The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-07-09

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Within after bringing in Ross-Banksde No l. Dad
had new derrick under the lease and another
he had rugged the old string way
into the earth again Also he had two deks way
ana two new strings in process OF delivery There would be four
wells standing the four of damondhaped figure
three hundred feet the side call house
movers and take the Bansde lot; but
that didn't trouble Mr. Banksde who had already
outfit of furniture and big limousine also "porcar"
which to drive himself country club play golf every
of butler Mrs Banksd proposed
most exclusive of the ladies' clubs Efficiency the
word here in the West change
social status you put the job right through
Dad and Bunny made another trip Lobos River not
without some difficulty they conquered the nx"
Two, and brought very good were to be two
more derrck here and bought delivered
That the in the oil business got any
money put it back into drlng-and course new
responsibilities You were driven to this by the forces inherent
IN the game You racing with other people,
always threatening to get OIL AS you
you had to have oet wells protect people on
every side who would otherwise get your Also you might
have trouble in marketing oil and would begin think
nice TO have your refinery and be entirely independent
independence price, you would have to provide
enough oil keep the refinery going would chain
of filing stations rid of your products hard
was always somebody bigger
But Dad had just now everything was a-comn his
way awhoopn Right the midst triumphs had
occurred him to take of his old Antelope go little
lower found he tried and 10 and behold at
eight hundred farther thing went and blew
its head off, They layer on-sands every
OF these sixteen old wells that had been pump
couple of and about played ready to pre-
sent Dad with fortune, at of only thousand
dollars each
But right away problem there was no pipeline
to this field and there ought be Dad
other operators with him. going up and
make DEAL Then Bunny him, looking very serious
Dad have forgotten close the November
What about it, SOM"
'You promised going qual-shooting this year."
By gosh that's I'm frightfully rushed just now
putting strain Kidneys the doctor has told you
"Does he recommend quail diet?"
Bunny knew by Dads grin that he going
concession Lets take our camping things the boy pleaded
and when get through at Antelope let's home by the
San Eido valley"
"The But son. that's fifty miles out of our way!"
"They say there's end of quail there Dad"
eyes, but get quail lot home"
81 know, Dad; but I've been there, and
"But what made you hit on that placer"
Bunny embarrassed, because he knew Dad going
he queer Nevertheless he persisted That's
where the Watkins family live"
watkins family-who they?"
Don't you remember that boy, Paul. that night
when you talking about the lease?"
"Gosh son. You still a-fretn about that there boy?"
81 Mrs Groarty the yesterday, told
me about the family they're in dreadful trouble they're going
interest the mortgage and Mrs Groary she can't think
what they'll do You know Mrs Groary didn't get
herseat least spent her money for units
she isn't getting anything out of them and has to live what
her husband gets a night Waterman"
"What do you to about it?"
81 you buy mortgage Dad; anything
Watknses their home It's wicked that people should
be turned out like that when they're doing the best they
There's plenty people bein turned when they don't
meet their obligations, son."
But when it's not their fault, Dad?"
ut would take lot of bookkeeping fgger st whose fault
Isl and the banks don't keep books that Then seeing the
protest Bunnys face You'll find there's lot O. harsh
things in the world that amt in change You'll
ist have to make up mind to that later
But Dad there's four children there and three of them
are girls and where they to go? Paul away and they
haven't to let him know what's happened Mrs Groarty
a
they've done anything but work hard Honest
Dad couldn't be happy didn't help them. You said you'd
buy a dav and and