The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-06-22
CHAPTER III.
The Drilling.

CHAPTER III
The Drilling.
valleys gorges of Guadalupe Grade re-
sounded to the flying echoes of honkng horns This
not but whole fleet of them trucks
broad and solid with broad and solid double wheels and aers
on Dehn hat carried even more TONS me hrs load lowered
high big stationary engine held in place by heavy mbers
curves bet! Behind the mudhogs and the draw
works. and then the String of drilling tools hollow tubes of
the best steel that
the earth mile need be- These tubes extended
1.-THE end of the es where red flags waved warming
short they swept you coming
the opposite direction stop while crep
carefully by enough would
have back place where the sraighter All
this required continuous camor of horns; you would have
thought huge flock Of prehistoric bdsdd the pterodac
ty make noses?-had upon Guadalupe Pass
were hopping along, crying: "Honk! Honk Honk!"
What they really saying dad is waiting for u.s.
Dad has signed his lease and the derrick under way and his
rig must be time Clear the road Dad would
ngs and you telephoning and interviewing dumb
officials But when you hired you owned them for
the time being they right through There
to all possible accidents including the value of
might chance to send rolling down mountansde In
Ford car!
valiant tooters tolng slowly up
grade at Tar less than the ordained speed OF hteen miles per
they would have stop and cool off But they got to the
summit al right and then the slow crawl downwards
going ahead flag warning safe
pockets the road wait till the whole fleet had by
they got out and onto the straight road where they
could flying like other then mighty roaring
and jolly sight Honk Honk! Get out of the way! Dad
watng!
top drlng-tools young fellows in
bueeans and khaki giving abundant evidence that their last
treasures However they had got their faces Clean and they
the landscape with sunny They sang
songs and exchanged Publications with the they passed
and threw kisses the girls in the ranchhouses the filing
stations the parors and the good eats shacs
Two days the journey took Them and meantime they had
the world they belonged Old Man Ross
job First of all things he that they
envelopes other Saturday highland that the envelopes
contained dollar day than anybody else the field
getting you this pay only while you
drilling but while sitting Of load of tools
singing songs about the girl waiting you
to which you bound Oh merry goes the world when
heart is young
Dad had signed up with the the North slope Mr.
Banksde gentleman who knew what he wanted didn't
waste your time. was discovery
fore Dad would have only sixth royalty and bonus of
five thousand dollars the and oneha Dad had
been with geologs believed
where the pool he had Ben rusng other
Dad Bunny called at the offices the
Company and had special private interview with the pre
dent Of this Mr. Ascot heavy gentleman with
flushed checks cordialy;
led Bunnys hair snapped cigars godo
the weather and the the field that you'd
have thought he and Dad lifelong chums Until
the lumber for derrick delivered the within three
days. wheeupon Mr. Ascot threw his hands declared
that order could be filled for God Almighty himself
The demand for derrick material had simply emptied all the
yards and orders png day But Dad inter-
ruptedhe knew all that but this something special he
had st himself into with big forfeit posted
the bank he didn't believe decs but the lumber
have help him. unless they wanted lose him for
lgood He place half derrck
be delivered the Of the three months
Mr. understand that this well Dad proposed
to drill going extend the field lead develop
ments big the lumber business really
public service Dad performing and they all stand
gether and help him. Moreover Dad forming little
ld handle part of this first wes quiet affair
appreciate getting the floor and Mr. Ascot
Dad for of his word and no piker.