The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-11
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Colonel Henry Nelson, banker Gray
and becomes friendly with the Bris-
kow family. Allie, the daughter,
loves Gray, who is in love with Bar
bara Parker. Bud Briskow falls
into the hands of an adventures
and Gray follows to send the boy
home. Bud and Gray have fight
and the bay is knocked unconscious.
The son of Buds lady friend is
brought to Buds hotel and the ad-
ventures and Bud part company.
Gray befriends Che girl and starts
! her in the restaurant business.
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thought you were like all the
others here-absorbed only in the
! game
81 was at first had reason to
be; a very great reason, | assure
you. Then | saw something far more
desirable than fortune, far more alb
50 bling than-than the motive that
I bl ought me here. Some days. like
today, think Pm going to win it,,
then again l grow faint-heartcd."
Never had he felt Bob" to be so
close to him as on this day. and in
, consequence he MADE of it festi
val He played the lover with a re-
spectful aldorr doubly thrilling by
reason of it's restraint, and that
night it was not Henry Nelson's
face that fingered last in his mem
Dry. He wondered, before he fell
asleep, if he had acted wisely in let
ting slip his hour. Opportunity has
a tickle way of jilting those who
ignore her. and yet-how could he
speak with honor to himself?
1t must not be inferred that
Henry Nelson endured with pa
thence the blows that were raincd
upon him. On he contrary, he
fought back with every weapon he
could lay hands upon, and there
were many. In this he was aided
by Old Bell, for father and son were
much alike and their friction had
been only such as results from the
rubbing of two hard bodies of iden-
teal compositions; now that they
were put under heavy pressure,
, they adhered and functioned with
out heat.
How they managed it at all baf-
fled Gray, and worried him, too,
for he knew that if ever they turned
the corner they would be safe from
| him and his vengeance would fall
to the ground. One big we'll would
set them up, and there was always
I that danger for scarcely week
went by without news of some gi-
gantic gusher. Knowing all there
was to know about their field ac.ivi
ties, he set himself to the task of
| learning more about the bank itself
and about their method of operat-
ing it. This was task, indeed, and
| he spent much time at it-time he
could i'll afford, by the way, for he.
too, had about exhausted his last
resource.
he was surprised one day to re-
ce've from Roswell, the banker who
had first backed him, an almost per-
emptory summons to Dallas. Grav
mad made much money for Roswell
and his crowd; they were still
heavily interested with him and he
was counting upon their further
support. The tone of this letter.
therefore, gave him a disagreeable
shock. On the whole, however. he
was glad OF an excuse to go, for the
BriSkows had returned and had
bought home in Dallas, and he
was eager for sight of them.
Mr.. Roswell's greeting was quite
as cool as his letter; but he be,
trayed keen interest in the prog
ress of their joint affairs and asked
good many searching questions.
Gray answered frankly.
you surprise me-" the banker an
nounced. finally" for you confirm
something l did not wish to believe.
have just learned that you are
using us to further private grudge
and to ruin reputable man.
couldn't credit such statement
without"
ut is quite true, except tina, I
haven't used you. Not, at least, in
the sense you imply"
"You have used our money. Il is
the same thing"
I "Oh, not atfall. ] have handled
number of speculations-inves
ments is a better word-for YOU and
your group and I've made a lot of
money for you. That's the most
you expected; that's all l prom.
| ised."
Legitimate competition is one
thing;l malice, double dealing, is"
"Yes. bear malice toward Henry
Nelson and | shall continue, to bear
him malice long after l have put
him in his grave" Roswell's start
led eyes leaped to the speakers face.
Exactly! propose to put him in
his grave. and he knows it,"
Nonsense! That's wild talk and
you'll regret it. What has he done
to you.
The object of this inquiry
shrugged. "A private matter, pure
ly. AS to double dealing-is it
I double-dealing to go to an enemy and
tell him frankly that you intend to
do it?"
| "Did you do that?"
|