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, W. N. TJ. FEATURES
CHAPTER III
SYNOPSIS
Gary Tallman a young petroleum
engineer 011 his way to a job in Mex-
ico, gets as far as Texas, where he
is given a ride by Mona Lee IVIeson.
They have an accident, ad Gary is
seriously injured. . Mena," Lee takes
him to her heme, and Gary recovers.
Meanwhile he has discovered two
reasons to keep him from going to
Mexico—Mona Lee's daughter, Adel-
aide, and the possibility that there is
oil on the Mason ranch. He and Adel-
aide have gone to see old Itughey
Fothergill, a prospector to look at a
map.
Instantly; old Hughey extricated
himself from the confusion of his
bedding. His sunken, dead-blaek
eyes began to gleam. He clawed at
Gary's arm, jerked him inside, and
slammed the door.
"Don't let none of them folks
around hear you," he warned. "Set
down. Yeh, I got a map. But I'm
keeping it. What you want with it?"
I m. studying' the structures a-
round here. Thought maybe you'd
let rue look at your map. Know this
county pretty well, do you?"
"Know it?" shrilled the old man,
pulling out a drawer from a lopsided
chest and fumbling feverishly in it.
"I know every fold and fault and
sand in it. Son, you can look at my
map,but there ain't no oil under this
county, not a drop."
He straightened, brought out a
packet carefully wrapped in oilcloth
and secured with a tightly' knotted
shoestring. Slowly, almost reverent-
ly, he Untied a dozen knots. A roll
of slippery snaps slid out, uncurled
themselves, grease -spotted and faded.
"Got 'erri all here." Old Hughey
dropped on a stool and spread the
soiled sheets over his knees. "Here
she is. Look a' here," He traced
with a long and filthy, fingernail,
"There she lays . . . there's the
sabine uplift—where they found the
big pool—and over here there ain't
nothing, Lime and salt water., I
tell you."
'With swift, trained vision Gary
studied the map. It was an old
print, he noted, , twenty years old.
There ovai the uplift—but .th the
north of it a fault—and on the edge
of that—his breath began to quicken
a little.
"Thanks, Mr. Fothergill." He
handed the map back. "Here—buy
yourself some tobacco. You'ye quite
sure there's no on under these sitruct-
ures?"
"Shake yourself well," advised
Adelaide as he went back to the car,
got the cold shivers, when he
grabbed you. T was sitting here wond-
ering if I ought to go yell for the
police."
"He's got the map—but it's an
old edition, have to write for a
new one, I guess."
"But that will take clays—let's
telegraph, can't we?"
"If 3 sent wire somebody would
start talking.," he said. "You can't
hide oil—or even a suspicion that
there Might be oil."
"Gary Tallman you did See some-
thing on that map! You're trying to
be mysterious and obscure, but I can
see right through you. You've got
red spots in both cheeks."
"Fever," he said. "I've been with
you for hours. How do. you expect
me to keep my temperature down'?"
"We're going straight home to
tell Dad." ,
' "I wouldn't want to raise any false,
hopes."
"Dad could hire a geologist."
"A surveyer costs. ineney, too. The
lig oil companies keep their own
crews, but an independent owner
would have to take the risks."
"Oliver works for a big oil com-
pany."
"He sells leases. He doesn't know
anything about production. If there
were any indication that there's oil
under your place; Kimball would
want your father to sell out to some-
body."
"And he'd want all the credit, and
grab it, too. And probably half the
money. I wouldn't trust Oliver an
inch. Don't say a word, Gary, when
Oliver is around," .
Gary agreed promptly because he
did not like Oliver, either.
"I hope nobody comes in tonight
—then we can tell Dad and Mother,"
Adelaide ran oh excitedly. "And
you can advise Dad what to do. Oh,
Gary --suppose we did get millions
of dollars—" she was breathless and
hereyes were' like two hot, burning
stars.. 1. 1 • l'' I • , '
"Now don't say a word," he warn-
ed, as they, whirled through the gate
and around . the drive, , missing the
windmill by the thickness of a 'coat
of paint: Gary, could you draw a
.sketch of that. map'? You could,
couldn't you?"
"1 guess I could. I could get it
down in a rough way."
"You go up and do that right
away, before dinner. And I'll fix up
some way to introduce the subject,"
Later, when she had time to think
about it Mona Lee 1Vrason remem-
bered the look en Harvey's face when
Adelaide said abruptly, "Now Gary
—now let's tell them!"
