Show 6 l OWING d i GO 4 v U w R h y wIll list Ink 11 P SIX PIA CI ISy I I I I BEGIN Y TOTY Calvin Gray employs employ three men mento mento to watch atch atch the tho oil field operations ot of Colonel Henry Nelson o ot of Dallas Dalla whom horn Gray hates Gray 10 lo es Barbara larker daughter of roin forn Tor Parker Gu Gus Briskow strikes oland oil and Gray Oray helps the family t to adapt e es to a 8 better ay aay of ot living Allie Ailie the adores Gray and to Bud the son aon he Is la a hero Iero Gray brings Bud from Crom the oil fields for a II il lt to son Dawson Henr Nelson tells Tom Parker Parket that Gray has been dishonorably discharge irom the he armi arm Because Gra lo cs 10 es Barbara her rather father goes groes to consult with hi his friend Judge Halloran OW GO 30 ON OV N WITH VITI ViTi When ben they had gone Gray rose roso with relief relict and surprised Buddy by b saying ts t's enough for tor now thank goodness Business Is lii only one on side of oC lire life my boi bo You ar are going KOlne to make this city Ity your homo home 90 so ou must begin by meeting the right people the th Influential In peo- peo people pie Nicest people In the tight right here Budd nicest place In Inthe inthe li the world orld too No s Noto to a who hp 1 for tor months hOld hd leen Leon Immured In the oil fields rails did Indeed resemble a city of oC man clous portent Pave Pave- Pavements Pavements buildings bright ments large 1 I theatres Buddy theatres was He Ho pi epal cd himself ten Wr Introduction to oil to tomell tomen men mell of sitting In m uble and mahogany offers he lie made and mahogany office he mad made world orld Great Gret was ns as Ms lila ton a-ton Ish me nt e when then after a s swift sult wall al nik Ora Gr n turned Into a 11 a tiny mime imo In- In In office olce on a II side street place to look for people or of influence Buddy cogitated A girl pirl Irl was tas stated seated at a desk she shero ro rote o at nt sight Big of oC Gray and her face I roke Into a smile Her greeting was warm her hand lingered In hl his for tor th the moment neither of ofU U m n seemed to remember Buddys Buddy's Then When she cIte he did hear his ho evel her face tace lightened ard Eho sho we gae e a her hand to him him as toan to toan toan an od oM friend When she smiled at athI hI him 11 as at a cite rhe had ad smiled smile at his corn com lamon BU ld hal had nver seen anyon anyone In tn the least llie this creature ro and site and she knew A 1110 She knew his mother mothr lie He H had missed her name but sho sha owned 0 ned that Dallas store or wa nag as tho the maior malor ma or ot of Wichita Falls Falis He had r neM-r before been beer so o embarrassed e III Mr Ir Gray eel was a ful on del ful men mun Ills llis poise his air all of oC I Ic- Ic ie e- e but easy casy familiarity Ith tt ith this this-this this angel raised him Im- Im Im Immensely I In Buddys Buddy's esteem Think of chatting making pretty srI e hes to an an In in angel el That via going poing some The gall gail of It fter o a while Ir when hen ien the tv two tso 0 men rc eru on the street again Budd Buddy In- In In eG What Is the loung oung lady 1 me her her n-her her name Glav told him then with Ith a friendly twinkle Well Well Veil speak out w hat do you think of ot her Uh Gee Uh Gee Buddy cried d ICE lEl Is ii whereupon his companion laughed In perfect satisfaction CHAPTER 1 Stank Hank Changes Chances Stands Hands Two callers awaiting a Gray hen hen late that afternoon he the stairs o of his office office office- Tom Toni Parky Par and Judge Halloran anil d i Their tho formal Cormal a aard ard greeting erecting sent a quick chili of alarm alum through him The t two tao 0 old men were Iro talking on lamely supplementing the theother theother other s a efforts to lead up to the of ot their isit Gra Gras turned a 1 act s face faco to Tom Parker finally ard interrupted