The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-24
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! the most exclusive hotel. Becaus sc
he is financially broke, Gray accepts
Il commission from friend, who is
vice president Of the largest jew
elry house in Dallas. He goes to
Ranger and sells valuable diamonds
to Gus Briskow who has struck oil.
Gray meets Ma Briskow, Allegheny
the daughter, and Ozark, the SON
Gray falls in love with Barba ia
Parker, who buys land for Henry
Nelson. He calls ut Nelson's Office
and warns him that he means to
smash him financially. Nelson de-
fies Gray.
NOW GO ON WITH STORY
"fou know what | mean. You're
not Westener. You are what a
cOwpunchcr would call swell East
crner.
Gray looked at his watch. even
the good must lunch. Where shall
we go?"
B.rbara's brows drew together in
a frown of consideration, and Gray
told himself that she was even more
charming when serious than when
smiling. wherever we go, we'll be
sorry we didn't go somewhere else
We might try the Professors place
He's Il. Greek scholar-left his uni
versity to get rich in the oil fields
but failed. Then there is Ptomanc
/ Tommy's. Cafes are good and bad
! by comparison. After you've been
here few days you'll enjoy Tom
my's." ."
"Then | vote for his poison palace
The very name has a thrill to it,
On their way to the restaurant
Gray said: "Pa and Ma and. Allie
Briskow and the tutorcss have gone
. to the mountains-Ma's beloved
mountains-and they appear to be
living up to her expectations. The
mountains, | mean. The old dea,
writes me every week, and her let.
tcrs are wonderful, even outside OF
the spelling. She hasn't lost single
Illusion"
"And Allie has tutor"
1.-The best money could secure
! And, by the way, you wouldn't
have known the girl after you go'
through with her that day"
There is Il boy too, isn't there?'
"Oh, Buddy! He's away at school
He'll make a hand, orwell, if hi
: doesn't, I'll beat the foolishncsi out
of him. I've assumed complete re
sponsibility for Buddy, and he'll b,
Il credit to me-"
To wrest possession Of cafe tabl,
for two at the rush hour was al
undertaking almost as hazardous a:
jumping a mining claim, but Calvin
Gray succeeded and eventually h,
and Bob" found themselves facin.
each other over discolored table
cloth, reading soiled menu card t
a perspiring waiter.
| "Just what are you doing ant
| how do you do it?" Gray wanted t
know.
Barbara was glad to tell him abou
her brief but eventful experience
since that morning at the Nelson
bank when she had executed he
coup, and she recited the story wit
enthusiasm.
Having no capital to 20 on sh
explained, T've merely bought an
sold on commission SO far, but Fr
not always going to be broker. II
making good, and some day dad an
will be big operators. I've bee
able to buy car and most of m
time I'm out in the field. They tel
me I'm as good an oil scout as som
of the men working for the big com
panies; but, of course I'm not.
merely have an advantages; driller
tell nc more than they'd tell man.
"You are brave child, and ad
miro your courage" Gray declared
"But I'm not. I'm afraid of every
thing that other girls are afraid of.
Leaning forward confdentially, til
girl continues: 'Tm a hollow shan
Mr.. Gray, but dad doesn't know i
After learned how badly he wantc
me to be a boy, and how he had sc
his heart on teaching me the thing
he thought son Of his should know
1 had secret meeting with mysel
and l voted unanimously to fill tn
specifications if it killed me. I abho
guns, but learned to shoot wit
either hand until-wcll, I'm pr"tt
expert. And roping! can build
loon, lump through it, do straigf
and fancy catches like a cowbo
Horses used to fris.ten me blue, b,
I learned to ride we'll enough" Bal
bara attempted shy laugh, br
there was a quaver to her voice.
For moment Barbara's listcne
studied her thoue htfully, then h
said: "Im immensely flattercd thu
you like me well enough to make m
your confessor. Now then, I'm tr'
mendously interested in what 20
have told me abou; yourself and II
sure you arc a better oil man--o
girl-than you have led me to SUI
pose. So, then, for bargain. I al
going TO enter this field in larg
way; if you will take me for a lclier
will buy and sell through yo
whenever possible. Perhaps we ca
even speculate together. now an
then. I'll guarantee you agains
loss. What do you say?"
"Why-it's a splendid opportunit
for me. And know of some GOO
things; I'm overlooking with il
formation, in fact. For instance
Barbara hurriedly produced her o
map and, showing aside the dishe
in front Of her, she spread it upo
the table. There is wildcat goin
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