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Show THE WEEKLY REFLEX, KAYSVTLLE, UTAn i m mhmy f a mm In the Opinion of the mission of Utah, as vo'eed V. Kneer, member of tlmt "a workman Is entitled to formation as to conditions lrd-w.,-- By PETER B. KYNE Bynopsl. I'loneor tn tha Oallfor-Brad wood region, John Cardigan, at forty-aave- n, it la tha leading cltlxen of Sequoia, owner of mills, ships, and many acres of timber, a widower after three years of married life, and father of two-day-o- ld Bryce Cardigan. At fourteen Hr yea makes the acquaintance of Shirley Sumner, a visitor at Sequoia, and his Junior by a few years. Together they visit tha Valley of the (Hants, sacred to John Cardigan and hl son as the burial place of Bryce's mother, and part with mutual regret. While Bryce Is at college John Cardigan meets with heavy business losses and for the first time views the future with uncertainty. After graduation from college, and a trip abroad, Bryce Cardigan cornea home. On the train he meets Shirley Sumner, on her way to Sequoia to make her home there with her uncle. Colonel 1ennlngton. Bryce learns that his father's eyesight has failed and that Colonel Bennington Is seeking to take advantage of the old man's business misfortunes. John Cardigan Is despairing, but Bryce la full of light. .ra "H n , ii.- - oli:il lll 5 ((T 1 ug,-m- - A gypsy has been lodged ,n j.,, Salt Lake, charged with Copyrtyfc JULES RONDEAU!" v , before he accepts a portion through an employment Author of Cappy Rick and he added fiercely : And 1'U attend to the battle for Father. We may lose, but that man Pennington will know hea been in a fight before we fi- nHe broke off abruptly, for he had just remembered that he was to dine at the Pennington house the following Thursday and he was not the sort of man who smilingly breaks bread with his enemy. ( Hence, If Rondeau had superintended the task of felling the tree, it must have been at the behest of a superior; and since a woods-bos- s acknowledges no superior save the creator of the .' the recipient of that stolen burl must have been Colonel Pennington. Suddenly he thrilled. If Jules Rondeau had stolen that burl to present It to Colonel Pennington, his employer, then the finished article must be In pay-roll- the telephone and called up Bryee. He recognized her voice Instantly and called her name before she had opportunity to announce her Identity. Thank you so much for the beauti-fu- l roses, Mr. Cardigan," she began. "Im glad you liked them. Nobody picks flowers out of our garden, you know. I used to, but Fll be too busy hereafter to bother with the garden. By the way, Mlss(Sumner, does your uncle own a car?" "I believe he does a little old rattletrap which he drive himself," Then Ill send George over with the Napier this afternoon. You might care to take a spin, out into the surrounding country. By the way, Miss Smnner, you are to consider George and that car as your personal property. I fear youre going to find Sequoia a dull place; so whenever you wish to go for a ride, Just call me up, and Ill have George report to you." But think of all the expensive gao-llnand tires! Oh, but you mustnt look at things from that angle after you cross the Rocky mountains on your way west. What nre you going to do this after- Vy bri,, girl from Denver m The gypsy claims he Imught the from her parents for $2Vxi .n,,t that she is his property. Because he believed that his w1f had exposed herself to drove her from the home 1U,, 7..J pelleu her to seek quartets .i,, Is an allegation made in tl. ,, suit tiled by an Ogden won,. in Attired in the vestment. ,,f ,i snered dance and bedecked tn ,,n war paint, 100 Indians fr,,m ,. ; year-ol- d PWr & Kjm have been pinning one on about this time every night since my return." "Shirley belongs to the Band of Shea nope, the Colonel explained. ready at any time to break a land with the Demon Rum. So we will have to drink her share, Mr. Cardigan. Pray be seated." Bryce seated himself. "Well, we lumbermen are a low lot and naturally I fond of dissipation," he agreed. fear Miss Sumnera prohibition tendencies will be still further strengthened after she, has seen the "What Is that?" Shirley queried. n The runs over your undes logging railroad Into Township nine, where his timber and ours is located. It Is the only train operated on Sunday, and it leaves Sequoia at five p. m. to carry the Pennington and Cardigan crews back to the woods celebration after their Saturday-nigh- t In town. As a usual thing, all hands with the exception of the brakeman. " ;r' . , reservation will arrive in s.tii July 29 to participate in a festival to be