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ryce'snieMile. It hunts them terrib-
• ly to have to, sell the Valley a the
Giantse bid they have to; Colonel
Pennington is the only one who would
confider InrYing it; they don't want
hireantn.,haVe 1t—and still they have
to sell•to him," '
"I happen to knoW, Moira, that he
isn't going to buy it."
"Yes, he ire—c0bitt not at a price that
• will do them any good. They have
always thought he would bn eager to
rbnn Whenever tbeY decided toc'Sell;,
and now. liesaye: he drtesn't want It,
and old Mre 'Cardigan is ill over it
all. Mr. &ye says his father hes
lost his courage at last; and oh, dear,
things are in such' a mess. Mr.
Bryce started to tell me all about it
—and then he stopped suddenly and
wouldn't say another word."
Shirley smiled. She thought she
understoed the reason for that. How-
ever, she did not pause to speculate
on it, since the crying need of the
present was the distribution of a ray
of sunshine to broken-hearted Moira.
"Silly," she chided, "how needless-
ly you are grieving! You say my
uncle has declined to buy the Val-
ley of the Giants?"
Moira noddesl.
"My uncle doesn't know what he's
taring about, Moira. I'll see that
he does buy it. What price are the
Cardigans asking for it now?"
"Well, Colonel Pennington has of-
fered them a hundred thousand dol-
lars
for it time and again, but last
night he withdrew that offer. Then
they named a price of fifty thousand,
and he said he didn't want it at all."
"He needs it, and it's worth every
cent of a hundred thousand to him,
Moira. Don't worry, dear. He'll bay
it, because I'lI make him, and he'll
buy it immediately; only you must
promise me not to mention a single
word of what I'm telling you to Bryce
Cardigan, or in fact, to anybody. Do
you promise?"
Moira seized Shirley's hand and
kissed it impulsively. "Very well,
then," Shirley continued. "That mat -
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ly4te you will not need' poi...much
:ineney. PM be put to my end
to get it to you without'letting, You
know, because if .YOur affairs'iginto
entask cyou'll be perleCtly intoterable.
Awl yet you desenne it. Von'ne such
an idiot' for'n'ot lOVing Moira. She's
an. angel, and I gravely' fear Pm j*st.
an interfering, nainehrievous, resienta
Iful little . devil seeking , vengOrree
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keep it rMyaelf--4or 1 nreeirnent.
ehney Thiele Seth Fin a business
Wenaarn ;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 change to be mean and vindic-
tive. I'm afraid Uncle Seth isn't
very sporty—after what' Bryce Car-
digan did for us that day the log -
train ran away. Pll have to teach
him not to hit an old man when he's
down and begging for mercy. I'll
buy the Valley b.14,eep my identity
secret from everybod'yn then, when
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Uncle Seth finds a strange14'isnlizs,
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Mon, he'll have a fit, and p -
before he recovers, he'll sell me all his
Squaw Creek timber—only he'll nev-
er know I'm the buyer. And when I
control the outlet—well, I think that
Squaw Creek timber will make an
excellent investment if it's held for
a few years. Shirley, my dear, Prn
pleased with you. Really, I never
knew until now why men could be so
devoted to business. Won't it be
jolly to step in between Uncle Seth
and Bryce Cardigan, hold up my
hand dike a policeman, and say: 'Stop
it, boys. No fighting, if you please.
And if anybody wants to know who's
boss around here, start something."
And Shirley laid her head upon the
dressing -table and laughed heartily..
She had suddenly bethought herself
of sEsop's fable of the lion and the
Thosel
When her uncle came home that
night, Shirley observed that he was
preoccupied and disinclined to con-
versation.
"I noticed in this enmities paper,"
she remarked presently, "that Mr.
Fine Shetland Pony
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How many votes have
you got in the Pony
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or how near the top')
is you favorite..
The boys and girls are making a wonderful showing
and the list is changingeveryweek.
