San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-02
Begin Here Today.

Calvin Gray is the enemy of Col
Henry Nelson, banker. Gus Briskow
strikes oil and meets gray, who proves
, n friend in need to the Briskow family
Allie, tie daughter, falls in love with
Gray, but he loves Barbara Parker,
| Bud Briskow, son of Gus. falls into
! the hands OF an adventures from
whom Gray rescucs him. Briskow buys
a beautiful home and Gray visits him
there. Gray hires Mallow and two as
Sociates 10 keep close watch of Mel
sons activities in the oil fields. Gray
tells the president Of the largest bank
in Dallas Of his hate for Nelson. Now
go on with story.
I'VE got slave that tends the door.
but / a'int got gentled up to bells an
things yet. Allies away an Mas
layin' down. So" \
Ma isn't i'll. hole?" \
"N-no. Just ailin'."
"You were in luck to find a house
in such a smart neighborhood, Gus
Now show me around, quickly, for I'm
dying to see it,"
Lord. I'm slyin' TO show it>to some
body. You're the first one that's
dropped in an we been here most two
weeks. Say. you'll stay an eat supper
won't you"
"Of course I will, and breakfast,
too. if you can take care of me-"
"Pshaw. Didn't we take keer of
you when you come to the ranch! We
got three niggers now. just dOin' the
housework. I'd of bought bigger
house il they'd of let me, but"
1T is large enough. Anything more
would merely add to your cares"
allie and Ma picked out the furni
ture. Swell. amt it?'
Beautiful Gray exclaimed. In
wardly he groaned, for, although the
contents OF the home appeared to- be
expensive, almost ostentatious, they
nevertheless betrayed a conspicuous
lack of taste both in character and III
arrangement. Here and there were
color combinations so atrOcious that
they positively hurt the caller. On thu
whole. however, the place looked better
than he had expected. and such indica
tions of harmony and restraint as he
detected he attributed to Allie. 1t was
n nice enough home, and with a little
change. little Encouragement. it could
be made attractive even TO one of ele-
CANT tastes. Those changes, of course,
Gray determined to make.
allies gone out to the old farm
to get some stuff for Ma" the father
explained i'll due time. "Somc pitchers
of her an Buddy when they was lit
tie, an a rockn' chair. an Mas favor
lite bedspread, an some other things
she likes"
Gray remembered the portraits.
executed by a st. Louis enlargement"
concern. They had wide gilt frames,
and were protected from ravaging flies
by mosquito netting. He hoped that
Ma. would not hang them in the hall
or the living room. And that rocker,
for which she yearned. was probably
the one with the creaking coiled
springs-the one that had leaped after
him and clashed its jaws like an alli-
gator.
by the way. how does Buddy like
the new homer" the latter inquired.
"Te amt seen it yet. Says he's
too busy to leave the job. What you
done to that boy, anyhow"
I'm making real man. out of him
and an oil man. too. He knew how
to dress tools when 1 got him. but
he's a pretty good driller now. Before
long he'll be able to take charge of
your property and run it on practical
lines.
Tell me. Gus, how much money
have you got:'
II dunno. Figgers over a thou
sands dollars don't mean much to me.
Gray searched the speakers face
with a speculative gaze. Its mostly
liquid, l presume" There was a
pause. Il mean it's in cash or the
equivalent
"Oh sure. These bonds an stocks
an things" Briskow shook his head
disapprovingly. Land amt any too
safe. either. It's rainin' now. an IT'D
keep on rainin' till the farmers is al
drowned out. Next year it'll be
droughty an fry 'em TO n crisp. No.
I'm skeered of land. I'm skeered OF
everything" This last was said plain
lively.
you're the only man ever knowed
that I'd bank my life on. An you're
smart. You wouldn't take Buddy but
mebbe you'd kinda-take me; take all