptuous-
ly, turned, and with a sweep Of his
great arm indicated to his men that
they were to go; then, without back
ward glance to see that they followed,
the woods boss strobe away In the
direction of the Laguna Grande mill.
Arrived at the mill Office, he entered,
took down the telephone, and called
up Shirley Sumner.
"Mademoiselle," he said, Jules
Rondeau speaks to you. I have for
you zee good news. Bryce Cardigan,
she puts in the crossing today. One
man Of the law she comes from San
Francisco with papers, and Wsieur
Sexton say to me: Rondeau, we are
whip. Deesmess your men, So have
deesmess doze men, and now 1 dees-
mess myself. Mebbeso bimeby 1 go
to work for M'sieur Cardigan. For
Mademoiselle have no weesh to make
trouble to fire me. I queet. will
not fight dose dirty fight some more.
Au revoir, mademoiselle. I CO."
And without further ado he hung
up.
whats this, what's thisf" Sexton
demanded you're going to quitI
Nonsense, Rondeau, nonsensep
81 will have my time, M'sieur," said
Jules ROndeau. II go to work for
man. Mebbeso l am not woods boss
for heem, butt work."
you'll have to wait until the Col
onel returns, Rondeau."
81 will have my time" said Jules
Rondeau patiently.
"Then you'll wait till pay day for
II, Rondeau. You know our rules.
Any man who quits without notice
waits until the regular pay day for
his money"
Jules advanced until he lowered d.
rectly over the manager. II top
Msieur I would have my time" he
repeated once more. SIS M'sieur
deaf in re earsf' He raised his right
hand, much as bear raises its paw;
his blunt fingers worked little and
there was smoldering Ere in his
dark eyes.
Without further protest Sexton
opened the safe, counted out the
wages due, and took Rondeau's re-
ceipt.
"Thank you, M'sieur," the woods
boss growled as he swept the coin
into his pocket. "Now work for
Msieur Cardigan; so, Msieur, will
have zee switch engine weeth two
Hat cars and zee wrecking car. Doze
dam trash on zee crossing-M'sieur
Cardigan does not like, and by gar, /
take heem away. You understand,
Msieur? l am Jules Rondeau. and
work for Msieur Cardigan. La la.
Msieur!" The great hand closed
over Sections collar. mot zee pistol
no, not for Jules Rondeau."
Quite as easily as a woman dresses
4 baby, he gagged Sexton with Sex
on's own handkerchief, laid him gent
ly on the floor and departed, locking
the door behind him and taking the
key. At the corner of the building
where the telephone line entered the
Office, he paused, jerked once at the
wire, and passed on. leaving the brok
en- ends on the ground.
In the roundhouse he found the
switch engine crew on duty, waitin:
for steam in the boiler. The with
drawal of both locomotives, brief as
had been their absence had caused
a glut of logs at the Laguna Grande
landings, and Sexton was catching up
with the traffic by sending the switch
engine crew out for one trainload
even though it was Sunday. The crew
had been used to receiving orders
from Rondeau, and moreover they
were not aware of his recent action:
hence at his command they ran the
switch engine out of the roundhouse.
coupled up the two fat cars and the
wrecking car, and backed down to the
crossing. Upon arrival. Jules Ron
deau leaned out of the cab window
and hailed Bryce. "M'sieur," he said.
do not bozzer to make zee derrick
l have here zee wrecking car-all yoc
need; pretty soon we lift him off zee
crossing, l tell you, Ell, Msieur Cardi-
GAM"
Bryce stepped over to the switch
engine and looked up at his late en-
envy. "By whose orders is this train
hereT he queried.
mime" Rondeau quickly answered
''APsieur Sexton have tie like one
leetle pig and lock her In her Office.
I work now for M'sieur."
And he did. He waited not for a