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

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unload And that Is something the
Laguna Grande Lumber company does
not view with favor, for the reason
that one of these bright days those
Trinidad people will come to their
. senses and sell cheap to us. However.
to be sure is to be satisfied. Tele-
phone the San Francisco Office to have
the detective agency that handled the
longshoremen's strike Job for us send
a couple of their best operatives up
on the next steamer, with instructions
to report to me on arrival"
When the operatives reported, the
ColonePs orders were brief and ex-
plieit 81 want to know all about
man named Buchanan Ogilvy, who is
up North somewhere procuring rights
of way for the Northern California
Oregon railroad. Find him. Get up
with him In the morning and put him
to bed at night. Report to me daily"
Reports yielded the Colonel nothing
until the first day Of Bucks return
to Sequoia, when the following writ,
ten report caused the Colonel to sit
I'D and take notice. 1t was headed {:
Report of Operative No.. A." and It
read:
"OgiIvy in his room until IL o'clock
noon. At 1905 entered dining room,
leaving at 1 p. m. and proceeding d.
rect to office of Cardigan Redwood
Lumber company. 0gilvy remained In
Cardigan's private Office half an hour.
spent another half hour conversing
with young lady in general Office.
Young lady brunette. o. then re-
turned to Hotel Sequoia, where he
wrote several letters in writing room.
At 8 p. m. called to telephone. At
8 :O2 o. m. left hurriedly for Cardigan
Redwood Lumber company's Office.
Entered private Office without waiting
to be announced Emerged at SIP,
walking slowly and In deep thought.
At 3:24 entered the telephone build
ing and placed a long-distance call.
He asked for the Cardigan Redwood
Lumber company in San Francisco.
Concluded his conversation at 80
and proceeded to the city hall, enter
ing the mayors office at 8 :43 and
emerging at 4 10. He then returned
to the Hotel Sequoia and sat In the
lobby until handed telegram at 4 40 !:
whereupon he entered the telephone
booth and talked to someone, emery
ing at 4 :43 to go to his room. he
returned at :46 and hurried to the
law Office Of Henry Poundstone. Jr.,
in the Cardigan block. He was with
Poundstone until 1859, when he re
turned Ieisurely to the Hotel SeQuoia,
carrying a small leather grip. He
also had this grip when he entered
Poundstone's Office.
arrived at the hotel at sos and
went to his room. At 6 AS he entered
public automobile in front Of the
hotel and was driven to No. 846 Elm
street The brunette young lady who
works In the Cardigan Redwood Lum-
Der company's Office emerged present
~ and entered the car, which then
proceeded to No. 3S Redwood boule-
ward, where the brunette young lady
alighted and entered the house. She
returned at seven sharp, accompanied
by a young lady whom she introduced
to o. All three were then driven to
the Canton restaurant at 432 Third
street. At 7:15 Bryce Cardigan en-
tered the restaurant and was escorted
by the waiter to the table occupied
by o. and party.
"At $50 entire party left restaurant
and entered Napier car driven by a
half-breed Indian whom the second
young lady hailed as George. o. and
the brunette young lady were dropped
at $40 Elm street while Cardigan and
the other young lady proceeded di,
rectly to No. 98 Redwood boulevard
After aiding the lady to alight, Cardi.
gan talked with her few minutes al
the gate, then babe her goodnight.
upon returning to Hotel Sequoia
found o. in hotel bar. Saw him tC
bed at 10 sharp"
Needless to relate, this report hat
most amazing effect upon Colone
Pennington, and when at length he
could recover his mental equilibrium
he set about quite calmly to analyze
the report, with the result that ht
promptly arrived at the following con
clusion:
~ His niece Shirley Sumner was
not to be trusted in so far as young
Bryce Cardigan was concerned. De
spite her assumption of hostility to
ward the fellow since that memorable
day in Pennigton's woods, the Colone
was now fully convinced that she hal
made her peace with him and hat
been the recipient of his secret atten
tons right along.
| (2) The NO. O. was still mys
terry, but a mystery in which .Bryc,
Cardigan was interested. Moreover
he was anxious to aid the N. G. o. 4
every way possible. However, tn
Colonel could>understand this. Cardi
gan would aid anything that nigh
possibly tend to lift the Cardigan
lumber interests out from under tn
iron heel Of Colonel Pennington.
(3) The N. G. 0.-was going to max
mighty bluff, even to the extent o
applying for a franchise to run owe
the city streets of Sequoia. Henc