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CHAPTER XIV.
15
Tlio dictograph which Shirley hart
asked Bryce to obtain for her In San
Francisco arrived on the regular pas
senger steamer on Thursday morning
nhd Bryce called her up to ask when
6hc desired It sent over.
"Good morning, Mr. Cardigan," she
greeted him cheerily. "How do you
feel this morning? Any the worse for
having permitted yourself to bo n hu
man being last night?"
"Why, I feel pretty fine, Shirley. I
think It did mo a lot of good to crawl
ut of my shell last night."
"You feel encouraged to go on liv
ing, eh?"
"Yes."
"And fighting?"
"By all means."
"Then something has occurred of
late to give you new courage?"
"Oh, many things. By the way, Shir
ley, you may Inform your uncle at
breakfast Friday morning about my
connection with the N. 0. O. In fact,
I tfilnk It would be far better for you
If you made It a point to do so."
"Why?"
"Because both Ogllvy and myself
have a very strong suspicion that your
uncle has a detective or two on our
trails. I judge your uncle will learn
today that you dined with Ogllvy,
Molra and me last night."
"Oh, dear! That's terrible." no
could foiisc her distress.
"Ashamed of having been seen In my
company, eh?"
"Please don't. Are you quite serious
In this matter?"
l"Qulte."
A-Unclc Seth will think It so so
strange."
"IIo'll probably toll you about it.
Better beat him to the Issue by Testing
up, Shirley. Doubtless his suspicions
,ro already aroused, and If you Inform
him that you know I am the real build
er of the N. C. O.. he'll think you're a
smart woman and that you've been
. doing a little prlvnte gum-shoe work
7i'l your own on behalf of the Laguna
Grande Lumber company."
"Which Is exactly what I have been
oing," she reminded him.
"I know. But then, I'm not afraid
of you, Shirley that Is. nny more.
And after Friday morning I'll not be
afraid of your uncle."
"I feel ns If I were a conspirator."
T believe you are one. Yourdlcto
graph has arrived. Shall I send George
Sea Otter over with It? And havo you
somebody to Install It?"
"Oh. bother I Does, It have to bo In
stalled?" "It does. You place the contraption
hide It, rather In the room where
tho conspirators conspire; then you
run wires from It Into another room
where tho detectives listen In on tho
receivers."
''Could George Sea Otter Install It?"
"I think he could. There Is a print
ed card of Instructions, and I dare say
(leorge would find the Job no more
baffling than the ignition system on
tho Napier."
"Will he tell nnyhody?"
"Not If you ask him not to."
"Very well, then. Please send him
over. Thank you so much, Bryce
Ourdlgan. You're an nwful good old
sort, after all. Really, It hurts me to
have to oppose you. It would be so
much nicer If we didn't have all those
redwood trees to protect, wouldn't It?"
"Let us not argue the question, Shir
ley. I think I have my redwood trees
protected. Good-by."
Ho had scarcely finished telephon
ing his home to Instruct George Sea
Otter to report with the express pack
age to Shirley when Buck Ogllvy
strolled Into the ofllce and tossed a
document on his desk. "There's your
Httlo old temporary franchise, old
thing," he announced ; and with many
a hearty laugh he related to Bryce the
Ingenious means by which he had ob
tained It. "And now If you will phono
up to your logging camp and Instruct
tho woods-boss to lny off about fifty
men to rest for the day, pending n
hard night's work, and arrange to
send them down on tho last log train
today, I'll drop around nfter dinner
Und we'll fly to that Jump-crossing."
') "I'll telephone Colonel Pennington's
manager and ask hfm to kick a switch
engine In on the Laurel creek spur and
snnko those Hat cars with my rails
aboard out to the Junction with the
' main line." Bryce replied. And he
called up the Laguna Grande Lumber
company only to he Informed by no
fr '"'vi a person than Colonel Pennington
.self that It would be Impossible
'jenil the switch-engine In until the
,
following afternoon. The Colonel wns
sorry, but tho switch-engine was In the
shop hnvlng the brick In her firebox
renowed, while the rnogul that hauled
the log trains would not have time to
attend to the mutter, slnco tho flats
youJd have to he spotted on the side
track nt Cardigan's log landing In tho
M ' ' 'Mi fuld not im done tin
til the lust loaded log truln for the day
had been hauled out to mako room.
"Why not switch bnck with tho
mogul nfter tho log train has been
linuled out on tho main line?" Bryce
demanded pointedly.
