DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. THE VALLEY rf the GIANTS By PETER B. KYNE Author of "Cappy Ricks" Copyright by Petf r B Kyne CHAPTER XII. Continued. 13 "Two of the five cnuncllmen nre for mile; two nre honest men nnd one Is nn uncerliiln qunntlty. The major In n polltlclnn. I've known them nil since boyhood, mid If I dnred come out In the open, I think Unit even the crooks hnve sentiment enough for whin the Cardigans stand for In this onnty to decline to hold me nil." 'Then why not come out In the open and savo tronhle nnd expense?" "1 ii in not rendy to hnve n lot of note called on me," Bryce replied dryly. "Neither nm I desirous of hav ing the l.aguna Oninde Lumber coin puny start n riot In the redwood Itim- I Two of the Five Councllmen Are for Sale." bcr market by cutting prices to n point where I would have to Hell my lumber ut n loss In order to get hold of u little ready inonoy. I tell you, tlio mnn Iiiih me under his thtunb, and the only way I ann CRcapo Is to Hllp tut when ho Isn't looking." "Hum-m-m I Slimy old beggar, Isn't lie? I dnro sny he wouldn't heHltnte to buy tho city council to block you, would he?" "I know he'll llo and stenl. I dnre any he'd corrupt a public official." Huck Ogllvy roso and strotchod him self. "I've got my work cut out for me, haven't 1?" he declared with n yawn. "However, It'll be a light .worth while, nnd that at leant will mnke It Interesting. Well?" Bryco pressed tho buzzer on his desk, nnd n moment 'later Molrn en tered. "Permit me, Molrn, to present Mr. Ogllvy. Mr. Ogllvy, Miss McTav lsh." Tho Introduction having been acknowledged by both parties, Hryce continued: "Mr. OKllvy will hnve fre qaent need to Interview mo at thin of fice, Molra, hut It is our Joint desire that hln vlnlta hern 'shnll remain n profound secret to everybody with the exception of ourselves. To that end he will hereafter cnll at night, when this portion of the town in nbsolutoly dcRerted. You have nn extra key to Uo ofllce, Molrn. I wtnb you would five It to Mr. Og(lvy." Molra Inclined her dnrk head and withdrew. Mr. Buck Ogllvy groaned. "God speed tho day when you can come out from tinder and I'll be per mitted to call during olllco hours," he murmured. He picked up his hut nnd withdrew, via the general office. Hnlf nn hour' Inter, Bryce looked out nnd aw htm drnped over the counter, en Kneed In nnlmnted conversntlon with Molrn McTavlsh. Before Ogllvy left, he had mniingcd to impress Molra with a sense of the unmltlKated horror of bring a stranger In n strnngo town, forced to sit around hotel lobbies with drummers and other lost souls, nnd drew from Molra the nssuranco that It wnsn't more digressing than to have to sit around n bonrdlng-houso night nfter night witchliiK old women tat nnd tattle. This was the opening Buck Ogllvy hnd spnned for. Fixing Molra with his bright blue eyes, he grinned boldly and nuld: "Suppose, Miss McTuvlnh, wo start u lengue for tho dispersion of gloom. You be thi 'president, and I'll be the tluniiclnl necretnry." "How would tliu lengue operate?" Molrn demanded cautiously. "Well, It might begin by giving n dinner to nil tho members, followed by n littlo motor-trip Into tho country next Rnturdny nftornoon," Buck sug gested. Molrn's Mndonna glanco npprnlsed 'blm stondlly. "I haven't known you Tery long, Mr. Ogllvy," sho reminded htm. "Oh, I'm easy to got nequnlnted with," he retorted lightly. "Besides, don't I corno well recommended?" Ho pondered for u moment. Then: "I'll you what, Miss McTavlsh. Suppose we put It up to Bryco Cardigan. If he says It's all right we'll pull off the party. If ho taya It's all wrong, I'll jro out nnd drown myself nnd fnlrer pvnrd than them fcaa no raaa spoke." Til think It over," said Molra. "By nil means. Never decide such an Importurit matter In i hurry, .tint tell me jour home telephone number, and I'll ring up at seven this evening for jour decision." Reluctantly Molrn gave him the number. She was not at all prejudiced against this carroty stranger In fart, she had a vague suspicion that he was a sure cure for I he blues, an nllment which she suffered from all too fre-1 fluently; nnd, morcoer his voire, his respectful mnnner, his alert ejes. and his wonderful clothing veie all rather alluring. The Mutter -if n great ad venture was In Molrn's heart and the Hush of a thousand roses In her cheeks when. Bud: Ogllvy having at length departed, she went Into Bryce's private office to get his opinion as to the propriety of accentlne the Invltntlon. Bryce listened to her gravely as with all the sweet Innocence of her years nnd unworthlness she lnld the Ogllvy proposition before him. "By all means accept," he counselled her. "Buck Ogllvy Is one of the finest gentlemen you'll ever meet. I'll stake m.v