Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 5, 1917, Page 2

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[stripes of a | trolling the banks, for Numb: | escaped and so far { had been found. | past. | | | | | | wearing,” | his | The club gave its annual Halloween | party in the form of a black and white | carnival. It was lucky for Jim Cool- | idge that this was so, for as it hap- | pened he was just in style. | Gladys Harkuway had a dreudful | time making up her mind what to | Wear, changing from a Pierrette to a Columbine. to a witch, to x waiting } maid, Tangiers dancer, to a to- | Doggua girl, and winding up by decid- ing on Night. | Nat Dilworth and Darwin Bent v las King Coal and King Cotton. un | Morehead was the Black Hand, Emery | Hughes was King Pluto, and Jim him self was in the broad black and white conyiet. t Nobody knew it was Jim! ACYOSS river the But over e pa O11 had no trace of him When Jim had turned the bout adrift and run under cover of the darkness up the bank and : the tracks Into the open country unusual number of automobiles the Then he re membered It wus the night of the club party. Why not join the revelers? He was en costume und he could eastly improvise a musk out of his handker- chief. } Things were ridiculously easy and he found himself in the center of the old crowd he had known so well in the or he was not uble to distinguish his old friends, Friends? How inany had believed him when he had protested his innocence? Evidence Was aguinst him and Billings, the dis- trict attorney, had a way of making people believe black was white, but still he had grown up with them all, the guards Toss the ou road attracted him, course, } and he had rather expected sympathy. | Two id Gladys Hz Wily, because he lovedher, the other Emery Hugh becuuse ou thinking things over, he decided that} Hughes knew whut had become of the udssing securities und us Hughes, tc was in tove with Gladys it had L eusy Way to get him out of th “Vd like to know what is he said to a saucy Iiith black and white checkerboard girl in the middle of a waltz. us obsessed him; one wus wuy. Gladys Gladys Harkaway!" she excluimed, “Don’t let on I told you, but there she is with the wand and | star. She's Night!” “Is Emery here, do you suppose?” he ventured further, Emery? Oh, you mean Mr. Hughes? Yes, he’s dancing with Night. They | say it’s an awful case, but do you know I don’t think she cares a snap for | him. But since he's made so much | money everybody says she’s an awful | fool to let him slip.” It was nearly midnight and almost | time for unmuskin Jim watched his chance to get away. Out on the ter- race he looked around uneasily. Two people pussed him and a page “Gladys! ' | opened the door of a cabriolet at the | j w Pluto |today from Salt Creek and will go to ste} Jim gasped as he hand Night into the car, slammed and the starter purred. wway into the ows when Jim jumped and ran ash The door The shud- aking rt cut ueross the grass and hurl- | ing himself on the step as it passed. Jim’s huad was on the old pipe in pocket. He ‘whipped it In the darkness it answered for his pur- cur Was sliding out, pose. “Drive the car where I tell you | and keep your mouth shut,” he com- | munded. ke the river roud and | Jim opened his eye tura to the right of the forks.” Pluto swore, but did as he was told. Once down the beech-lined drive he swung into the river road. “Now, Emery Hughes, t out and show Miss Harkaway where you put those securities. Its all as clear as duy to me now; pretended you were studying geol didn’t) you, and showed me specimens of rock when | you thought I'd found you out. What &@ dunce 1 was until it was too late.” “I want you too, Gladys. I'll need fA witness. No one takes my word any | I want you to see where this | er has hidden his loot.” “There’s nothing there,” the other mun. “How do you know!” because I sold them.” The pipe that looked so much like a }| gun in the darkness had done its work well, protested “Be se- “Fine!” cried Jim. “The truth at lust. Well just drive into town now and tell that to Billings. I'm tired of this uniform !” * * . . * and sat up. The warm October afternoon was wining and a chill had come inte the air, He shivered as he picked up the pipe that had goue out and fallen from the swing. “Beastly dream! And yet I'm Borys It’s not true in a way, with the mys- tery of the securities not clesred up yet and Gladys undecided whether she'll marry me.” i The phone rang. It was Gladys. “Jim, what have you been doing this | lovely Sunday afternoon, Why didn’t | you come over? Everybody's been here discussing the party and what we'll wear. Father just came in to tell us those securities have been found. [ thought you'd be relieved. And, Jim, won't you come tonight. 1} gave Emery Hughes his answer today and he’s golng away tomorrow, poor boy.” r “TD come if it’s yes,” he cried. j “It is, Jim!” | (Copyright, 1916, by the McClure Newspe | yndics | Switzerland year | G00 pounds of sugar. y produces 5,000, | + business i | William H. SRSSCSPPPOESSD OIL SPUDS Short Iters a: Interest from Natrona County’s Oil * as °¢ ye filed a ticles of incorporation with the sec- retary of state for three new oil com- Colorado capitalists h panies, organized with the purpose of ‘doing active work in the development of various fields. avowed In- cluded among the incorporators are Allison Stocker, former state treas- urer of Colorado, George Albertson, H. Albertson and W. C, first three of Denver and the last of Colorado Springs. Lemen, the Stocker and the Albertsons are the directors of the Wyatt Oil and Refin- ling company, capitalized at $500,000 which will operate in Converse coun- ty and maintain an office at Douglas. The Albertsons with Lemen are concerned in both the Bird Oil Com- pany and the Bull Oil Company, each incorpo for $1,000,000, each designing to of Natrona These the chief point transacted company filing articles as the Winer Oil and Gas which ry Parsons, Mahaffrey. ames W. De- Merritt, Arthur J. Ha 1 and Frank Pierce of Casper are the directors. The capital stock is named as $500,- 000. and investigate the and Converse concerns will make at which ted sands countie Douglas Another yester / company, The Curtis Petroleum Company has spudded in a well in the Iron Creek dome, and with a standard rig in operation is prepared to go to the lowest sands. The drilling is in the hands of competent drillers, who re- ceived th experience in the Cali- fornia fields George H two oil operators f are in the city th John McFadyen, General Supt. of nd J. B. Newby, om Tulsa, Okla., week, the Ohio Co., has returned to Basin after a stay of several days in the city J. L. Learner, Charles Matheson and R. K. § oil business. ley are all in Denver on George Wanamaker came in from uos Angeles yesterday and left at once for Lander where he will super- intend the drilling of the well which the Ohio Co. is putting down at that point C. E. Littlefield, manager of the Bessemer Oil Co., will return Sunday from a trip to Denver on business. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Johes of Salt Creek, who have large oil holdings in | that field, are in the city today. i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mize, who ave been living at the Coalina oil fields in California, have arrived in | Casper to locate, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lantis arrived Big Muddy tomorrow. W. A. Campbell of Lead is one of the South Dakota visitors to see Casper this week. Residence Phone 128-W Bob’s Auto Livery Stand at Grand Central Hetel Phone 57 Special Rates to Salt Creek The Bonton CAFE THHE PLACE TO EAT : EV. ERYTHING FIRST CLASS: ; REGULAR MEALS AND SHORT ORDERS A_ SPE. CIALTY. 139 South Center Street Come in and Try See Our Big Display “PICKARD” MAND PAINTED CAINA. IN A CLASS ALL ITS OWN The Kimball Brug Store Haworth Corporation OF WYOMING Oil Stocks and Lands, Production, Special Reports General Offices—Daly Bldg., Casper, Wyo. 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