New Britain herald., 1923-05-17
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The teweler was delighted, "Gaad!'
he cried, II delest the deserving pael
as heartily as you do. And now I'd
like 20 open a bottle OF champagne
with our breakfast"
On the very day that the new
sign. tom and Bob Parker" went
up over the door OF the insurance
office az Wichita Falls, the junior
partner announced;
well, dad. the firm gets busy al
once. I'm of for Dallas tonight"
what for7" Tom was dismayed
by such a prompt manifestation OF
energy.
"I'll have 20 tell you" Barbara
perched herself upon her fathers
desk and began speaking with a note
OF excitement In her voice. II heard
Henry Nelson was in town. so went
70 the bank this morning to see him.
He's SUCH n big man IN the oil busi-
ness ! thought he might help me.
He was there. but in conference with
his father and another man. There
were several people waiting, SO sat
down. When the man they were
talking to came out. Il was Pete,
that driller who put down the first
we'll for us. He was glad to see me,
and We had quite talk. but / no.
ficed he was fiidgety. He said he
was running rig over near 'Burk.
and had fishing Job on his hands.
With all the excitement and every
body running double towers and try
Ing to beat the other fellow down to
aand az
. contract driller like Pete would be
here In Wichita in conference with
Bell and Henry Nelson, when he
ought to be out on the lease fishing
for a lost bite. / told him I'd bet
he had a showing of oil and was try
ing to borrow money to buy the offset
or TO get the Nelson's to buy 1t and
carry him for an interest. Well,
that wretched man turned all colors
when / accused him. and tried to
'shush' me. He said mustn't talk
about things knew nothing about
somebody might overhear me. He
declared the outfit he was working
for were no good and wouldn't pay a
driller bonus If he made a we'll for
them. He was sick Of making other
himself. 1t was time the drilling
crews shared in the profits.
He'd see that nobody froze him out
again If he had to spoil the hole. He
wound up by denying everything, and
pretended to swallow It, but when
he had gone l went over my maps
and located the lease where he's
drilling. Three of the adjoining
tracts are owned by the big COM
panies, SO that eliminated them, but |
the twenty to the west belongs to |
Knute Hoaglund. Henry was glad |
to see me when my turn came to go |
In, and-I didn't forget to call him
Colonel and that pleased both him |
and Bell. Then I told them that I |
proposed to become a rich and sue
cessful oil operator and wanted their
advice how to begin. Old Bell was |
matte. He tried to convince me that |
the oil game 10 altogether mans
business and that no woman could !
succeed at 1t. 1T is contest Of WITS
he explained. / was duly impressed.
asked him to call this evening, for
did 50 wish to have him teach me
what little ! was capable of learning
But he couldn't come, because he had
been called to Dallas, Unexpectedly.
That was my cue. In my most
yweetly girlish manner I said: "Oh,
indeed! Do you expect to see Knute
Hoagiund while you're there"
Two hectic spots had come into
'Bob'S' cheeks during this recital;
The was lettering upon the desk now
ike a nodding Japanese doll, and her
blue eyes were dancing