Pennington, however, was not
trapped. "My dear fellow," he replied
patronizingly, "quite Impossible, I as
sure you. That old trestlo across the
creek, my boy It hasn't been looked
at for years. While- I'd send tho light
switch-engine over It and have no
fears "
"I happen to know, Colonel, thnt the
big mogul kicked those flats In to load
tho rails!"
"I know It. And what happened?
Why, that old trestle squeaked and
shook and gave every evidence of be
ing about to buckle In the center. My
engineer threatened to quit If I sent
him In ngnln."
"Very well. I suppose I'll have to
wait until the switch-engine comes
out of tho shop," Bryce replied re
signedly, and hung up. He turned a
troubled face to Ogllvy. "Check
mated!" he announced. "Whipped to
a frazzle. The colonel Is lying, Buck,
and I've caught him at It. As a mat
ter of fact, the mogul didn't kick those
flats In nt nil. Tho switch-engine did
and I know It. Now I'm going to
send a man ever to snoop nround Pen
nington's roundhouse and verify his
report nbout tho switch-engine being
In (he shop."
Ho did so. Half an hour later .the
messenger returned with tho Informa
tion thnt not only wns the switch-engine
not In the shop but her fire
box had been overhauled tho week be
fore and was reported to ho In ex
cellent condition.
"Thnt settles It," Buck Ogllvy
mourned. "Tho Colonel Is ns suspicious
ns a rhino. Ho doesn't know anything,
but he smells danger just the same."
"Exactly, Buck. So ho Is delaying
the game until he can learn something
definite." He "drummed Idly on his
desk for several minutes. Then:
"Buck, enn you run a locomotive?"
"With one hand, old man."
"Fine business! Well, I guess we'll
put in thnt crossing tomorrow night.
The switch-engine will bo In the round
house nt Pennington's mill tomorrow
night, so wo can't steal that; but we
can steal the mogul. I'll Just send
word up to my woods boss not to
have his train loaded when tho mogul
comes up Into tomorrow afternoon to
haul It down to our log landing. Of
course, the engine crew won't bother
to run down to Sequoia for tho night
that Is, they won't run the mogul
down. They'll just leave her at our
log landing all night nnd put up for
the night at our enmp."
"But how do you know they will put
up nt your camp all night, Bryce?"
"My men will make them comfort
able, and It means they can He abed
until seven o'clock Instead of having
to roll out at five o'clodk, which would
be the ense If they spent the night at
this end of the line. There Is a slight
grade at our log landing. I know
that, becnuso the air leaked out of
the brakes on a log train I wns on a
short time ago, and the train ran
nwny with me. Now, tho engine crcAv
will set the airbrakes on the mogul
nnd leavo her with steam up to throb
nil night; they'll not blow her down,
for thnt would mean work firing her
In the morning. Our task, Buck, will
bo to throw off the airbrakes and let
her glide silently out of our log Innd
Ing. About a mile down tho rond
we'll stop, get up steam, run down to
the Junction with the main line, back
In on the Laurel Creek spur, couple
onto those flat cars and breeze mer
rily down to Sequoia with them.
They'll be loaded waiting for us; our
men will be congregated In our dry
yard Just off Water street near P.,
waiting for ns to nrrlve with the rails
-rand bingo we go to It. After we
drop the lints, we'll run the engine
bnck to tho woods, leavo It where we
found It,, return n-llylng. You can get
back In ample time to superintend tho
cutting of tho crossing 1"
"Spoken like a man I" quoth Buck
Ogllvy. "You're tho one man In this
world for whom I'd steal n locomo
tive. 'Ata-hoy 1"
Had either of the conspirators
known of Pennington's plnns to enter
tain Mayor Poundstone nt dinner on
Thursday night, It Is probable they
would not havo cheered until those
flat cars wero out of the woods.
Mayor Poundstone and his wife ar
rived ntho Pennington homo In Red
wood boulevard at sir forty-live Thurs
day evening. It was with n profound
feeling of relief that his honor lift
ed tho lndy from their modest little
"flivver," for once Inside tho Penning
ton house, ho felt, ho would be free
from a peculiarly devilish brand of
persecution Inaugurated by bin ivlfe
illicit thro month prevlo'i- ly, Mrs
Poundstone wanted n new automobile.
And she had entered upon n cam
paign of nagging nnd complaint, hop
ing to wenr Poundstonc's resistance
down to tho point where ho would Te
willing to barter his hope of snlvn
tlon InTeturu for a guarantee of pence
on earth.