given at the The last concrete on th rMi In Farmington wns poured but the road over the appioa, hes ami viaduct has not beeu finished. It thought the concrete will be off and the road opened fur u.,-.ln about ten days. Adjudication of apparent h ing claims of 1rice city ami the ver & Rio Grande in the u were scenes of of human endeavor, and to activity, him In that moment came the thought; My father brought all this to pass and now the task of continuing It Is mine! All those men who earn a living In Cardlguna mill and on Cardigans dork those sailors who sail the ships that carry Cardigan's lumber into the distant marts of men are dependent upon me; and my father used to tell me not to fall them. Must my faflier have wrought all this In vain? Colton springs, in Carbon emm And must I stand by and see all this are and fireman, engineers, singing, announced by the state go to satisfy the overwhelming ambition eel;. or fighting drunk. weeping of a stranger?" His big hands clenchThe sugar plant brnnch "Do they fight, Mr. Cardigan? ed. "No I" he growled savagely. Give I might say usually. United States department of Frequently. me your Inst five annual statements, CHAPTER V. Continued. Its quite an inspiring sight to see a lure is endeavoring to Mr. Sinclair, please." of lumberjacks going to it on ages of the iiemuio in wm couple noon? The old servitor brought forth the John Cardigan shook Ms head. Tjn r a traveling thirty miles an damaging the beet rop 1,. I dont know. I havent thought mortgaged to the lust penny," lie con- doeumeiilT In question. Bryce scuffed Utah. bout;. that far ahead. I fessed, and Pnnniugtnn hns been buy- them Into his pocket and left the office. How horrible! brents that his i! i. some "For real sport I would sugThree quarters of nn hour later he en ing Cardigan Redwood Lumber Ye s. Indeed. The right of way Is daughter, Allan, uoui I that motor to gest you up, Laguna bonds until lib Is tered the little amphitheater In the bottles.!4 nnleWhe s, lit g'?((S t if tile 111 Grande. Thats' Spanish' for Big La- linked with empty whisky In control of tlie Issue, liell buy In Valley of the Giants and paused with Colonel We Pennington up. spoke contained in it letter s, iu tin.., goon, you know. Take a rod with the San Hedrln timber at (the fore- nn expression of dismay. One of tin n on the have dont any fighting to mads George There are some salyou. closure sale, and In order to get It giants had fallen and lay stretched any more, he said blandly. mon In the lagoon. Instill;. tt on of nn imp! back und save something for you out serosa the Jlttle clearing. In Its de Indeed! How do you prevent It?" litt'ic 'He hollo But I havent any rod. stste.n for of the wreckage, Ill tune to make an scent It had demolished the little Bryce asked. I ll send you over a lie will lie Mm one. stone white Ip over begun good his mothers unprofitable trade with him. Ill hug grave woods-boss- , My Jules Rondeau, But I have nobody to teach me and Velivinph to give him my timber adjoining bis and had driven the fragments of the Telephone makes them keep the peace, Penningliow to use It, she hinted daringly. text war or the c::r ainr. north of- - Sequoia, together with my stone deep Into the earth. ton replied with a small smile. If I The he wns that the tree fact that Valley of the Giants, In return for the five counrcs in Utah. Jtii h. appreciate down, compliment, Bryce Stood Dumbly Gazing Upon the tberes any fighting to be done, he does flashed back at Fan Hedrln timber, to which hell have htvweker, was secondary to the fact but unfortunateher, Beaver, lltnerv and Mo', Sacrilege. it o sheriff's deed. Hut the mill, alt my that neither wind nor lightning had ly my holidays are over for a long, made gains in population In You mean afnong his own crew, of old employees, with their numerous brought It low, but ruther the Impious Penningtons borne! And Bryce had long time. I took my fathers place in past dende, us shown h;. figm course, Bryce suggested. hand of ninn? for" the great jagged been Invited to that home for dinner the business this morning." r dejendenta gone, with you left by the census bureau pjiblic "No, hes in charge of the So soon? and without a dollur to pfly your stump showed all too plainly the the following Thursday by the (3olonelg An to luue sample. effort . a whether and fight starts among your "Yes. Things have been happening saw and axe; a niece. taxe. Smashed like that!" And he marks of cross-cu- t manufactured men or he a goods on d takes hand. ours, Hes Ill go, after all, he told himself. while I was away. However, speakdrove his fist Into the palm of his pile of chips four