Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-01
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Calvin Gray, enemy of Henry
Nelson, employs several men to
keep close watch Of Nelson's
activities in the oil fields. Gray
Is in love with Barbara Parker,
who buys land for Nelson. Gus
Briskow strikes oil I'm Ranger
and sends Ma. Briskow and
daughter, Allegheny, to Dallas.
He asks Bray to assist them in
the selection of proper wearing
apparel. Ozark, better known
as Bud Briskow, son of Gus, is
a great admirer of Calvin Gray.
Gray becomes popular in Dali
las and informs lbs business as
sociates that he is out to get
Henry Nelson.
NOW co ON WITH STORY
Henry Nelson's activities in the
oil fields did not leave him much
time in which to attend to his du-
ties as vice president of his fath-
ers bank, for what success. he and
Old Bell Nelson had had since the
boom started was the direct result
fthe younger mans personal at
tentlon to their joint operations.
But of late things had not been
going well. The turn had come
with the loss of the Evans lease,
and that misfortune had been
followed by others.
1t was this generally unsatisfac.
tory state of affairs that account
ed for the junior Nelson's pres
ence IN Wichita Falls at the time.
be and Bell had spent a stormy
forenoon together; he was in an ir-
rltable mood when, early in the af-
ternoon, a card was brought into
his office.
Nelson could not restrain a
start at sight of the name en-
graved thereon. He allowed him
self a moment in which to collect
his wits, then he opened slightly
the desk drawer in which he kept
his revolver and gave instructions
to admit the caller.
Nelson revolver slowly in his
chair; he stared curiously at the
newcomer, and his voice was cold,
unfrlendly, as he said:
This is quite a surprise, Gray
My dear. Colonel, would you ex-
pectt me to come to Wichita Falls
without paying my respect to my
ranking officer, my Immediate
SUPERIOR"
That means, l infer that you
refuse to close the chapter?"sf#
AS if he had not heard this last
remark Gray continued easily:
ut is selfish motive that brings
me here. |. come to crow. 1t is my
peculiar weakness that | demand
an audience Tor what | do; | must
share my triumphs with some one,
else they taste flat, and since you
are perhaps the one man in Tex
as who knows me best, or has the
slightest interest in my doings, it
is natural that. l come to you.
This guileless confession evoked
a positive scowl. What have you
done,p the banker sneered, EEK
cept get your name in the papers?"
l have made a large amount OF
money, for one thing, and | am
having a glorious time. Now that
Evans lease, for instance"
ooh! You've come to crow about
that"
mot loudly, but little. turn
ed the greater part of that land
for as much as five thousand dol
lars an acre. Odd that we should
have come into competition with
each other on my very first un-
dertaking, isn't it? Fascinating
business, this oil All one needs. to
succeed, is experience and capital"
Nelson burst forth in sudden ir.
ritation. what ard you getting
at? You know l don't care a damn
what you're doing, how much
money you're making
Strange! Inasmuch as practical
stroyed the insecure hold he had
thus far maintained upon himself.
Furiously he cried: You're out to
get me! That's it, eh?"
Il am, indeed And half my
satisfaction in doing so will be in
knowing that you know what I'm
up to.
"Well, by Cod l knew you had
the gall of the devil, but-See here