Show T G I I G I I 4 imea sy ass I in AT BEGIN hERE TODAY Calvin Gray occupies the most suite In the tho most exclusive exclusive sive hotel in Dallas Ho makes friends with Gus Briskow who has struck oil and meets melts Alle- Alle Allu the daughter and Ozark the son Bob Parker daughter or of otTom Toni Tom Parker comes home from college and goes Into the land business She buys for Colonel Henry Nelson son of Bell Nelson banker Gray Is Henry Nelsons Nelson's enemy and when Gus Briskow tells of a trick that Henry Nelson works on him to beat him out of or a land gale Gray takes a 0 hand and bests Nelson In la the tho deal NOW GO ON STORY sTOny OC ot the men mon engaged In t s shearing shel business none perhaps had gathered more wool In the came ame length ot or time than the t o members of the firm of Mcade Stoner One morning morning- and his partner provided them themselves es 1 with o an-o and aim several hund hundred red dollars In gold coin oln With these they began shooting craps on the sidewalk in front of or their office Now gambling was vas taboo hence the tho spectacle of two ely dressed eminently prosperous men squatting upon their heels with n a stack of double eagles before them caused a 11 sensation and people halted hailed to witness their Impending arrest Soon traffic was blocked Calvin Gray but tut Iut just from Dallas looked on at the game with some curiosity not dl- dl divining di divining vining Its purpose until pocketed the tho dice then mounted a box at the curb and hogan began beganI loudly Now gentlemen that Is ono one wa way of making money but it Is l i I foolish and hazardous way ay ay Theo I Is a much saner Baner safer sater method and Im I'm going to tell you about It Dont pass on until you hear me for I have a most incredible story to relate and you'll youil be sorry ou missed It it Thero There was a n ripple of ot appreciative dive tive laughter but the 1 crowd pressed closer as the tho orator con con- continued continued con continued Youve all alt lierd about these e doodle doodie bugs who go around local local- locatIng locating I ing oil with a divining divIDing rod haven't you And you dont don't believe lii 1 them Of or cour course couric e you don t Neith Neith- Neither Neither er Cr do I Now then for tor the plot or of my story and It will pay you to do a a week of or listening In the net neat the five minutes Awhile ago an eminent scientist unknown n to m ant antor Or to my partner Hr Ir Stoner canto came Into our office which Is at sour OUI backs one flight nIght up second door to the thc the right and anti showed us an electrical de device deIce Ice he has baa bec becI beet i I working on for the last oars cars Ho lie claimed he had It perfected per per per- I and that It v Indicate the tho presence of oil 01 on the same Mme principle that one mineral minerai attracts another Oil Is la a mineral ho he said and I think Ive I've got Its mag mag- magnetic mag- mag magnetic magnetic complement I believe bellevo my Invention will work I Ill I'll ll bet a thousand dollars It wont won't I 1 told him But what do ou think that pilgrim did lIe took me up Then he bet Stoner another thousand that Id I'd made a abad abad bad bet J grinned In sympathy with the gener general l amuse amuse- amusement amusement ment meat We Ve arranged a thorough test We e took him blindfolded through the field and believe bellevo me or not he called the turn on 43 wells straight and never missed It once now Introduced the miracle worker himself and Gra Gray I rose on tiptoe to see him A mo- mo moment mo moment ment meat then he ho smiled wide I for forthe the eminent scientist was none other than Mr Mallow Mallow-Mallon Mallow a bit pallid and pasty as It If from from confinement and with eyes hidden behind dark goggles Gray looked on as the comedy sas as played out It transpired that Professor ProCessor Mallow fallow had teste I among other properties the new new- newest newest newest est Stoner Mc lease a com corn company company pany to drill which had just been formed under the titio of The Desert Scorpion and ho really judged from the beha behavior lor of his machine that a remarkable pool I id the tract Then resumed his sway over the tho crowd and soon coon shores shares In Tho The Desert Desort Scorpion were selling rapidly Shortly after lunch Mallow and thc tho two partners were seated In Inthe Inthe Inthe the office their work done for the tho da day Another successful promotion had gone to the credit creditor or of and Stoner all three wore in a n triumphal mood I There came camo a knock at the door and in ans answer anser er to an Invitation to enter it opened The next Instant both and Stoner sit ere erect t tIn In their thur chairs with eyes alert an ani 1 Questioning for at sight of or the stranger M Millow had leaped to his feet with a smothered exclamation and now stood with his back to tile the desk desh and with his head In a peculiar attitude of ot strained Intensity CHAPTER X Neton has Haa u IL Caller Well well Mallow the call call- caller's caller's call caller's ers er's face fco broke Into an engaging smile as he crossed the tho threshold SUll wearing dark glasses eh Im I'm afraid you didn't heed my In- In Instructions instructions In Instructions Mallow spoke huskily What the hell holl you doln doing herem here Following the excitement merely merey I 1 shall open an office and anil a ot or my time In Wichita rails Falls I 1 hoped Id I'd fm fini 1 you here for tor this morning I 1 heard you describe your Invention Inv and and- and overcame me rue