renutatlon on him. You'll find him vnstly nmuslng, Molrn. He'd make Nlobe forget her troubles, and he does know how to order a dinner." When Molrn had left him, Bryce wns roused from bitter Introspec tions by Uie ringing of the telephone. To his nmnzement Shirley Sumner was calling html "You're n wee bit surprised, aren't j ou, Mr. Cardigan?" she said teaslngly. "You're wondering why I have tele phoned to you?" "No, I haven't had time. The sud denness of It has left me more or less dumb. Why did yru ring up?" "I wanted some advice. Suppose you wanted very, very much to know whnt two people were tnlklng about, but found yourself In a position where you couldn't eavesdrop. What would you do?" "I wouldn't eavesdrop," he told her severely. "Thnt Isn't a nice thing to do. nnd I didn't think you would con template anything that Isn't nice." "But I hnve every mornl. ethical, and financial right to be n party to thnt conversntlon, onlj- well " "With you present there would be no conversation Is thnt It?" "Kxnctly, Mr. Cardigan." "And It Is of the utmost Importance that you should know whnt Is said?" "Yes." "And you do not Intend to use your knowledge of the conversation, when gained, for an Illegal or unethical pur pose?" "I do not. On the contrary, If I nm nwnre of whnt Is being plnnned, I enn prevent others from doing something lllegnl and unethlenl." "In thnt event, Shirley, I should sny ,j'ou nre qulto justified In eavesdrop ping." "But how enn I do It? I enn't hide In n closet nnd listen." "Buy n dlctogrnph nnd hnve it hid den In the room where the conversa tion tnkes plnco. It will record every word of It." "Where enn I buy one?" "In San Francisco." "Will you telephone to your Snn Francisco office nnd hnve them buy "lies quite well nguln, tlmnK you It's loo had the circumstances nre such thnt we, who starlej out to be such agreeable friends, see so little of each other, Shirley." "Indeed, It Is. Howewr, It's nil your fault. 1 have told you once how jou can obviate thnt distressing situation. But you're so stubborn. Mr. Cardigan." "I haven't got to the point where I like crawling on mj hands and knees," he flared back at her. "Kven for your sake, I decline to simulate friendship or tolerance for your uncle; hence I must be content to let matters stand as they are between us." She laughed lightly. "So you nre btlll uncompromisingly belligerent btlll nfter t'nelo Seth's scnlp?" "Yes; and I think I'm going to get It. I'm not fighting for myself alone, hut for a thousand dependents for a principle for an ancient sentiment thnt was my father's and Is now mine. You do not understand." "I understand more thnn you give me credit for. nnd some dny you'll realize It. I understand Just enough to mnke me feel sorry for you. I un derstand what even my uncle doesn't suspect nf present, nrid thnt Is thnt your're the directing genius of the Northern Cnlifornln Oregon rnllrond nnd hiding behind your friend Ogllvy. Now, listen to me, Bryce Cnrdlgnn: You're never going to build thut road. Do you understand?" The suddenness of her nttnek nmnz- i iffSSP W(ii ' f!!8aBitP liSaBIIlS "Just Tell Me Your Home Telephone Number." ono for me and ship It to you, together with directions for using?" "Shirley, this Is most extraordinary." "I quite realize (lint. May 1 depend upon you to oblige me In tills matter?" "Certainly. But why pick on me, of ull persons, to perform such a mission for you?" "I can trust you to forget that you have performed It." "Thank you. I think you may hiifely trust mo. And I shall attend to the mutter Immediately." "You are very kind, Mr. Cardigan. How Is your dear old father? Molra told me some time ngo that ho wan III." ed him to such on extent that he did not take the trouble to contradict her. Instead be blurted out, angrily and defiantly: "I'll build thnt rond If It costs me my life If It costs me j-ou. Understand 1 I'm in this fight to win." "You will not build that rond," she reiterated. "Why?" "Because I shall not permit you to. I have some financial Interest In the Lagunn Grande Lumber compnnj-, nnd It Is not to thnt flnnnclnl Interest thnt you should build tho N. O. O." "How did you find out tiiat I wns behind Ogllvy?" "Intuition. Then I nccusod you of It, and you admitted It." "I suppose you're going to tell your uncle now," ho retorted wltherlngly. "On the contrary, I nm not. If It will comfort you tho least bit, you have my word of honor thnt I shnll not reveal to my uncle the Identity of the man behind the N C. 0. The fact Is, both you and Uncle Seth annoy me cxceedlnglj". How lovely everything would hnve been If you two bndn't stnrted this feud nnd forced upon me the tnsk of trying to bo fair and Im pnrtlnl to you both. Forgive my slang, but I'm going to hand you each n poke soon." "Shirley," he