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The Valley of the Giants by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
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streets. Sexton, we've got to block them. It means a loss of millions
to me if we fail!"

Shirley was standing in the doorway as he faced about from the
telephone. "Uncle Seth," she said quietly, "use any honourable method
of defeating Bryce Cardigan, but call off the Black Minorca. I shall
hold you personally responsible for Bryce Cardigan's life, and if you
fail me, I shall never forgive you."

"Silly, silly girl!" he soothed her. "Don't you know I would not
stoop to bush-whacking? There's some shooting going on, but its wild
shooting, just to frighten Cardigan and his men off the job."

"You can't frighten him," she cried passionately, "You know you
can't. He'll kill the Black Minorca, or the Black Minorca will kill
him. Go instantly and stop it."

"All right, all right!" he said rather humbly, and sprang down the
front steps into the waiting car. "I'll play the game fairly,
Shirley, never fear."

She stood in the doorway and watched the red tail-light, like a
malevolent eye, disappear down the street. And presently as she stood
there, down the boulevard a huge gray car came slipping noiselessly--
so noiselessly, in fact, that Shirley recognized it by that very
quality of silence. It was Bryce Cardigan's Napier.

"George!" she called. "Come here."

The car slid over to the gate and stopped at the sight of the slim
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