You girls and boys who have not entered yet—
lots of room for you, both from the town and coun-
try, and your friends will be glad to help you win.
Don't wait any longer, start today. Ballot -box at
J. E. Xiating's Drug Store.
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early the follnWing InPrInug. *Act,
Three of that' little 'huaineea drama
entitled "Phe Valley of the Giants;
my dear Judge," he announeed Pleas-
• antly. "I will play the 100 in this
act. You remember n'm; I hope. I'
played a bit in Act Two." '•
"In so far' tis iny information goes,
sir, Yoti've been eut oat of tie neat
in Act Thr. I drai't seem AO And.
any lines for YOn.,tO
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•"That qearter-irection jna, not in the
market, Colonel. W'hn-it is, I'll send
for you, since you're the only logical
prospect should my client decide to
sell. And remembering how you
butted in on politics in this county
last fall and provided a slush -fund
to beat me and place a crook on the
Su,perior Court bench, in order to give
you an edge in the many suits you
are always filing or having filed a-
gainst you, I rise to -remark that you
have about ten split seconds in which
to disappear from my offiee. If you
linger longer, I'll start throwing
paper -weights." And as if to em-
phasize his remark, the Judge's hand
closed over one of the articles in
question.
The Colonel withdrew with what
dignity he could muster.
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CHAPTER XXI
Upon his return from the -office that
night, Bryce Cardigan found his
father had left his bed and was seat-
ed before the library fire. "Feeling
a whole lot better to -day, eh, pal?"
his son queried.
John Cardigan smiled. "Yes, son,"
he replied plaintively. "I guess I'll
manage to hive till next spring."
"Oh, I knew there was nothing
wrong with you, John Cardigan, that
a healthy check wouldn't cure. Pen-
nington rather jolted you, though,
didn't he?"
"He did, Bryce. It was jolt en-
ough to be forced to sell that quar-
ter—I never expected we'd have to do
it; but when I realize ,that it was a
case of sacrificing yo rf or my Giants,
of course you won. And I didn't feel
so badly about it as I used to think I
would. I suppose that's because there
is a certain morbid pleasure in a real
sacrifice for those we love. And I
never doubted but that Pennington
would snap up the property the inst-
ant I offered to sell. Hence his re-
fusal—in the face of our desperate
need for money to carry on unti!
conditions improve—almost floored
your old man."
"Well, we can afford to draw our
breath now, and that gives us a
fighting chance, partner. And right
after dinner you and I will sit down
and start kreeving a pot of powerful
bad medicine for the Colonel."
"Son, I've been sitting here sim-
mering all day." There was a note
of the old dominant fighting John
Cardigan in his voice now. "And it
has occurred to me that even if I
must sit on the bench and root, I've
not reached the point where my
years have begun to affect my think-
ing ability." He touched his leonine
head. "I'm as right as a fox up-
stairs, Bryce."
"Right -o, Johnny. We'll buck the
line together. After dinner you trot
out your plan of campaign and P11
trot out mine; then we'll tear them
apart, select the best pieces of each
and weld them into a perfect whole."
Accordingly, dinner dis-posed of,
father' and son sat down together to
prepare the plan of campaign. For
the space of several minutes a silence
settled between them, the while they
puffed meditatively upon their cigars.
Then the old man oke.
"We'll have to fi ht him in the
dark!'
"Because if Pennington knows, or
even suspects the identity of the man
who is going to parallel his logging
railroad, he will throw all the weight
of his truly capable mind, his wealth
and his ruthlessness against you—and
you will be smashed. To beat that
man, you must do mere than spend
money. You will have to outthink
him, outwork him, outgarne him, and
When eventually you have won, you'll
know you've been in the fight of your
career. You have one advantage
starting out. The Colonel doesn't
think you have the courage to paral-
lel his road in the first place; in the
second place, he knows you haven't
the money; and in the third place he
is morally certain you „cannot borrow
it, because' you haven't may collateral
to secure your note.
