DAWKINS, District Judge.
On May 17, 1917, complainant executed in favor of respondent's assignor a mineral lease upon certain lands in Eastland county, Tex., which, in addition to conveying the right to explore and produce mineral oil, contained the following provisions pertinent to the present suit, to wit:
"(2) To pay the lessor $200 each year in advance for the gas from each well where gas only is found, while the same is being used off the premises, and...
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