The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-28
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no funds % your own avallahles''
Not enough, al such short notice Sc
"Weng"
That lease Is worth one hundred
and sixty thousand dollars, isn't it,
she banker nodded "t'm going 20
sea 4 before & o'e,eek for-cighty
thousand know people here who
will take Il, but I've eomo FIRST TO
you. Get together a little syndicate
right here in the hank. and buy Il.
IN agree to take IL OF your hands
within so days az one hundred and
sixty thousand dollars. In other
words. IL Is worth 20 me eighty
thousand dollars 20 have YOU carry Il
Tor a month
is your guaranty any gcod?"
That Is for you to determine. As.
sumo that IL Is not, and TN better
my first offer. III undertake TO sell
or the land IN SOS right here In
Dallas. double your money, and al.
vide the profits thereafter with you.
II Is a safe speculation and n quick
enc, You know l can put II thru
Mr.. Roswell considered briefly be.
fore replying. There's no use deny.
ins that we've made money on deals
Ike this-every body has. SO It's
nothing new. There's big play on
Ranger stuff ana We couldn't lose.
But know nothing about you ex.
cept the little you've told me. when
] so into deal put my trust more
in the man than the proposition"
And | trust my own judgment OF
human character more than that OF
strangers" Gray said. quickly. so
do you. Thirty days is long time
with me. and the OIL business is just
my speed. Permit me to remind you
that time Is flying, and that have
given myself only three hours In
which to turn this property. | in.
tend TO beat Nelson. and apply that
beating on account OF an old score.
This IS more than mere business
deal
II like your energy" the banker
confessed, and I'm inclined 10 bet
some OF my own money on you.
Now"-he pushed n button on his
desk-"lct's see II there are any
any others here who feel as do"
IL was early evening when Gus
Briskow returned 10 hts wife's and
hts daughters rooms AZ the AJAX.
He slipped in quiely and sank into
a chair.
Mercy me, thought you was
run over" Ma Briskow exclaimed.
II feel like was" tho hester de.
clarcd, with "A grin. say Mister
Gray sold the Evans lease an'-we
eot more money than ever"
Then mehbe you can afford n
new suit" Allie told him. You
look like sin"
Her father nodded. but his mind
sas full OF the Incidents OF that at.
tcrnoon and he began at once 10 re.
eount them. He told the story badly.
Tat ia a language that the woman
understood. He had not gone far.
however. when the girl interrupted
him 10 exclaim:
wait. Why. Pa You mean to
say Mister Gray 'ain't got no
tnuney7''
'Hs had iess'n hundred dollars.
An him livin' here like a king with
everybody bowin' an scrapin'y'
Ignoring the effect upon Allie OF
this intelligence. he continued his re-
cital. IAN done was set around
while him an them bank people
talked II over" he said. finally.
Then they got their lawyer in an
he examined the title papers. Seem.
cd like he'd never sit thru. but he
did. an they signed some things an
We come out. an Mister Gray told
the I'D made forty.eight thousand
dollars"
Goodness meg' Ma Briskow's
.yes wsdened. why. that Evans
place amt with the taxes"
-It's more n likely wuth a million.
But think. Him tellin' me I'D made
forty.eight thousand dollars. II give
me a jolt. an I says I didn't make
Il. I told him I'd fell down an turn.
cd the hull thing over 20 him. It's
you that's made forty.eight thous-
and says
''wfat?' Allie inquired. sharply.
Then when her father had repeated
himself. she asked with even greater
intensity: 'wha'd he say TO that? He
didn't take 1t. did he?"
'He laughed kinda queer an says
all I got to do to give him good