New Britain herald., 1923-05-19


 Mercy ne, ! thought Eau was rnn eFsE As RFisksR' exclaimed
 fI feel hks ! vas the hester de- elsFsd, with a grin, Say, Mister Grey sold the FFaRs lease, aR'-we get more moReE than ever"
 Then mGhhe y9u can afford a neW suit Allie tsld him. "NRn laok like sta"
 Her father nodded, hut his mind R'as fnll of the incidents af that afteFRaen and he began at anes ts recount them. He told the story had ls, hut iR a language that the wamr eR understood, He had not gone far however, when the giFi inter- rnpted him 10 eEelaim;
 "Wsit. Why. Pa, You mean ta say Mister Gray 'aini gal no money 2"
 He had less n a hundred dallars, An him liyin' here like a king with everybody hosin' an seFapinn"
 Ignoring the effect upon Allie of this intelligence, he continued his recital, "All l dene was set around while him an them hank people talked il over" he said, finally, Then they got their lawyer in an he examined The title papers, Seemed like he'd never gii through, hut he did. an they signed some things and we come out, an Mister Gray told me "a made ferty'eighi thousand dollars"
 "Gaadness me," Ma Rriskows eyes videned, "Why, that Evans place ain't wuth the taxes
 
 But think Him tellin' me Ia made forty-eight thousand dollars. II give me a jolt. an says I didn't make it, told him I'd fell down an turned the hull thing over to him Its you that's made foriyreight thou sand says"
 What 2" Allie inquired, sharply, Then when her father had repeated himself she asked with even greater intensity; "Whard he say to that He didn't take it. did he?"
 He laughed kindn queer an says nll l got 10 do to give him good nights rest Is 10 wire Henry Nelson the deals closed. An him with less n a hundred dollars!"
 Allie spoke again in great relief.
  expression altered. her lips parted in a slow smile. 50. Hes pore. eh Pore as we wns. Well. I deelare!" She rose and turned her Lack upon her father.
 No. he ain't pore" Briskow said' irritably. Not now he ain't says it's his deal an his money. an we got plenty. An stuck 10 it."
 Allie wheeled suddenly at this an- nouncement. She uttered cry Of protest: then. What are yon talkin' about?" she roughly demanded.
 We had some argument an I got kinda riled. Finally he says if l feel that way we'll go partners. He wouldn't listen to nothin' else. an that's how it stands He made twenty-four thousand an 1-
 You You fool''
 Gus Briskow looked up with 2 start to find his daughter standing over him. her face ablaze. her deep osonl heaving. He stared at her in frank amazement, doubting his senses. Never had Allegheny used toward him a word. tone like this. never had he seen her look as she did at this moment.
 "Allie--Allie." the mother gasped, She, too, was aghast. "You--you.re talkn' to your pa.'
 You give him twenty-four thou san dollars? Give it to him? Wha'd you do 1t for'" Whatd you"
 A harsh exclamation burst from the girl-to the astonished parents it sounded like an oath. but it could | not have been-then she swung her self heavily about and rushed blindly into the next room, slamming the stout metal door behind her with crash that threatened to unhinge it,
 Well I be--darned." Gus Bris- kow turned slack, empty face upon the partner of his joys. I--1 never s'posed that girl would turn 
 CHAPTER TX
 An Electric Wiggle Stick.
 Of all the oil excitements, that which occurred in North Texas was perhaps the most remarkable; at any rate, the world has never witnessed such scenes as were enacted there.
 The strike at Ranger lit the fuse, the explosion came with the first gush of infammable liquid from the Fowler farm at Burkburnett.
 "Burk" Was q sleepy little town,