Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-23

bel. with final heroic attempt to
snatch victory from the jaws Of lie.
feat, that Jack aud l have been
have been good friends for a long
time. The only reason he hasn't spo
ken about ito you-is because he has
been waiting until he was in more Of
position to do so.'
'Then it's mighty lucky for him that
he concluded to postpone It," declared
Tom Truesdell testify. Romance is all
very we'll for those who can afford it,
but Jack Goodale doesn't belong to
that class. i pay him a fair salary,
and admit he earns it. But l don't
sec how be expects NE to accept him
as a son.in-law. How could he ever
provide for wife as extravagant as
you? Absurd
"Ee has little money, and he may
make IL lucky deal some day." she per-
sisted in spite Of the forlornness Of her
hope.
DO you mean that the young man
intends to gamble in wheat?' he asked
ironically.
"Why shouldn't he: You do. don't
you?'
Tom TrucStlell snorted impalently.
mo" he retorted. II DO not gamble. \
gambler risks his property. never
risk anything. know how the market
is g6ln. because make the market.
There is difference. Isabel"
Driven to desperation, Isabel played
her last trick. The man you want for
a son-in-law," she said, "is no better
off financially. He has nothing but hi::
debts to distinguish him..
| He smiled Saruonically. eff ! want
| him for son-in-law." he returned de-
cidedly, II am we'll enough off to aft
| ford him. grant you Gerald Van In
gen has very little means, but he has
something that the Truesdel family
needs q good deal more. He has posi-
ton
Hes an empty makeshift." declared,
Isabel wyathfully.
"Ile isn't very brainy. suppose
her father admitted. He'll he all the
easier to manipulate on that account
That ought to appeal to you. Isabel
But haven't made up my mind yet
Mr. Van lngcn is coming to lunch
with me tomorrow. and | shall make {;
study Of him. lie certainly ought tc
do great things for us socially"
Van lngen w:ls runctual ut TrueS
de,lS office on the following day. AS
he entered the busy place he foun(
the hustle very disquieting to hi:
nerves. Tape machines clicked. clerk:
were shouting perplexing fractions
into telephones. and there was an up
roar quite unfamiliar to the youn:
mans ears. All 1T once TrueStlcl
rushed into view. almost overlurnin;
his distinguished visitor. and witllou
even an apology shouted in voic
that seemed peculiarly dis;,grepable:
Here. Gmlale. Get Il move on an
sell all you can-1O.OOO.OOO bushels t.
day. Keep 4 cool head, man.
Ilavin. given his commands. Trues
Gel! turned I" his visitor. you'll hav
tn excuse me" he said. II expected
4uic! day. ant the bulls are ON til
warlath. and I'm having the fight q
my life. G,mdale will be back prescn
j.. and he'll tell You Ill about it, Com
In tomorrow and IL blow you to thu:
luncheon if have money enough lei
10 pay for it,
The excited operator was away h'
fore the startled young man could p,
in :: word. lie couldn't underStan
why so rich Il man as Trucs(lcll W.:
supposed to bc should agitate himsc
over his business. What was amiss
The idea was SO irritating that L
found trifiing consolation in ii
fact that his wooing had gone no FIJI
ther.
Just then G"o.lalc returned. and Vi,
Ingen felt it due to himself tn leaf
something Of the condition Of affair
His ideas Of business were exceeding
ly vague. hut he nervcd himself f,
the undertaking
mir. Trucs,lel seems to be mus
ally excited to-day" be began.
can't help thinking something must
up"
Something is mp" Goodale admittt
quietly. Wheat Is down"
ooh. see" said his rival. with
daZed look which belied his assun
ton If Intelligence. "Mr. Truestlt
has been dealing very heavily latel
I believe"
Every heavily indeed" Gooda
agreed promptly.
- "Many people will he very hard hit
every hard indeed"
Van lngen concluded that he Ii:
solved the problem. He thanked b
informant. rose langnidly and procee
ed tn his club inwardly grateful th
= he had escaped terrible possibilil