DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. The VALLEY Author of "Cappy Ricks' Invn "I CAN'T FIGHT ANY MORE." Synopsis Pioneer In tlio C;illfor ala tedwood reKlun, John CurrllRnn .U forty-seven, 1m the. luHdlns; lllz.-ri of Sc'ltiolH, owner of mllij. slili. and tinny acres of llmbci, a wid ower after three years of married life, and father of two-day old IJryce Cardigan. Al fourteen Hryco makes tlu noijiitiln tiuicc of Hhlrloy Sumner, a visitor at 8viuoi t, Hiul his Junior hy a few years. ToKether they vlMt the Valley of the Olnnts, sacred to John Cardigan and III" son as the burial place of Hryce's mother, and part with mutual re Kret While Hryce It at rollnge John Cardigan tneetl with heavy business loser and for the first lime views the futute with uncer tainty After graduation from col lege, and n trip abroad, Hryco Car digan cornea home. On the train he is Interested In an attractive girl , CHAPTER IV Continued. ISryce could see dial she was the little dniiKhter of hoiiu Inrxe rich Jtnitn. Tlio sjinrslty of Jewelry anil Hie rich simplicity of her attire proved thnt, iind moreover Mio was accom panied by a French nialil to whom she spoke In French In a manner which testified that before uc'itilrhiK the Frnch ninld Hhc had been In the custody or1 n lYench nurse. She pos kcssimI poise. For the rest, she had wonderful Jot-Muck hair, violet eyes, and milk-white skin, it correct nose ftnt n somewhnt gcnei-ntis mouth. Hryce fcuessed she was twenty or twenty-one years old nnd that she had temper susceptible of holnj; aroused. Tim fact thnt this roinnrkiihlo young woman Iind also left the train fit Red IWiiff further Interested him. for he knew Ited IJIuir iind while jrlv ftS credit to the many lovely diimseN Vf that little munitions el'y, Hryce had n suspicion that no fornier Red Bluff girl would dare to Invade the rld home town with n French maid. IJe noted, us furthtir evidence of the .SirroctneHs of hln assumption, thnt the youthful haKKaqe-sniusher at the ,,'tutlon fulled to iwopilze her and ns evldeutly dazzled when, followed toy 'no maid, striiKidltiK with two Nmlt-etiKos, she apiiroaehed him and in jjumv though alien HiikIIMi liupilred (the location of the heit hotel and the liour and point of departure of the automobile stuue for Han Iledrln. SThe youth hatl answered her llrst question nnd was about to answer the second when George Sen Otter, In all Oils barbaric splendor, came pussy jfoottui; around the corner of tin; sin lion In old iniin CurillKniiVi regal hourlnt-'-car. I Jho Ilignest Living Aulhority, fol lowing the guzo of the haggiigc masher, turned und beheld George Sea Otter. Ileyond a doubt he was of the West westward. She noted the title-stock projecting from the scab purd, and n vision of a stage hold-up Dashed across her mind. Ah, yes, of touin the expreiw messenger's wenp hi, no doubt! And further to clinch tier Instant assumption that here was khu Sequoia moUmstnije, there was the pennant adorning the wlnd-sbleld I Pltiints'dng tlio hosgiiKO-sninslibr with ja gracious smile, the Highest Living Authority upproached George Sen biter, noting, tlio while, further evi dence thnt tills car was a public con Tcynnre, for the young mnn who had ecu her fellowpiissencer wan hend ng toward the auloinebllo also. Shu heard him say: "Hollo, George, you raillant red xuscal I I'm mighty Kind to see you. nty. Shnke !" Thuy ilmok, George Sen Otter's dark eyes mid white teeth Hushing pleasuntbly. Hryce tossed bis line In do tho tonnenu; the hnlMireed opened ,tliv front door; and the youiiK ninstuf ft ml his foot on the runnlng-hourd and wus nhout 10 enter the car when a oft voice Mnl. at' liN elbow: "Driver, ibis H the Muko for Ueiuola, Is It not?" ;eorp Sea Otter could scarcely wllt hln auditory nerves. "This vnr?" he tlemanded hliintlj, "this -the Sequoia Mage ! Take a look, Indy. 3TIt. here's a Nnpler liuportml unto jikWIc. It's a private cur and be lonss to my Iiohh here." Tlryw turned and lifted his hat, "Quite naturally, you thoutshl It