The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-03-16

sire your money. COnSiuef the TAI
problem settled"
sHow do you stand with the mayor
and the council7"
81 do not stand at ALL"
THAT makes It bad"
mot at all. The Cardigans are not
known to be connected with the N. @.
o. Send your bright friend 0gilvy
after that franchise, He's the only
man who can land It. Give him free
hand and tell him to deliver the goods
/ by any means short of bribery. / know
you can procure the rails and have
them at the intersection Of B and Wa
ter streets Thursday night. If Ogilvy
can procure the temporary franchise
and have 1t In 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
I from cutting his tracks, thus throwing
the matter into the courts and hold
/ ing us up indefinitely, because by the
time he wakes up the tracks will have
been cut. The best he can do then
will be to fight US before the city coun-
ell when we apply for our permanent
franchise"
partner, It looks like forlorn
hope" said Bryce.
/ 'Well, you're the boy to lead 1t. And
It will cost but little to put in the
| crossing and take chance. Remem-
Der, Bryce, once we have that crossing
1 a., ~ 1e 20 hofNrnnY
Pennington and the law which he
knows so well how to pervert to suit
his ignoble purposes" He turned ear
nestly to Bryce and waved a trembling.
admonitory finger "Your job is to
keep out Of court. Once Pennington
gets the law on us the issue will not
be settled in our favor for years; and
in the meantime-you perish. Run
along, now, and hunt up Ogilvy."
|
It 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. "Tll be
down in pigs whisper" And he was
Bryce, you look like the devil" he de-
clared the moment he entered the lat
ter's private office.
IT ought to, Buck. I've just raised
the devil and spilled the beans on the
N. G. Or
ITO whom, when and whereT
ITO Pennington's niece, over the
|
Buck Ogilvy smote his left palm with
his right fist. 'How did you let the
cat out Of the bagP
'That remarkable girl called me ur
and accused you of being mere screer
for me and amazed me so I ADMITTED
it."
Ogilvy dropped his red head in sim
ulated agony, and moaned. Present.!
he raised it and said: "Well, it nigh
have been worse. Think of what Nigh
have happened had she called in pc
son. She would have picked you
pocket for the corporate seal, the com
bination of the safe and the list Of
stockholders, and probably ended up by
gagging and binding you in your owr
/
'Don't Buck. Comfort and abuse
is what need now"
"All right What do you want me
to do to save the day.?
isDeliver to me by six o'clock Thurs
day night a temporary franchise from
the city council, granting the n. G. O.
the right to run a railroad from our
drying yard across Water street at its
intersection with B street and out
Front street"
Certainly. By all meansl Easiest
thing I dol All right, old dear! Tn
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 just
given me-"
"Granted, Buck. Name It."
'Tm giving q nice little private, spe
ciaIly cooked dinner to Miss McTavish
tonight. We're going to pull it off IN
one of those private screened corrals
in that highly decorated Chink res
tauraw on Third street. Moira-that
MISE MC4dNlSl--IO Nlldp
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 doingI" Bryce almost
roared "Why, she's the girl thai
bluffed the secret of the N. O. o. out
: of mel"
"Do you hate her for it?'
: mo, l hate myself"
"Then you'll come. You promised
. In advance, and no excuses go now
The news win be all over town by Fri
day morning; so why bother to keel
: up appearances any longerT
: And before Bryce could protest Ogil-
Wy had thrown open the Office door and
called the glad tidings to MORA, who
was working in the next room; where
upon Moira's wonderful eyes shone
with that strange, lambent fame. She
clasped her hands joyously. "Oh, how
wonderful |" she exclaimed. tive al
ways wanted Miss Shirley to meet Mr.