Show f I i 5 0 l D- D I p to A A J Ii fOy IU Y S RS eM salveD WIIO TN W BEGIN TOD TODIA Y CaRla Call In Gr GrAy y Is 18 1 the tho lh enemy of nr Colonel Ut Henry nry Nelson ft It banker Gus Briskow strikes strikeR oil and meets Gray who proves prove a friend In need to the Briskow family Allie the dau daughter falls Calls fall In love with Gray but he love loves B Barbara rb ra Parker Dud Bud I son lion on of Gus fa falls fall Us Into the of oC an adventuress from whom Gray rescues him bun buys a beautiful home horn and Gray Grayl l him ther there Gray hires hire Mal Mal- Mallow Mal Mallow low and t two tso 0 associates to tc keep close watch of Nelsons Nelson's Nl ons on's IUs IU's In the oil fields Gray tells the of oC the th largest bank In Dallas Dalla of o his hate bate for Nelson NOW GO O ON WITH STORY We e sot got a n slave la o that tends the doo but I aint got rot gentled up to bells an thIngs thines yet Allies Allie's 11 asay an ay ayan ayan an fas Ma ila down dOln so- so sola so la Isn t ill 1 hope no N Just ailin You were In luck Juck to find a 0 houa in such sueh a smart mart neighbor neighbor- neighborhood neighborhood hood Gus Now sho show me around quIckly for Im I'm d lne Ing to see ee itS it'S It Lord Im I'm to show It to CO somebody Youre You're the first one I that dropped In an we been here most two weeks seeks Sa you'll stay 1 an at at t supper won wont t ou ou I Of Ot course ourse I will sill and breakfast i too If IC you can take care caro of me Didn't we so take tahe tak keer of you when shea iou ou come corne to the ranch We VI got three now Just iu doln doin the housework Id I'd of bought a bigger er house K It thel th d d of oC let tet me but but- I It is large larte enough en ouch An thing moro more would merely add to yo care Allie and andIa Ia Ma picked out olit the furniture Swell aint It Beautiful Gray exclaimed In- In Inwardly In Inwardly he 11 groaned for tor I the contents of or the horn hom home I appeared to l be e expensive almost o they ne nevertheless betra e 1 a conspicuous lack of taste both bothIn bothin bothIn In character and in arrangement Here and there were color com corn combinations so atrocious that they hurt the th caller On the shoe hole however the th place looked bett better than he had expected and such luch uch indications of harmony and ancl Int aa as he detected he attrib to Allie It a was sat a nice enough I home and with Ith a little change chance n e a little rearrangement It could be made attractive e een even en to one on of tastes tate Those Thoe changes chances of cour couri l Gray determined to make mak Allie s gone cone out to the old farm to m tet et some Borne omo for Ma Md the father explained in due time Some pitchers of her an Buddy when they thy was vas wa little an a ch chair an Mas Ma's fa favorite bedspread an some bome other oilier things thines she likes like Grit Gra Gray remembered the portraits executed by a St Louis enlarge ment mont concern They rhe had v wide Ide gilt framl q and were sere protected from 10 aging flies files by mosquito net net- netting netting tins net ting He lIe hoped that Ma would ouId not hang lIang them In the hall hail or the liv- liv liv living ing- ing loom And that rocker for shien sue he yearned earned was probably the one no ne with the creaking the s the the one that had lad leaped arte him and clashed Its jaws jass like an alligator By the way say how does Buddy like the new nev home homo the latter oj He H HC C aint aint seen saen en it iet et ct Sas Sm lies lie's too to leave lease the job What 3 ou done to that boy anyhow Im Im I'm maUnc maling a It real man out of and him and an oil man too lie lne's how to dress tools when shen I got hIm but lies lie's I s 's a good driller now D Before Core long hell he'll be able to charge charce of sour OUr property and run it on practical lines Tell me Gus how hos ho much touch money have iou ou ou got cot I I dunno orr 01 cr er a thou thou- thousand sand and dollars don t t mean much to tome tome Ime me GillY searched the taco