"I feel llko a perfect fool, calling
upon these people In this filthy rattle
trap," Mrs. Poundstono protested.
.Mnyor Poundstone paused. "In
pity's unme, woman," ho growled,
"talk about something else. Give mo
one night of pence. Let me enjoy my
dinner nnd this visit."
"I can't help It," Mrs. P retorted
with asperity. She pointed to Shlrloy
Sumner's car parked under the porte
cochere. "If I had a sedan llko thnt,
I could die happy. And It only cost
thirty-two hundred nnd fifty dollars."
"I paid six hundred nnd fifty for tho
rattletrap, and I couldn't afford that,"
ho almost whimpered. "You were
happy with It until I was elected
mayor."
"You forgot our social position, my
dear," she purred sweetly.
Ho could have struck her. "nang
your social position," ho gritted sav
agely. "Shut up, will you? Social
position In n sawmill townl .Dam
mit, you'll drive me crazy yet," Pound
stono gurgled, nnd subsided.
The Pennington butler, a very su
perior person, opened 'tho door. The
Poundstones entered. At tho entrance
to the living room thp butler an
nounced sonorously: "Major Pound
stono and Tdrs. Poundstono."
"Glnd to see you nboard the ship,"
Colonel Pennington boomed with his
best air of hearty cxpnnslvencss.
"Well, well," he continued, lending
Mrs. Poundstone to a dlvnn In front of
the fire, "this Is certainly delightful.
My niece will he down In two shakes
of n lamb's tall. Have a cigarette, Mr.
Poundstone."
In tho midst of tho commonplace
chntter Incident to such occnslons, Shir
ley entered the room ; nnd tho Colonel
leaving her to entertain the guests,
went to a small sideboard In one cor
ner and brought forth tho "materials,"
as he jocularly termed them. .Tames
appeare'd llko mnglc with a tray,
glasses and tiny serviettes, and tho
Colonel's elixir was passed to tho com
pany. "Dec-llclous," murmured Mrs. Pound
stone. "Perfectly dee-llclpus. And not
strong!"
"Have another," her hospitable host
suggested, and he poured It, quite ob
livious of tho frightened wink which
the mnyor telegraphed his wife. Pound
stono prayed to his rather nebulous
gods thnt Mrs. P. would not discuss
nutomoblles during the dinner.
Alas 1 The -Colonel's cocktails wero
not unduly fortified, but for all that,
the two which Mrs. Poundstono had
assimilated contained Just sufilclent
"kick" to loosen tho lady's tongue
without thickening it. Consequently,
nbout tho time tho "piece de resist
ance" made Its appearance, she threw
cnutlon to the winds nnd adverted to
the subject closest to her heart.
"I was telling Henry as we came up
the walk how greatly I envied you thnt
beautiful sedan, Miss Sumner," she
gushed. "How an open car does blow
one around, my dear!"
"Yes, Indeed," said Shirley Inno
cently. "Heard the McKInnon people hnd n
mnn killed up In their woods yester
day, Colonel," Poundstone remarked,
hoping against hopo to divert the con
versation. "Yes. Tho fellow's own fault," Pen
nington replied. "He wns one of those
employees who held to the opinion
thnt every mnn is the captain of his
own soul and the sole proprietor of his
own body hence that It behooved him
to look after both, In view of the high
"Mayor Poundstone and Mrs. Pound
stone." cost of safety appliances. He was
warned that the logging cnblo was
weak at thnt old splice and liable to
pull out of the hecket and sure enough
It did. The free end of the cable
snnpped back like a whip, and "
"I hold to the opinion," Mrs. Pound
stone Interrupted, "thnt If one wishes
for a thing hnrd enough and Just keeps
on wishing, one Is hound to get It."
"My denr," said Mr. Poundstone
impressively, "'t you would only con
fine yourself to wishing, I assure you
your chunces for success would bo In
finitely brighter."
There wns no mistaking this rebuke;
even two cocktnlls wero powerless to
render Mrs. Poundstone oblivious to It,
With the nicest tact In the world, Shir
ley -"l-o't'v charged t! s Jijcci to
i rr T
some tailored diirtwnlsls she hnd oh
serve.' In tin- window of n hwnl dry
goods emporium that day, and Mrs.
Pouidstonc subsided.
About nine o'clock, Shirley, In re
sponse to a mennlng glance from her
relative, tactfully convoyed Mrs.
Poundstone upstairs, leaving her uncle
nlono with his prey. Instantly Pen
nington got down to business.