bi b saying me ma to ease sour our embar embar- em embarrassment bar bar- sir sll I 1 lou ou object to my at- at att at t nl on to your daughter Is that It Tom dropped droppo his e cs and uncomfortable affirm affirm- affirmative affirmative m an Not Not I 1 hope lecause OU the nature of ot my Intentions Intention Lions tion Oh Oh Oli no Id bay ay 3 ies es 08 and no to that Hal Hal- Hallor Hal lorin lor declared arg ely Tori and I aro are gen of oC o theol the theol oil ol I hool Bt-hool wo e to lie ll ly ty tho code and Bob Is our joint in aw a ay y y Any man who to the honor hOllor of of-ll of well oc or even la na paling Inc In at at- at t- t to must the test te t There mutt must bo Je b no blot upon his hi You imply then that there Is la a ablat blat upon mino mine Tom stirred Irritably he broke le rut out I 1 m en damned It if I think you did It Did what hat a hat Ton remained but alien hen henlis I lis Is companion drew a deep pro pre prep p Halory breath Gray lifted a hand lIe rosei rotu nel nci and In a It changed ton torn torn- continued 1 let Jet me spek for Cor iou ou and horten our mutual distress ho er io er I must make m in 0 oan plain loto 1 10 1 I le o 0 sour our h dau t r Mr Pal ker The declaration ii ca ie ca-ie at great E cost th tho spEaker away to hide hido hl his emotion I 1 think think think-i I hope she Is Iq not to me nie I 1 would glio gio my hIe to marry her lir and God I shall So much for tor that lie lIo wun about and met th thre of first One o old ld man then th en the q P u v vu u v I I I You Yo object ct to my mT your Is I that t it other oilier defiantly ho be le add add- addI lId lId- lIdI 1 t Understood me nothing you youcan youcan ou can do nothing on nothing earth earth iii 11 liet Ien en or In nell ieli toi rol that mat mat- ter-ill ter ter- ter ter will III stop Atop me from Crom telling liar her he about mv love lose 10 e when hen the time C Now then Henry lir Nelson Nelon lii told sou ou that thai I was that as that I wit s ent ent back front Crom overseas 0 In dis disgrace die die- grace race You want tant ant to know It if he the truth He lie did lter a moment ot of silence Judge cn said gald with stiff finality Under the tho there is h i nothing more to talk about You Tou arnage amale me when hen you say say say- J you II understand when I a av that I propose to clear s my-s my- my mys s Stif f lo lIo now t When lien hen 1 boon oon I 1 hope bope And And In the meantime Gray Cray rny con l ed thIs question In In the meantime meantime meantime-it it louwill ou il agree e to say aay nothing nothing- to BobI Bob nob I will iii 11 promise not to declare my ii C not to see Bee her alone Th its it's ts t's a go co said th the father tather I Without S further ado the t omen tt men left Idt Tho Th bank was aas II as kno knon n as h hi 1 Security National and aud It the life work of ol I Iwo wo generations of the family Itch's lather had founded It in it the lie tar cattle I cattle da s but to tho the genius and of oC Bell Deli had hail boor due Its growth g Into one of It tiit tho Influential Institutions ot of th tha stal stati Othet banks ban 15 had finer but none nune In this lilt part ot of thi th j tri lIUI oun 1 1 I tr ir had hal a more solid ic more PO powerful names upon Its di- di directorate 11 rec S o Swope ope to io In- In in was as the richest of oC the Ole cattle catti barons barona Martin Murphy sas as known as the tho Arkansas hal d ool king and Herman Gage owned own d operated a chain ot of o stores The other tv tito-ther tito o ther ore acre but seven seen Including Dell ani an 1 hiason Ins his Were son were nOI thern capitalist who tool took no very ery active actie e Interest n tb banle banic and almost never attended Its For that matte matt the i three local men above abOe abo e name 1 con con con- conI concern I cern 1 themselves little with Ith a the 1 actual 1 of