feet deep littered the ct liters is I) trade had them all for behaving mildly quite Ill go and Ill see what I shall see." ing of fishing, George Sea Otter will hand. ground. a while, because he can whip any man by tlte executive secretary o an For a Invaluable Is minute stood Instructor. He prove but not fully a Bryce without TorhapH tight, In the country, and everybody realizes Manufacturers association. CHAPTER VI a good boy and you may trust hJm Bryee nnswered, although he knew dumbly gazing upon the sacrilege beit I dont know what Id do without The extension of the ligli'ing .t On their plight vvus Implicitly. Thursday evening Rondeau. He certainly makes those hopeless. fore bis rage and horror found vent In lie full length of'.M.iin sue' m When Shirley Sumner descended to you can tell what success you had I'll give that man Bennington u run words. "An enemy has done this bohunks of mine with the white wav in !hc lively. step inn room on the breakfast the morning with the salmon. for Ida money, or I'll know the reason." thing," he cried aloud to the wood Do ness bohunks. is now be.ug u you district employ her in arrival following And over her grave Sequoia, the The telephone on the table beside goblins, Oh, that reminds me, Mr. Cardigan. Colonel? Brigbni.t first her at City. uncles a was It glance him tinkled, and he took down the burl tree. At tin point stately You ennt Come Thursday evening, I'lit tT J. Stimsoti. a two-tCertainly. They cost less; they where Bryce paused a malignant countenance Informed her that during after all. Aud she explained the reareceiver and said Hello!.". nre less far Hi most than '.he L'lnli state independent the night something had occurred to son. "Suppose you come Wednesday Merry!" mine the sweet voire of growth bad develnpisl on the trunk men more and :. hot n handled. And readily Colonel .rested at Irritate Selh Diego on Pennington and night Instead." Do of the tree, for nil the world like a Shirley Sumner over the win1. to have dont them you .ff pamper parhim of his out startle forgery. bland tremendous vvurf. This was the burl, customary "Well call that a bet. Thank you." you feel tn savage as all tluit, Mr, ticularly In the matter of food. Why, so prized for table tops and panelling eoiiqaisure. For tlie purpiiM" of tnxat'on the She churklcd nt his frank good huCardigan." Mr. Cardigan, with nil due respect to of Utah is worth I Shirley," he began, did hear you mor. $70 For the second time In bis life the because of tin- fact that the twisted Tlmnk you, Mr. Cardigan, for your father, the way he feeds his men year, us rmniMred with thrill that was akin to pain mum to wnvy, grain lends to the calling young Cardigan on the tele- all your kindness and thoughtfulness; is Cake and pie I'tU) simply ridiculous! Bryce Cardigan, lie laughed. If I wood nn extraordinary beauty when phone after dinner last night or did and If you will persist In being nice and the at same meal doughnuts bad known you were calling, Miss to me, you might send George Se.i Bryee noted that the work my ears deceive me?" year old son of Mr. an Dad to in Well, started feed his ears all Your ore right. Uncle Seth. Otter and the car nt Sumner," he said, I shouldnt have of removing this excrescence had been Ill men the same food lie fed IVnioIius of Uintah, link himself. accomplished very neatly. With a I called Mr. Cardigan up to thank him he glad to avail mjself of both uutil growled so," when he caught libs in e for sent cross-cu- t the he and Incidentover, saw pie can I ten a the car of my own sent up get growth, lsuhaps Well, you're forgiven for several the rj.il.ngs of his crib to invite him over here to dinner from San Francisco. Till reasons, but principally for sending feet in diameter, had been neatly ally Wednesday rroirpt notion on the part of .i ne sliced oft much us a housewife cuts on Thursday night. me that delicious blackberry night, then. - Good bve." ' pie. saved Mrs Victoria Joigetisui ef I thought I heard you asking someslice after slice from a loaf of bread, As Bryce Cardigan Thank you so much," hung up, he Grou-- e Creek and' her small soil tram body to dinner, and as you don't know heaved a slight sigh. It was difficult Glnd you liked It, Miss Sumner. 