"Well," he queried, npropos of noth
ing, "what do you hear with reference
to the Northern California-Oregon rail
road?" "Oh, tho usual amount of wind, Colo
nel. Nobody knows what to make of
that outfit."
Pennington studied tho end of his
cigar n moment.
"Hnvo they made nny move to get n
franchise?" he asked bluntly. "If they
have, I suppose you would be the first
mnn to hear about It. I don't mean to
bo Impertinent," be added with a
gracious smile, "but the fact Is I no
tlced thnt windbag Ogllvy entering
your olllcc In tho city hull the other
afternoon, nnd I couldn't help wonder
ing whether his visit wns social or of
ficial." "Social so far ns I could observe."
Poundstono replied truthfully, wonder
ing Just how much Pennington knew.
"Preliminary to the official visit. I
dare say."
Tho Colonel puffed thoughtfully tor
n while for which the mayor was
grateful, slnco It provided time In
which to orgnnlze himself. Suddenly,
however, Pennington turned toward
his guest nnd fixed tho latter with a
serious glance.
"I hadn't anticipated' discussing tills
matter with you, Poundstone, and you
must forgive me for It; but the fact Is
I might as well he frank with you
I nni very grently Interested In the
operation of this proposed railroad. If
It Is built, It will have n very distinct
effect on my finances."
"In Just what way?"
"Disastrous."
"I am amazed, Colonel."
i "You wouldn't be If you had given the
subject very close consideration. Such
n road ns the N. C. 0. contemplntes
will "Tap about one-third of the red
wood belt only, while n line built from
the south will tnp two-thirds of It. Tho
remaining third can bo tapped by an
extension of my own logging road;
when( my own timber Is logged out, 1
will want other business for my road,
and If the N. C. O. parallels It, I will
be left with two strcrtks of rust; on my
hands."
"Ah, I perceive. So It will, so It
will 1"
"You ngree with me, then, Pound
stone, thnt tho N. C. 0. Is not designed
to foster the best Interests of the
community. Of course you do. I tnke
It, therefore, that when the N. C. O.
nppllesfor its franchise to run through
Sequoia, neither you nor your city
council will consider tho proposition
nt all."
"I cannot, of course, speak for the
city council " Poundstone began, but
Pennington's cold, amused smile froze
further utterance.
"Be frank with me, Poundstone. I
am not a child. What I would like to
know Is tills: will you exert every ef
fort to block that franchise In the firm
conviction that by so doing you will
accomplish a laudable public service?"
Poundstono squirmed. "When I
have hnd time to look Into the matter
more thoroughly "
"Tut-tut, my denr mnn 1 Let us not
straddle tho fence. Business Is u
game, and so Is politics. Nelthci
knows nny sentiment, Supposo you
should favor this N. C. O. crowd In n
mlstnken Idea that you were doing tho
right thing, nnd thnt subsequently
numberless fcllow-cltlzens developed
the Idea that you hnd not done your
public duty. Would some of them not
bo likely to Invoke n recall election
nnd retire you and your city council
In disgrace?"
"I doubt If they could defeat me,
Colonel."
"I have no such doubt," Pennington
replied pointedly.
Poundstono looked up nt him from
under lowered lids. "Is thnt a
threat?" ho demanded tremulously.
"My denr, fellow! Threaten my
guest 1" Pennington lnughed patroniz
ingly. "I nm giving you ndvlce,
Poundstone. and rather good advice,
It strikes me. However, while we're
on the subject, I have no hesitancy in
tolling you that In the event of a dis
astrous decision on your part, I
should not feel justified In supporting
you."
Ho might, with equal frankness,
hnve said : "I would smash you." To
his guest his meaning was not obscure.
Poundstone studied the pattern of the
rug. and Pennington, watching him
sharply, snw thnt the man was dis
tressed. He resolved on a bold stroke.
"Let's not bent about tho hush,
Poundstone," ho said with the air of
a father patiently striving to Induce
his child to recant a lie, tell the truth,
and save himself from tho parental
wrath. "You've been doing business
with Ogllvy; I know It for n fact, and
you might us well admit It."
Poundstone looked up, red nnd em
harrassed. "If I had known" he be
gnn. "Certainly, cortnlnly! I realize you
acted In perfect good faith. You're
like tho majority of people In Sequoia.
You're nil so crazy for rail connection
with tho outsldo world that you Jump
at tho first plan thnt seems to promise
you one. Hnve you promised Ogllvy
n frnnchlso?"
