The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-05-18
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jcwclry house in Dallas, Gray I'M
dertakes journey to Ranger to
sell valuable diamonds to Gus Bris-
kow. He meets Ma Briskow, Allie
gheny, the daughter, and Ozark.
the son. Gray makes good sale
and starts home in the same ma
chine hired for the trip to Ranger.
Having prepared himself against Il
holdup plot Gray throws vapor gas
into the eyes of an advcnturcr,
named Mallow, when he and pal
attempt to hold up Gray's machine.
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The jewcler was delighted.
"Good!' he cried. 81 dctcst the de-
serving poor rs heartily as you do.
And now I'd like to open bottle
Of champagne with our breakfast"
On the very day that the new
sign, "Tom and Boh Parker" went
up over the door Of the insurance
Office at Wichita Falls. the junior
partner Announces:
well dad the firm gets busy at
once. I'm off for Dallas tonight"
"What for?" Tom was dismayed
by such prompt manifestation Of
energy.
"Ill have to tell YOU" Barbara
pcrchcd herself upon her fathers
desk and began speaking with a note
Of excitement in her voice. 81 hcarL
Henry Nelson was in town, so I went
to the bank this morning to see him.
He's such big man in the oil bust
ness ! thought he might help me.
He was there but in conference with
his father and another man. There
were several people waiting, so
sat down. When the man they were
talking to came out, it was Pete
that drillcr who put down the first
well for us. lie was glad to see nc,
and VIC had quite "A talk. but | no.
ticed he was fidgety. He said he
was running Il rig over near 'Burk,
and had fishing job on his hands
With all the excitement and every
body running double towers and
trying to beat the other fellow down
to the sand, it struck me as queer
that Il contract drillcr like Pete
would be here in E;c!ita in confer
encct with Bell. and Henry Nelson
when he ought to be out on the lease
fishing for lost bit. / told him I'd
bet he had showing of oil and was
trying to borrow money to buy the
offset or to get the Nelson's to buy il
and carry him for an interest. Well
that wrctched man turned all colors
when | accused him, and tried t.
'shush' me. He said mustn't talk
about! things knew nothing about
somebody might ovcrhcar. me. HI
declared the outfit he was working
for were no good and wouldn't pay
a drillcr bonus if he made well
for them. He was sick of making
other people rich and getting nothing
for mself. 1t was time The
drilling crews shared in the profits
. He'd see that nobody frozt
him out again if he had to spoil tho
hole. He wound up by denying
everything, and l pretended to swal.
low it but when he had gone l went
over my maps and located the lease
where he's drilling. Three of the ad
joining tracts are owned by the big
companies, SO that eliminated them
but the twenty to the west belongs
to Knute Hoaglu.d. Henry wa:
glad to see me when my turn came
to go in, and-I didn't forget to cal
him Colonel and that pleased botf
him and Bell. Then i told them thai
l proposed to become a rich and sue
cessful oil operator and wanted theil
advice how to begin. Old Bell wa!
amused, but Henry was more diplo
matte. He tried to convince m,
that the oil game is altogether /;
mans business, and that no woman
could succeed at it. 1T is \ contes
of wits he explained. i was dull!
impressed. l asked him to call thi
evening, for did so wish to hav'
him teach me what little l was cap
able of learning. But he couldn'
come, because he had been called t.
Dallas, unexpectedly. That was III!
cue. In my most swectly girlisl
manner ! said: ooh, indeed! Do>yo,
expect to sec Knutc Hoaglund while
you're there?"
Two hectic spots had come int
"Bobs" cheeks during this recital
she was tcctcring upon the dcs
now like nodding japanese dol
and her blue eyes were dancing.
Il heard Old Bells chair crca
and l saw him shoot quick glanc
at Henry. Henry admitted casual
ly, that he might drop in o
Knutc, why?
you'll be wasting time l toll
him, even more swectly, for dad an
| have that twenty west of Burk
burnett"
"Wcll! You'd have thought ha
stuck hatpin into Bell. An
Hcnry's mouth actually droppe
OPEN"
"But--wc amt even got an option
1t takes money to lease close-i
stuff" Tom was bewildcred.
"Of course. AID they realize
that, or Bell did, as soon as he'd ha
time to collect himself. But it wa
too late then; he had betrayed hin,
self and he knew it,"
Bob" laughed again, bit hys
terically. That's about ALL, dat
They agreed to put up the none
and carry me-us, l mcan-for
quarter interest if I can get the leas
from Knute Hoag]und. So, I'm leav