The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-30
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nelson, son OF BELL NELSON, banker.
Gray is in love with Barbara
Parker, daughter of Tom Parker,
Gus Briskow, friend of Gray, takes
Ma Bri1Fow and daughter. Allie
gheny, to the mountains Allie has
tutor, Mrs. Ring, also professor
to teach her dancing. The dancing
master kisses Allie, who becomes
enraged and throws him from a
window. The hotel manager orders.
the Briskows from the hotel, but
Calvin Gray arrives in time to ar
range for the family to remain.
NOW GO ON WITH STORY
CHAPTER XVI
Plots and Counter Plots
From the day Of their first meet
ing, Henry Nelson and Calvin Gray
had clashed. No two people could
be more different in disposition and
temper, hence it was only natural
that every characteristic, every &C.
ton Of the one should have arou ed
the others antagonism.
Following the departure of his,
two callers on that day of the meet
ing in the bank, Nelson closed his
desk and went home. He could work
no more. For several days there
after he was an unpleasant person
to do business with. =.
After cautious delberation Henry
sent word to one of his men in the
Ranger field that he wished to see
! him.
The man came promptly, and when
he left Henry Nelson's house after
conference he carried with him a
perfectly clear idea why he had been
sent for This dispte the fact that
he had not been told in so many
words.
SO much accomplished, Nelson
went to Dallas and there undertook
to learn something about the size Of
| Calvin Gray's profits, who was be-
hind him and the extent of their
backing, and what his prospects
were.
When he returned home Gray was
gone, whittier he could not learn.
! As the days passed without furt her
developments, 'Ne.son began to be-
lieve that he had had a bad dream
and that Gray had merely been talk
ing to hear his own voice. He de-
voutly hoped that such would prove
to be the case.
A time came, however, when his
apprehensions were reused afresh,
and it was Barbara Parker who re-
kindled them. She had come to the
bank with an excellent proposition
and was doing her best to sell it; in
the course of her conversation she
referred to Gray in manner that
gave Nelson cause for thought.
five looked this lease over" Bob
was saying, "and I've seen the
books. 1t has been producing q
hundred and fifty barrels day
steadily Production like that is
cheap at "a thousand dollars bar
rel. 1t is worth hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, Henry"
"Why it. is offered for seventy
five?" -
bob" shrugged. How did boil
weevil' like this Jackson ever make
even a hundred and fifty barrel well
in the first place? Where did he get
the money to drill? He is sick OF
the game, SUPPOSE, and would be
satisfied to get his money back with
reasonable profit. 1t s a find
really"
Looks so, for fact. How die
you get on to it, "Bob'?"
purely by chance. Through =.
: man named Mallow, a.'scientist' o.
some sort with magic tester" Tn,
i, girl laughed.
Don't know him.
"Mallow is as queer as the res
of his kind, and put no faith in hi
story until l Investigated. But tn
we'll is there and doing hundred
and fifty barrels as regular as clock
= work." -
you'll have no trouble in sellin
it,"
| "Then you're not interested"
interested? Yes, indeed" Mel
son nodded. SIN quite excited, a
a matter Of fact, butt can't handl
it at this particular time"
'sFrankly, Pm glad you can
Barbara told him, "for now l ca
Z sell it to Mr.. Gray"
Hes buying and selling is he
He said something about enterin
this field in a big way"
Hes in" "Bob's" eyes wel
sparkling. "Oh things are. lookin
up for dad and me. Mr.. Gray is
real mircle man, isn't he?" Whe
this question evoked no respons
the girl inquired, curiously, "Te
me, are you and he Hch good friend
as he says you are?"
"Does he say we are GOO
friends 2"
m-m-well he speaks admirini
ly Of you, and if people admire me
love them. He thinks you. are r.
! markedly capable person. A dete
mined fighter.',I think he called yo
| That should be high praise, comir
| from fellow officer. He probab
i outlined his plans to YOU"
/ HE did" Nelson spoke dryly.
Il II assumed that he was relying ,
II your judgment and taking yo
Il tips" t.
II why? How, so?"