told her enrnestly, "listen carefully to what I nm nboutto sny: I loo you. I've loved you from the dny I first met you. I shall always love you; nnd when I got around to it, I'm going to ask you to marry me. At present, however, thnt is a right I do not possess. However, tho day I acquire the right I shnll exercise it." "And when will thnt dny bo?" Very softlj', In nwesomo tones I "The dny I drive Uio Inst spike In the N. C. O." Fell a silence. Then; "I'm glad, Bryce Cardigan, you're not a quitter. Oood-bye, good luck nnd don't forget my errand." She hung up and snt nt ine teiepnone ror n moment, uimpicti chin In dimpled hnnd. "How- I'd hnte you If I could handle you 1" she mur mured. Following this exasperating but lllumluntlng conversation with Shirley Sumner over the telephone. Bryce Cardigan wns a distressed nnd badly worried man. For an hour he sat slouched In his chair, chin on birnst, tho while he reviewed every angle of the sltuntlon. He found It linpnx slble, however, to dlsnssoeinte the busl ness from the personal aspects of his relations with Shirley, and he recalled that she had the very best of reasons for plnclng their relations on a busi ness hnsls rather u sentimental one. For the present, however, It was all n profound and disturbing mysten and after tin hour of futile coneentrnilon there enme to Bryce the old childish Impulse to go to his father with his troubles "He will be able to think without liming his thoughts blotted out hv a woman's face" Brjco sollloqn zed "He's like one of his own big redwood trees; bis bead Is always above the s'orm," Straightway Bryce left the ollhe and went home to tho old house on the Iciioll. John Cardigan was sitting on the veranda, and from a stand beside him George Sea Otter entertained him with a phonograph selection "The Suw-anee ltlver." sung by a male quar tette. He could not see, but with the Intuition of the blind he knew "What Is It, son?" he demnnded gently as Bryce came ui, the low steps. "George, choke that contraption off." Bryce took his father's hand "I'm In trouble, John Cardigan," he said slm pl, "and I'm not big evough to hnmlln It alone." The leonine old man smiled, nnd his smUe hnd nil the sweetness of n bene diction. His boy wua In trouble mid hnd come to him. Good: Then he would not fall him. "Sit down, son, and tell the old mnn nil about It. Be gin ut the beginning nnd let me hnve all the angles of the angle." Bryce obeyed, and for the first time John Cnrdlgun learned of his son's ac quaintance with Shirley Sumner nnd tho fact thnt she hnd been pre'ent In Pennington's woods the dny Bryce hail gone there to settle the score with Jules Rondeau. With the pntlence nnd gentleness of n confessor John Cnrdlgnn henrd the story now. nnd though Bryce gave no bint In words thnt his affections were Involved In the fight for he Cardigan ncres yet did his father know It. for he was n pnrent. And his Brent henrt went out In sympnthv for his boj "I understand, sonny, I understand. This young Indy Is only one additional reason why you must win. for of course you understand Bhe Is not Indifferent to you." "I do not know that she feels for me nnythlng stronger than n vngrnnt sym pathy, find, for while she M eternally feminine, nevertheless she has n mas culine way of looking at mnny things. Her first loyalty Is to her uncle; In fact, she owes none to me. And I dare say he has given her some extremely plausible reason why we should be eliminated; while I think she Is sorry that It must be done, nevertheless, In n mistaken Impulse of self-protection she Is likely to let him do It." "Perhaps, perhaps. Ellmlnnte the girl, my boy. She's trying to play fair wlJ mbV 4nffiJ5 "Sit Down, Son, and Tell the Old Man All About It." Let us con- to you end her relative. centrate on Pennington." "The entire situation hinges on that Jump-crossing of his tracks on Water street." "He doesn't know you plan to cross them, does he?" "No." "Then, lad, your Job Is to get your crossing In before he finds out, Isn't It?" "Yes, but It'ri nn Impossible tnsk, partner. I'm not Alnddln, you know. I have to have a franchise from the city council, and I have to have rails." "Both are procurable, my son. In duce the city council to grant you n tempornry franchise tomorrow, and buy your rails from Pennington. He has a mile of trnck running up Laurel creek, and Laurel creek was logged out three years ago." "But he hates me, old pal." "The Colonel never permits sentiment to Interfere with business, my son. He doesn't need the mils, and be does de sire your money. Consider the rail problem settled." "How do you stand with the mayor and the council?" "I do not stand nt nil." "Thnt makes It hnd." "Not nt all. The Cardigan nre not known to be connected with the N. C. O. Send