1 lie guessed thHt these slices, pructl an attack by a rabid covote. n soul In Sequoia except young Cai In Iwen rolled had circular to get out of the habit of playing; he shape, dare to hope that I mny have the rally The iii.muil outing of the Logan I lie was to found himself the possessor of a out of the woods to some conveyance naturally opined that privilege of seeing you soon again." very rliauiher of commerce has been vet fur our be the of object hospitality." Of course. One good pie deserves waiting toreeelve them. great desire to close down the desk, Iff and 17, with the tour t August "1 dare say its quite nil right to What Bryce could not understand, call on Shirley Sumner, and spend the another. Some evening next week, include lrovo and Interne dune pent' when tluit dear old daddy of yours however, vvus the stupid brutality of have invited Mm. Isnt it. Unde Seth?" remainder of the day busking in the Actual loss to tlie farmers of Ue'nr the raiders In felling the tree merely dear. sunlight of her presence. Certainly, ran span Ijbs boy, you might be my certainly, in the sugar beet industry alone county for that section of burl. By permit- Quite all right, hut. er ah. slightly to see our burl redwood-paneleFollowing his discovery of the outlast was one million dollars, due I am to Inconvenient. year tree the stand and merely expecting other rage committed on his fathers sunetu- dining room Uncle Seth is so ting to a short water season. The loss was a to the the unfortunateburl, company up building Thursday night staging proud of. Would Thursday night be ary. Br.vee wasted considerable vui- incurred on 11,000 acres. latter could have been removed with- ly. Crayton, the president of the Bank oalde tlmp and effort In a futile en-- '; convenient?" out vital of to to the whereas tree Utah need fear no shortage of labor dine SequolaTls and coming Injury up to" some deavor a Thank thousand further Perfectly. hint gnther you some discuss business tree wretches to affairs the the care for tlie crops this year while with me of the Identity of the vandals; but by destroying times." o If funl too to evidenced all dont " you afterward; mind, Bryce clearly, wages continue high and the quality She hade hlin my despairing at last he dismissed the As he of the labor is good. "This is .the view turned from the telephone, his father a wanton desire to add Insult to in- dear, suppose you call young Cardigan matter from his, mind, resolving only of the state industrial commission. up and ask him to defer fits visit until that on Thursday he would gv up jury. Boor old Dud 1" he murmured. home later date." Into Penningtons woods and Interview The Smithfield-Logahighway B Tru glad now he has been unable to unde. What Certainly, Jules Rondeau. perfectly the redoubtable practically completed and will b get up here and see this. It would marvelous roses! How 1U1 you suc- Bryce's natural Inclination was to ready for traffic In a few days. The have broken his heart. Ill have this ceed In growing them. Unde Seth? wait upon M. Rondeau immediately. highway cost $210,000. In its constructree made Into fence posts and the He smiled sourly. "I didnt raise If not sooner, but the recollection of tion ffO.OOO barrels of cement were stump dynamited and removed this them." he replied. That his dinner engagement at the Penningused. summer. After be Is operated ou and Indian that drives John Cardigan's ton home warned him to proceed The board of governors of the gets back bis night, be wtM come up ear brought them around about an cautiously; for while harboring no r Commercial club has taken " here and he must never know. Per- hour ago, along with a card. There apprehensions as to the outcome of a tiott with respect to securing proper haps hewil Lb nve. forgotten how many JLis besldeyourplateJ possible o lash w It h Rondeau, Bryee roads sigus utthe Intesection of trees stood lu this circle. She blushed ever so slightly. I was not so optimistic as to believe he state and county highways in Boxelder He paused. Peeping out from un- suppose Bryee Cardigan Is vindicating would escape .unscathed from an en , county. der a chip among the litter at his feet himself," she murmured as she with- counter. Utah county increased the' value of; was the moldy corner of a white drew the card from the envelojav As Whip Any -- Man its taxable proporty tlds year.as conienvehpe, ltr ait Instant Bryee had It f she had surmised. It was Bryce Cnrdi- Colonel "Penningtons pompous ImCountry." his was hand. in The envelope pared to lb lb, more than So.OW'1, dirty gnn.s. Colonel Pennington was the ported British hutlar showed Bryce and I suppose the habits one forms in the aggregate value this year bc!n? and weatherbeaten, but to a certain proprietor of a similar surmise. Into the Pennington living room at youth are Last year it was extent the redwood chips under which -- "Fast work, Shirley," he murmured In Id $",730,181. announcing him with due age. Colonel." readily changed It had lain hidden had served to pro- banteringly, "I wonder what liell ceremony. 