"We are mortgaged now to the lim-
it, and our floating indebtedness Is
very large; on the face of things and
according to the Colonel's very cor-
rect inside info-MO.1On we're help-
less; and unless the !umber -market
Stiffens Very materially this year, by
the titre our hatling-contract with
Perming -ton's road expires, well be
back where we Were yesterday before
• We Sold the Giant's. Pennington re-
gards that hundred thotisand as get-
aWaY0 'Money for us. So, all *big• §
entetideredy: The Colonel, 4111 lie slow
to swpoet us'cif having an ace in the
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are made!
this, painful diseas4, eca#
couraging letter', fion0
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•"Soule ye , 1 it
„ la severe
Edits* of Rheumatism. :-C,Otied many
• remedies but receives 104 benefit.
A few !months ago,IS* an ad-
ve3rtisement of "IPrtitia4ves" and
decided to try them. -1.4fter taking
four boxes, I am now' e'bli to do all
my own work beeides'Ontting in a
large garden.. I take'grgal pleasure
in recommending “Prai0.*tives" to
anyone suffering fro* Rheumatism."
"Fruit-e-tives is a genuine fruit
medicine, made trona &Of:Juices in-
tensified and combined r*th tonics.
It frees the systein ot':poisonous
waste matters and purifiehe blood
stream.
Try ''Pruit-a-tives'l *ozirilsielf and
let them restore yon to health and
vigor.• 25c. and 50c, ti."•box — at
all dealers.
able by
thisen.u. Lotit.
remain absolutely in the. background
—is well taken."
"Very well," agreed the -old man.
"Now let us proceed to the:next point.
You - must engage some "reliable en-
gineer to look over the proposed route
of the road and give us an estimate
of the cost of construction."
"For the sake of argunient we will
consider that done, and that the esti-
mate comes within the scope of the
sum Gregory is willing to advance
us."
"Your third step, then, will be to
incorporate a railroad company under
the laws of the State of California."
"I think I'll favour the -fair State
of New Jersey with our trade," Bryce
suggested dryly. "I notica:that when
Pennington bought out the Hender-
son interests and reorganized that
property, he incorporated -the Lag-
una Grande Lumber Company under
the laws of the State of New Jersey,
home of the trusts. There must be
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it your own way, boy.
Wlhat's good enough for the Colonel
is good enough for us. Now, then,
you are going to incorporate a comp-
any to build a road twelve miles long
—and a private road, at that. That
would be a fatal step. Pennington
would know somebody was going to
build a logging -road, and regardless
of who the builders were, he would
have to fight them in self-protection.
How are you going to cover your
trail, my son?"
Bryce pondered. "I wili, to begin,
have a dummy board of directors.
Also, my road cannot be private; it
must be a common carrier, and that's
where the shoe pinches. Common
carriers are subject to the rules and
regulations of the Railroad Commis-
sion."
- "They are wise and just rules,"
commented the old man, "expensive
"Dad certainly
was pleased!"
"As soon as Dad read my
last letter, wi i,h the news
of my appointment in it,
he jumped for the tele-
phone.
"I felt like a million dollars
when I heard his voice, and
if I can live up to the
things he said to me, I'll
go a long way."
There are many inspiring
moments when Long Dis-
tance is the only adequate
vehicle for our emotions.
As in- the case above, the
proper Word at the right
moment has a great Al-,
peal. • Let Long Distance
speed your message orin-
spiration when it
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They will cost us very
antiiing. Most Of We i,actidtiwner#
Meng the proposed route will give
rights of way free gratis- and
nothing, just to encounage the luna-
tics. Without a railroad the :land is
valueless; and as a common Carrier
they know -we en condemn righte of
way eapriciously withheld—something
• we cannot do as a private road. More-
over, deeds of sights of way can be -
drawn with a, time-litnit, after which
they revert to the original owners."
