Constance glanced at him curiously and hurried to the rear rail of
the box. She barely mentioned Mr. Gamble's name, and it was
surprising how easily he heard her and how quickly he came back.

"I forgot to ask you to call," she said. "If you can spare any time
from your pursuit of that million dollars we should be glad to see
you at the house--Aunt Pattie and I."

"Will you be busy to-morrow evening?" he briskly inquired.

"There's no one expected but Mr. Gresham," she informed him with a
smile at his precipitancy.

"I'll be there," he stated with businesslike decisiveness. "I'll
bring along from five to twenty thousand dollars' worth of time and
use up as much of it as you'll let me."

"I'll have a meter," she laughed.





CHAPTER V

IN WHICH JOHNNY DISPLAYS TALENT AS A TRUE PROMOTER