Five Thousand an Hour: How Johnny Gamble Won the Heiress

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