was th Seqimla ntaji." lie turned a wootderlnir glmice upon fleorite Sou Otter, "tieorjse." he declared oinl Boosly, hut wit ii a sly wluk thnt drew the stltiK from III" words, "If you're anxious to bold down your Job, the unt time a lmly .ipwtks to you nnd sks you a simple quetIoi. you an tvr yvue or no and rufniln from wir aatc nmarli8. Don't let your e bulusin for this ear run away with yuu." He faced the girl iisaln. "Vn yoiir Intention to g to SwpiolH on 'O noxt trip of the tire?" She noddoi! -That mean you will have to wait Store three divy until the atuge r Stmn frfim fieqtioln, IJryce repllod. A ahndo of annoyance pl ovr itt classic feuturos of tlio lUvties JUvtnj; Authority. "Oh, dir." mplInel, how funrfully wltwri ftow I nboll have to tuko the ne In tn "Jin Francisco and book jiiil wwwiiwMMWTwr'tTWMtiAivtrvfHrTTtTntnm y PETER B. KYNE sage on 'he strainer lo Seiiola and .Mnt'felh Is such a poor sailor Ob, ilenrl" Ilr.rce bad an Inspiration and hasten ed to reveal It, "We are about to stnrt for Sequoia now, although the lateness of our start will compel hi to put up tonight at (he rest-house on the south fork of Trinity river and continue the Journey In the mornljiK. However, HiIm rest house Is eminently respectable nl the fond and accninniodatlous are ex traordinarily good for mountains; so, If an Invitation to occupy the tonneau of my car will not be construed us an Impertinence, coining as It does from a total stnuiKer. you nru at liberty to regard this car as to all Intents and purposes the public con veyance which so scandalously de clined lo wait for you this morning." I5lie looked nt him seurchlngly for it brief Instant; then with a peculiarly winning smile nnd a graceful Inclina tion of her head she thanked him and accepted bis hospitality thus: "Why, cerlalnly not I Vou are very kind, and I shall be eternally grate ful," "Thank you for that vote of confi dence. It ninkes uie feel that I have "This Is the Stage for Sequoia, Is It- Not?" your permission to Introduce myself. My name Is Hryce Cnrdlgan, and I live In Sequoia when I'm at home." "Of Cardigan's redwoods?" she questioned. He nodded. "I've heard of you, I think," she continued. "I am Shirley Sumner." "Vou tlo not live In Sequoia." "No, but I'm going to herenfter. 1 was there nhout ten years ago." lie grinned and thrust out a great hand which she surveyed gravely for n minute helorc Inserting hers In It. "I wonder," he said, "If It Is to bo my duty to give, you a ride every time you come to Sequoia? The last time you were there you wheedled me Into giv ing you a ride on my pony, an animal known as Midget. Do you, by any chance, recall that Incident?" She looked ut him wonderlngly. "Why why, you're the boy with the beautiful auburn hair," she declared. He lifted Ids bat and revealed his thick thatch In all Its glory. "I'm not so sensitive about It now," he explain ed. "When we tlrst met, reference to my hair was apt to rile me." He shook her little hand with cordial good-nature. "fieorge, suppose you pile Miss Sumner's band-baggage In the tniiueau and then pile In there jonrsolf anil keep Marcelle company I'll drive; and you can sit up in front, with me. Miss Sumner, snug behind the wlnd-sbleld where ou'll not be blown about." He went through his gears, and Hie car glided awuy on Its journey, "lly the1 way," he snld suddenly as be Itlflinil ii'iutf trit,.,til tlu. illtjl.i.k, I.I.... wi.it, uvwi ii"4iiti iiv- iiinimii null- I mounmins 01 Trinity county, "now tint you happen to connect me with Cardi gan's redwoods?" "I've beard my uncle, Colonel Setb I'ennlngton. speak of them." "Colonel Seth Pennington, means nothing In toy young life. 1 never heurd of him before; so I dare siiy he's a neweomw In our county. I've been away six yours," he udded In ex planation, "We're from Michigan. Undo wni formurly In the lumber business there, but lie'H loifgod out now." "I oe. So he came wtwt. 1 sup we. and bought n lot of nidwood lumber chettn from soino old croaker who never could seo any future