The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-16
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c"pen i've suite in the most cxclu.
sive hotel in Dallas. He introduces
himself to the hotel manager, ia
! the president of the largest bank
and the mayor of Dallas. The lead
! ing newspaper gives Gray a write
up in which it is limited that he is
4 backed by large oil interests For
a friend, who is eice president of
. the biggest jewclry house in Dallas
. Gray takes a trip to Ranger to sell
valuable diamond to Gus Briskow
Gray meets Ma Driskow. Allegheny
the daughter. and Ozark, the son
The family tries TO make Gray feel
! ut home.
NOW GO ON WITH STORY
Brother and sister exchanged
chances; the father considered brief
! ". smilingly. then he said. with
oil at three an Il quarter. ii wouldn't
take long for Il twelve hundred
/ barrier to get the hull caboodlc
would it,"
''Is your we'll producing twelve
hundred barrels day."
HUH" Briskow, junior, grinneG
ut his sister, exposing mouth full
Of teeth as white and as sound "a
railroad crockery, nut his next words
were directly at Gray: I'VE got fou,
wells and the poorest one is maxim
twelve hundred barl."
The guests mental calculations as
to the BriskOw royalties were inter.
rupted by an announcement that
dinner was ready, whcreupon the
father announced:
Mister, it looks like you'd have
TO stay overnight with us, cause
got important business after dinner
an wouldn't trust Ma to pick on,
no jewelry by hersclf-them price.
would skeer her to death. We're
ignorant people ana we amt used tt
spcndin' money. so it'll take time fol
US to make up our minds. Kin you
wait? -
I'll stay as long as you'll keeI
keep me-" Gray declared, heartily.
A moment later, having Learned
that place at the table had beer
set for his driver "a well as himself
Gray stepped out to summon tn.
man and to effect the necessar,
change in his arrangements. HI
was not surprised to find the chauf
feur with nose flattened against
pane of the fr0nt-room window, hi:
hands cuppcd over his eyes. Ignor
ing the fellows confusion at being
discovered. Gray told him of hi
change of plan and instructed hin
} to drive back to Ranger and to re
turn late the following AFTERNOON
Then he led the way toward tn
kitchen.
That stay at the Briskows' turned
out to be less irksome than the Wis
itor had anticipated, for the after
noon was spent with Buddy cxamin
ing the Briskow wells and other
near by.
They got along together swim
mingly; in fact, they grew thickc
, than thieves in the course Of time
The older man soon became con
scious of the fact that he was bein,
studied, analysed, even copied-th
, sincerest form of flattery---and
pleased his vanity.
When Gray offered him cigaret
| Buddy 'rudely took the gold case GU
of his hand and examined it. then h
: laughed in raucous delight.
, Gosh! ! never knew men ha
purity things. Pm goin' to &c
I me one like that
: "Do you like it,"
, Gee! It's SWELL"
, Good! I'll make you present O
! it,"
, Buddy stared at the speaker i
speeches. surprise.
:. Nobody never give me 4 present,
Buddy said. mot one that | wantet
| never had nothing that | didn
have to have and couldn't get alon
without. This cigareet case is wort
more'n all the stuff ever owne.
; an Pm sure obliged to you" H
| replaced the article in Gray's hant
"Eh? Won't you accept it? VIII
] not?'
"I-Oh, | dunno"
Gray pondered this Arefusal for
moment before saying. "Perhap
you think Tm--trying to make
good impression on you so YOU
buy some diamonds"
"Mebbe," Buddy avcrted his eye.
He was in real distress.
"Um-m! ! ought to punch you
head" Gray slipped the case int
young Briskow's pocket. 81 don
have to bride people. Some da
you'll realize that. l like YOU"
"Honest?"
"Cross my heart"
The boy laughed in frank delight
his brown cheeks colored, his eye
sparkled. "Gosh!" said he, e.
like you'll" For some time thereafte
he remained red and silent but h
kept one big hand in the poke
| where lay the gold cigaret case
There was wordless song in Budd
Briskow's heart for--he had made
friend. And such friend! Ora
made his conquest doubly secure b
engaging the young Behemoth in
(! scuffle and playfully putting him o
! his back. Defeat, at other hand
than Gray's would have enrage
| Ozark to the point of frenzy.
| would have been considered by hir
an indignity and disgrace. Nov
however, he looked upon it as
! natural and wholly satisfactor
demonstration Of his idols supren,