Five Happy Weeks
eyes gave his waxlike countenance a peculiarly blank expression-much as if one had drawn a face and had forgotten to mark in
behind one," he complained, brushing the s
ton. I'm not Johnny Ga
ted Collaton. "I'm not avoiding Johnn
you imagine there are any more outs
" Collaton glanced
orry for Gamble if an old and forgotten note against your firm, upon which
returned Collaton, searc
o make a deposit in the Fourth
son," laughed Collaton,
barrass him very much." There was a slight pause. "If you'll call me up to-n
ll me this?" p
ed Gresham, his face suddenly twitc
ought it ov
ne number?" he accom
pause at his seat as she came down the aisle, after an extended
n feel young and brisk!
l Gresham in Mrs
easy for her. "He's going to give you a new neighbor, Colonel. He's just been
colonel, rising hastily. "He h
le an option on it," P
he colonel. "Why, what does
's organizing a shoe-manufactur
etion to the winds and hurried down to the Boyden box just as Gresham returned. His greeting to the other occupants was but
ble an option on it," adm
how m
telling," int
your option?" the
rty
ng it for-investme
d be telli
you se
s on th
you tak
five th
take a chance on waiting until your option expires, then I'll do business with Gresham. G
id Gresham, and glan
ed at her inquiringly, but he did not ask her t
hics," she stated; "but really I don't see th
ehind the ear with a sand-bag," explained the colonel. "Even your price is a hol
up your mind," said Gamble with
option was for o
ewable th
. If you don't want too much money for it, Gamble, I don't mind confessing that I'd like to
ke that. I'll soak you all I can. I
t, though!" expost
id I me
t forty t
ble. "I'll let you down one notch, Colonel. I'l
looked at hi
mean that, John
lly me
know you well enough for that," admitted the colonel with a
urned to
ust transfer my option to
ands-for the present,"
ain. Colonel, you may hand me your check for seventeen thousand five hundred. You
book, he wrote Johnny Gamble's check, while Gamble wrote a transfer of his option. Cons
matter to your lawyer,
I've known Johnny Gamble for years, and I'
re confused than ever," laughed Constance. "Yo
colonel's t
-book. "It's worth that to me. I've been afraid to broach the matter to Gresham for a month, for fe
countenance told that this surmise was
hall ever understand
ck between his fingers quite happily. "I can loaf three hours
rt by luck," Gres
ld have borrowed the money from the colonel to b
the day," rejoined Gresham. "I still insis
ompelled to dislike anybody, turne
orrow at eleven. Come with me a minute, Johnny. I want you to meet a friend of mine
at the barrier for the last race, and he might not return in time. While he was bidding a tho
ether rather furtively down under the grandstand a few minutes ago,"
Johnny just beat him to a fi
ch out. They were about to attach his bank-account the last
Gamble when he started
, please, John
eturned. "Do you
n. Indorse that check
he joke?"
o have the money. I
hed Johnny in perfect confide
mmented, looking after Gamble. "It's so fortunate tha
of the box. She barely mentioned Mr. Gamble's name, and it was
e any time from your pursuit of that million dollars we s
o-morrow evening?"
. Gresham," she informed him wi
. "I'll bring along from five to twenty thousand dollars'
a meter," s