to the redwood lumber Industry. Personally, 1 don't think ho could have made a better InvtwUnonL I hopo I shall have the pleasure of making his ac quaintance when I deliver you to him. Perhap you may be a neighbor of '.'due. Hope so," , At INK Juncture Oeorge iKou Otter, who had boon an Interests! Uateuer GIANTS CopjrlRtit by Peter II. Kyns to the conversation, essayed a grim' from the rear seat. Instantly, to Shirley Sumner' vast surprise, her host grunted also; whereupon Oeorge Sea Otter broke Into a series of grunts and guttural exclamations which evidently appeared quite In telligible to her host, for he slowed down to live miles an hour mid cocked one ear to the rear; apparently he was profoundly Interested In whatever Information his henchman bad to Im part. When Oeorge Sea Otter Mulshed his harangue, Hryce nodded nnd once more gave his attention to tossing the miles behind him. "What language was that?" Shirley Sumner Inquired, consumed with curiosity. "Digger Indian." he replied. "George's mother was my nurse, and be and I grew up together. So I can't very well help spenklng the lan gunge of the tribe." They chattered volubly on many subjects for the first twenty miles; then the road narrowed and com menced lo climb steadily, and there after Hryce gave all of his attention to the car, for a deviation of a foot from the wheel-rut on the outside of the road would have sent them hur tling over the grnde Into the deep timbered canyons' below. By reason of the fact that Hryce's gaze nover wavered from the rond Immediately In front of the car, she had a chance to nppral.se him critically while pre tending to look past him to the tumbled, snow-covered ranges to their right. She saw a big. supple, powerful man of twenty-five or six, with the bearing and general d' meaner of one many years his elder. Ills nose was high, of medium thickness and Just a trifle long the nose of a thinker. Ills ears were large, with full lobes the ears of a generous mnn. The mouth, full-lipped but firm, the heavy Jnw und square chin, the great hands (most amazingly free from freckles) denoted the mnn who would not avoid a fight worth while. Upon their arrival at the rest-house, Hryco during dinner was very atten tive and mildly amusing, although Shirley's keen wits assured her that tills was merely a clever pose and sustained with difficulty. She was continued In this assumption when, lifter dinner, she complained of being weary nnd bade him good-night. She had scarcely left him when he called: "Geo ."' The i..ilf breed slid out of the dark ness ami snt down beside him. A moment later, through the open window of her room Just nbove the porch where Hryce and George Sea Otter sat, Shirley heard the former say : "George, when did you first notice that my father's sight was beginning to fall?" "About two years ngo, Hryce. He begun to walk with his hands held out in front of him, and sometimes he lifted his feet too high." "Can he see at all now, George?" "Oh, yes, a little bit enough to make his way to the olllce nnd back." "Poor old governor! George, until you told me this nfternoon. 1 hadn't heard a word about It. If I had, I never would have tnlcen thnt two-year Jaunt around the world. And you say this mnn Colonel Pennington and my father have been having trouble. "Yes " Here George Sen Otter gracefully unburdened himself ot a "Dad!" Ho Called. fervent curse directed at Shirley's avunculnr relative; whereupon that young lady promptly left the window and hoard no more. Thev were on the rond again by elgl-' o'clock next morning, and Just as irdlgan's mill was blowing the six clock whistle, Hryce stopped tho car t the head of the street cad in: down to Uie waUr-front "I'll let you I 1 mm i V vWi i,yffi M ,. HI 'run w tern J HM T 1 if mm 'i- now. (tPorce." be Informed tli" nut Sea Otter. He turned to Shlr- Sumner. "I'm going lo leave you u." he said. "Thank you for rid ir' oer from Red Hlnff with me. My rli. r never leaves the olllce until the lilstle blows, and so I'm iroln to hurry