Tliero wns no dodging that ques
tion. A denial, under tho present cir
cumstances, would be tantamount to
nn ndinlsslon; Poundstone could not
guoss Just how much thu Colonel really
knew, and It would not do to lie to
blin, Ji' 'vootufiiy Um lie mail b
dliOTc:wl. Ho resolved to "coma
elowi."
"The city council has already grant
ed the N. o. O. a temporary fran
chise," he confessed.
Pennington sprang furiously to his
feet. "Dammit," he snnrlcd, "why did
you do thnt without consulting me?"
"Didn't know you were remotely In
terested." Now that the Ice was bro
ken, Poundstone felt relieved nnd wns
prepared to defend his net vigorously.
"And we did not commit ourselves Ir
revocably," ho continued. "Tho tem
porary franchise will expire In twenty-eight
days nnd In thnt time tho
N. 0. O. cannot even get started."
"Hnve you nny understanding ns to
an extension of thnt temporary fran
chise, In case the N. 0. O. desires It?"
"Well, yes not In writing, however.
I gnve Ogllvy to understand thnt If he
was not ready In thirty days, an ox
tension could readily be arranged."
"Any witnesses?"
"I am not such a fool, sir," Pound
stone declared with asperity. "I had
a notion I might as well admit if
that you would have serious objection
to having your trucks cut by a Jump
crossing at B and Water streets." And
for no reason In life except to Justify
himself and Inculcate In Pennington
nn Impression that the latter wns deal
ing with n crafty ami far-seeing
mayor, pirindstnne smiled boldly nnd
knowingly. He leaned back nonchal
antly and blew smoke nt the celling.
"You oily rascal !" Pennington solilo
quized. "You're a smarter man than I
thought. You're trying to play ,1)0111
ends n en Inst the middle." lie recalled
"You're Not In Politics for Your
Health."
the report of his private delectlvo and
the Incident of Ogllvy's visit to
young Henry Poundstone's otllco with
u small leather bag; bo was moro
than eve convinced that this bog had
contained the bribe, In gold coin,
'which hnd been productive of that
temporary franchise nnd fiio verbal
understanding for Its possible- exten
sion. "Ogllvy did business with you
through your son Henry," ho chal
lenged. Poundstono started violently.
"How much did Henry get out of it?"
Pennington continued brutally.
"Two hundred nnd fifty dollnrs re
tainer, nnd not n cent more," Pound
stono protested virtuously nnd truth
fully. "You're not so good it business mnn
as I gave you credit for being.'1 tho
Colonel retorted mirthfully, "Two hun
dred nnd fifty dollars I Oh, Lord!
Poundstone, you're funny. Upori my
word you're a scream." And tho Colo
nel gave himself up to a slucerely
hearty laugh. "You call It a retainer,"
ho continued presently, "but n grand
Jury might cnll It something else. How
ever," he went on nfter a slight pauso,
"you're not In politics for your health;
so let's get down to brass tacks. How
much do you wnnt to deny tho N. C. O.
not only an extension of that tem
porary franchise but nlso a pornmpent
frnncblse when they npply for It?"
Poundstone roso with great dignity.
"Colonel Pennington, sir," ho said,
"you Insult me."
"Sit down. You've been Insulted
that way before now. Ulmll wo say
one thousand dollnrs per each for your
three good couuelltncn nnd true, and
for yourself that sednn of my niece's?
It's a good cur. I Imagine It will please
Mrs. P. Immensely nnd grant you sur
cease from sorrow. Of course, I will
not give It lo you. I'll hell It to you
five hundred down upon tho signing of
the agreement, and In lieu of the cash,
I will take over thnt Jitney Mrs.
Poundstone finds so distasteful. Then
I will employ your son, Henry, ns the
attorney for the Laguna Grande Lum
her company and give him a retainer
of twenty-five hundred dollnrs for ono
year. I will lenvo It to you to get this
twenty-flvo hundred dollars from
Henry nnd pay my niece cash for tho
car. Doesn't that strike you ns a per
fectly safe and sano proposition?"
Had a vlr.ta of paradlso' opened up
before Poundstone, ho could not huv
been more thilllcd. He hnd been abso
lutely honest In his plea to Mrs.
Poundstono thnt he could not afford a
thlrty-two-hundred-nnd-flfty-dollnr so
dun, much as ho longed to obllgo her
and gain n grently-to-be-deslred pence.