"Good strategy, my son! And cer-
tainly as a common carrier we will' be
welcomed by the farmers and cattle-
men along our short line. We can
handle their freight without much an-
noyance and perhaps at a slight pro-
fit."
"Well, that about completes the
rough outline of our plan. The next
thing to do is to start and keep right
on moving, for as old Omar has it,
'The bird of time hath but a little way
to flutter,' and the birdshot is catch-
ing up with him. We have a year in
which to "build our road; if we do not
hurryethe mill will have to shut down
foor lack of logs, when our contract
with Pennington expires."
You forget the manager for our
new corporation—the vice-president
and general manager. The man we
engage must be the fastest and most
convincing talker in California; not
only must he be able to tell a lie
with a straight face, but he must be
able to believe his own lies. And
he must talk in millions, look millions
and act as if a million dollars were
equivalent in value to a redwood
stump. In addition, he must be a
man of real ability and a person you
can trust implicitly."
"I have the very man you naention.
His name is Buck Ogilvy and only
this very day I received a letter from
him begging me for a email loan. I
have Buck on ice in a fifth -class San
Francisco hotel."
"Tell me about him, Bryce."
"Don't have to. You've just told
Inc about him. However, 111 read
you his letter. I claim there is more
character in a letter than in a face."
Here Bryce read aloud:
Gold -en Gate Hotel
Rooms fifty cents—and up.
San Francisco, California,
August 15th, 1916.
My Dear Cardigan: Hark to the
voice of one crying in the wilderness;
then picture to yourself the unlovely
spectacle of a strong man crying.
Let us assume that you have duly
considered. Now wind up your wrist
and send me a rectangular piece of
white, blue, green, or pink paper bear-
ing in the lower right-hand corner,
in your clear, bold chirography, the
magic words "Bryce Cardigan"—with
the little up-and-down hook and flour-
ish which identifies your signature
given in your serious moods and lends
value to otherwise worthless paper.
Five dollars would make me chirk
up; ten would start a slight smile;
twenty would put a beam in mine eye;
fifty would cause me to utter shrill
cries of unadulterated joy; and a
hundred would inepire me to actions
like unto those of a whirling dervish.
I am so flat busted my arches make
hollow sounds as I tread the hard
pavemeets of a great city, seeking
a job. Pausing on the brink of des
pair, that destiny which shapes our
ends inspired me to think of old times
and happier days and particularly of
that pink-andwhite midget of a girl,
who tended the soda -fountain just
beck of the railroad station at Prince-
ton. You stole that damsel from me,
and I never thanked you. Then I re-
membered you were a timber -king
with a kind heart and that you lived
somewhere in Calfornia; so I looked
in the telephone hook and found the
address of the San Francisco office of
the Cardigan Redwood Lumber Comp-
any. You have a mean man in charge
there. I called on him, told hien I
was an old college pal of yours, and
tried to borrow a dollar. He spurned
me with contumely—so much of it,
in fact, that I imagine you have a
number of such friends. While he
was abusing me, I stole from his desk
the stamped envelope which bears to
you these tidings of great woe; and
while awaiting your reply, be advised
that I subsist on the bitter cud of re-
flection, fresh air, and w-ater, all of
which thank God, dost nothing.
My tale is sdon told. When you
knew me last, I was a prospermis
young contractor. Alas! I put all
my eggs in one basket and produced
an omelet. Took a contract to build
a railroad in Honduras. Honduras
got to fighting with Nicaragua; the
government I' had done busine,ss with
went out of business; and the Nice-
ragtran army recruited all my lbour-
ers and mounted them on my mules
and horses, $rwiped all my grub and
told me to get home. 1 went. Why
stay? Moreover, T had an incentive
co/Misting of about an inch of bayonet
—tfrttrnatele not applied in a vital
Qt.—which accelerated ratter tun
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