Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-12
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Calvin Gray comes to Dallas
/ and rents the most expensive
hotel suite in the city. He is the
enemy of Colonel Henry Nelson,
son Of Bell Nelson, banker. Gray
falls in love with Barbara Park
er, who buys land for Nelson,
and suggests that she also pur-
chase land for him. Gus Bris-
kow, friend of Gray, takes Ma
Briskow and Allegheny, the
daughter, to the mountains.
Gray visits them there. A mes
sage comes saying that Bud
Br1skow, the son, has run away
from school and Gray offers to
follow him an dbring him home.
| Gray returns to Dallas to see
Barbara Parker.
| 7 NOW GO ON WITH STORY
During the early dusk Gray re-
turned to the lease, only to find
even the greasy careIaker gone.
BY this time he was decidedly I'M
comfortable, and to add to his dis
comfort, he conceived the notion
that he was being followed. On
second thought he dismissed this
lldea, nevertheless he took a round
about course back toward the main
street.
! Before long Gray found himself
IN superheated ogercrowded
back room with stack of silver
dollars which he scattered care
lessly upon the number of roul-
ette table. Roulette was much like
the oil game. This was a good way
IN which to kill an hour.
Absorbed in his own thoughts,
Gray paid little heed to those
about him, until a large hand
picked up one OF his bets. Then he
raised his eyes. The hand was at
tached to musclar arm, which in
turn was attached to a burly
stranger of unpleasant mien. GRAY
voiced a good-natured protest, but
the Fellow scOwled and refused to
acknowledge his mistake. Nothing
that the man was flushed, GRAY
TO pass. This bootleg whisky
shrugged and allowed the incident
from across Red River was of a
a quality to scatter a persons eye.
sight.
For some time the game con.
tlnued before Gray won again, anc
the dealer deposited .thirty-five
SILVER dollars beside his lbet. Agair
that 1sun4browned hand reached
forth, but this time Gray seizec
\ 1T by the wrist.
with wrench the man under
took to free his hand; he uttered :
threatening oath. The next instan-
ne was treated to a surprise, fol
Gray jerked him forward and sim
ultGaneously his empty palm strucl
the fellow a binding, a resound
ing smack. Again he cuffed the
FELLOW S face, this time the Other
side. When he finally .desisted The
stranger rocked in his tracks: he
shook his head; he blinked and he
cursed 1t was a moment before
I ne could focus his whirling sight
upon his assailaut. When he sue
tceeded it, was to behold the latte,
| staring at him with mockinp.
| threatening smile.
The drunken man hesitated. he
cast a slow glance around the
room, then mutterfng. boarseiIy
ne turned and made for the door
The was followed by burst of de-
nslve laughter that grew louder
as he went.
tray was in a better mood now
than folf several hours; he had
vented his his irritation: the an
mad clea red. After a while he dis
covered that he was hungry; nj
longer was he too reser5suI to
heed the healthy warning of hi,
stomach, so he left the place.
| Chapter XIX
a Bold, Bad Man.
Newton's eating places were
| not appet5zing at best, but a mea
could be endured with less dis
comfort by night than by day, fol
at such times most of the file.
were on the ceilings. The restur
ants Grsly entered was about
what ne had expected; along one
side ran a quick-order counter al
which were seated several custom.
ers; across from it was an oiIclotl
covered table, perfectly bare ex.
Icept Tor a revolving centerpiece-
one OF those silver-plated whirI.
gigs fitted with a glass saIt-and.
pepper shaker, a toothpick holder
an unpleasant oil bottle, and !
cruet int ended for vinegar. Here
racing an elderly man in a kide