San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-01

Calvin Gray arrives in Dallas and
declares himself the enemy of Colo
mel Henry Nelson, banker. Gray meets
Gus Briskow, who strikes all ond be-
comes friendly with the BriskOw fami-
ly. Allie, the daughter, loves Gray,
who is in love with Barbara Parker.
Bud Briskow falls into the hands of
an adventures and Gray follows to
send the boy home. Bud and Gray
have fight and the Roy is knocked
unconscious. The son of Buds lady
friend is brought to Buds hotel and
the adventures and Bud parts COM
pany. Gray befriends the girl and
starts her in the restaurant business.
Now go ON with stor,.
II thought you were like all the
others here-absorbed only in the
game"
Il was, at first. I had reason to /;
a very great reason, assure you. Then
1 saw something far more desirable
than fortune, far more absorbing than
than the motive that brought me
here. Some days, like today, l think
I'm going to win it, then again l
grow faint hearted"
Never had he felt "Bob" to be SO
close to him as on this day, and in
consequence lac made of it q festi-
val. He played the lover with a re-
spectful ardor, doubly thrilling b.
reason Of its restraint, and that night
it was not Henry Nelson's face that
fingered last in his memory. He Won
dered, before he fell asleep, if he had
acted wisely in letting slip mis- hour.
Opportunity has tickle way of pilt-
ing those who ignore her, and yet
how could he speak with honor to
himself!
1t must not be inferl ed that Henry
Nelson edured with patience the blows
that were rained upon him. On the
contrary, he fought back with every
weapon he could lay hands upon, and
there were many. In this he was
aided by Old Bell, for father and son
were much alike and their friction
had been only such as results from
the rubbing of two hard bodies of iden-
teal composition; now that they were
put under heavy pressure, they ad-
hered and functio1ed without heat.
How they managed it at all baffled
Gray, and worried him, too, for he
knew that if ever they turned the
corner they would be safe from him
and his vengeance would fall to the
ground. One big we'll would set them
up, and there was always that dam
ger, for scarcely a week went by with
out news of some gigantic gusher.
Knowing all there was to know about
their field activities, he set himself
to the task of learning more about
the bank itself and about their method
of operating it. This was task, in
deed, and he spent much time at it
time he could ill afford, by the way,
for he too. had about exhausted his
last resource.
He was surprised one day TO re-
ceive from Roswell, the banker who
had first backed him, an almost per.
emptory summons to Dallas. Gray
had made much money for Roswell
and his crowd; they were still heavi-
ly interested with him, and he was
counting upon their further support.
The tone of this letter, therefore, gave
him disagrecable shock. On the
whole, however, he was glad of an
excuse to go, Cor the Briskows had
returned and had bought home in
Dallas, and he was eager for a sight
of them.
Mr.. Roswell's greeting was quite
as cool as his letter; but he betrayed
keen interest in the progress of
their joint affairs and asked a good
many searching questions. Gray an
swered frankly.
"You surprise me, the banker an
nounced finally, "for you confirm
something 1 did not wish to believe.
l have just learned that you are
using us to further private grudge
and TO ruin a reputable man. /
couldn't credit such a statement with
out"
at is quite true. except that I
haven't used you. Not, at least, in
the sense you imply"
"You have used our money. 1t is
the same thing"
"Oh, not at all. 1 Lave handled a