007,800. Shirley rose from the piano But tltat makes It hard for other tect It, and the writing on the face send you for luncheon. Some dill where she had been W. C. Dlngman hit a mule with his idly fingering the manufacturers, Y jur-the Colonel was still legible. The envelope was pbVes, probably." protested automobile and' Tailed to stop. keys and greeted him with every apI feel my men good Ogden at She pretended to be very busy with pearance of pleasure follow of food empty and addressed to Jules Rontourt plain in four and the city Ing w hich, deau, care of the I.nguna Grande the roses, and noLto have heard she turned io present her visitor to plenty of It quite better food than found him guilty and he was stuff em they were used to before they came to to Lumber company. Sequoia. California. thr,- him. or Colonel Pennington,- - who was pay a tine of standing this country; but I cannot . address. read brenkfast-tntiteand reread that In his favorite' position with his' back aeoin to days in jail. Shirley, left alone at the Bryce satisfy them. Your respected parent Rondeau!" he muttered. Jules picked Idlj at the pivsred tigs to the fireplace. Crop and range condith ns tiuviub" N the basis for Rondeau! comparison In this out the stme are hi very fa r y Ive heard that name be- the owlish butler set before her Uncle Seth, this is Mr. Cardigan, fore ah. yes! Dad sjmke of him last Vaguely she wondered her uc.e'es who was vo very nice to me the dav country, Cardigan, and I find It deviltion with the exception of dry ish inconvenient." IIe laughed indulwoods-bosspparent hostility to the Cardigans; I landed In Red Bluff." in some portions where hot night lie's Pennington's gently and.. passed, his igarette-case she was us vaguely trembled "la " i.' The "Colonel ' bowed. rmd lari; water'are-'rdrrT have to to Bryce. An enemy bad done this thing and ledge that until s! e should succeed Jhank you. sir, for your tobe nirtg felt, to courtesy . "Unde Seth always grows restless In all the world John Cardigan lmd In eradicating this hostility, It inu-- t He l ad assumed an air of uiy iiicce, some nrhT'r ninn fsdhe lea fer," "'hm t'oTohel ersity vf Utah . j NlT Seth one enViiry a but us Penningbar to the further reserve, of spsMnct aloofness, VII Give That Man Pennington Inevitably ct despite of the Institute of ; Shirley volunteered with p mischie-vou- s quest ton. Had Ponnlpgteu sent his woods-bosRun for HJs Money." PO'iss of her friendship with Rrvce hts studied politeness. ice Now of at lork City, is oma; glance to do this dirty work out of Cardigan. And she told herself she rehnfngton. "Dont Your Colonel, Is one of um. Nunky-dtmkrecord of the achievements of m11 ;1K looked up. What are you going to do sheer spite? Hardly. The section of did not wang to lose that fr.' T(,lsh;n, beings t!o world win alwav women of this state, who have rotor--ladf he queried. burl was gone, and this argued that; She wasnt the least bit in b,tv we ' clamor to serve." to the advancement of ela a1"'3 I have to do some thinking to- the question of spite hail been purely him albeit she rvitlize! he was rather , uted Quite true. Sir. Cardigan, YVh'en j since the war, " .. So Im a matter of secondary consideration. "You know why, of course morrow," Bryce answered. lovable. And lastly he wits a good, de- she was qui; a little I tame ungirl kd1 f Into j to If a someone going up Cardigan's redwoods voted sen had was suset ptible of der her dog. bites you, do not Evidently. Bryee reasoned, those burl panels in .your mwdf. it j animal do that on had desired that burl redwood greatly, devekq et.t into n congenial and ihe assumption 1. Fo did Colonel. Miss n Sumner room. dining The dogwoods and rhododendrons are and that someone bad not been Jules wholly afflicted with rabies, but cha hcccj tab'e coiuTide to a young las doubtless told you of our first blooming now," the old man murmured Rondeau, since a woods-boswould not lady ahsoluutv L;k-rcanine up for a few days so a to In cher means meeting some twelve ve.trs ago." wistfully. Bryce kuew what lie was be likely to spend five minutes of his of till";. -- e f. if rabies develop. These are GO HE CONTINUED.) Q;: te so. Mav I 4 i cfltr you I'll attend to the flow-r- s leisure time in consideration of the thinking of, tionx She 1nided her brmhf.ist fit .Issued by the state boaJ Mr. ( Y d.c in ?" table-toSame persons are j eagamj Cardigan beauttes of a burl or panel thuughUut s.Uiice; then si.v tc perfectly killing at heuMh, Mho hope that the suj 'TUt-v,u, "eru.tily. Dud anj I tu killing tua All about Bryee j e . 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