For a minute Harvey's face dark-
ened. Gary was a nice boy, but they.
had fine plans for Adelaide which
did not include a marriage to any oil
man out of a job. That was in Har-
vey's face at first. And then, when
Gary spread out the sheet of paper
with the rough sketch he had drawn
on the table, Harvey's face changed
again.
. •
"What's all this?" he asked
gruffly -
Adelaide drew- a deep breath and
was tense and her eyes snapped
sparks. "05" she announced dra-
matically. "Oil—on our land! Gary
thinks maybe he's found oil!"
It was then that Harvey became
a stranger to Mona Lee.
He said, "What's this picture?"
and his voice was hoarse and strange.
Gary caught the tension, and looked
across at Mona Lee with the eyes
that were a little sorry.
"It's a rough idea of the geologi-
cal ,structure under this ranch sir,"
he said "I looked it up to -day on
an old map that Hughey Pother -
gill owns --after I'd found what I
thought were surface indications up
there in that gulch above the paOure.
This map shows a promising' struct-
ure, that's all." Re went over it all
then, marking out lines with a pencil
on the .sketch..
"What your getting at is that this
and is the kind they find oil under?"
Harvey pot in. "That's what all this
cientifie stuff means?"
"It means that this land is the
rind of land that oil might be found
rider," Gary qualified', definitely.
Pin not making any statements. Only
competent geophysicist could give
ou knowledge and the instruments_'m just a beginner. I've studied the
tuff but never had an opportunity
o work at it."
Mona Lee could see Harvey fidg-
ting in his: chair. Then he jumped
p. "What's the reason we can't go
p to the place now? I've got a
ashliglit. And. there's a moon. Want
o go. Mother?"
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"I guess not . . . well, if you're all
oing trailing out there like'~erazy,
might as well go along. But don't
et your blood pressure up. If there
as any oil in this part of the county
mebody would have found, it by
is time, the way they prowl all over
ddie, get me my galoshes."
They tramped through the pas.
ire, a strange procession, Adelaide
ipping ahead and Gary and Har-
ey behind her, Gary limping a lit-
e and feeling. somehow heavily
r
aed. Mona Lee followed behind
d kept stopping and imploring
ein riot to go so fast. She carried
barn lantern, and the round blob
light beneath it wobbled over the
ugh ground: The beam of Harvey's
ashlight went searchingly ahead.
e carried a spade and a cloth sack
rown over his shoulder. And when
ey arrived at last at the little. coo-
n he began digging immediately,
ssing lundre of rock and earth into
e sack that Adelaide held. open. The
rl groaned as the weight of the sack
reased.
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If you were going to carry the
ole ranch- home, Dad, why didn't
u bring' Slim and the truck? Are
se any good at all Gary?"
Gary was confident that this sem.g had no value, but he could not
r to dash Harvey's enthusiasm,
n't tell," he said.
'Whatever we do, Dad, let's not
Oliver."
Why not? He WOrks with oil,"
Because he'd want to run every-
ng. And Grace would move in
take charge and think we ought
et Oliver run it. He doesn't know
eh about production anyway, he
peddles leases."
Of course," Gary said, as they
ned back to the house "the aenL
wh
the
bea
oca
tell
thi
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hie thing' tO`40'.1S to sell a leageo
that is if 'there "Thwild be on down
there. If yousell out to a pnoduction
concern, they'll put de -um a test well
and then close the area and hold if
for further • production." -
But Harvey disagreed violently
with the idea. "If there's 011 down
there, the thing is to get it out. And
it's my land, and if there's oil under
it, I want it, I don't want some bunch
of capitalists to get rich from what
belongs to me."
"Of course," Gary said "if there
is oil down there—and if • it won't
cost you too much to go down after
it—and if the Government will let
you produce it after you find it.
There are a lot of tricky angles to
this oil business."
"There are a lot of angles to the
cattle business, too, but I get along."
"Oil is different. You've got to
have a permit from the State Rail-
road Commission to start drilling at
all. They haven't been issuing very
many permits lately. And then,
you've got to do something with the
oil. You'd have to get some company
to run a pipe line in here—and if
there wasn't enough oil to be profit-
able you'd have to pipe it to the re-
finery yourself, or else truck it off.
