The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-23

! son, employs several men to keep
close watch of Nelson's activities
in the oil fields. Gray is in love
! with Barbara Parker, who buys
land for Nelson. Gus Briskow
strikes oil in Ranger and sends Ma
Briskow and daughter, Allegheny,
to Dallas. He asks Gray to assist
them in the selection of proper
wearing apparel. Ozark, better
known rs Bud Briskow, son of Gus
is Il great admircr Of Calvin Gray.
Gray becomes popular in Dallas
and informs his business associates
that he is out to get Henry Nelson.
! NOW GO ON WITH STORY
Henry Nelson's activities in the
oil fields did nos leave him much
time in which to attend to his duties
as vice president of his fathers
bank. for what success he and Old
Bell Nelson had had since the boom
started was the direct result Of the
Younger mans personal attention to
their join operations.
But of late things had not been
going we'll The turn had como with
the loss of the Evans lease, and that
misfortune had been followed by
others.
1t was this generally unsatisfac
tory state Of affairs that accounted
for the junior Nelson's presence in
Wichita Falls at this time. He anc
Bell had spent a stormy forenoon
together; he was in an irritable
mood when, early in tho afternoon
a card was brought into his Office.
Nelson could not restrain start
at sight Of the name engraved there
on. He allowed himself moment
in which to collect his wits, then hi
opened slightly the desk drawer il
which he kept his revolver and gave
instructions to admit the caller.
Nelson rcvOlved slowly in hi
chair; he stared curiously at tn
newcomer, and HIS voice was cold
unfricndly, as he said:
"This is quite a surprise, Gray"
"My dear Colonel, would you OK
pect me to come to Wichita Fall
without paying ny respects to IN.
ranking officer, my immediate su
pcrior?"
THAT means, I infer, that you re
, fuse to close tho chaptcr?"
AS if he had not heard this las
remark, Gray continued easily: 81
is a selfish motive that brings m
here. come to crow. 1t is my pc
culiar weakness that l demand a
5 audience for what ! do; ! must shar
( my triumphs with some one, els
} they taste flat and since you ar
perhaps the one man in Texas VIII
knows me best, or has the slightes
/ interest in my doings, it is natur;
e that ] come to YOU"
This guileless confession evoked
!, positive scowl. What have 70
DONE" the banker snecred, "excel
get your name in the papers ?"
IL have made a large amount {
money for one thing, and am ha,
ing a glorious time. Now that Evan
lease, for instance"
"Oh! You've come to crow abo,
that"
s, "Not loudly, but a little. l turnc
y the greater part # that land for /;
;. much as five thousand dollars q
= acre. Odd that we should ha,
n come into competition with eat
l. other on my very first undertaken
$ isn't it? Fascinating business, tn
oil. All one needs, to succeed, is c.
> pcricnce and capital
e Nelson burst forth in sudden irI
o tation. What are you getting a
3 You know l don't care damn VIII
l- you're doing. how much mon'
you're making"
d "Strange! Inasmuch as practical
u every dollar l have made has cor
y out Of you indirectly"
'e For a moment Nelson said not
ing; then, "Just what do you me;
by that?"
Exactly what I said. I've c
- under you wherever possible. VIII
/ you wanted acreage, bid again
you and ran the price up until "
] paid more than it was worth. TIL
which secured managed"
"Ydu! So--you're the one back
that" Nelson's Amusement destroy
the insecure hold he had thus f
maintained upon himself. Furious
he cried: You're out to get m
That's it, eh?"
81 am, indeed. And half I
satisfaction in dung SO will be
knowing that you know what l
up to-"
"Well, by God! l knew you h
the gall of the devil but-Sce he
Gray, don't you understand what
can do to you? ! don't want a
trouble with you, but one word FRI
me and"
"Of course. you want n0 tout
with me; but, alas! my dear Color
you are going to hav. it. Oh.
great deal of trouble. More trout
than you ever had IN all your Ii
Either you are going broke, or
am" Gray's tone changed abrup:
"For your own good remove yo
hand from the neighboFhood Of tt
drawer. am too close to you fol-
gun play. Good! Now about tt
one word from you. You won't spe
it, for that would force me to ut
I nasty truths about, YOU, and y
would suffer more than !, this bel
your home town where you are
spected. And the truth is nasty, is
it,"
Colonel Nelson aad grown v,
white during this long speech.