The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-06-13
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Continued From Yesterday
Nothing sinful about my idea.
Mac, ono fall or two won't break
Nelson: we've sot TO spin him hard.
II We can pick up a few pennies our.
selves IN the process. why, that's le.
Ultimate. The dealer Is entitled 10 his
percentage. amt heg Now listen.
Everybody's getting set for a biz
play over IN Arkansas. as YOU know
sailing away cheap acreage and
waiting for some OF tho wildcats TO
come in. Well. last year I had a
tool dresser from up there. nice boy.
but he got pneumonia and Il turned
into tho con- so l took him home.
He's back on his farm now. cough.
ms his life away and doing a little
bootleggin' 20 keep body ana cough
together, He's got bis place. but
us All run down and so poor YOU
couldn't raise dust on IL with a
bellows. II would be a Christian act
to help him sell that goat pasture
for enough TO SO TO some nice warm
country where he'd set well and they
couldn't eXtradlte him"
''of course, IL you've got a scheme
that Is perfectly safe" McWado ven.
turcd. charitahy. 'and our bit was
worth it,"
II been thinking We might help
the boy sell that farm TO Nelson"
How"
Matin,,, TOO 49, ,,,.t-,,- ..Nr.t
sons lungs are healthy. no wouldn't
cough nickel unless the place had
oil on t."
Il meant TO tell you Us got oil on
Il. Best indications ever saw.
There's drinking well. only tho
water amt NJ 10 drink till you skim
Off the rainbow Then there's
wonderful seeplge into the creek.
You can see the oil oozing out from
under the bank. In one place. Ger.
tainly Is pretty"
Stoner's hearers were intent: they
exchanged puzzled slances.
Mailow was tho first 10 speak
Come on. What's The Joker? I
amt saying you'd murder the guy
for that farm. but II It's as good as
that he'd Of died OF the plcague or
something. and len it TO you long
before this
I'm a way. I'm getting ahead Of
my story" Stoner continued. imper.
Nurhably. The oil amt actually Wis
ible, but Il viii DO II. when. and as,
Henry Nelson gets ready 10 buy H."
Easy enough 20 pour oil into a
water well. suppose. but that
wouldn't fool 4 child. As for sailing
running water. creek-show me"
There's lot for you 20 learn In
. this business. Naiiow, The point Is.
can we lay Nelson against a bunch
OF acreage Ike that:"
You could lay me against Il II Il
looks like you say II does" Mcwade
declared.
This bootieggcr. being haIt dead
and non compost mentis. would help
put Il over with a man Ike Nelson;
he'd set him In a draught whils no
was signing the option. I'll guaran.
tee tho secpage to last for a month,
even IL no has the well bailed out
every day, and tho creek win carry
oil for half a mile"
Would your one-lunged friend
know how to play in?"
Would he? II was his idan, and
all that kept Us Off OF II last year
was the fact that the oil would have
TO be hauled about 30 miles. and we
didn't have the price between US TO
hire a truck"
For some time the trio discussed
the various angles OF Stoner's propo-
sition. endeavoring II possible 20 de.
wise some natural way OF intriguing
the interest OF Henry Nelson. on
this score McWads had fewer ap-
prchensIons than did his companions.
his contention being that II mattercd
not how tho matter was brought TO
the bankers attention so long as the
property would stand Investigation.
Nelson was bound TO be suspicious.
anyhow. and sale depended entirely
upon the character OF the oil show.
ing. Mcwade's GOODNESS toward the
enterprise. 1t transpired. was occa.
stoned not by a Ioftier sense OF recti-
,ude than his associates displayed.
but by lingering doubts as TO the
profits involved.
Not until Brick declared that his
tubcrcular friend would accede to
any arrangement he saw lit to make
did the Junior partner fan In with
the proposal. III it's fair. square