And now tho prlco wns dangling before
his eyes, so to speak. At any 'rate It
was parked In tho portMoch(tre not
fifty feet distant I
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SHOULD ALL BE NEIGHBORLY
Spirit Is of Immense Importance -to
tho Upbuilding of Community,
Small or Large.
Rent hogs hnvo n social valuo rath
er overlooked In tho turmoil. Though
hardly attaining eminence as a moral
force they remain n pervunslvo fact
for a city neighborhood. They hnvo
made n social whole of mnny a four
walled community thnt hnd been moro
ly nn nccldentnl nggregntlon. Common
oppression makes humanity kin, In
cluding oven the Inmates of nn npnrt
ment house. Nelghborllness, In short, ,
hns begun to menu something.
Nelghborllness Is nt onco tho kind
liest nnd the most powerful organiza
tion In our tradition. Neighborhood
organizations, If not captured by.
schemers with prlvnto ends to serve,
Is tho best bnsls for consumers' or
ganizations In general. That Amer
ican class cnlled neighbors, the great
unwieldy, bnttered 00 per cent, has
sufVcrod much of late through lack of
organized effort In Its own behalf.
Neighborhood associations will ame
liorate tho prcdntory othlcs of urhnu
life. When neighbors meet In public
school assembly halls for community
association In economic study, In pol
itics, In music, In drnmn, In educntion
nl problems, good government nnd
good living are likely to bo furthered.
Bettor neighborhood understandings
lending to Intelligent co-oporntlve ef
fort aro one or outstnntimg ncctis.
Chicago Dally News.
WAIT FOR TOWN TO GROW
Criticism Made That Too Many Small
Communities Are Slow In Mak
ing Improvements.
It has been figured up that thcro aro
about 12,000 small towns In the United
States, half of them with populations
of GOO or less, says the Thrift maga
zine. It Is theso small towns thnt tho
rural peoplo aro Intimately associated
with. They sell their produco there,
buy the things they need; In fact,
theso are a part of tho rural commu
nity. Some of theso Binnll towns will
becomo cities, but n very lnrgo per
cent of them will remain as they are.
It Is no disgrace to llvo In a small
town, but the rulo Is that these peoplo
nro waiting until next yenr or some
futuro year to Iraprovo their schools,
put In sldownlks, a water system or a
sower system to snfeguurd tho henlth
of the people, or hoforo taking any
step to tmprovo tho soclnl nnd living i
conditions of the children.
Proper Town Planning.
Scientific town planning tnkes Into
consideration tho direction of streota
and orlcntntlon of houses from n san
itary standpoint Thero has been a
tendency to mnko strcots run north
nnd south nnd cast and west, but In a
paper to the Royal Astronomlcul so
ciety, of Canada, II. L. Seymour late
ly showed that they should run north
east and southwest and northwest nnd
Bouthenst Houses correspondingly
plnccd havo sunshine In nil rooms In- .
stead of having It cut off from north
erly walls for more than one-halt of
the time. Also houses shall be so
placed and of such height ns to shade
others aa little as possible
Theater and Church.
The problem of howVo supply tho
community with both a church and
theater on money sufilclent for only
one building has' been solved In a
small western town by building ono
lnrgo nudltorlum with n stngu nt ono
end of thu hall and n pulpit at tho
other, according to a Y, Vf, C. A.
dramatic director who visited tho
town recently. This novel arrange
ment diplomatically meets ccrtnln ap
parent objections and at tho samu time
gives tho proper setting for either. Tho
seats nro reversible.
City Planning Worth While.
City planning of thu right kind la
strictly n business proposition. Its
function Is to aid In facilitating busi
ness and maintaining property values.
Its activity means n better looking
city, a better city for business nnd a
better city for homes.
Furthermore, city planning Is not a
mntter of concern to tho few, It will
work to tho Interest of tho large and
the small property owner, and to the
Interest of any person who expects to
make tho place lib home.
Indian Cattle In the South,
Some ycura ago It was discovered
(hat tho zebD, or humped cattle of In
dla, are Immune to the deadly "Texas
fever" which was poisoning tho herds
of tho south. A few of tho Indian
cattlu were Imported und did well,
though without gaining any grent pop
ularity. Then moro weio Imported,
und now there are quite u number of
them lit TexiiB, nnd one cattleman val
ues hltt chief "Brahmin" bull at $30..
000.
Electrlo Wires Kill Trees.
1'leolrle wires which touch trees can
easily kill the most beautiful shudu
tree. This may he duo partly to tho
work of tho electric current or to tho
wearing through the growing surface
of tho tree by the wire, which ae--
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