Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-29

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difficult to recognize in this hand
some. modish young woman the
akward, addressed country girl he
had seen at noon. Allie was posi-
tivdly stunning. She was complete
! ly transformed from the soles of
her well-shod feed to the tip of
her French couture, and what was
more astonishing, she had lost
much of her self-consciousness
and carried herself with native
grace that became her well.
why, Alliew Gray exclaimed.
YOU'RE wonderful! Let me see
you" He stood on and gazed at
her while she revolved before him.
"Sakes alive! Who'd ever s'pose
! you'd look like thatp' the mother
exclaimed.
1t was on the second day there
after that Gus Briskow appeared
at the hotel. he came unexpected
| ly, and he still wore his rough
ranch clothes. After an hour or
more spent with his wife and
daughter, he went down to Gray's
room and thanked him for the as
sistance he had rendered the two
women.
Followed a few moments of de-
sultory conversation, then he put
an abrupt question: "Mr. Gray,
you're rich man, amt your"
lam, so considered.
"Um-m! Dunno's I'm glad or
sorry"
Indeed! What difference can
| it make to you?"
"A lot. It's like this: My boy
Buddy has took turrible shine
ito you, an he can talk about
nothin' else. ! was sort of hop
in"
, "Yes?"
"Budd's ignorant. He'd ought
to 90 to school, but he says hes
too big, an he'd have to set with
lot of little children. Him an
Allies alike, that way-it r"ars
EN- on their hind feet to be
laughted at"
Get a tutor for them"
"a what?" When Gray had ev-
planned the meaning of the word,
Mr.. Briskow's face cleared i.
That's what I fggered on, but |
didn't know what you called EN-.
That's why I'm sorry you're so
well off. Y'see I'd of paid you any
thing-Td Of doubled whatever
you're gettin'-" The speaker
raised hopeful gaze; he paused
as if to make sure that his nearer
was beyond temptation 81
thought mebbe him and you'd
like to travel some-go to fur
rim places-see the hull world. |
kin afford it."
1t was in a voice graver than
usual that the youngeG man
spoke: tBriskow, you'Ite sensible
enough to understand plain talk.
I'm not a fit man to teach Buddy
what he ought to know. In fact
I'm about the worst person you
could select"
The father sighed. u s'pose
you know, but-Well I'm disap-
pointed. But it wasn't hully on
that account I come to Dallas. Ma
told me over the telephone how
nice you been an what you done
for her'n Allie, so l says to my
self I'll square things by givin'
him a chance to make some mon
ey."
Gray stirred slightly in his
chair and regarded the speaker
"WHY, ALLIEw GRAY EX4
CLAIMED. YOU'RE WONDER
FULw
more keenly.
"When oil come in at Ranger,
nobody thought it would get out
our way, but Ma had a dream-a
lot of dreams--about oil on our
farm so, l got an outfit to come
there an drill. Folks thought we
was crazy, and we didn't expect
they'd find much, ourselves
few ibar'l day would of looked
big-but / allus had ambitions to
be good an rich, so ] got options
on quite a bit of acreage. 1t
didn't take no money at the time
cause land was what people had
most of. Along with the rest,
there's hundred an sixty right
next to ours-hill stuff that
wouldn't feed goat. HE'S
with lot of money now, but the
options most run out.
"When does it expire?"
Saturday."
That's tomorrow
Gus Briskow nodded. "Is'a
cheap at a thousand dollars an
acre, an it costs two hundred"
"of coursee you'll take it"
Nope.
"Why not?'
Ger one thing, I got lot of
other land just as good an meb-
be better, an / been takin' it up
out of the royalties that come in.
We got enough money in sight to
do us, but | promised Ma to play
safe, an'-we can't take every
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