Cace with a 0 speculative e gaze caze It II most most- mostly mostly mostly ly liquid I presume There was sas as a pause I I mean Its It's In cash or the eq u a lent Oh Ob sUr sure These bond bonds bondi an an things things- thines shook hOOK his head Land Iani amt aint any too SarI safe afe either Its It's If ral rat rat- ratin ln In noe no noan no an It 11 II keep heel on till the farmers is III I all drowned out Next ext car It II be on an fry Cry m tin m to a crisp crier crl p No Im I'm of lied land im i'm Im I'm of 1 cser- cser el- el thin thing thin This last was said plain plain- tI h youre the only man I e Lr kno ed that Id I'd bank my life lite on onAn onAn onAn An youre you're oure smart You wouldn't take Buddy but oud kinda tale take take me take tahe tak all of ot us I tel ou Im I'm n JUt Just ho how hos much confidence do I Inspire In ou Crais Crai's iras ira's was peculiar for tor- tor amazement doubt eagerness were blended This much Id I'd turn tb the hull wor words s Ot 0 or o er to lou ou it if you d look lookout lookout looKout out for Cor us u quite a while the caller sat slUt held heed d bowed ed with his gaTe ea Che fIel upon the flames when hen ho he cd eel up his face was ret red hi his e eyes cs were brighter thin usual You Y don t know how much Id I'd like like to say ee es e but I fought ht BUddy to pr prevent prent ent him from making a mis- mis mistake mistake mis mistake take and nd I sha 1 t ale ale ion ou u to o omak nak mak this one m Hm-m Will VIII iou ou keep me from Crom makin other mistakes I J I will ill It If I J can 1 that s a enough An how III I II sleep better bettor tonight tor for seln seem i OU I I think I heir r II MA stirring said as he i lose lone ose I I brought her a aCe afe's afew Ce fes fe's little presents present and 1 I d U like to take them up to her As A he hp left the room there there wes wis the same queer quer light ht In his eyes ees ho he mo ed slowly like a man tired X V VA A 4 M n In Deportment Gray Cray was sas shocked at the Ule In Ma Briskow Site hc f he had failed Called Pleasure Plea uro lit up her face Cace and she ahe fell into a ii brief But But- Clutter Butter flut flutter ter of delight at hint him but as a soon oon as their first greeting WA s a 0 oer u er vi ho he nu I led I A d her ivi to n her lounge and insisted upon hel he comfort comfort- comfortable comfortable able He lie had tricks with lIh cushions cushIon and a s so o he declared thy they became lila his obedient sonant and there was a knack In arranging them the the same sante ame knack that n a robin uses uce In building Its It nest neat This he demonstrated demon quite con con con- con LI It was sits nice to h hive Ve a great creat mils mat masterful min mn mm like this tale tAko charge charee of one and 1 Hi Mt sighed gratefully as ansh she he lay bach bak It It does docs kindl linth feel Ceel like a bird s f nest nest she sh declared And you kinda ook like a robin too oure allus allu dressed so 10 o neat Exactly he chuckled Robins tr 11 the very neatest n dressers dr ers of oC nil au autho the tho bird birds Hut But louk look II Like Lika a real robin I lie to brought spring with me H He 0 opened a 1 i huge box of oC stemmed long roses roes and held th their lr cool de dewy deny y buds against Mrs Mr Bris I I Gray ray Pla Played 1 Butler Dutle SIU correct Correct lica hesh and nd Poise lol kows kow's withered 1 face lace then laugh laugh- laughIng lauth-Int lauth log Ing and chatting chatting- he ho arranged them in asee where she could see e them Next ext be b drew down the shades hades shutting out the dreary after which he ho lit the theCia S gis loff og and soon the room whether by reason of his gloWing pe pe or his deft rearrange m n of oC Its contents or both be- be beCame be became came aarm a warm arm and cheerful place He had brought other lifts gifts than ers too expensive things t-Ir t took Mas Ma's Ma breath No one had 1 eer e er e given her pres pros present ent to be remembered therefore V Ith useless delightful little lu lua- lua lux