The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-24
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Barbara laughed dellgh,edly
Didn't put down all our shallow
wellsg II I didn't / thought did.
Anyhow. 1 spent most OF my time
around the rigs and Pete used TO
call me his boss Wei. that wretch.
cd man turned all colors when / nc.
eused him. and tried 60 'slush' me.
He said / mustn't talk about things
knew nothing about somebody
might overhcar me. He declared
the outfit he was working for were
no good and wouldn't pay a driller
bonus II he made n well for
item. lie was sick OF making other
people rich and getting nothing for
himself. IL was time the drill.
ms crews shared In the profits. 4. 4.
He'd see that nobody froze him out
again II he had 20 spoil tho hole.
He wound up By denying every.
thing. and pretended Go swallow
IT, but when he had gone l went
over my maps and located the lease
where he's drilling, Three OF the
adjoining tracts are owned by the
big companies. so that eliminated
them. but the 30 20 the west be-
longs TO Knute Hoaglund Henry
was glad 10 SEQ me when my turn
came TO so In. and"
Il bet no was glad" Tom de-
clared.
Rarbaras smooth cheeks flushed
family. HE Is too busy and too
rich to-think about girls"
He wasn't too busy and too rich
to inquire about you most every
day since no got back from the
war"
Il didn't forget 10 call him Col,
onel.' and that pleased both him
and Bell. Then told them tina,
j proposed 10 become rich and
successful oil operator and wanted
their advice how 20 begin. Old Bell
was amused. but Henry beg par.
don. Colonel--Nelson was shocked
He couldn't bear 20 think OF women.
and OF mo especially, In business.
He might have become disagrceahly
personal II his father hadn't been
there"
"Dunno's care much for Henry
Tom said. mildly.
'oh. he's all right. butt hate
Bell II makes anybody mad %
be laughed at, Henry was more
diplomatic. He tried 20 convince
me that the oil game Is altogether
a mans business and that no WON.
an could succeed az Il. 1t Is con.
test OF Wits he explained. You've
got TO outguess the other fellow
You've got to know everything he's
doing and keep him from knowing
anything you're doing. Tho minute
he knows as much as you do. he's
got Il on you' That seemed TO prove
10 Henry that no woman could win
At IL. for men are such superior
creatures. They know so much more
than a woman can possibly learn,
their wits are so much kccncr.
Il was duly impressed. ssked
him 20 call this evening. for ] aid
so wish TO have him teach me what
little was capable Of learning. Blu,
no couldn't come. because no had
been called to Dallas. unexpectedly.
That was my cue. In my most
swestly girllsh manner I said. oh,
indeed, Do you expect 20 sec Knute
HoagIund while you're thereT'"
Two hectic spots had come into
'Bob's" cheeks during this recital,
she was lettering upon the desk
now like nodding japanese doll,
and her blue eyes were dancing.
Il heard old Bells chair crsal;
ard saw him shoot a quick glance
at Henry. Henry admitted. casual
~, that he might drop in on Knute
Why?
sYoull be wasting time told
him. even more sweetly. for dad
and have that 20 west OF Burk
burnett.
Wen. You'd have thought ! had
stuck hatpin into Bell. And
Henry's mouth actually dropped
open. Think OF IL: Colonel Henry
Nelson. the hero OF whafever.it.is
with his imperial mouth open and
nothing coming out Of it--not even
the imperial breathr'
Bob" rocked backward and
kicked UP her neatly shod feet: she
Rugged herself and snickercd with a
malicious enjoyment not wholly