I felt constrained to congi you upon your scientific attainments What do you ant ant Mallow barked Momentary agitation nl has lIas robbed our Professor of his habitual po- po a po a not unusual phenomenon phenomenon non ot or tho preoccupied scientific mind These words were direct direct- directed directed I ed at and aol Stoner My name namo Is ts Gray Gr y Perhaps lc Doctor Mallow has ha made mado mention of or me mo I So youre you're the tho lad 1 that throw threw pepper In tn hIs hia hi eyes Brick Stoner stared at the tho newcomer with un- un un dl disguised undisguised lulS d Interest H He hf rose roso as M did nde Mc I 1 Ii 11 say Bay weve we've heard of you Your names name's getting a ai com corn common mon as 8 safety safety-rasor safety ro or ol blades blados Youve You've been cleaning up haven't you T Um m moderately Calvin Gray shook ghook hands handa nith Ith the promo tore promoters then to the agitated Mallow who Still peered at him apprehensively ho he lIal said 1 Come come com Let Let Lct down your hammerl Uncoil Listen you I the tho other burst forth I beat that thing out Im I'm cl clean ln and I dont don't Intend to go back goback Youre You're a stron strong guy and yo you got a bunch of or kal kale and youre you're II a getter but the taller they come the harder they fall You can cnn be desperate had The speaker was wag desper desper- ate his hia lace face was waa flushed with an- an V T r I I 1 O OI I I 1 I L Ir Shares In jn The Tilo I c crt Scorpios Scorpion sero cre selling rapidly gem ger the tone of ot his voice was Ce- Ce de defiant fiant and threatening Gray Oray helped himself to a II hal crossed his legs leKs and lit a and Stoner neither moved nor spoke I My lily dear Mallow wrong me In the newcomers newcomer's voice I was no longer any mockery 11 I gave ou credit for or more Intel Intel- Intelligence Intel Intelligence Il ence Wo We played our little farce and It Is the done done the episode Is closed so far as I am concerned I supposed you un understood that much I 1 hel helped vou ou and I 1 came hero to enlist our hI help You helped me Mallow showed his teeth In a snarl Precisely Think a moment Was moment Was It not odd that I failed to appear against you That tho the case caso sag as never ne pressed the pro prosecution tion dropped I l spose you were afraid to go through Thought Id I'd get you Gr Gray shook his head Impatient impatient- Impatiently ly Iy Afraid Of Ot iou ou Oh Mat Mal MatIn's Mal Mallow low Ins Had I 1 feared flared our majestic rath do you think I 1 would have hava arranged for tor that doctor to see you every day And paid his bIll ho bo pray sent In those good things for vou ou to eat cat Thereas There was as as a n Did you I I did Again there was silence Why by For For one ono thing I 1 was sorry for you I really was I 1 had caused you and Tony a great deal of ot cut cut- suf suffering fering and I cannot bring myself to Inflict actual- actual suffering upon anyone without doing my best to alle it Then cal I had nothing against you person sIll 11 Wo We merely clashed in the course or- or of business Mallow allowed himself to sin sink Ie hack bach upon the desk desh ho turned his dark goggles upon his friends Ina Ina In a blind stare of bewilderment dOMIt the odds why he ho dOM It Stoner Inquired sharply Any man that can squirt my eyes full fullor or of tobasco and me with a six on him lim is all nil right And him with a bottle of milk duly dilly made and provided pro The field member of the firm slapped his thigh ant ani laughed loudly Tho The object of ot this was pleased Gratitude Is rare he he murmured I I thank you Now Nowthen Nowthen then Ihen I 1 nas sas thinking of ot making friend Mallow a business proposition proposition tion lion perhaps hut but perhaps I can cnn Interest ou also In doing something for formo forme torme 1 mo me Ill I'll pay u a ell eli ere ero Ih live lie e ones Stoner as- as asserted as asserted For one thing I 1 wish to hire the brightest oil scout In the dis- dis district dig dis district but I dont don't want ant hint him nor noran an anone one else for the time being to suspect that hes he's working for tor me meI meI meI I will ill double his eslary to watch one operator Perhaps he ho could appear apper to bo he In your employ Pur- Pur I 1 Intend to do consider consider- considerable considerable able secret buying and selling and andI andI I sIll vi need several dummies dummies- dummies moral character unimportant youre after bl big biff game I take It Inquired mildly The Tho biggest In these woods One man did you say One man We Were a legitimate firm ou Inow- Inow Grat Grava eyes twinkled as he o- o e chimed Exactly If It I base hao caused you to Infer Inter that I shall employ anything except legitimate meant meon to effect my purpose It I Is Isray lamy ray my error Now then how about you Mallow Would you ou care io 10 wor work for tor me The lott latter a s palo pale fice broke in- in into in into to a grin s I I am nm working for Cor you he declared e Z been on your pay roll now for tor flo fhe rain min minutes min minutes utes Gra Gray lifted an admonitory hand Can I 1 arri e at terms with sith you gentlemen Write your own ticket Mc Wade Mi-Wade Wade Vade declared and Ir and Mr Stoner echoed this thia statement with enthusiasm enthusiasm Very well Details later Now I shall give my myself elt the pleasure ot of calling upon my man roan and telling him exactly what I Intend doing The The speaker rose and shook hands handt with the tho three precious scoundrels I l in Our Next Neit Issue |