down to thnt little building you ee at tho end of tho stieiit und sur prise him." He stepped out on I ho ninnlcig lioanl, stood there n moment, und ex tended Ids hand. Shirley bad com menced a duo and tounal expression C her gratitude for having been do Ihered safely In Sequoia, when George Sea Otter spoke: "Here conies .lohii Cardigan," he nld. "Drive MNs Sumner iii'ouiid to Colo nel Pennington's house," Ht.tcr order ed, and own while he held Shirley's baud, he turned to witch the llrst glimpse of his father. Shirley follow ed bis glnnce and saw a tall, power fully tint 1 r old man coining down the street with his hands thrust a little In I rout Of hint, ns If for protection from soihe li-vlslhle assailant. "Oh, my poor old father!" she heurd Hryce Cardigan murium. "My dear old pnl ! And I've let blni grope In the dark for two yeniv '" He released her hand and leaped from the car. "Dad!" he called. "It Is I Hryce. I've come home to you at last." The slightly bent llglire of John Cardigan straightened with a jerk; he bold out his arms, trembling with eagerness, and. as the car continued on to the Pennington house Shirley looked back and saw Hryce folded In bis father's embrace. She did not. however, hear the heart-cry wIHi which the beaten old man welcomed bis boy. "Sonny, sonny oh, I'm so glad you're back. I've missed you. Hryce, I'm whipped I'e lost your heritage. Oh, soul I'm old l can't light any more. I'm blind I can't see my ene mies. I've lost your redwood trees even your mother's Valley of the Giants." And he commenced to weep for the third time in llffy years. And when the aged and helpless weep, nothing is more terrible. Hryce Cardigan said no word, hut held his father close to his great heart and laid his cheek gently against the old man's tenderly as a woman might. And presently, from that silent communion of spirit, each drew strength and comfort. As the shadows fell In John Cardigan's town, they went home to the house on the bill. Shirley Sumner's eyes were moist when George Sen Otter, in obedience to the instructions of his youthful master, set her, tue French maid, mid their hund-baggage down on the side walk In front of Colonel Seth Pen nington's house. The half-breed hesi tated a moment, undecided whether he would carry the hnnd-bnggnge up to the door or leave that tusk for a Pennington retainer; then bo noted the tourstulns on the cheeks of his fair passenger. Instantly he took up the hand-buggage, kicked open the Iron gate, and preceded Shirley up the cement walk to the door. "Just wait a moment, If you please, George." Shirley sold as he set the baggage down and started back for the car. He turned nnd beheld her extracting a live-dollar bill from her purse. "For you, George." she con tinued. "Thank' you so much." In all his life George Sea Otter hud never bud such an experience he, Happily, having been raised in a coun try whore, wllli the exception of waiters, only a pronounced vagrant expects or accepts a gratuity from a woman. He took the bill and lingered It curiously; then his white blood as serted itself and ho handed the bill buck to Shirley. v "Thank you." he said respectfully. "If you were a man ull right. Hut from a lady no. I am like my boss. I work for you for nothing" Shirley did not understand his re fusal, but her Instinctive tact warned her not to Insist. She returned tho bill to her purse, thanked him again, and turned quickly to hide the slight Hush of annoyance. George Sea Otter noted It. "Lady," he said with great dignity, "at llrst I did not want to carry your baggage. I did not wunt to walk on this land." And with a sweeping ges ture he Indicated the Pennington grounds. "Then you cry a little be cause my boss Is feeling bad about his old man. So I like you better. The old mnn well, he has been like father to me and my uintiier ami we are Indians. My brothers, too they work for him. So If you like my boss and his old man, George Sea Otter would go to hell for you pretty damn' quick. You bet your life!" "Vou're a