The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-02-02

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"Thank you for that vote of conf
dence. 1t makes me feel that have
your permission to introduce myself.
My name is Bryce Cardigan, and /
live in Sequoia when I'm at home"
"Of Cardigan's redwoodsT she
questioned. He nodded. 1--WE heard
of you, 1 think" she continued. Il
am Shirley Sumner"
"You do not live in Sequoia."
mo, but I'm going to hereafter. 1
was there about ten years ago."
He grinned and thrust out a great
hand which she surveyed gravely for
a minute before inserting hers in it.
81 wonder" he said, eff it is to be my
duty to give you ride every time you
come to Sequoia? The last time you
were there you wheedled me into Civ
ing you a ride on my pony, an animal
known as Midget. Do you, by any
chance, recall that incident?'
She looked at him wonderingly.
"Why-why, you're the boy with the
| beautiful auburn hair" she declared.
He lifted his hat and revealed his
I thick thatch in all its glory. Pm not
so sensitive about it now," he explain
| ed. 'When we first met, reference to
my hair was apt to rifle me-" He
shook her little hand with cordial
| good-nature. George, suppose you
pile Miss Summers hand-baggage in
the tonneau and then pile in there
yourself and keep Marcelle company.
I'll drive; and you can sit up in front
with me, Miss Sumner, snug behind
the windshield where you'll not be
blown about"
/ He went through his gears, and the
car glided away on its journey. by
the way" he said suddenly as he
turned west toward the distant blue
mountains of Trinity county, show did
gan's redwoods?"
I've heard my uncle, Colonel Seth
Pennington, speak of them"
Colonel Seth Pennington means
nothing in my young life. l never
heard of him before; so 1 dare say
/
been away six years." he added in ex-
PLANTATION.
"We're from Michigan. Uncle was
formerly in the lumber business there,
but he's logged out now"
81 see. So he came west, 1 sup
pose, and bought lot of redwood
lumber cheap from some old croaker
who never could see any future to the
redwood lumber industry. Personally,
/ don't think he could have made a
better Investment hope I shall
have the pleasure of making his ac-
quaintance when 1 deliver you to him.
Perhaps you may be neighbOr of
mine Hope So"
At this juncture George Sea Otter,
who had been an interested listener
to the conversation, essayed a grunt
from the rear seat. Instantly, to
Shirley Summers vast surprise, her
host grunted also; whereupOn George
Sea Otter broke into a series of
grunts and cultural EXPLANATIONS
which evidently appeared quite in
telligible to her host, for he slowed
down to five miles an hour and cooked
one ear to the rear; apparently he
was profoundly interested in whatever
information his henchman had to i'm
part. When George Sea Otter finished
his harangue, Bryce nodded and once
more gave his attention to tossing the
miles behind him.
what language was that?" Shirley
Sumner inquired, consumed with
curiosity.
Georges mother was my nurse, and
he and / grew up together. So
can't verya well help speaking the Ian
guage of the tribe"
They chartered volubly on many
subjects for the first twenty miles
then the road narrowed and com
menced to climb steadily, and there
after Bryce gave all of his attention
to the car, for a deviation of a foo
from the wheel-rut on the outside OF
the road would have sent them hur
Ting over the grade into the deep
, IlInDereu canyons DelOW. by reason OF
the fact that Bryce's gaze never
wavered from the road Immediately
in front of the car, she had chance
to appraise him critically while pre-
tending to look past him to the
tumbled. snow-covered ranges to theil
right.
She saw a big, supple, powerful
man of twenty-five or six, with the
bearing and general demeanor of >ont
many years his elder. His nose was
high, of medium thickness and just 8
trifie long-the nose of a thinker
His ears were large, with full lobes-
the ears Of a generous man. The
mouth. full-lipped but firm, the heavy
jaw and square chin. the great hands
(most amazingly free from freckles)
denoted the man who would not avoid
fight worth while.
Upon their arrival at the rest-house.
Bryce during dinner was very atten-
tise and mildly amusing, although
Shirley's keen wits assured her that
this was merely a clever pose and