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"Loring, I don't think I can wait till June first to get after the scalps of Gresham and Collaton," he declared as he prepared to go out. "I want to soak them now." James Jameson-Guff, so christened by his wife, but more familiarly known among his associates as Jim Guff, received Johnny with a frown when he understood his errand. "You're too late," he told Johnny.
If suit is made in an obscure court, and Collaton, who hasn't a visible dollar, answers summons and confesses judgment for the firm, Johnny has no recourse." "Except to repudiate payment," suggested Gresham with a shrug of his shoulders. "I wish he would," returned Loring impatiently. "I wish he would let me handle his affairs in my own way." "He won't," Polly despaired. "Tell me, Mr.
"Clean as a whistle," promised Johnny. "If my lawyer lets you be convicted I'll go to jail in your place." "It's like getting over-change by mistake," gratefully returned Collaton. "I'm tired of the game, Johnny, and if I can get out of this I'll stay straight the balance of my life." "You'll die in the top tier, with the pentitentiary chaplain writing your farewell letters," prophesied Johnny.
"I admitted it all right," sulkily answered Collaton. "He's awake now, I tell you; and he's not a safe man to fool with. He turned our last trick against us, and that's enough hint for me." "Your trick, you mean," corrected Gresham. "Our trick, I said!" insisted Collaton, suddenly angry. "Look here, Gresham, I won't stand any monkey business from you!
"How do you know, with the books lost? You started in with an equal amount of money. When that was gone Collaton announced himself broke and let you foot the bills. If he only raked off half of what he spent he got back his own and a tidy fortune besides. Your only chance is to have that enormous land deal turn out a winner." "It's worse than Lady S. Tore up my ticket long ago."
"He can't do it, though, if Collaton gobbles up all he makes and injures his credit besides." Constance drew a deep breath. "I wish you to act as my agent, Ashley," she said crisply. "Mr. Gamble is certain to make some money, is he not?" "Johnny will always make money," he assured her.
That's all that will be necessary, for it will break him and at the same time destroy Miss Joy's confidence in him. He has over a third of a million dollars. We can get it all." "Excuse me," refused Collaton. "If I ran across Johnny Gamble's pocket-book in a dark alley I'd walk square around it without stopping to look for the string to it." Gresham rose.
"I wouldn't say what I know about Birchard except on a witness-stand," chuckled Collaton, "but I can tell you this much: if he got anything, throw it a good-by kiss; for he can rub himself out better than any man I ever saw. He's practised hiding till he doesn't know himself where he is half of the time." "I've passed him up," stated Johnny.
"Well, it's the truth," defended Collaton. "Look here, Johnny; I've heard that you made a lot of money in the last few weeks, but you haven't had any more attachments against you, have you?" "You bet I haven't," returned Johnny savagely. "I've been waiting for just one more attempt, and then I intended " "I know," interrupted Collaton.
"I'll take my commission in the five-thousand-dollar hours you donate to the Babies' Fund Fair. By the way, from whom do you suppose that option was purchased?" "Gresham?" inquired Johnny promptly and with such a thrill of startled intensity in his tone that Constance could not repress a giggle. "No, James Collaton," she informed him. "That's all the news. Hurry, now!
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