The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-04
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henry nelson, arrives in Dallas the
home of Nelson. Gray is in love
with Barbara Parker, who buys
land for the colonel. Gray goes to
look at an oil prospect and meets
Barbara's father, Tom Parker, in
vcstigating the same land. Gray
hires Mallow and two associates to
keep track of the activities of Mel
son in the oil fields. Gray becomes
friendly with the Briskow family
and Allie, the daughter, falls in
love with him. Bud Briskow, the
son, runs away from school and
Gray promises the family that he
will follow and bring Bud home.
NOW GO ON WITH STORY
| There followed a moment of
silence. Mallow and Stoner ex-
charged glances. What percentage
of that goes?' the former finally in
CURED.
"One hundred"
"So?" Then it's lucky Nelson
didn't fall. But there's no harm done
-nobody's hurt"
ut is lucky indecd-for me I'd
have felt bound to make good his
loss if you had hooked him. pre-
sumo l ought to expose this swim
, die"
Expose Jackson?" Stoncr in
CURED, quickly. When Gray nodded
! there was another brief silence be-
fore the speaker venturcd to say 81
, know this bird Nelson. and. take it
from me, you're giving him the best
Of it. If I hadn't known him as well
as ] do, wouldn't of put in with
you to break him. Now about this
Jackson you can land him, l spose,
! if you try but it would be lower
than frogs foot after him playing
square with you"
what do you mean by that?"
ale could have stung you easA
couldn't he? You surged out here
on purpose to buy the lease hu: he
hid out all afternoon to avoid you
"Um-m! Suppose we leave it for
the present"
| Mallow, who had remained silent
during his friends argument, greet
ed this suggestion with relief. lie
was glad to change the subject
"Good!S he cried heartily "lid
about as soon face Old Tom Parker
like that fellow in the rcstauva ut
did, as to face Jackson. He'd sink
, a stillson in my head, sure, if"
| Parker? Was that old man Miss
Parker's father"
"Certainly! What d'you think
allied that gunman? D'you think he
got the flu or something, all of a
sudden! There amt anybody left
tough enough to banker for Tom's
scalp. He's pinned rose on all OF
those old-timcrs srd he's deadly poi
son to the new crop"
For the first time Calvin Gray
understood clearly the reason fol
the unexpected outcome of that en-.
counter in the cafe. No wonder. the
strangers trigger finger had beer
paralyzed. Barbara's father. in.
deed. How stupid Of him not ,e
guess.
II must find him, quickly" Ora!
declared. perhaps he'll ride bach
to town with u.s."
1t was not a difficult task to locate
the veteran officer, and Tom was de-
lighted at the chance to ride home
with his new acquaintance
A unique and an engaging person
Parker proved to be; an odd com
pound of gentleness and acerbity, OF
kindness and rancor; a quiet, guile.
less, stubborn, violent old man-at
arms, who would not be interrupted
while he was eating. He was botf
scornful and contemptuous OF evil
doors. All needed killing.
lizard luck, call it, 70" bud
ding desperate to wreck career oil
promise the way that wretched fel
low did" Gray told him With I
laugh. "Out of all the men il
Texas, to pick YOU"
ooh. he amt bud! He's quite ;
killer"
'Indced?"
"He kills Mexicans and n;gger'
and folks without guns. mostly
Low-down stuff. He's got three o.
four, believe. I never could SC,
why the Nelson's KEEP him."
There wis brief silence. 81 bel
pardon?" said Gray.
"Hc's been on The Nelson pay rol
for years-doing odl Jobs tina
| ~ ~ h. D,,l
they got tired of him. anyhow he'
been hanging around Wichita fo
the last two or three weeks. He'
been in an out of our Office quite ;
bit"
Later, when the journey was ovel
and Tom Parker had been dr0ppe.
at his gate, Gray spoke to his tw'
companions.
"Did you hear what he said::"
1--WE did"
"Do you believe I was framed :?
Both Mallow and Stoner nodded.
CHAPTER Xxx
Airline Meets Her Match
/ Ozark Briskow, like his sister
Allegheny, was, studying hard ant
learning rapidly, but he had adop.
cd an educational plan, a curricu
lum. so to speak, far different from
hers,
His education was progress;n,
apace. for love is the greatest o
educators, and Buddy was in love-
madly, extravagantly in love-. Low
it was that accounted for his pres
ence lin Dallas, and his occupancy O
1.-the Governors suite ut the Alan.