The Adair County news., 1921-03-09
SYNOPSIS.

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CHAPTER L-Pioneer in the California
redwood region, John Cardigan; at forty
seven, is the leading citizen of Seouoia.
owner of mills, ships, and many acres of
TIMBER, widower after three years of
married life, and father of two-day-old
Bryce Cardigan.
CHAPTER Hat fourteen Bryce makes
tne acquaintance of Shirley Sumner, a Wis
ttor TO Sequoia, and his junior by a few
Iesrs; Together they visit the Valley of
his son as the burial place. of Bryce's
mother, and part with mutual regret.
CHAPTER IH:-While Bryce is at col
business losses and for the first time views
the future with uncertainty.
CHAPTER IV-After graduation from
gan comes home. On the train he meets
Shirley Sumner, on her way to Sequoia to
make her home there with her uncle
Col. Pennington. Bryce learns that his
Pennington is seeking to take advantage Of
the old mans business misfortunes.
CHAPTER Vim the Valley of the
Giants young Cardigan finds tree felled
: directly across his mothers grave. Indi-
cations are that 1t was cut down to secure
the bur-, and evidence seems to show that
Rondeau, are implicated in the outrage
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> CHAPTER Vf-Dining with Col. PEN
nington and his niece, Bryce finds the
room paneled with redwood burl, confirm
I'm diplomatic way, .unperceived by Shir.
ley, the two men declare war. -
CHAPTER Pennington refuses to
renew his logging contract with the CarQt-
gans, believing his action means bank
Tuptcy for the latter. Bryce forces Rom
Valley OF the Giants, at Pennington's or.
der. After Furnishing the man. Bryce
hurls him at Col. Pennington, who, with
Shirley, had witnessed the fight Penrting
ton is Inundated, and the girl, indignant
orders Bryce to leave her and forget their
friendship. He leaves, but refuses to ae-
cept dismissal.
5 CHAPTER vIIIe-Returning TO Sequoia,
the train on which Shirley, her uncle, and
Bryce are travelling, breaks away from
the locomotive, and Bryce, who could have
escaped, at the risk of his life cuts out
the caboose and saves them from certain
death, being painfully injured in doing 90,
CHAPTER IX.-Moira McTavish, chilo-
hood friend of Bryce and employed in his
ofice, makes Shirley's acquaintance and
the two become friends. Needing money
badly, John Cardigan offers to sell PEN
nington the Valley of the Giants, but the
Colonel, confident the property must soon
be his through the bankruptcy OF his
known to her uncle. Shirley buys the
Valley and the Cardigans have a new
lease of business life. They interest CAPT.
tai and decide on a scheme to parallel
Pennington's logging railroad.
CHAPTER. X.-Buchanan Ogilvy, rail-
road contractor and Bryce's college friend
is decided on by the Cardigans as the
10 h hr,sTl 0f .
posed railroad Bryce goes to San Fran
cisco to meet him.
When MORA returned to the Office
of the Cardigan Redwood Lumber
company, Shirley rang for her maid,
Bring me my inotofcoat and hat,
Thelma," she ordered, "and telephone
for the limousine" She seated her
self before the mirror at her dressing
table and busted her adorable nose
with a pOwder-puff. 4Mr. Smarty
Cardigan" she murmured happily,
'.you walked rough-shod over my
pride, didn't you? Placed me under an
obligation could never hope to meet
and then ignored needn't you?
Very well, old boy. We all have our
innings sooner or later, yeu know, and
I'm going to make a substantial pay
ment on that huge obligation as sure
as my name is Shirley Sumner. Then,
some day when the sun is shining for
you again, you'll come to me and be
very, very humble. You're entirely
too Independent, Mr.. Cardigan, but,
oh, my dear, do hope you will not
need so much money. I'll be put to
my wits end to get it to you without
letting you know, because If your af-
fairs go to smash, you'll be perfectly
intolerable."
She paused suddenly. mo, I'll not
do that either" she soliloquized. "Pll
keep it myself-for an investment. I'll
show Uncle Seth I'm business wom-
an, after all. He has had his fair
chance at the Valley of the Giants,
after waiting years for it, and now he
has deliberately sacrificed that chance
to be mean and yindictive. I'll buy
the valley but keep my identity secret
AAOm SfcISDOuy bAiCnJ NASh ChSAC
Seth finds a stranger in possession,
he'll have a fit, and perhaps, before
he RECEIVERS, he'll sell me all his
SQuaw creek timber-only he'll never
know I'm the buyer Shirley, my dear,
I'm pleased with you. Really, never
knew until now why men could be so
devoted to business. Won't it be jolly
70 step in between Uncle Seth and
Bryce Cardigan, hold up my hand like
a policeman, and say: Stop 1t, boys.
No fighting, if you please. And If
anybody wants to know who's boss
around here, start something"
When her uncle came home that
night, Shirley observed that he was
preoccupied and disinclined to con-
yersation.
At noticed in this evenings paper
she remarked presently, "that Mr.
Cardigan has sold his Valley of the
Giants. So you bought it, after air.
mo such lucki'' he almost barked
I'm an idiot. I should be placed ir