The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-12

Hmm, Could your
'oh. I'm joking. OF course" Bob"
said, seriously. we are merely
business associates. Mr.. Gray and
|. but he has the faculty Of taking
his personality into his business.
aud that's why know he Is bound
10 make a great success
Some day" Nelson said. with an
effort at liKhtness, when we have
finished with this Internal oil excite.
ment and tho fever has subsidized.
perhaps IN have chance to-
we'll 20 play ladies' man. II won't
last long"
I'm sure IL won't. laughed Nhe
girl You'd never make a 20 OF Il.
Henry"
Il mean this boom won't last.
These fools think II will. but II
won't, While Il does last. We busy
men have no time for anything else.
no chance to think OF anything. no
room In our minds" The speaker
stared gloomily into space, lie
shook his head When a fellow
Is worrying about important mat,
tiers. he neglccts the little things"
TO me that Is the tragedy OF
this OIL excitement. II deyours
everything fine in us wonder II
the little things Of life aren't after
all. the most important. Mind you.
I'm not hintinE-I don't want your
attsntions-I wouldn't have time for
them. anyhow. for I'm just an fever
ish as anybody else. But In the
midst OF all these new concerns.
these sudden millions. this overnight
success. our ambitious schemes. we
are forgetting the things that really
count. Genueness. courtesy. love,
home. children; they're pretty big.
Henry. Candy and roses and gel.
low canarles. too. But"-the speak.
CT rose, brisiSiy-"f didn't come hero
TO talk about them: came hero TO
sell you an OH well Sorry you
can't take &C."
When she had gone Nelson sat In
a frowning study for some time.
What could be Gray's object IN buy.
ing acreage adjoining his7 Was u
faith In his. Nelson's. judgment. a
desire 10 ride 20 success on the
tail OF his enemy's kite. or did Il
mean war OF offsets. drilling
operations the instant well came
IN, More likely tho latter. II the
maniac really meant what no had
said. That promised TO be an ex.
peuslvo and a hazardous uudertak.
ing on Gray's part; that was play.
ing the game on a seal, too big for
tho fellows limited resources, and
yeti; might be well to study the
maps. Yes. IL was like Gmy'A ef.
frontery 20 pay deliberate court TO
Bob" Parker. knowing his rivals
feelings toward the girl. Another
insult The upstart certainly pos.
sessed an uncnnny dexterity IN
prlcking armor Joints. But what II
Gray were In earnest7 Bob" had
become wonderfully desirable
creature. sho was the most attrae.
two girl in Wichita Falls
IL was n thought that had not
previously presented Itself 20 Henry
Nelson. and Il disturbed him now.
He was glad. indeed. that no sent
10 Ranger for that field man.
In and around tho office OF nc.
Wade q stoner these were busy
days. what with a couple OF new
wildcat promotions and well
going down on semi.proven ground
that lease which cornered into the
Nelson holdings. and to which s,on.
or had called attention. IL had
been easy to sell stock in tho latter
enterprise. and now the deeper went
the hole, tho higher rose the hopes
OF the promoters. stoncr himself
was directing operations. and no Ind
named the well "Ayenger Number
One"
Today he and his partner Ind
been listening TO Mallow, who con.
cluded an earnest DISCOURSE with
these words:
Nelson and her aro PARTNERS IN
one deal and he's stuck on her. II
anybody can put II over. she's the
one"
IF he buys that well II II be the
biggest laugh this town ever had,
Mcwade declared.
Buy TT A hundred and fifty
barrels in the heart OF settled pro-
duction for 81, DOT I bet he'll buy
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