If you had to haul it too far,- your
transportation would eat up your
profit. And if you had to haul to a
railroad, you'd have to build your
own loading, station".
"I'd run me a siding in," Harvey
said.
"Oh, my goodness, let's don't
have any railroad tracks going
through this place, Harvey . , ruin-
ing the wash on the line and may.
be running over the chickens." •
"Oh, Mother! If we found oil, we
wouldn't even live here. What I
don't see is—if it's all so complicatd
and gloomy as Gary says—how do
people ever make money in oil?"
"The little people don't make
money on oil. Not often. Most of
thein go quietly broke," Gary said.
"Son, your're a pessimist. People
do make money in oil—if they've got
money to start in on. Come on back
to the house. I'm going to call up
somebody about this business. You
kids help Mother along—I'm going
on ahead"
Adelaide said, very blandly, be-
fore he swung away. "You know,
Dad, Gdry's leaving tomorrow . . .
going to Mexico."
Harvey faced about. "No you're
not leaving. You can't go. yet."
"There," said Adelaide compla-
cently, hanging to Gary's arm.
"You see? What did I tell you?"
"Oh, but—look here, Mr. Mason,
I can't do that. I've got a job. I've
got to get back to work. I owe you
too much already."
"You've got a job right here till I
get the dope on this oil business.
You found 'this oil, didn't you? You
stick around till we know what's
what."
And Gary Tallman, because he was
in love and weak with the knowledge
that going away would tear his heart
in two, agreed tentatively.
Back in the house, Harvey began
thumbling through the telephone
book frantically. Mona Lee sat, a
little collapsed, in a deep chair, Iter
galoshes still .on her feet. Gary sat
in a corner, looking. white and spent.
Harvey Was shouting into the tele-
phone now.
It was midnight when' he hung up
at last, hot with triumphant.
"Well, I got me some fellows who
know ,their business," he announced.
"Had to chase 'em all over Texas and
part of Louisiana, but I got 'em. And
they'll be out here Friday."
"Friday's unlucky," protested
Mena Lee faintly.
"Not for us. Not if we get those
men on the job. Why don't you
folks go. to bed?"
"What's the rite—with you yell-
ing enough to wake the dead? Gary;
you go along. You're not strong yet
and you've had a long day."
"Row can. I sleep," exclaimed
Adelaide, "When I'm bursting with
excitement? And it's three days till
Friday."
"Roll over and shut your eyes
that' what ern going to do," an-
nounced Harvey, lumbering. up.
"Tomorrow / want you kids to drive
up to Dallas ,and get nit a good map."
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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on Oct. 22rul this meeting was election
of officers, which resulted as follows:
Honorary President, Mrs. Joe C;art-
er; Honorary President, Mrs. Fred
Livermore; President, Mrs, N. W. Tre-
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Mrs, Cardwell; Packing COMmittee,
Mrs. Charlie Elliott, Mrs. Gould', Mrs.
N. Miller, Mrs. Livermore, Mrs But.
ler, Mrs. T. Churchill. On October 29
alter the business part of the meeting
there was a short programme and a
social half hour to bid farewell to
Mrs. Wright, who is leaving for Lan-
don.
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the meeting wag held at the home
of the President, les. N. W. 'Prewar -
the. There were 24 merobers and 4.
visitors present. Premeds of the tea
amounted to $5.60. A report of the
year's work was given at this meet-
ing, from, Oct. 1st 1541 to Sept. 30,
1942 as fellows: 476 pair, socks, 54
dresses, 9 slips 18 panties; 12 pair
bloomers, 7 pair mitts, 23 sweaters, 54
scarves, 28 quilts, 1 layette, 24 suits
pyjamas, 6 crib quilts, 2 jumpers, 2
vests, 1 baby bonnett, 5 pair slippers;
1 afghan, 12 sheets, 8 pillow cases, 16
night gowns, 2 waistbands, 5 pair
seamen boots, 1 knee warmer, 1
beanie. Tea collections and Fees $179.-
32; Ruinage sale and ted. $42.60; Con-
cert $68,57; Public School, $20.00;
money Donations, $90.00; Talent Morl-
ey, $46.50; Total, $446.99.
The Red Shield Drive which was
held recently amounted to a little ov-
er $300.00 with St. Andrew's ward not
completed.
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