very good boy, George," she replied, with difficulty repressing a smile ut his blunt but earnest uvownl. "I urn glad the Cardigans huo such nn honest, loyal servant." George Sen Otter's dark face lighted with a quick smile. "Now you pay mo." In replied and returned to the i cur. ' The door opened, and a Swedish maid stood in the entrance regarding her stolidly "I'm .Miss Sumner." Shirley told her. "This Is my maid Marcelle. Holp her In with the hand batrgnfio." She stepped Into the hall and called: "Ooh-hooh! Xunky- dunk I" "Ship ahoy!" An . nswering call came to hot from the dining room, across tho entrance-hull and an In stnnt later Colonel Seth Pennington stood In the doorway. "Hies my whiskers! Is that you, my dear?" he cr'.ed. and advanced to greet her. "Vh. how did you got bore, Shirley? I thought you'd missed the htu-ju." rtlie presented her cheek for liio km 'So I did. Uncle, but a nice rcd-linlred ouiijc man named Hi ice Curdlsnn found me '.n dlstiess nr Red HluiT picked me up In hln car. and broughi nit here." She siilfTotl udorii')l, "I'm so huiexry," she deelnrei'i. "inm here I am. Just In time for dinner Is my nnme in the pot?" "It isn't. Shirley, but It soon w!l. be. How perfectly bully to huve you with me ngniti. my dear' And whuf a charming young lad., you've grown to be since I saw you Inst I Vou're why. you've been crying! p,y Jove I had no Idea you'd b" so glad to see me ngaln." She could not forego a sly Utile smile al his egoism. "Vou're looking per fectly splendid Uncle Seth," she par ried. "And I'm feeling perfectly splendid. Ry the way, who did you say picked you ii) In Ids car?" "Hryce Cardigan. Do you know him?" "No. we haven't met. Son of old John Cardigan, I dare say. I've beard of him. He's been nway from Sequoia i x fir fZ x-f gwm "Why, How Did You Get Here, Shir Icy?" for quite a while. 1 believe. Alt ut time be came home to take care " that stirr-necked old father of his" He stepped to the hull and pn ssed it, and the butler answered. '"Set a place at dinner for Miss Shlrlev. James," he ordered. "Thelma will show you your rooms, Shirley. 1 w.n just about to sit down to dinner. I'll wait for you." While Shirley way In the dining room Colonel Pennington's features wore an expression almost pontlllca. hut when she had gone the atmos phere of paternalism and affection which he radiated faded Instantly. Tho Colonel's face was In repose now cold, calculating, aguely repellent. He scowled slightly. "Now. Isn't that the devil's luck?" he soliloquized. "Young Cardigan Is probably the only man in Sequoia dashed awkward ir they should be come Interested In each other at this time. They say he's good-looking; certainly he Is educated nnd has ac quired some worldly polish lust the kind of young fellow Shirley will Und Interesting and welcome company in a town like this. Many things c.in happen In a year and It will be a year before I can smash the Cardi gans. Damn It." CHAPTER V. Along the well-remenibered streets of Sequoia Hryce Cardigan and his father walked arm lu arm. their progress continuously Interrupted by well-meaning but Impulsive Sequolnus who Insisted upon halting the pjiir to shake hands with Hryce and bid him welcome home. In the presence of those third parties the old man quicUlv conquered the agitation he had f"lt ut this long-deferred meet lug with hi' son, and when presently they left the business section of the town ain' turned into a less-frequented street his emotion assumed the character of a quiet Joy, evidenced 'n a more erect bearing and a llrmer tread, as If he strove, despite his seventy-six years, not to appear Incongruous as ho wnlked beside his splendid son. I wish 1 could see you more clear ly," he said presently. Ills voice us r well as his words expressed profound regret, but there was no hint of despnir or heart-break now. Hryce, who up to this moment had refrained Irani discussing his father's misfortunes, drew tho old man a little closer to his side. 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