Five Thousand an Hour: How Johnny Gamble Won the Heiress

onstance, Polly and Gresham, down to the betting shed when Gamble returned; and he was very gla

Joy. "I began this afternoon to pile up an exact mill

dollars an hour you'll have your million in t

evenings, holidays or b

ted Polly. "Which w

name of Angor

l for an inquiry," st

mble, and laughed when Gresham winced. Not a sha

et on the races; and I sent down to bet on every horse in this last one, so I'll

guess," he returned. "I

o walk this time,

ide!" asserted

Johnny. I guess you'll

against myself first. Polly, I owe you twe

coyly observed. "My memor

I won this bet half of the winni

from her. "I'd rather have you on the new subscription

red, putting the money in her lap.

vertly pointing out Gresham's name as she did so and s

it," sneered Gresham, and laughed. He was anxio

as paid!" flared Polly. "By the way, Mr. Gresham,

ain-pen; and, with some slight relucta

ny, did you say I should put you on

ht herself; and, leaning back, she looked at Johnny Gamble in profile and smiled. There was something

w to make your million," Gresham advise

fer," Gambl

laughed

How long will it take you to make your million at the

regular days; th

still laughing at th

your million in about forty days," persiste

ed the probl

t," he announced, and

could succeed in that you would displa

d at her with

f it's not asking too much, Mr. Gamble, I'm curious to know how you propose to accumulate your mi

a million till now. I know how, though. I think I'll s

a pained expression. "It is impossible to secure a decent

of some I'll buy it,"

The slight trace of a frown flitted across her brow. She

e. I'll make a deal w

place for business,"

ckly said, and looked at C

oung lady urged. "This is

am, let's get down to statistics. These are

esham, looking at th

dealer. You have a vacant l

nd dollars,"

" Gamble sagely concluded. "I'll spli

Gamble, watching him close

roperty go for les

u to. I offered

" inquired Gres

payment. I want a renewable option. If I don't cross

renewable option?" as

get another at the same pri

ing away. "Why, I'd be letting you

ighty per cent, a year.

ed that proble

can't pay for it in thirty days." He reflected that in all probabilit

tatement of the option upon the back of an unimportant letter. Gresham, as soon as he had finishe

ached ou

word "Witnesses" in its proper place, she signed her name and passed the paper to Miss Joy. "Come i

e gave the paper to Mr. Gamble, and he felt foolish enough to kiss the signature. She found another pape

d. "That's a generous subscription, Mr. Gamble; b

ott, what eyes they were! "Polly, Colonel Bouncer is over there by the band stan

m turned o

very nicely without Mr. Collaton. If you knew of a probable purchaser

ingers crossed," Gamble

. Just leave the colonel to me, Johnny. I'll scare him to d

should have sent you to my lawyer. I might have known that

Mr. Gresham?" asked Constan

seem to be any

Gamble cheerfully. "My principl

esham. "You will excuse me for a few moments, please?" And h

earn it quick. It took me four months to save up my

, smiling sympathetically at her vision of this man as a boy, h

he day I had it brought home was the proudest of my life. My mother knel

th a musing smile. He must