New Britain herald., 1923-05-21
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pehesT sAlte Tn The most exclusive
 hatsl ID Dallas. He makes friend.
 wth Gus Hriskog, who has struck
 all ana meets Allegheny. the danEh,
 Ter ana Ozark, the son, Bob Par,
 Yer daughter of Tom Parker, comes
 nome from college and goes ints the
 land business, She huys for Colonel
 Hsnry Nelson, son Of nell Nelson,
 tanker, Gray is Henry Selsan's
 enemy and when Gus nriskaw tells of
 Trick that Henry Nelson works on
 him 10 beat him out of a land sale
 Gray takes a hand and hests Nelson
 fn the deal.
 Now Go On With sta,
 of the men engaged in this shear.
 ~k business, none. perhaps, had
 Iathfred more wool in the same
 length of time than the two mem
 hrrs or the firm Of MeWade <
 Rtoner.
 One morning Mewade and his part. her provided themselves with some
 dice and several hundred dollars in gold coin. With these they began shooting craps on the sidewalk In
 front q their office. Now gambling was taboo. hence the spectacle of two expensively dressed. eminently prosperous men sqnatting upon their heels with stack Of double eagles tsfore them caused sensation, and people halted to witness their im- pending arrest Soon traffic was blocked.
 Calvin Gray. but just arrived from Dallas. looked on at the game with some curiosity. not divining It's pur- pose, until McWade pocketed the dice. then mounted box at the curb and began. loudly:
 Now. gentlemen, that is one way Of making money. but it is n foolish and hazardous way. There is a much saner. safer method. and I'm going to tell you about 1t. Don't pass on until you hear me. for have most incredible story to re- late. and you'll be sorry you missed it."
 There was ripple of appreciative laughter. but the crowd pressed closer as the orator continued:
 You've all heard about these doodle bugs who so around locating | ell with divining rod, haven't you? And you don't believe in them. Of course you don't. Neither do I. Now then. for the plot of my story. and 1. will pay you to do week of listen ing in the next five minutes. Awhile ago an eminent scientist. unknown to me or to my partner. MT. Stoner. came into our office. which is at your backs, one flight np, second door to the right. and showed us an electrical device he has been work ing on for the last eight years. He claimed he had it perfected and that 1t would indicate the presence of oil on the same principle that one min- eral attracts another. Oil is min- eral,' said he. and think I've got It's magnetic complement. l believe my invention will work
 I'll bet a thousand dollars it won't told him. But what do you think that pilgrim did. He took me up. Then he bet Stoner another thousand that I'd made a bad bet" . McWade grinned in sympathy with the general amusement. We ar ranged thorough test. We took ' him, blindfolded, through the field, and believe me or not, he called the turn. on forty-three wells straight and t never missed once"
 McWade now introduced the mir l acle worker himself and Gray rose on ( tiptoe to see him. A moment, then | he smiled widely, for the eminent scientist was none other than Mir. S Mallow--MalloW, bit pallid and { pasty, as if from confinement, and | with eyes hidden behind dark goggles. i' Gray looked on as the comedy was 0 played out. It transpired that Pro- ' lessor Mallow had tested. among other Ii the newest McWade- -Stoner lease, company to drill which had W just been formed under the title of = The Desert Scorpion" and he really judged from the behavior of his ma- chine that a remarkable pool under-t laid the tract.
 Then McWade resumed his sway over the crowd, and soon shares in "rhe Desert Scorpion" were selling rapidly.
 Shortly after lunch, Mallow and the two partners were seated in the office upstairs, their work done for the day. Another successful promotion had rone to the credit of McWade and stoner; all three were in triumphal mood.
 There came kHOCh iit lIc uooi, md in answer to an invitation to enter { opened. The next instant both ,rcWads and Stoner sat erect in their hairs, with eyes alert and question ng, for at sight of the stranger Nal ow had leaped to his feet with a motrered exclamation. and now stood with his back to the desk with his cad outthrust in q peculiar attitude ,f strained intensity.
 CHAPTER x.
 Nelson. Has a Caller well, well, Mallow." The callers : ace broke into an engaging smile as Q crossed the threshold. Still ,earing dark glasses, eh? I'm afraid ou didn't heed my instructions - Mallow spoke huskily. "What the ell you doing here?''
 "Following the excitement, merelys1 shall open an office and spend ood deal of my time in Wichita Falls. , hoped I'd find you here, for this ,ornine heard you describe your ,vention and-admiration overcame te. | felt constrained to congratu- te you upon your scientific attain lents.'' What do you want?" Mallow arked
 "Momentary agitation has robbed IF Professor of his llabitual polite sss-a not unusual phenomenon of e preoccupied scientific mind. hese words were directed at McA
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