▁More ▁than ▁he ▁could ▁bear , ▁Lee ▁res igned ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁luc r ative ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁invest ment ▁field . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁his ▁older ▁brother , ▁William ▁Ell sw orth ▁" B ill " ▁Lee , ▁T . ▁P . ▁agreed ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁a ▁young ▁wild c atter ▁named ▁Mil es ▁Franklin ▁Y ount , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁S our ▁Lake , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁after ward , ▁T . ▁P . ▁inv ested ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁enter prise ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁Y ount - Le e ▁O il ▁Company , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁independent ▁oil ▁produ cers ▁of ▁its ▁day . ▁ ▁Y ount - Le e ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁dr ill ▁numerous ▁deep - fl ank ▁oil ▁well s ▁in ▁both ▁East ▁Texas ▁and ▁Louisiana , ▁and ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Sp ind let op ▁bo om ▁begun ▁at ▁Be aum ont , ▁Texas ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Lee ▁also ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁cattle ▁bre eding ▁on ▁his ▁ran ch ▁in ▁U val de ▁County . ▁ ▁An ▁av id ▁Republican , ▁he ▁attended ▁several ▁national ▁convent ions ▁as ▁a ▁delegate , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁he ▁refused ▁the ▁party ' s ▁nom ination ▁for ▁governor ▁of ▁Texas . ▁ ▁He ▁twice ▁married , ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁Elizabeth ▁Mann ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1