Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-04

ter. Pennington speaking, Young
Bryce Cardigan is behind that n. c. O.
outfit. and it's logging road and not
intended to build through to Grants
Pass at all. Cardigan and Ogilvy are
at Water and B streets this very in
slant with gang of fifty men cutting
In 1ump-crossing of my line, curse
them! They'll have it in by six o'clock
tomorrow morning if something isn't
done-and once they get it in, the fats
in the fire.
Telephone the chief of police and
order him to take his entire force
down there, if necessary, and stop that
work. To blazes with that temporary
franchise! You stop that work for
two hours, and I'll do the rest. Tell |
the chief of police not to recognize |
that temporary franchise. He can be
suspicious of it, can't he, and refuse to
let the work go on until he finds out?
And you can be hard TO find for two
hours, can you not? Delay, delay, mani
Ihats all L want. Yes. yes,
understand. You get down about day.
light and roast the chief of police for
interfering, but In the meantime
Thank you, Poundstone, thank
you. Goodbye
He stood at the telephone, the re-
ceiver still held to his ear and his
right forefnger holding down the hook
while the line cleared. When he spoke
again, Shirley knew he was calling his
mill office. He got response immedi-
ately, Notwithstanding the lateness of
the hour. .
Sexton! Pennington speaking. I've {
sent over the Black Minorca with 4
rifle and sixty rounds Of ammunition. Z
What? You can hear him
shooting already? Bully boy with
crockery eyei He'll clean the gang
out and keep them from working until
the police arrive. You've telephoned IL
Rondeau, have you? Good Id
He'll have his men waiting at the log
anding, and there'll be no delay. Sex ia
ION, we've got to block them. 1t means
4 loss of millions to me if we fall" III
Shirley was standing in the doorway III III
IS he faced about from the telephone. ~
Uncle Seth" she said quietly, use
my honorable method of defeating
Bryce Cardigan, but call off the Black a..
dinorca. 1 shall hold you personally tn tn
for Bryce Cardigan's life. go
nd if you fail me, 1 shall never for inf inf
i've you" H.
"Silly, silly grill" he soothed her. tn,
Don't you know 1 would not stoop to th'
There's some shoot ~
lg going on, but it's wild shooting. lust
} brighten Cardigan and his men off
ne job"
You can't friohten him." she cried
assionately. "You know you can't. INC
len kill the Black Minorca, or the WI
lack Minorca will kill him. Go In col
family and stop it." me
All right, all right" he said rather
umbly, and sprang down the front
+eps into the waiting car "Pll play nc
he game fairly, Shirley, never fear" Is
She stood in the doorway and -
atched the red tail-light like a
eye, disappear down the
rect. And presently as she stood n
lere, down the boulevard a huge gray v
lr came slipping noiseIessly-so
'iseiessly, in fact, that Shirley recog-
zed it by that very quality of silence.
was Bryce Cardigan's Napier.
"George" she called. Come here"
Inc car slid over to the gate and
opped at the sight of the slim white
'ure running down the garden walk.
is MI. Cardigan hurt?' she demand Z
IN an agony of suspense.
George Sea Otter grunted contemn- So'
ously. Nobody hurt 'cept the Black po'
horca. am taking him to your yea
mpany hospital, miss. He tried TO 500
oot my boss, so 1 shot him myself lief
ce through the leg. Now nv boss
VS.; rake him to the Laguna Grande
spltal, George Me- / would dron 100
IS greaser in the bay If was the no
S." '' 'Ae %
she laughed Historically. "On vor- n
!; o"eA from the hospital stop and are
x me up George" she ordered "so
he touched his broad hat. and she ana
urned to the house to dress. life
aeahwhile Colonel Pennington had ton
o"eu the crossing once more. sim won
aheousiy with the arrival Of Sam s+ro
'hihs, the chief Of police. accom-
lied oy two automobiles crammed NY
II patrolmen. Perkins strutted up ny
bryce Cardigan and Buck Ogilyy. toni
"hats the meaning Of all this row thos
Cardigan" he demanded. bav,
something has slipped, Sam rou
ce retorted pleasantly. "You'v.
calling me Bryce for the past Vege
MY years. and now you're mister alco
me Ihe meaning of this row. nolo.
onnanos =. ~ continned. We'll, drug
engaged In making jump cross :, !.
OF Colonel PennIngtons tracks
er temporary franchise GRANTEE, HOT
by the city council OF Seouoia -
e,s the franchise" And he tbrpx, ICI
document under the police CHER Ok