New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-14
VOW GO ON WITH TIE srnRY

They argued that a region 50 naal
above ground must Nf necessity con
tain valnahies Of some sort beneath
the rurfaee, Put as for other naiura
resources, they secuted the belief In
such,
Nevertheless. petroleum was dis,
covered, and among the fraierniiy
that dealt In il Ranger became a
word Of contradiction and OF deer
meaning
The town became mobilization
point. a vast concentration camp for
supplies. and amid It's foverish ae-
fivity there was no rest. no Sundays
or holidays.
This was about tho state OF affairs
that Calvin Gray found on the morn
inr Of his arrival. He and Mall0w
rad managed 10 secure a Pullman
section on the night train from Dallas.
From the first Mnllow had laid him
self ont To he entertaining and help
full. and Gray obliginely permitted
Linn 10 have his way. when they
lad finished breakfast. he oven AL
lowed his companion 10 hire an an-
tomobile and driver for him. They
shook hands finally, the best OF
friends.
The Briscow farm, II appeared. lay
about twenty miles out, but twenty
miles over oil-icld roads proved TO be
cutie a journey
"Gray's driver finally pointed ont
tho Briskow ranch. Tho house. an
rnsightly story-and half affair,
.,t4 ~ yi,n han aF hat haI
been n cultivated field.
Nobody answered Gray's knock at
the front door. so he walked around
the house. over the garden fence,
grown thick with hrambles, he be-
held two feminine figures. or rather
two faded slInbonnets topping two
pairs OF shoulders. and as he drew
nearer he saw that one woman was
bent and slow moving. while the other
was a huge creature, wide OF hip and
deep of bosom. whose bare arms,
burnt TO a rich golden brown, were
like those of q blacksmith. and who
welded her heavy hoe as if IL were
a toy. She was singing in thin.
nasal, uncultvated voice.
Evidently they were tho l'riskoH
D,
ence known and inquired for the
master or mistress of the place.
The elder woman turned. exposing
a shrewd. benevolent face, and after
a moment OF appraisal said, I'm Miz'
Briskow."
Indeed" The visitor smiled his
best and announced the nature of his
Grand
The women regarded each other |
silently. their facial expressions hid
den beneath their bonncts; then the |
mother exposed her countenance a
second time and said, Mister, this is |
A llegheny, our girl
Miss Allegheny I'riskow lifted her
head, nodded shortly and stared over
the hoe handle at Gray. Her gaze
was one Of frank curiosity, and he
IT in kind. for he had never
beheld creature like her.
The mother abandoned her labor,
wiped her hands upon her skirt, and |
said, with genuine hospitality Come I
INTO the house and rest yourself. Pa
ind Buddy'll be home at dinner time
There were three rooms to the Rris-
,ow residence, bedrooms all, with a
emf detached ramshackle, white
Washed kitchen al the rear and sepa-
'ated from the main house by mar
.ow gallery" Into the front cham
Der. which evidently did service also
S a parlor, Mrs Briskow led the way.
3y now she was in quite a flutter of
excitement For the guest she drew
orth the one rocking chair, patent
ontraption, the rockers of which
we're held upon a sort Of track by
tout spiral springs. It's seat and
,ack were OF cheap carpet material
tretched over lacqucred franc, and
hes.e she hastily busted with her
prom; then she seated herself upon
he edge Of the bed and beamed eX-
ectantly.