luxuries uries filled tilled her gentle soul toul with a guilty rapture But Cut these were sere cre not gifts In the thO sense they sore offer offer- offerings ings legs front from the Duke of Dallas and andI his manner o of presenting pre them In In- In I ested t ery e ery article with sith ducal I dignity Gray was as seated on the tho side of her couch with her ber cold hand be- be between between be between tween his warm arm palms and he was telling her about the princess of Wichita rails Falls rail v when shen hen the to dinner Interrupted Interrupt themMa themMa them themMa Ma was not hungry and nd she h had hade e to ha c a bite in her own room but her caller was sas so o vigor Iger vigorous igor igor- ous gus in his objections to this plan that she h finally agreed to come corne downstairs The Briskow household was poorly organized as yet and It sits as only natural that It should tune tune- function function tion Imperfectly ne Gray was as annoyed at the clumsy manner in which the dinner sits as wasser ed sers ed cd See here Mat Ma Gray threw don his napkin You hare hav a beautiful home horne and ou want sant ant It to tobe tobe tobe be perfect dont don't you Why hy of course We 0 bought er e thing we could buy buy- buy Everything except sert- sert ten tenants ants and the they arc are hard bard to find b ou are arc capable of oC training your cOOk and teaching our upstairs girl to seep and make mahe beds but the test of oC a well-run well house bouse is a served awell well served meal tow iSow then youre you're not eating a bite anyhow and Gus ont sont mind salting awhile ashile for tor his Itis dinner With sour our permission Id I'd like to take tahe things In hand band and add a II hundred pel Cl cent to your future comfort 1 In I t In some Borne b bewilderment Ma fa agreed that she would do anythIng her guest suggested hereupon whereupon he rose rOle energetically and called the domestics In Into to the dining room b e are going to start this din din- din dinner I roomI ner ncr all 0 over oter cr aga again In he lie announced and ande we so are ar going to begin ben by swapping places place I am going to acne e It 11 as aa a dinner should be b served and iou ou arc going to oat eat It as- as asell Well ell eli 1 dare say bay ay e will o liase to tale take its course Mr aIr and Mrs briskow are going to 1001 look on After Arter we so c have finished you are going to e us exactly as us I served iou ou ou Naturally r this proposItion amazed the help help in fact tact its ab- ab absurdity absurdity ab absurdity con ul ed them The man nuan laughed loudly th the cook burled buried her ebony face Cace In her apron the second girl bent double with Ith mirth hut the gentleman WAS not jok- jok jok joking ing log On Un the contrary he brought his le levity Ity to an abrupt end then gravel he h seated the trio Gray pIa placed ed butler buller with sith Ith a II cor- cor cor correctness and a II poL poise e deeply tin tin- Im Impressive c I 1 his hi round round-c round round-ced ed audi audi- audience audience ence nce It was sas an uncomfortable experience ence for Cor all except Gray himself himself- himself he be act actually enjoyed cd It anti It and hen Ithe the last dl dish h had been remo ed and he had hold given riven instructions to serto sene the meal over again exact exactas lIS as he had served It the tho three negroes ucro ero glad to obey You You sec BOO what a meddlesome bus bus boJ bodi I am the guest laugh laugh- laughed laughed laughed ed I I dont don't know how to mind m 0 own n business and the one lu lua- lua lux luxury ury I enjoy most of oC o all is regulating regulating in ing other people s affairs lie e eIas I as still talking still lecturing his hearers upon tho the obligations obligation pros pros- prosperity prosperity had put upon them when he 11 was uris summoned to tho telephone b long distance call lie He H returned In some tome agitation to announce Well at nt st It-st I hate havo ha e business of my onn o to attend Continued In Our ext lesue I Is s uc |