oC the ln institution I for the tho Nelsons tho ho owned nine lime I Ifor tenthS of oC tho ho stock Block were acre ere In that sphere It was ass only at the II annual meetings when hen directors I ere and re re and l In in they succeeded themselves that I they foregathered to conduct the dull business which Is it II III of oC all nil annul I In of ot the tho fact that the pro pro- pro rani this tIllS 3 ear a was as as I cut nd and dried as usual the Os da dav o of the meeting found Cound both father tather and bon bOlt decidedly nel for Cor there I andI were cel questions of oC Manage n men and of oC which they Uly diu not wish to touch upon their nen manifested Itself In an assumption of o friendliness and good goodCell g Cell hip quite quita unusual Senator Lowe Loe Lo e the Ito bank s a at- at attorney at attorney t- t torney and via was as arran f arran arranging ing his hi minute books booko his reports and his Ills paper Mar MAr- Martin tin Murphy was waa telling his latest story when hen a knock came to the tho thedoor door to the directors room Dell Belt IC answered It but his protest nt at the tile Interruption died dl d upon his lips when hen a hen he beheld Calvin Co In Gra Gus and the latter s son h facing him Gray Cray ray and his words fell tell a the effect of a bomb at nt least upon Bell Hell and Hem for what ahat hat he lie said was as Vi We e arc attending this meeting its t and we e came can early to enable the t St cord cord the tho thor r Co c our shares Disregarding the presidents president's gasp of astonishment the speaker pushed push push- pushed ed 01 past him and entered then th lien n In- In Introduced introduced In Introduced and his hl compan compan- companIons companions companions ions to lo the other men present Hoi HN ry Nelson elson experienced a sick of oC dizziness the room roomI grew black before his ees e es It aas as I Bell who aho ho broke out Stockholders Where did vou oU get ai as a y stock in this bank Jank Id I'd like to kao knos Wi bought It Picked it up here and there there thero- I I 1 dont don't believe IU it Bell Bel glared at the speaker then he turned his hise e eg es upon Swope Sv ope upon MurphY I upon Gage Gaco Did any of ot ou sell sellout out Wo Y dont don't onn on enough to make It while Swope said aid l dryly makeI I Murphy and Gage Gag agreed Bells Bell s sI I cullar display of emotion 1 cur cur- ur them the lances exchanged glanc glances s I I thought there thoro wasn tany t tany any stock outside of what's owned I by ou our group What's the Idea leinow Gray ans Snail There lei is isnow linow now a 01 considerable amount out out-I out out- outSide out sido side of oC that A ery considerable amount Henry olson made mado himself aud audible aud- aud ible ihie for tor the tho first time and 1 angrily Quit theatric Grav Gra hour this hour ele mo moe move e HI How Hoa much have ou got ot What hat a 15 lour our our-our object In lit spite of oC himself his olce Oice shook My Iy object Is purely selfish Gra Cm b s tone lone was equally lly unpleasant He had ha d expected to create a sensa sensa- sensation sensation sensation tion end and he lie was not disappointed Mr air Briskow and his eon BOn arc aro look look- lookIng lookIng Ing for tor a secure Investment In and I 1 ha hae e ton convinced them ot of o th the sound sound- soundness soundness ness fleas of oC lour our Institution 1 My ly opera opera- operations make mae It necessary for tor or me to establish n Do a close banking affiliation one one where hero I S can ask oak for Cor or and re re- re rece ce colt o 0 consideration bl hi mockery was waa now v ao so where I 1 turn except to my friends I 1 assume you make no oh- oh ob Section objection to the stock transfer Ver lIe drew from Crom his hia pocket a o of shares hares and tossed them across OiB the table of ot en tor Lo Lev Lose e I 1 In iii Our e n lIe |