14/47 I've connected myself with an oil company, and I'm down here to look over the ground. It beats poker and fan-tan hollow, though there ain't as many chances in favor of the dealer, and in oil it's the farmer that gets the rake-off. I've come back, but in an enterprising spirit this time, to open up a new field and shed light and money in Carlow. I always was sure there was oil in the county, and I want to prove it for everybody's benefit. Is it all right ?" "My dear fellow," laughed the young man, shaking the gambler's hand again, "it is all right. |