The Adair County news., 1921-03-30

"Your UncIe's Killer Did That, ShIr-
ley"
away into the darkness. The track
cutting crew departed a few minutes
later, and when Shirley found herself
alone with her uncle, the tumult In
her heart gave way to the tears she
could no longer repress. Pennington
stood by, watching her curiously,
coldly.
Presently Shirley mastered her
emotion and glanced toward him.
"Well. my dear?" he queried.
81 think 1 had better go home"
she said without spirit.
81 think so, too" he answered. sect
into the mayors flivver, my dear, and
I'll drive you. And perhaps the least
said about this affair the better, Shir-
ley. There are many things that you
do not understand and which cannot
be calculated by discussion"
81 can understand an attempt at as
sassination. Uncle Seth"
'eThat BLACKBOARD Minorcal / should
have known better than to put him on
such a job. I told him to bluff and
threaten; Cardigan, knew, would
realize the grudge the Black Minorca
has against him, and for that reason
figured the greaser was the only man
who could bluff him. While I gave
him orders to shoot, / told him dis
tinctly not to hit anybody. Good Lord,
Shirley, surely you do not think 1
would wink at a murder J"
81 do" she answered passionately.
with Bryce Cardigan out of the way
you would have a clear field before
you"
"Oh, my dear, my deari Surely you
do not realize what you are saying.
You are beside yourself, Shirley.
Please-please do not wound me So
so horribly. l am surrounded by enc
mies-the most implacable enemies.
They force me to fight the devil with
fre-and here you are, giving them aid
and comfort"
81 want you to defeat Bryce Cardi-
gan, If you can do it fairly"
"At another time and in a calmer
mood we will discuss that villain" he
said authoritatively. sect into the car,
and we will go home. There is moth
ing more to be done tonight"
"Your sophistry does not alter my
opinion" she replied firmly. "How-
ever, as you say, this is neither the
time nor the place to discuss it."
They drove home in silence. Shirley
went at once to her room. For the
Colonel, however. the nights work had
scarcely begun. The instant he heard
the door to his niece's room shut, he
went to the telephone and called up
the Laguna Grande roundhouse. Sex
ton, his manager, answered.
"Have you sent the switch engine to
the woods for Rendeau and his menT'
| "Just left"
"GoodI Now, then, Sexton, listen to
me: AS you know, this raid of Cardi.
gan's has developed so suddenly l am
more or less taken by surprise and
have had no time to prepare the kind
of counter-attack that will be most eff
fective. However, with the crossing
blocked, gain time in which to organ
ize-only there must be no weak point
In the organization. In order to insure
that, ! am proceeding to San Fran
cisco tonight by motor, via the coast
road. / will arrive late tomorrow
night, and early Saturday morning
will appear in the United States dis
trict court with our attorneys and filt
a complaint and petition for an ordel
temporarily restraining the N. @. o
from cutting our tracks.
"I will have to make an affidavit Il
support the complaint, so | had bette
be Johnny-on-t he-spot to do it. rathel
than risk the delay of making the aft
4 davit tomorrow morning here and for
| warding it by mail to our attorneys
"The Judge will sign restraining
order, Eeturnable in from ten to thirt
days-rn try for thirty. because tina
will knock out the N. G. O.'s temporar
franchise-and after l have obtaine
the restraining order, will have tn
United States marshal telegraph It L
Ogilyy and Cardiganl"
"BullyI" cried Sexton heartily
'aThat will fix their clock"
SIN the meantime" Pennington con
tinued. .1ogs will be Cutting our land
ings. We need that locomotive for 1t
legitimate purposes. Take all that dis
,arded machinery and the old boile
We removed from the mill last fall
: dump 1t on the tracks at the crossing
] and get the locomotive back on fits run
4 Understand The other side. hayin
!. no means Of removing these heavy Of
: structions. will be blocked until / n
turn;- by that time the matter win B
, in the district court, Cardigan win B