Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-11-13
FLOWING GOLD
BY REX BEACH
CHAPTER Xxx
AY,Iiua Meets Her, Match

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| 4 legheny, was studying hard and learn
~ ing rapidly, but he had adopted
educational plan curriculum, so to speak,
far different from hers
His education was progressing apace, for
| love is the greatest of educators, and buddy
was in love-madIy, extravagantly in love.
love it was that accounted for his presence
! in Dallas, and his occupancy Of the Govern
or's suite al the Ajax.
In spite of the fact that the train from
Wichita Falls was behind time, one morning
shortly after Buddy's arrival he was still
abed when Calvin Gray arrived at the hotel.
Instead of disturbing the slumbers of youth,
Gray went directly to the detective who had
teegraphed him, and for half an hour or
more the two talked.
| Later during the course of leisurely bath
and shave, the new arrival pondered the in
| formation he had received Here was prob
| lem. Having dressed himself he stroIled
around to Coverly's place of business and in
tervieWed the jeweIer
Sure! He has bought quite bit of stuff
in the last few days" CoverIy told him. HE
was in only yesterday and ordered a fine
piece made up. He wanted a ruby heart
pierced with a diamond arrow, but got him
! off that and onto blue Brazilian solitaire
, We're mounting it in platinum lady's ring
What is the price,"
"Forty-fve hundred, and the value is
there"
Hold the ring He may change his mind"
II say!" Coverly was in dismay. care you
going to spoil the best sale I've made in two
weeks?"
ooh, I'll take it off your hands If he
doesn't. Make some excuse not to deliver It
| until I say the word"
Gray knocked several times at the Gov
ernOrs suite before a sleepy response a sue
cession Of yawns and mutterings, told him
| that he had been heard The door opened
finally and the pride of the Briskow family,
his eyes all but swelled shut, his muscular
figure splendidly arrayed in futuristic silken
pajamas, mumbIed:
Whats eatin' you, amy" The eyes
opened wider Buddy's face broke into a
slow smile. "Why, Mr.. Gray!" He extended
palm, bit dry and feverish, and drew his
caller inside. "Dawg=gone! I'm glad to see
you"
Buddy led the way into his bedroom, piled
his pillows together and gingery lowered
himself upon them. He showed his strong
white teeth in wide grin and winked mean
ingly. It'll be all right directly. It's this
here sim-sympathetic booze they talk about
Have drink, Mr.. Gray? There's a coupla
bottles of real liquor in the cIoset-not this
tigers milk you GET
The caller declined the invitation. where
the devil have you been, Buddy? We were
getting worried"
Buddy's face Redeemed, he dropped his
eyes. II don't mind teIlin' you-I-it's like
this-I kinda got a grill"
MOI" The speaker was surprised, in
credulous.
"sure have. she's-wonderful She's
right here in this hotel" -
Buddy, you're deyelop1hg!" Gray ex-
claimed, with apparent admiration.
Il been shoWinN her the sghts-that's
what ails me this morning. She lets me take
her around to places-trusts me, you under
stand? She thinks I'm aces"
splendid! I wish you'd ask her to dig
up friend"
"How dyou mean"
why, ask her to find another cookbook
ing girl for mel assume she is cookbook
1ng-then We can make it foursome I'm
a great entertainer, and, while I don't drink
L haven't the slightest objection to ladies
VINO no. Dallas, 1 believe, is pretty
"She's stranger here" Buddy broke in,
stiffly His enthusiasm had cooled; he re-
garded Gray with yelled displeasure. "An'
besides, she amt that kind of girl"
ooh! Sorry! I thought from what you
said-that Observation-Disclosures in your closet,
too! My mistake, Buddy"
''Tm-" Buddy gulped 'I'm goin' to
marry her"
"Oh fne!f Gray's enthusiasm was posi-
lively electric. He seized Buddy's hand and
crushed it. fEducation indeed! No use for
that now, is there?"
81 mean I'm goin' to, If 7 can; if she'll let
me-"
Let you? With your money? Why, she'll
jump at the chance. No doubt you have al
ready asked her-or she suspects
The lad shook his head. "She don't have
to marry nobody. Shes got money-an
estate"
shes young eh?"
"She's-older n I am. I reckon she's
mebbe twenty-five. I never asst her"
NATURALLY. How did you meet her?
When? Where? I'm a terribly romantic old
| fool" Gray httched his chair closer and
leaned forward, his face keen with interest
"Well, sir, it's regular story, like in a
book. I was in restaurant with a coupla
fellers, an a Teller she was with struck
| her,
"Struck her?"
yep. He was her brother, so she told me-
Anyhow, bounced him. I sure spoiled him
up lot. She was cryin' an she asst me to
take her home. That's how I got to know
her. l s'pOse she cottoned to me for takin'
her part that away. She didn't know the
! sort of place it was her brother had took her
Pore kid She's had hard time. an every
man she ever knew, but me, done her dirt.
Even her husband" Buddy scowled.
| After a moment Gray said quietly $50,
she's marred?"
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