jour bright friend Ogllvy nfter that franchise. He's the only man who can land It. Give him a free hnnd nnd tell him to deliver the goods by any means short of bribery. I know you can procure the rails anil have them at the Intersection of B and Wn ter streets Thurstlny night. If Ogllvy enn procure the temporary franchise nnd hnve It In his pocket by six o'clock Thursday night you should have that crossing In by sunup Friday morning. Then let Pennington rave. He cannot procure an Injunction to restrain us from cutting his trncks, thus throwing the matter Into the courts and hold ing us up Indefinitely, because bv the time be wakes up the tracks will hove been cut. Tho best .he can do then will be to fight us before the city coun cil when we apply for our permanent franchise." "Partner, It looks llko a forlorn hope," Mild Bryce. "Well, you're the boy to lead It. And it will cost but little to put In the crossing and take n chance. Remem ber. Bryce, once we have that crossing In It stands like a spite fence between Pennington nnd the law which be knows so well how to pervert to nlt his Ignoble purposes." He turned car t estly to Bryce and wnved h trembling, admonitory finger. "Your Job Is tc keep out of court. Once Pennington gets the law on us the Issue will not be settled In our favor for years; and In the meantime. you perish. Run nlong, now, and hunt up Ogllvy." It was with a considerably lighter heart that Bryce returned to the mill ofllce. from which he lost no time In summoning Buck Ogllvy by telephone. "Thanks so much for the Invltntlon," Ogllvy murmured gratefully. "I'll be down In n pig's whisper." And he was "Bryce. you look like the devil," he de clared the moment be entered thq Int ter's private ofllce. "I ought to, Buck. I've Just raised the devil nnd spilled the beans on the N. C. O." "To whom, when nnd where?" "To Pennington's niece, over the telephone nhout two hours ago." Buck Ogllvy smote his left palm with his right fist. "How did you let the cat out of the bag?" "That remarkable girl called me up and accused you of being n mere screen for me and amazed me so I admitted It." Ogllvy dropped his red' head In sim ulated agony and moaned. Presently he raised It nnd snld: "Well. It might hnve been worse. Think of whnt might hnve hnppened hnd she called In per son. She would have picked your pocket for the corporate seal, the com binntlon of the snfc nnd the list of stockholders, nnd probably ended up by gngglng and binding you In your own swivel cbnlr." "Don't, Buck. Comfort nnd advice Is what I need now." "All right. Whnt do you want me to do to save the day?" "Deliver to me by six o'clock Thurs day night n tempornry franchise from the city council, granting the N.'C. O. the right to run n rnllrond from our drying j-nrd ncross Water street nt Its Intersection with B street nnd out Front street." "Certnlnlj-. By nil menns! Enslest thing I do I All right, old denrl I'm on my wny to do my d dest which nngels enn't do no more. Nevertheless, for your sins you shnll do me n favor before my henrt brenks nfter frilling down on this contract -ou've Just given me." "Granted, Buck. Nnme It." "I'm giving n nice little private, spe cially cooked dinner to Miss McTavlsh tonight. We're going to pull It off In one of those private screened corrals In that highly decorated Chink re tnurnw on Third street. Molrn that is, Miss McTavlsh Is bringing n chnn eron, one Miss Shirley Sumner. Y r job Is to be my chnperon nnd entertain Miss Sumner, who from all accounts Is most brilliant nnd fnsclnntlng." "Nothing doing 1" Bryce almost roared. "Why, she's the girl thnt bluffed the secret of the N. C. O. out of met" "Do you hate her for It?" "No, T hate myself." "Then you'll com". You promised In advance, nnd nc excuses go now. The news will be nil over town by Fri day morning; so whv bother to keep up nppenrances nny longer?" And before Bryce could protest Ogll-vj- hnd thrown open the ofllce door and cnlled the glad tidings to Molra, who wns working In the next room ; where upon Molrn's wonderful eyes fchono with that strange, lambent flame. Sho clasped her hands joyously. "Oh, how wonderful 1" she exclaimed. "I've nl wnys wanted Miss Shirley to meet Mr. Bryce." BREAKS A COLO IN JU5I A FEW HOURS Tape's Cold Compound" instantly r. Ileves stuffiness and distress Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing nnd snuffling! A dose of "Pope's Cold Compound" taken every two hours un til three doses are taken usually brenks up a severe cold and ends all grippa misery. The very first dose opens your clogged-up nostrils and the air pass ages of the head; stops nose running; relieves the headache, dullness, fever Ishne.s.sneezlng, soreness and stiffness. 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