The Dolores star., 1921-02-18
CHAPTER xiIi.-contlnued.

have this pleasure for quite some time.
Poundstone." Buck announced easily
as he disposed OF his hat and overcoat
on an adjacent chair. Bucks alert
blue eyes opened wide IN sympa thy
with his genial mouth. to deluge Mayor
Poundstone with smile that was
friendiy. guileless, confidential and sin.
gutariy delightful. Mr.. Ogilvy was a
maa possessed OF tremendous personal
magnetism when he chose to exert It.
and that smile was ever the opening
gun of his magnetic bombardment. for
Il was smile that always had the
effect OF making the observer desire
to behold II sEain-ot disarming sus
pIcion aud establishing confidence.
.Giad you dln-miChty glad the
mayor cried heartily. al have read your
articles Of Incorporation, Mr.. Ogilvy.
Yos viii recall that they were pub
iished in the Sequoia Sentinel 1t
strikes me"
"'rheB you know exactly what we
purpose doing. and any further expla-
nation would be superfuous," Buck
interrupted amiahly. glad to dispose OF
vnred the mayor with his bright smile.
and the latter, now fully convinced
that here was young man of vast EN-
prise whom It hehooved him to receive
Ia whole-hearted and publlc-spirIted
manner. nodded vigorous approval.
well. that being the case. Mr. Ogil-
wy" he continued. what can we Sc
quoians do to make you happy?"
why. to begin with. Mr.. Poundstone.
you might accept my solemn assur-
ences that despite the skepticIsm
which for some unknown reason ap-
pears to shroud our enterprise In the
miuds of some people, we have lncor-
porated railroad company for the
purpose OF building a rnilrond The
ouiy thing that can possibly Interfere
with the project will be the declina-
tion Of the city council to grant US a
franchise to run our line through the
city to tidewater. And I am glad to
have your assurance that the city
council will not drop cold chisel in
the cogs Of the wheels OF progress"
Mr., Poundstone had given no such
assurance, but for some reason he did
not feel equal to the task OF contra
dieting this pleasant fellow. Ogilvy
continued: "At the proper time we
s.isi apply for the franchise II will
then he time enough TO discuss II. In
the meantime the n. c q. plans pub
lie dedicatory ceremony at the first
hreaking Of ground. and would be
greatly honored. Mr.. Mayor. II you
would consent TO turn the first shovel
fui of earth and deliver the address Of
welcome upon that occasion"
The mayor swelled like ThanksGv-
Ing turkey. "The honor will be mine"
ne corrected his visitor.
'Thank you so much. sir. Well. that's
another worry OF my mind" With the
tact OF n prime minister Buck then
spoke of the magic effect the building
of such line would have upon the
growth OF Sequoia. Sequoia. he felt
convinced. was destined to become
city Of Mt least hundred thousand
Inhabitants; he rhapsodlzed over the
progressive spirit Of the community
and With wave of his hand studded
the waters of Humboldt bay with the
mascs of the worlds shipping. Sud-
drnfy he checked himself. glanced at
BIS watch. apologized for consuming so
much of His Honors valuable time ex-
pressed himself rel,citated at knowing
the Mayor, gracefully expressed his APP
probation for the encouragement given
his enterprise and departed.
Half an hour later the Mayors tele-
v,ko E,I
the line. II beg your pardon for both
eTns you with my affairs twice In the
same day Mr. Mayor" he announced
deprecatingIy, but the fact is, condi-
ton has Just arisen which necessitates
The immediate employment of an attOr-
ney, The Job II not a very important
one ard almost any lawyer would-do.
but 10 risw Of the fact that we must,
sooner or later. employ an attorney to
look after our interests locally. 1t oc-
cN~fed to me that might as well make
the selection of permanent attorney
now. am stranger in this city Mr.
Poundstone. Would 1t be imposing on
your consideration II asked you to
recommend such personr'
lighted to help you. Mr.. Ogilvy. Let
me see now Cadman & Banes, with
Offices In the Knights Of PythIas Tenn
pie. would he Just the rsorie, although
there is Rodney McKer1rick, In the
Chamber of Commerce buildings
splendid fellow. Mr.. OgiIvy, and most
desirable. And II may be pardoned n
dash Of paternai ego. there is my son
Henry Poundstone. junior. While
Henry is . young man. his career in
the law has been most gratifying. al
though he hasn't had as broad an ex-
perience as the others mentioned, and
perhaps your choice had better lie be-
tween Cadman & Banes and Rodney
M<Keadrick."
''Ihaak you a thousand times." Mr..
Ogiivy murmured. and hung up. "We