IN WHICH JOHNNY DREAMS OF A MAGNIFICENT TWENTY-STORY HOTEL




The other terminal hotel projects had been kept very quiet, indeed,
lest the jealous promoters of similar enterprises might be whetted
into greediness; but no such modesty seemed to attend the plans of
the Terminal Hotel Company; in fact, it seemed to court publicity--
and, since Johnny Gamble was known and liked by a host of newspaper
men, it received plenty of attention. After the ball game Johnny
rode down to Mr. Courtney's club with him to dinner; and when he was
through talking to Courtney he immediately called on his newspaper
friends.

When Loring arrived at the office in the morning he found Johnny
immersed in a pile of papers--and gloating.

"Say, Johnny, I want you to give me power of attorney to wind up the
Gamble-Collaton Irrigation Company," was Loring's morning greeting.

"Go as far as you like," Johnny told him without looking up from a
glowing account of the magnificent new hostelry.

"Good for you!" approved Loring. "I'd expected to have half an
hour's wrestle with you--and I couldn't afford it, for this is my
busy day. I want you to understand this, Johnny: If I take that old
partnership off your hands you're to ask no questions."