The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-02-07

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q the young lawyer. spoil
Ttietly, as his habit was, but his fa,
flushed and his keen eyes glittered. -
few hundred dollars will buy ap il
terest in a company formed to dill
well, and il the well proves a 'gushc
mans share may yield him fifty tho,
sand or more : year. If you want I
be RICH, ferris. better let me invest til
money you've made on that Dakot
ranch Of yours"
The sturdy Westerner, Neyen's class
mate at college. laughed and shook hi
head. Guess not, thank you, jim" h
answered. "'Slow and sure is NJ,
motto. I never expect to set rich a
4 stroke
".As you please" said Ncvcn, dryly
Your cousins. the Larrabces, hay,
more faith in my Judgment. Mrs. Lar
rabee gave me thousand dollars t,
invest for her-as an agent of course
She paid me twenty dollars for placiE:
| it,"
Il should think If success is so cc-
tain you would prefer to be paid by
a percentage on the profits"
"N-no-well." said Neven, uncomfor
tably, "Mrs. Larrabec would not con
sent to that. If the well proves dry
one.' she said, 1t won't be your fault
you'll do your best for NE, l know.
SO she gave me twenty dollars down =
Hugh FERRIS had risen and was pac-
Ing rcstlessly about the dinsy little
office. Bother investments. anyway.
JIM! he cried 1.-THE only reason why
l came to Pennsylvania was to try to
get Jennie Larrabee to 20 back to
South Dakota as my wife. That's the
only subject that interests me lust
now"
Neven rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
You know the Larrabecs haven't any
money! he suggested. THAT thou
sand dollars represented all their saw
ings. You ought to look for a girl who
could put some capital into that ranch
of yours"
Jennie Larrabee without cent will
De fortune to me-if can win her!
she and her mother are well, you say:
I think I'll 80 out to the farm and
see them this morning. Good.5y.
JIM
What fool:.' muttercd the young
lawyer. as he watched the burly fel.
low stride impetuously down the street.
lie ineant'to make money-and marry
money. Then he turned to his work
again. which at this time consisted
mainly in figuring his possible income
from the Harms well.
Nevcn had invested his own SAVINGS
SIX hundred dollars, in the Harms VOL,
which was now being drilled about |
,wo miles from town. He had mt
Mrs. Larrabee's thousand dollars into
he Warren well, not SO promising a
property. he thought, which was only
rev hundred yards from the other.
Inc drill In each well had already
'assed through layers of solid rocI; and
u STATE, and current of salt water
ia now was near the stratum of
iass-ilke rock beneath which oil might
e found. In an hour or two lie MIGHT
e millionaire or-no, he would NOT
c pauper, in any event. Jabcz
wright, one of the drilling crew. had
greed to warn him by a cipher tee
ram OF the chances Of success or
'iiure. II the well seemed likely to
dry. Ncven Planned to rush ont
me street and sell his interest l,c-
're thcspublic heard the news. /:
A tap ut the door startled him.
~ appeared with yellow cnrc.one
even took it and tore it cpea.
sand reached" the cipar trans,,+.,
I'd him. DRY. Better SELL" IL
Dry. All his savings gone il a mo.
ent! {
Sames Neven was not demonstro. +
re man. lie paid, the boy, ana VIXEN S
was gone. stood staring at the floor Il
IS SKIN looked yellow and as If III
ere tightly drawn over his sharn
atures, but only his cicnctcd hands :
ID his emotion. '
suddenly he seized his hat. He Y
ist sell at once, shift his loss upon n
meDooy else! He opened the door. | II
seemed that Bushby, the town cos.
. Aad been just about to enter.
Heard the news, Never 2. Ensh;,r
.ed. The Harms 10 dry rellw
tes. 90 I'rc heard" said Ncven, Al
wy Uss'sss NOW to sZ v sslI; E